News and Events
Recent CeNCOOS News
August
- CeNCOOS had a booth at the recent MBARI Open House in Moss Landing, CA. The event was a great success and CeNCOOS enjoyed talking with visitors from the central coast and beyond! (8/14)
- CeNCOOS Data Portal Version 1.0 Released! View graphs or download data from 80+ buoys and coastal stations collecting real-time ocean data throughout the CeNCOOS region. (8/10/2010)
- New CeNCOOS Council Elected! We are pleased to announce 12 new or re-elected Council members who will help guide the future of CeNCOOS. View the 15-member council list (8/6/2010)
July
- NOAA Call for U.S. Ocean Observing System Proposals. NOAA is requesting proposals for coordinated regional efforts that further the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). CeNCOOS will submit a proposal by October 1st, 2010 and would like interested parties to participate by submitting a letter of intent. For details contact CeNCOOS Coordinator Heather Kerkering. Read the NOAA Announcement (pdf) (7/23/2010)
- CeNCOOS Funding Arrives In July 2010 CeNCOOS received funding from NOAA IOOS in the amount of $1,352,000 for the third and final year (2010) of the observing system implementation program. CeNCOOS staff and partners are already preparing the next implementation proposal for 2011-14. (7/14/2010)
- Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Catalog. An online map for finding up-to-date ocean data throughout the nation, collected by available IOOS partners (federal agencies, IOOS Regional Associations and other organizations). (7/12/2010)
- Report released: "Climate Change Impacts: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries." CeNCOOS partners and staff contributed to and authored parts of this report on potential climate change impacts to habitats and biological communities along the north-central California coast. (7/7)
- Ocean Acidification Workshop. CeNCOOS Director Steve Ramp and other scientists from academia and government met with shellfish growers on July 7-8 in Costa Mesa, CA to identify problems and potential solutions for the West Coast shellfish industry. (7/7)
June
- June 24-25th California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Meeting Report. CeNCOOS Council Member, Raphe Kudela, will lead a project approved by the OPC titled:"Forecasting and Projections of Environmental and Anthropogenic Impacts of HABs in Coastal Ecosystems" (see page 4). Heather Kerkering (CeNCOOS) will provide education and outreach for the project. (6/25/2010)
- CeNCOOS is Now on Facebook! Check out our page to keep up with CeNCOOS activities and ocean news. We post ocean observing stories, data, pictures, and links on a regular basis. (6/7)
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44 organizations signed the new CeNCOOS Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
A huge thank you to those who signed our new MOA (CeNCOOS bylaws)! Representatives from a subset of these organizations will soon be elected to our next Governing Council. If you are interested in joining CeNCOOS by signing the MOA, please contact Heather Kerkering | Read MOA | Download MOA PDF | View the current 2010 MOA signatory list (6/1) - CeNCOOS partners and staff contributed to and authored parts of a new report, "Climate Change Impacts: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries." This document will be released at a free, public ceremony on June 3, 2010 at the California Academy of Sciences, 8:30-9:45am. For more details visit the Cal Academy Special Event page.
May
- New and Improved CeNCOOS Real-Time Coastal Wind Conditions Product Released. (5/29/2010)
- CeNCOOS Spring 2010 Newsletter (web version) (download pdf) (5/19)
- U.S. Ocean Observing Systems Assist with Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster. CeNCOOS and SCCOOS, as well as ocean observing systems closer to the Gulf contribute data and expertise to tracking the Gulf spill. Find out more... (5/19)
- El Niño continues to impacts California ocean and weather conditions in spring 2010. El Niño strength faded during spring months, but weather and ocean conditions in California were still unual. View the page
- CeNCOOS received our annual coordination grant for fiscal year 2010. This administrative grant ($400,000) represents the third and final year of a three-year funding cycle. The grant primarily supports CeNCOOS staff salaries, travel, education and outreach activities, office supplies and indirect costs. (5/5)
- North-Central Coast MPAs Now in Effect: Twenty-one new marine protected areas (MPAs) from Point Arena (Mendocino County) to Pigeon Point (San Mateo County), took effect May 1st. View map of new MPAs | Read the CDFG news release PDF (5/1)
