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)

  • 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)

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