Category Archives: PacIOOS Updates

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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American Samoa Climate Data Workshop, August 2025

American Samoa Climate Data Workshop

Posted November 26, 2025

Report and reflections by Tilali Scanlan. In February 2025, I was presented with the opportunity to attend a Backyard Buoys workshop with partners in La Push, Washington with the...

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Elchung Hideyos (Palau Community College Cooperative Research & Extension) presented on her work to understand the impacts of salt water inundation on traditional Palauan agriculture. July 31, 2025. Photo: PacIOOS.

PacIOOS in Palau: Empowering Users and Steering the Future

Posted August 29, 2025

Above: Elchung Hideyos (Palau Community College Cooperative Research & Extension) presented on her work to understand the impacts of salt water inundation on traditional Palauan agriculture. Credit: PacIOOS. From...

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Backyard Buoys in the Pacific Islands

Posted February 16, 2024

Above: Majuro buoy deployment team. Left to right: Harold Tarkwon, Juddson Nelson, Junior Mark, Albers Alik Jr., and Andrew McInnis. Credit: Marshall Islands Conservation Society. In October 2023, members...

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Ocean Discovery League (ODL) Team onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Left to right: Ami Vice; Brian Kennedy, ODL Chief Scientist; Katie Leeper, ODL Community Engagement Manager. Credit: Kasey Cantwell, NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER).

My First Time at Sea With the Ocean Discovery League Team Aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

Posted January 24, 2024

Above: Ocean Discovery League (ODL) Team onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Left to right: Ami Vice; Brian Kennedy, ODL Chief Scientist; Katie Leeper, ODL Community Engagement Manager. Credit: Kasey...

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Marine Island Ecology Course (MIEC) Class of 2023 on the Campus of Yap Catholic High School, Yap, FSM.

Yap Marine Island Ecology Course

Posted July 28, 2023

Above: Marine Island Ecology Course (MIEC) class of 2023 on the campus of Yap Catholic High School, Yap, FSM. Credit: Micronesian Conservation Coalition. The annual Yap Marine Island Ecology...

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Job Opportunity: PacIOOS Data and Product Developer

Posted April 26, 2023

****** The deadline to apply was May 23, 2023. This job posting has closed. ****** Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team The...

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Job Opportunity: PacIOOS Data Management Specialist

Posted February 27, 2023

****** The deadline to apply was March 24, 2023. This job posting has closed. ****** Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team The...

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Shark Tagging

Job Opportunity: PIRAT Network Graduate Assistant

Posted December 15, 2022

****** The deadline to apply was January 6, 2023. This job posting has closed. ****** Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team The...

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Waimea redeployment.

Job Opportunity: PacIOOS Web Data/Product Developer

Posted October 19, 2022

****** The deadline to apply was November 30, 2022. This job posting has closed. ****** Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team 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.