AOOS IS HIRING
AOOS is seeking to fill three roles within our organization: Ocean Acidification Network Coordinator; Outreach Director; Community Engagement Coordinator.… Read More
Backyard Buoys: Bringing Wave Buoys to Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities have relied on the ocean for millennia and still do to this day. Climate change, however, is making the ocean unpredictable, and poses a new and urgent challenge. Rising temperatures and sea levels threaten coastal communities and whalers … Read More
Happy Retirement to former AOOS Executive Director Molly McCammon
Since 2003, Molly led AOOS from a small one-person operation to the largest purveyor of ocean observing data in the vast Alaska Region. Last year, Molly stepped down from being the full time AOOS Executive Director to become a Senior … Read More
IOOS Association Announces Retirement of Executive Director
The IOOS Association Board of Directors is leading a search for a new Executive Director. This is a tremendous opportunity to grow the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System. The Executive Director position is now open. To learn more about the position and … Read More
The Alaska SeaLife Center is Hiring
ASLC is looking for a Finance Administrative Assistant to join their team. This position is responsible for providing administrative and analytical support for grant and other external funds awarded to the Alaska SeaLife Center and in a fiscal agent capacity … Read More
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 of the … Read More
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
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 year, NOAA will distribute … Read More
How to Track the Most Elusive Shark in Alaska
When most people think of sharks in Alaska, they think of either salmon sharks (Lamna ditropis) or spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus suckleyi). But there’s another shark species that resides in Alaskan waters, one that is rarely encountered and poorly understood … Read More
Lower Cook Inlet Buoy Back in Action!
The Lower Cook Inlet wave buoy is now back up and providing critical wave data in real-time! The buoy was damaged beyond repair after going adrift early in the morning of May 26,2021 and needed to be replaced. AOOS asks … Read More