Daily Archives: October 2, 2026

Water Quality Buoy Technicians Cassandra Koby and Ethan Ward with "Dewey the Buoy" in Hilo Bay. Credit: Cassandra Koby

Keeping Buoys Safe During Storms

Posted October 02, 2026

Above: 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,...

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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.