Category Archives: Latest News
Supporting Aquaculture at Nomilo Fishpond
Posted June 24, 2021Kauaʻi Sea Farms is participating in PacIOOS’ Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program (WQSPP), deploying a water quality sensor for a one-year period at Nomilo Fishpond, Kauaʻi. The PacIOOS Seabird...
New Online Tool for West Maui Predicts High Wave Flooding
Posted June 02, 2021West Maui community members, property owners, businesses, as well as state and county officials now have a novel tool at their disposal to predict coastal flooding for the upcoming...
Job Opportunity: PacIOOS Instrumentation Specialist
Posted January 22, 2021****** The deadline to apply was February 12. This job posting has closed. ****** Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team The PacIOOS...
Regional Tsunami Model for Areas in Guam
Posted January 19, 2021With funding support from NOAA’s National Weather Service and in partnership with the Guam Department of Homeland Security, Professor Kwok Fai Cheung, Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering at...
Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act Reauthorized
Posted January 15, 2021Congress unanimously passed the Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act, thereby reauthorizing the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) through FY2025. Signed into law on December 31, 2020, the Act...
Funding for Wave Buoys in Palau & Marshall Islands
Posted November 27, 2020The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is providing funding to the governments of the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to enhance disaster and climate...
Virtual Governing Council Meeting 2020
Posted October 28, 2020PacIOOS Governing Council members and PacIOOS staff came together virtually this year for the annual council meeting. The focus of the 2-day video conference was to provide program updates,...
Re-Certification as ‘Regional Information Coordination Entity’
Posted October 23, 2020The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System re-certified PacIOOS as a Regional Information Coordination Entity (RICE) on October 23, 2020. RICE certification means that PacIOOS is providing high-quality observations that...
Monitoring Water Quality at Ma‘alaea Harbor, Maui
Posted August 27, 2020As part of the PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program (WQSPP), the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) deployed a nearshore sensor at Maʻalaea Harbor, Maui. The non-profit organization...
$510K to Assess Future Climate Impacts on Hawai‘i Fisheries
Posted August 24, 2020The PacIOOS Ocean Modeling Group was awarded $510K in grant funding by NOAA’s Climate Program Office to better understand climate impacts on pelagic and coastal fisheries in Hawaiʻi. A...
