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Northwest AssociationOf Networked Ocean Observing Systems

(NANOOS)

http://www.nanoos.org

compiled by J. Barth, OSU

Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing SystemsPotential partners:Oregon State UniversityUniversity of WashingtonWestern Washington University (Shannon Pt.)Humboldt State UniversityInstitute of Ocean Sciences, CanadaOregon Institute of Marine Biology (UO)Oregon Graduate Institute (OHSU)Clatsop Community CollegeWashington Depts. of Ecology, Natural ResourcesOregon Depts. of Fish and Wildlife, Environmental QualityOregon Dept of Land Conservation and DevelopmentNOAA Fisheries (NWFSC, AFSC)US EPA, USGS, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coast GuardNorthwest Indian Fisheries CommissionWest Coast Seafood Processors AssociationWashington and Oregon Sea GrantWashington State FerriesSouth Slough National Estuarine Research ReserveOlympic Coast National Marine SanctuaryPuget Sound Water Quality Action TeamCalifornia Coastal CommissionHatfield Marine Science CenterPartnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)

CORIE: Columbia River Estuary

South Slough Estuary, OR

Puget Sound, WA

HF Radar Array

Long-Term Shelf Moorings

Long-Term HydrographicSections

Data assimilating ocean circulation model

Nested regional circulationmodels

NANOOS activities to date:

• Participation in April 2003 NEPTUNE Pacific Northwest Workshop

• Received $100K planning grant from NOAA CSC

• Pacific Northwest Regional Ocean Observing System Workshop23-24 October 2003, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

- signed a charter establishing NANOOS

- appointed an Interim Steering Committee:David Martin (UW/APL)Jan Newton (WA Dept of Ecology)Jack Barth (OSU)Antonio Baptista (OGI/OHSU)Mike Kosro (OSU)

- governance workshop to be held~ April 2004

Pacific Coastal Observing System (PaCOS) (formerly ACCEO – Alliance for California Current Ecosystem Observations)

“A plan for an observing system for the US EEZ of the Pacific Coastthat supports the fishery resources, protected species, andecosystem responsibilities of NOAA Fisheries.”

Chair: William Fox, Office of Science & TechnologyCoordinators: John Hunter (SWFSC) and Elizabeth Clarke (NWFSC)

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Pacific Coastal Observing System (PaCOS)

Activities to Date:

• Formed Board of Governors• Board of Governors meeting, 30 June – 1 July 2003 (Scripps)• Science Planning Meeting, 3-5 September 2003 (Seattle)

• design an optimal observing system• working groups day 1

• highly migratory species and coastal pelagic species (albacore & bluefin tuna, sharks, mackeral, anchovies, etc.)• groundfish (hake, rockfish, flatfish, etc.)• protected species (salmon, marine mammals, turtles, birds)

• working groups day 2• “fish”• “environment”

• Draft plan in progress

• In concept, expands the Monterey Bay Crescent Ocean Research Consortium (MBCORC) to include institutions between Pt. Conception and the Oregon border

• Hopes to build on previous, and coordinate with, ongoing programs including ICON, CIMT, NEOCO, SiMON, AOSN, CalCOFI, SCOPE, CI-CORE and PISCO

CenCOOS Central California Ocean Observing System

• UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Science •Monterey Bay Office, U.S. Geological Survey •California Department of Fish and Game •Oiled Wildlife Rescue/Rehabilitation Facility•Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary•University of California Sea Grant•National Undersea Research Program •Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute •Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, CSU•Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

•California State University, Monterey Bay•University of California, Monterey Bay Science and Technology Center •Naval Postgraduate School •Naval Research Laboratory •Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Center •Monterey Bay Aquarium •Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University •NOAA, NMFS Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory •NMFS, Santa Cruz Laboratory •Marine Protected Areas Center

MBCORC

Activities to Date• Meeting held 3/10/03, prior to Ocean.US

workshop – Invited MBCORC institutions plus Cal Poly, Bodega Bay Marine Lab, SFSU, Stanford. Resolution was drafted for delivery to the workshop by F. Chavez (MBARI) and M. McManus (UCSC).

