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The Backyard Buoy app prototype shows wave buoys recently deployed in Alaska.<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Backyard Buoys<\/span><\/a> 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 Commission<\/a> choose where and how to deploy buoys in the Arctic so that hunters and other boaters can effectively use the data to inform safe navigation on the water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AOOS and partners reached several milestones with the project this summer. In August, whaling captains deployed a total of 13 wave buoys in Alaska’s Arctic. Michael Tuzloyruk placed three near Point Hope, John Hopson Jr. positioned three near Wainwright, and Michael Quuniq Donovan deployed seven near Utqiagvik. <\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he University of Washington collaborated with Indigenous partners to develop a <\/span>Backyard Buoy app prototype<\/span><\/a> that allows users to access real-time wave and temperature data from these buoys. <\/span><\/p>\n

This summer, AOOS also participated in education initiatives related to the Backyard Buoys project. Staff members facilitated wave and buoy activities for students at the <\/span>Alaska Native Science and Engineering Career Exploration Week<\/span><\/a> in Juneau, and the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium Science Fair in Utqiagvik.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch <\/span>Barrow whaling captain Michael Quuniq Donovan and team deploying wave buoy off Nuvuk in August 2023 here<\/a>. Video by LLoyd Pikok Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael Quuniq Donovan\u2019s crew deploy a wave buoy near Utgiagvik. Photo by Lloyd Pikok<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AOOS and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission achieved several significant milestones with the Backyard Buoys project during summer 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":21124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBackyard Buoys Summer 2023 Update - Alaska Ocean Observing System<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AOOS is seeking proposals for projects aimed at improving coastal resilience. 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