Category Archives: PacIOOS Updates
Building Regional Capacity in Ocean Observing: Pohnpei Workshop
Posted January 28, 2020PacIOOS held a regional capacity building workshop in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, with participation from the states of Chuuk, Kosrae, and Pohnpei. The following workshop objectives were covered...
New PacIOOS Oceanographic Technician
Posted January 20, 2020PacIOOS is excited to announce its latest addition: Andreia Monteiro Queima recently joined the team of staff as the Oceanographic Technician. Her primary role is to support the wave...
Monitoring Sediment Run-off in Palau
Posted January 11, 2020As part of the PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program (WQSPP), a nearshore sensor was installed in December at Ngaremlengui dock on the island of Babeldoab, Republic of Palau....
Governing Council Meeting 2019
Posted November 28, 2019Members of the PacIOOS Governing Council came together this month in Honolulu for their annual meeting. After learning about PacIOOS’ programmatic updates on the first day, meeting participants engaged...
New Weather Station at Honolulu Harbor Entrance
Posted November 23, 2019In collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Pilots Association (HPA) and the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Harbors Division, PacIOOS installed a weather station at Pier 1 on the Diamond...
Hawaiian Koʻa (Coral) Card
Posted September 28, 2019The Hawaiian Koʻa (coral) Card was developed by researchers from the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’s Coral Reef Ecology Lab to help determine the health and bleaching status of...
Marshall Islands Conservation Society New PacIOOS Partner
Posted September 23, 2019The Marshall Islands Conservation Society is our newest Marshall Islands MOA partner. The Society is dedicated to building awareness, support and capacity for sustainable use of resources, conservation and...
Decadal Ocean Observing Conference Held in Honolulu
Posted September 23, 2019In September, the international, decadal conference OceanObs’19 was held for the first time ever in the United States. Approximately 1,500 attendees came to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, to learn, share, and...
Palau Conservation Society New PacIOOS Partner
Posted June 28, 2019The Palau Conservation Society is our newest Palau MOA partner. The Palau Conservation Society’s mission is to work with the community to preserve the nation’s unique natural environment and...
Natural Variability in Water Clarity at Kewalo Basin
Posted June 28, 2019The Friends of Kewalos were awarded one of PacIOOS’ nearshore sensors as part of the Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program to monitor water quality during the Kewalo Basin Pier...
