NA26NOSX012C0012

THE ALASKA OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (AOOS) IS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (IOOS) REGIONAL ASSOCIATION (RA) RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING OCEAN OBSERVING AND DATA DELIVERY FOR OVER 33,000 MILES OF ALASKA COASTLINE AND OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTS. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AOOS WILL MAINTAIN A PAN-REGIONAL OCEAN OBSERVING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE USE OF SHORE-BASED ASSETS (RADAR, WEATHER, WATER LEVEL, LABORATORIES), REMOTELY OPERATED OCEAN DEPLOYED ASSETS (BUOYS, MOORINGS, GLIDERS), SHIPBOARD SURVEYS, AND COMMUNITY OBSERVING AND SAMPLING PROJECTS TO SUPPORT MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS, A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY, ARCTIC SECURITY, AND SAFE AND PROSPEROUS COASTAL COMMUNITIES. DATA AND PRODUCTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AOOS OCEAN DATA EXPLORER (ODE) DATA PORTAL, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. STAKEHOLDER-FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE COASTAL AND OCEAN INTELLIGENCE TO MARINERS, FEDERAL AND STATE MANAGERS, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND COASTAL RESIDENTS. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL IMPROVE FORECASTING FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ALASKAS FISHERIES, AND STRENGTHEN MARITIME SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE STRATEGICALLY VITAL US ARCTIC. AOOS WILL ENSURE THAT OCEAN OBSERVATIONS TRANSLATE INTO PRACTICAL BENEFITS FOR ALL ALASKANS AND THE NATION.

Seward Association For The Advancement Of Marine Science

TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO COLLECT, MONITOR AND DISSEMINATE MARINE ENVIRONMENT DATA IN AN INTEROPERABLE, RELIABLE, TIMELY AND USER-SPECIFIED MANNER BY LEVERAGING FEDERAL, REGIONAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.

11.012 - Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Seward, Alaska 996640999 United States

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FY 2026 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) (NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2025-30552)