Backyard Buoys had a highly successful year in 2023. Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Program, three IOOS Regional Associations (NANOOS, PacIOOS, and AOOS) collaborated with Sofar Ocean Technologies, as well as Indigenous and...
To prepare for funding from the NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), AOOS requested project proposal ideas related to coastal resilience. We were excited to receive almost 90 project ideas by the Nov. 10 deadline. We...
2024-2028 REQUEST FOR PROJECT IDEAS Revised October 5, 2023 This information and an online application are now available on our website. The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) will be receiving funds from the NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) under the...
The Marine Exchange of Alaska (MXAK), a non-profit organization based in Juneau, supports safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible maritime operations in Alaska’s remote andoften perilous waters by providing critical information to the maritime community. In...
The Backyard Buoys project empowers Indigenous and other coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and the Pacific Islands to collect, steward, and use wave data that complements their existing knowledge. In Alaska, members of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling...
Since May 2023, several Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have been detected in Alaska. HABs can be detected through the identification of harmful algae (primarily phytoplankton in the genus Alexandrium or Pseudo-nitzschia) or by the testing of food items such as shellfish...
