A new PacIOOS Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) for the Samoa region provides 7-day, 3-hourly forecasts of water temperature, currents, salinity, and sea surface height at various depth levels with approximately 3-km resolution.   

PacIOOS added six more sharks to the PacIOOS tiger shark tracking page. In early 2014, researchers at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) caught and released nine tiger sharks off Maui. Six of the sharks were fitted with satellite tags; all of them were implanted with acoustic tags. Researchers timed the tagging to occur during mating season, when males are easier to catch. The satellite tags are attached to the sharks' dorsal fins and obtain data when they breach the ocean surface.

You can now find PacIOOS in the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod, and iPad devices. Available for download in the weather category, PacIOOS Voyager Mobile, is a free application that provides smart phone users easy access to many Voyager favorites, like the tiger shark tracking, high-resolution surf forecasts, and beach safety updates. Various layers are available for regions across the Pacific. Download it now, and give it a try!

As part of the ongoing U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS�) Marine Sensor Innovation Project, PacIOOS is assisting field studies of the first remotely deployable, prototype Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) analyzer. The DIC analyzer was developed under the direction of Christopher L. Sabine (NOAA Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory, PMEL) and his PhD student, Andrea Fassbender (University of Washington). The analyzer was deployed next to the PacIOOS water quality buoy off Kewalo on the south shore of O'ahu. 

 

The project at the University of Hawai'i is a year-long field evaluation of the automated DIC sensor. The DIC analyzer is part of a larger effort by IOOS to advance in science and technology and to enable decision-making.  The goal of the project is to transition new ocean acidification sensor technology to support both shellfish industry monitoring needs in the Pacific Northwest, where ocean acidification problems have already manifested, as well as on coral reefs, which are in potential danger from continued ocean acidification. The project also aims to develop the technical workforce's capacity to deploy and utilize these sensors. 

 

For more information on this project, click here.

 

 

In order to accurately characterize the the oceanic carbon system, at least two of the following four parameters must be analyzed: pH; alkalinity; dissolved inorganic carbon; and partial pressure of carbon dioxide gas (pCO2). Although pH and pCO2 are easiest to measure, they often lead to the greatest error when attempting to calculate the remaining parameters. In hopes to measure all possible parameters and yield more accurate data, researchers have come together to quantify the carbon system. 

 

PacIOOS buoys are serving as a test bed for new commercial and prototype marine carbon cycle system analyzers.  As part of a collaboration between PacIOOS and the Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT), an evaluation of pH sensors was carried out at the CRIMP-2 buoy in Kāne'ohe Bay. The sensors were deployed for a three month test period to evaluate their stability and accuracy. Earlier, a new alkalinity sensor was tested at the same buoy. Most recently, a SepHOx instrument was deployed next to the pH sensors being tested in the ACT evaluation.

 

Click here for more information on the different technologies being tested and evaluated.

 

PacIOOS proudly contributed to the Ocean Sciences Meeting held at the Hawai'i Convention Center from February 23 - February 28. The Ocean Sciences Meeting enables the dissemination and collaboration of new science discoveries, technologies, and ideas. In addition to coordinating the IOOS Association exhibit, PacIOOS researchers, faculty, students, and staff provided oral presentations and poster presentations. 

 

 

 

 

Chuuk Conservation Society (CCS) works hard to preserve and protect Chuuk's natural and cultural resources. By working with community partners the organization provides the necessary tools and resources to establish a framework for state-wide protected areas.  

 

  

  

 

  

is a Kosrae State business that focuses on the culture and trade of a range of aquaculture commodities destined for the international marine aquarium industry.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Mahalo and welcome!