
Above (left to right): Roxanne Siual Blesam (CEO of...
Report and reflections by Tilali Scanlan. In February 2025,...
Above: Elchung Hideyos (Palau Community College Cooperative Research &...
Above: Majuro buoy deployment team. Left to right: Harold...
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.

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