As 2017 is coming to an end, the PacIOOS Team would like to thank you for your continued partnership. PacIOOS is celebrating a decade of coastal and ocean observations and forecasts in the Pacific Islands region and we are grateful for your support, engagement, and feedback throughout the years. Below you will find images of a few memories, collaborations, and accomplishments from this past year. We wish you and your family a relaxing holiday season and a great start into the New Year! 
With Aloha from PacIOOS!

From the top row, left to right:

  • The PacIOOS wave buoy off Aunu'u in American Samoa has recorded sea surface temperature spikes, possibly caused by geothermal venting. Partners deploy additional sensors along the mooring line to collect temperature data at different depths. (Credit: M. Erickson)
  • Staff host an interactive educational booth at the biennial SOEST Open House.
  • Installation of a solar panel to provide renewable energy for the collection of sea surface currents measurements. (Credit: Radlab)
  • As part of the PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program, a nearshore sensor is being deployed at Palmyra Atoll in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Credit: UCSD/ J. Smith)
  • PacIOOS celebrates its 10th Anniversary with partners, users, and staff during a sail along the South Shore of Oʻahu.
  • In the waters of Pohnpei and in other parts of the region, PacIOOS' nearshore sensors continue to collect important water quality monitoring data. 
  • PacIOOS receives Regional Coastal Resilience Funding from NOAA to develop a high resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast and notification system for West Maui. This stretch of coastline is vulnerable to wave inundation and erosion. (Credit: T. Owens)
  • Staff meets with partners on Palau, Guam, and Saipan to learn about ongoing initiatives and to identify potential collaborations. 
  • A new wave buoy is being deployed near the entrance to Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu. The wave buoy is the first within PacIOOS' network to measure surface currents, in addition to wave height, direction, and period, and sea surface temperature. 
  • Partners in Palau, Marshall Islands, and other parts of the Pacific Islands region help document higher than normal tides and associated flooding impacts. Photo documentation helps to refine the PacIOOS six-day high sea level and wave run-up forecasts. (Credit: J. Hobson)
  • The Executive Committee of the PacIOOS Governing Council meets in Guam and participates in site visits to learn about local needs and challenges.
  • PacIOOS Voyager now features a new tool to compute statistics (e.g., min, max, standard deviation) for an area of choice. 
  • Researchers from the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology tag tiger sharks with a new generation of electronic tags to collect location and behavioral information. (Credit: M. Royer)
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) believes that ocean data and information can help save lives and resources. In collaboration with its partners, PacIOOS aims to provide sustained ocean observations in order to support decision-making and science for stakeholders who call the Pacific Islands home. Based within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, PacIOOS is part of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®).
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