Yearly Archives: 2026
Keeping Buoys Safe During Storms
Posted October 02, 2026Above: Water Quality Buoy Technicians Cassandra Koby and Ethan Ward with “Dewey the Buoy” in Hilo Bay. Credit: Cassandra Koby. Reflections by Cassandra Koby, PacIOOS Water Quality Buoy Technician,...
The Majuro Buoy Adventure
Posted September 21, 2026Above: The team prepares the boat to re-deploy the Majuro wave buoy. Credit: PacIOOS. How Teamwork and Persistence Kept one Challenging Deployment on Course Wave buoy deployments often come...
Making Waves: Yapese Students Join Community-led Backyard Buoy Deployment
Posted July 23, 2026Above: The entire MIEC class and community members, including Chief James Limar of the Gilman community (top center), with their Backyard Buoy. Credit: Yap Divers. The Micronesian Conservation Coalition...
AOOS & PacIOOS Partner to Share Backyard Buoys with Students in Alaska
Posted June 18, 2026Above: 7th graders at Blatchley Middle School with a Backyard Buoy in Sitka, Alaska. On April 27-28, 2026, Alice Bailey (AOOS: Alaska Ocean Observing System) and Ali Chene (PacIOOS:...
Deep Ocean Research and Imaging System (DORIS) Workshop 2026
Posted May 04, 2026Above: Group Photo of the DORIS workshop participants. Credit: Ocean Discovery League. Reflections by Vincent Maverick Jagon. From April 11–15, I was fortunate to be part of the first-ever...
Tommy Remengesau Environmental Award 2026
Posted January 26, 2026Above (left to right): Roxanne Siual Blesam (CEO of Palau International Coral Reef Center), Gerda Ucharm (Recipient of 2026 Tommy Remengesau Environmental Award), Surangel Whipps Jr. (President of the...
