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June 2008

Vol. 13, No. 24 Week of June 15, 2008

Funds allotted for observing Alaska’s seas

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is awarding $1.3 million to support ocean observing efforts in Alaska during fiscal year 2008. The funding will go to the Alaska Ocean Observing System through the Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science. The Alaska grant comes as part of $20.4 million in funding nationwide for NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System.

NOAA said that it is developing the observing system as a tool to track, predict, manage and adapt to changes in the nation’s coastal environments. A network of people and technology is making ocean data and information from diverse sources accessible from one source for use by scientists and decision makers, thus enabling a “big picture” view of environmental change.

“This (funding) agreement represents another big step forward for the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System, as called for in the President’s Ocean Action Plan,” said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. “This year’s award is a great example of NOAA’s dedication to our ocean and coastal observing capacity, as well as our commitment to work with our regional partners.”

In Alaska Molly McCammon, executive director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System Regional Association, will lead a project “to plan, develop and manage observing systems in the three geographically, culturally and economically diverse large marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean,” NOAA said.

“Regional partnerships are critical to the success of a national Integrated Ocean Observing System,” said Zdenka Willis, NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System director. “With increased understanding of our oceans and coasts comes an increased ability to keep our nation safe, our economy secure and our environment healthy and productive.”

—Alan Bailey






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