Category Archives: Latest News
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...
20-Year Time Series from Mōkapu Wave Buoy
Posted August 09, 2020The PacIOOS wave buoy off Mōkapu on the windward side of Oʻahu celebrates its 20th anniversary! On August 9, 2000, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology...
$4.26M to Support Pacific Islands Coastal, Ocean Observing
Posted July 16, 2020PacIOOS received $4.26 million in federal funding to support its ongoing efforts to sustain and enhance coastal and ocean observing in the U.S. Pacific Islands region. PacIOOS helps to...
Fish, Invertebrate, and Benthic Data from Micronesia
Posted May 29, 2020In collaboration with Dr. Peter Houk from the University of Guam, PacIOOS supported efforts to make coral reef monitoring data from Micronesia available through the Ocean Biogeographic Information System...
New Comprehensive Ecosystem Model for Hawai‘i
Posted May 21, 2020The Hawaiian Island Chain is an oasis in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, providing an area of increased nutrients, coral reefs, and other benefits to ocean life. The...
Tiger Sharks Serve as Mobile Oceanographers
Posted April 27, 2020Researchers have been tagging sharks for decades to learn about their habits and migration patterns. In recent years, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers have tapped tiger sharks to...
Providing Critical Coastal and Ocean Data to Pacific Islands Amidst Global Pandemic
Posted April 22, 2020Hawaiʻi and other Pacific Islands highly depend on the delivery of goods transported by sea. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to keep marine transportation,...
