Improving Ocean Data Access for Indigenous Coastal Communities

Improving Ocean Data Access for Indigenous Coastal Communities

The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) is collaborating with partners in the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska to improve access to ocean data for Indigenous coastal communities through a new project funded by the National Science Foundation’s...
Nomination Period Open for 2022 Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards

Nomination Period Open for 2022 Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards

The Alaska SeaLife Center is pleased to announce nominations are now open for the 2022 Alaska Ocean Leadership Awards.  These awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the awareness and sustainability...
Updated Research Cruise Status for November

Updated Research Cruise Status for November

AOOS and the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) have updated a spreadsheet that shows the status of 2021 Alaska Arctic Research Cruises through November 2021.
AOOS Awarded $4,176,512 for Ocean Observing

AOOS Awarded $4,176,512 for Ocean Observing

NOAA’s U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Office announced 11 new five-year cooperative agreements that support the continued growth, expansion, and modernization of our nation’s climate, coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing capabilities. In the first...
How to Track the Most Elusive Shark in Alaska

How to Track the Most Elusive Shark in Alaska

A Pacific sleeper shark returning to its deep-water habitat after being tagged in Resurrection Bay in August 2021. Photo by Thomas Farrugia. When most people think of sharks in Alaska, they think of either salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis) or spiny dogfish sharks...
AOOS Needs User Input

AOOS Needs User Input

A study is being conducted on behalf of AOOS and the Integrated Ocean Observing System Association by the Center for the Blue Economy of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Your assistance with the associated survey will help AOOS and the...