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NERACOOS Receives New IOOS Award
The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) has awarded NERACOOS $2.2 million to continue the production, integration, and delivery of ocean observations and forecasts in the Northeast. These funds represent the first year of a new 5-year cooperative agreement. The majority of the funding will be distributed among the NERACOOS operational/research partners to sustain the data collection and forecasting efforts of the program, please see map below.
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New Wave Buoy in Cape Cod Bay
A new high-tech wave-monitoring buoy, supported by state and federal agencies, was recently deployed in Cape Cod Bay approximately six nautical miles north of Sandy Neck in Sandwich, MA. The buoy is part of the NERACOOS buoy system and is providing sea-state information in Cape Cod Bay to improve safety and efficiency of marine transportation as mariners approach or exit the Cape Cod Canal.
The buoy measures wave height, wave period, wave direction and surface water temperature every 30 minutes. Real-time observations from the buoy are available on several websites, including the NERACOOS buoy map, the Cape Cod PORTS page, the CDIP website, and the National Data Buoy Center’s website, and it will eventually be available on many boating and buoy websites and apps.
Please see MassDEP’s press release to learn more about this project.
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New wave buoy being deployed in Cape Cod Bay by scientists from USGS.
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ISMN Science and Implementation Plan Finalized
NERACOOS and NROC are excited to announce that the first edition of the Integrated Sentinel Monitoring Network (ISMN) Science and Implementation Plan has been finalized and is ready for action. Thank you to our many collaborators and authors for your continued support and dedication! To learn more about the ISMN project please visit the project website here.
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NERACOOS in Bar Harbor
Last month NERACOOS hosted a membership event in Bar Harbor, Maine in collaboration with Bar Harbor Whale Watch. Sightseeing aboard one of Bar Harbor Whale Watch's vessels we cruised along the Maine coast visiting locally important buoy (I01), Mount Desert Rock and Black Island. Throughout this journey we heard from ocean experts and professionals about how they use and rely on NERACOOS information for their work and research. Event speakers included: Zack Klyver (Bar Harbor Whale Watch), Neal Pettigrew (University of Maine), Dan DenDanto (College of the Atlantic), Captain Skip Strong (Penobscot Bay and River Pilots), and Frank Lank (Kelly Cove Salmon). NERACOOS would like to extend a special thank you to Bar Harbor Whale Watch and all of our wonderful speakers. To lean more about the event please visit www.neracoos.org/barharbor16.
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"It's a phenomenal system [NERACOOS] for us. We have the ability to get real-time weather information about what's happening on the water... and that's critically important for us."
- Captain Skip Strong
Penobscot Bay and River Harbor Pilots
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NERACOOS Buoy Carries Multiple Nutrient Sensors
NERACOOS Buoy N, located over the Northeast Channel, is currently carrying three automated nutrient sensors that are operating at depths of 50m, 100m and 180m. This inaugural deployment of sensors at multiple depths represents an important step in the development of an integrated nutrient observatory. Buoy N was deployed by the University of Maine’s Physical Oceanography Group earlier this summer and they are currently preparing for an October buoy cruise where they will deploy six automated nutrient sensors on Buoy M, which is located over Jordan Basin. Having sensors deployed throughout the water column will help scientists better understand the dynamics of the fall and spring phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of Maine. The provisional nutrient data from Buoy M and other buoys are available through the NERACOOS ERDDAP data access system.
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The red dots show the approximate location of buoys that will carry nutrient sensors.
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NERACOOS at Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Panel
Dr. Ru Morrison, Executive Director of NERACOOS, was invited by NH Senator Jeanne Shaheen to participate on a Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee panel. The purpose of the panel was to inform fifteen senators about the importance of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). In his remarks, Dr. Morrison stressed that the information produced and delivered by IOOS is relevant and relied upon by many communities. He also described how the information comes from a collaboration of many entities, all focused on improving our knowledge and use of our oceans. Other members of the panel included NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan, Robert Ballard Professor at URI and discoverer of the Titanic, Jeremy Jackson Scientist and Professor at Scripps, Philippe Cousteau Jr. grandson to famed Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and Jane Lubchenco past NOAA Administrator.
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Click here to register and learn more about the 2016 NEOSEC Summit!
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