Category Archives: PacIOOS Updates
Job Opportunity: PacIOOS Operations Coordinator
Posted October 30, 2018Seize the unique opportunity to join our small but dedicated and innovative team The PacIOOS Operations Coordinator is a new full-time, exciting position responsible for the coordination and management...
New PacIOOS Governing Council Members
Posted October 28, 2018PacIOOS welcomes all newly elected Governing Council members! Eli Cabrera from the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality in Saipan will serve as the representative for the Commonwealth of...
Super Typhoon Yutu Rages Through Mariana Islands
Posted October 26, 2018With sustained winds of 178 mph, Super Typhoon Yutu is the strongest storm to ever hit a U.S. territory. Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)...
Follow Me: New Tiger Shark Tracks Available
Posted October 23, 2018PacIOOS now provides tracks from four new tiger sharks that were recently equipped with satellite tags off Kāneʻohe Bay by researchers from the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)....
Water Quality Nearshore Sensor in Maunalua Bay Deployed
Posted September 27, 2018Mālama Maunalua and PacIOOS jointly deployed a nearshore sensor off Waiʻalae Beach Park, located towards the west side of Maunalua Bay, Oʻahu. The water quality sensor is part of...
Storm Season in the Pacific
Posted September 20, 2018It has been a turbulent season for the Pacific Islands region. This month, Typhoon Mangkhut approached the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as a category 2-equivalent with one-minute sustained...
All IOOS Regional Networks Now NOAA-certified
Posted August 29, 2018The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) along with its eleven regional associations (RAs) reached an important milestone this month: All regional observing systems are now certified by NOAA...
Continued Funding for PacIOOS
Posted July 28, 2018PacIOOS received $2.65 million in competitive grant funding in its third year of a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS will build on...
Lānaʻi Southwest Wave Buoy Now Online
Posted June 25, 2018PacIOOS deployed a new wave buoy Southwest of Lānaʻi in mid-June. Real-time information on wave height, period, and direction, as well as sea surface temperature are freely accessible online...
PacIOOS Receives Grant to Enhance Atmospheric and Wave Forecasts in Pacific Island Territories
Posted June 12, 2018The Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program awarded PacIOOS with nearly $500K in grant funding to help enhance public safety through improved atmospheric and...