• Proposal submitted to NOAA by M. McNutt

(MBARI) and G. Griggs (UCSC) and L.L. Martin (UCSC) on behalf of CenCOOS for "Leadership in Coordination of Ocean Observing". This was funded and an advertisement for a regional coordinator recently went out. (6 applicants to date)

Partial list of ocean observing activities in the CenCOOS region

NCAHOOtSNorthern California High Resolution Ocean Observing Systems

A Planning letter to theCalifornia State Coastal Conservancy

In response to an RFP to createCOCM: Coastal Ocean Current Monitoring Program

Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis (BML, UCD) (L. Botsford & S. Williams)California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) (M. Moline)California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) (D. Fernandez)CODAR Ocean Sensors (D. Barrick)Humboldt State University (HSU) (G. Crawford & D. Thoney)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) (F. Chavez & J. Ryan)Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) (J. Paduan, S. Ramp, & L. Rosenfeld)Oregon State University (OSU) (M. Kosro)Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory, NOAA (PFEG, NOAA) (S. Bograd & F. Schwing)Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University (RTC, SFSU) (N. Garfield)San Francisco Marine Exchange (A. Steinbrugge)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) (John Largier)University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) (C. Edwards, R. Kudela, K. Laws, M. McManus, J. Vesecky)US Geological Survey, Menlo Park and Santa Cruz, CA (USGS) (M. Noble)

COCM: Coastal Ocean Current Monitoring Program

First State Proposition 40 and then supplemented by Proposition 50mandated $7.5 and $13.5 million for implementing coastal monitoring.

The California State Coastal Conservancy is tasked with distributing and managing the money.

The initial CSCC COCM RFP was for planning letters to establish interested parties.

July 15, 2003: initial planning letters were due3 were submitted, one from N. Cal, two from the south.

November 15, 2003: invitation to submit full proposals.

May 15, 2004: Full proposals due to CSCC

Initial fundinglevels limitedthe scope ofthe possibleobservatory.

NCAHOOtSis choosing touse SurfaceCurrent Mappingto establishthe backbone,supplementedwith other technologies asmoney becomesavailable.

Standard and high resolution systems are proposed for between theexisting Bodega and Monterey arrays

Our goal is to have both standardand long range surface currentmapping capabilities in the regionfrom Bodega to Pt Sur since thisis the area with the largest potentialfor a major accident

A huge caution: the COCMP RFP is only for infrastructure, notOperations!

It will provide the BACKBONE, but….

Unfortunately, the coastal zone is littered with start-up monitoring efforts, many of which have foundered from lack of operational funds. For this effort to be successful, the end users of the products must recognize the need for sustained operations.

The main challenge is to identify and engage the stakeholdersto build a system which will meet the needs of the local, state, and federal regulators who will utilize the products generated byNCAHOOtS.

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System

• SCCOOS Consortium Members are working together to develop an integrated coastal ocean observatory within the Southern California Bight– for scientific purposes; and – for the benefit of society

• SCCOOS will address environmental issues spanning local, regional, state, national and international interests, including coastal hazards, marine life resources, and water quality.

www.sccoos.org, www.sccoos.ucsd.edu

SCCOOS Consortium Members• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo• California State University, Los Angeles• Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de

Ensenada• Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space

Administration• Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California,

San Diego• Universidad Autónoma de Baja California• University of California, Santa Barbara• University of California, Irvine• University of California, Los Angeles• University of Southern California

* recent board action to add SCCWRP

17 and 18 of September 2003

SCCOOS is committed to producing a governance structure that:

1) recognizes the expertise, leadership, effectiveness and proven track record of the research community in implementing and sustaining long term observation programs

2) formally engages a recognized body of agency end-users as advisors

3) employs a strong project development component that actively engages with end-user to develop new customers, products, services, opportunities as well as feedback from existing end-users.