April
- CeNCOOS attended Humboldt Bay Symposium April 22-24 in
Eureka, hosted a session and contributed talks and posters (webpage with presentations) (agenda)
March
- Real-time Ocean Glider Data Plots: Plots of ocean temperature, salinity, depth and chlorophyll from a Spray Glider traveling a line from MBARI (Monterey Bay) to 500 km offshore. Find out more ... (3/23/2010)
- New Website by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Maps Jellyfish Sightings (3/23/2010)
- CeNCOOS Winter 2009/10 Newsletter | (pdf version) (3/18/2010)
- CeNCOOS Council approves new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) If you are interested in signin our MOA to join CeNCOOS, please contact Heather Kerkering. (MOA pdf version) (3/18/2010)
- Tsunami Arrives in California Resulting from the 8.8 Earthquake in Chile on February 27th, 2010 (3/2/2010)
February
- CeNCOOS Presented Talks, a Poster and Co-Chaired an IOOS Session at Ocean Sciences Meeting Feb 22-26th in Portland, OR. View Our Poster (21MB PDF)
- Wave of ill brown pelicans found throughout California (CDFG Report) (SF Chronicle story) (2/22)
- Significant El Niño Impacts California Ocean and Weather Conditions in 2009-10 (2/15)
- Humboldt 'Jumbo' Squid appear in large numbers (LA Times Story) (Fishing Video) (2/5)
- A joint report by the 11 U.S. Regional Ocean Observing Systems (NFRA): Providing Coastal Information in a Changing Climate (2/1)
- CeNCOOS and partners examine sunken WWII oil tanker Montebello to determine the potential for environmental damage due to oil leakage: a) Montebello Factsheet b) Montebello Media Coverage (2/1)
January
- Comment Period for US IOOS Road Map Working Draft (Jan 15th - February 26th) (PDF)
- CeNCOOS Council Meeting View the Meeting Agenda (1/21/2010)
- Mass Die-Off of Mola Mola's (Ocean Sunfish) in Central California during 2009/2010 (1/5/10)
December
- CeNCOOS Report on Ocean Observing Needs for San Francisco Bay (12/5/2009)
- OPTF Interim Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, comment period Dec 14 - Feb 14 (12/14)
- California Ocean Science Trust's Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise seeks Assistant Scientist and Knowledge Manager positions.
November
- Draft North Central Coast MPA Monitoring Plan (11/20/09)
- Oil Spill in South San Francisco Bay - 400-800 gallons foul beaches, kill birds (US Coast Guard report) (SF Chronicle Article) (beach closures) (11/04/09)
- Blue Ribbon Task Force Named For MLPA North Coast Study Region (11/16)
- Health advisory issued to avoid eating shellfish from Santa Cruz County due to high levels of domoic acid. (11/13/2009)
- U.S. Posts Third Coolest Tempatures and Highest Precipitation for October on Record(11/10/09)
- Learn about the new program MARINE at Monterey Bay seminars. (11/09/09)
- White shark released from Monterey Bay Aquarium(11/4/09)
- Water bill passed by California Legislature a) Governor's Statement b) Policy bills and bond summaries (11/4/09)
October
- CeNCOOS Fall Newsletter: An update on our past, present and future activities (10/30/09)
- Reef Check California's October Update (10/28/09)
- Algal bloom that caused havoc in Monterey Bay in 2007 (studied by CeNCOOS) strikes again in Oregon and
Washington (Oregon Live article) (Seattle Times article) (10/22/09) - MBARI's CEO Marcia McNutt confirmed as new USGS Director (10/21/09)
- CeNCOOS and SCCOOS host 1st bi-annual Joint Science Advisory Committee (JSAC) Meeting in Oakland, CA (PDF Meeting Notes) (10/20)
- "Atmospheric River" storm slams northern California (10/15/09)
- KQED show: "Farallon Islands - California's Galapagos" released (10/13/09)
- California passes first ever Sustainable Seafood Bill (10/12/09)
- Research shows San Francisco Bay waters have become much clearer (good and bad news) (10/03/09)
- National Marine Sanctuary 2009 Conditions Reports (10/01/09)
September
- Research conducted with the CeNCOOS HF Radar system highlighted in the New York Times (9/28/09)
- SF Bayweb 2009 Part 2: Planting the seeds of an observing system in the San Francisco Bay (9/21/09)
- MBARI releases 1st Annual "State of Monterey Bay" ocean observing report for 2008 (9/3)
- Obama Administration to Hold Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting Sept. 17th (9/1)
- CeNCOOS Algal Bloom Education webpages released (9/1)
August
- CeNCOOS hosts modeling workshop at MBARI (Moss Landing, CA) (View Word doc agenda) (8/6)
- PISCO finds 2009 to be good year for juvenile rockfish in central California
(read PISCO report) (watch ABC news video)