Yearly Archives: 2026

The entire Micronesian Conservation Coalition (MCC) Marine Island Ecology Course (MIEC) class and community members, including Chief James Limar of the Gilman community (top center), with their Backyard Buoy in Yap, FSM. Credit: Yap Divers.

Making Waves: Yapese Students Join Community-led Backyard Buoy Deployment

Posted July 23, 2026

Above: 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...

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7th graders at Blatchely Middle School with a Backyard Buoy in Sitka, Alaska.

AOOS & PacIOOS Partner to Share Backyard Buoys with Students in Alaska

Posted June 18, 2026

Above: 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:...

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Group Photo of the DORIS workshop participants. Credit: Ocean Discovery League. Deep Ocean Research & Imaging System (DORIS) Workshop. April 11-15, 2026. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), Oahu, Hawaii.

Deep Ocean Research and Imaging System (DORIS) Workshop 2026

Posted May 04, 2026

Above: 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...

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2026 Tommy Remengesau Environmental Award: Gerda Ucharm, Palau Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF). Pictured here (l to r): Roxanne Siual Blesam (CEO of Palau International Coral Reef Center), Gerda Ucharm, and Surangel Whipps Jr. (President of the Republic of Palau).

Tommy Remengesau Environmental Award 2026

Posted January 26, 2026

Above (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...

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Did you know?

PacIOOS is the first regional association that was certified as a Regional Information Coordination Entity (RICE) by the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Certification provides NOAA and its interagency partners a means to verify that a regional association’s organizational and operational practices, including data management, meet recognized and established standards set by NOAA.