PacIOOS Stakeholders WorkshopDeveloping The Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS)

One-stop-shop for Ocean informationChris Ostrander, PacIOOS Director

Clean, Safe, Productive Ocean& Resilient Coastal Zone

A partnership among Government AgenciesNGOs, Industry,Academic andIndigenous Groups

National IOOS Program• IOOS® is a national program created to ensure the

sustained observation of our nation's coastal oceans and to develop information products from those observations to assist people in their lives and livelihoods

• Marine operations• Climate variability• Ecosystems, fisheries,

and water quality• Coastal hazards• Coastal and marine

spatial planning

System Design

Coordination and Implementation

Pacific Islands Region

Two-Stage ImplementationHawaii Sub-region Activities Pacific Regional Activities

• Identify stakeholders

•Determine data and product needs

•Build partnerships for system growth

•Distribute data currently available

•Build governance framework

• Focused pilot project

•Observations

•Modeling

•Data integration

•Product development

•Education and outreach

• Build on existing observations

PacIOOS Prioritization of Effort

PacIOOS Governing Council

Stakeholder Sectors Fisheries

Health and Water Quality

Security

Transportation

MSP and Permitting

Ecosystems

TourismScience

Industry R&D

Initial Governing Council

Regional Members

Coast GuardArmy Corps of

EngineersOutrigger Hotels

WPRFMCNOAA-CRED

SOESTDOT-Harbors

OP/CZMC&C Honolulu

HCALiquid Robotics

HHUG

Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife

Resources

American SamoaEPA

CNMI Governor’s Office

US Sub-Regional Members

Governing Council

Affiliate Sub-regional Delegates

Ex Officio Delegates

Government of the FSM

College of the Marshall Islands

Palau Int. Coral Reef Center

HiOOS: Major Focus Areas

Ocean-State and Forecast

Ecosystem Information

Coastal Hazards

Water Quality

Data Management and Visualization

Numerical Modeling

Importance of Today’s Workshop

• Morning: presentations regarding system development to date

• Afternoon: rotating small group discussions on the key focus areas of PacIOOS in Hawaii:– Water quality– Coastal hazards– Ocean conditions– Biological observing– Modeling– Data management– Education/outreach

• RFP for FY11-15 released: July 1st, 2010

• Stakeholder workshops in insular Pacific– American Samoa: June

29th, 2010– CNMI: July 19th, 2010– Guam: July 21st, 2010

• Initial Governing Council meeting: July 29th, 2010

• Proposal for FY11-15 due October 2010

Questions?