Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
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The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) provides coastal and ocean information to the public.
AOOS is recruiting for a full-time position to serve as the Finance Manager. The new position will report directly to the Executive Director. Please submit a cover letter and resume to Sheyna Wisdom, Executive Director, at wisdom@aoos.org by COB July 10, 2026. More info: aoos.org/wp-content/u...
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Opening this Friday, May 15, the Anchorage Museum will have an awesome new display about marine science and community observing in Alaska. It will be up for a year, so go check it out! aoos.org/aoos-program...
AOOS Programs Featured in New Anchorage Museum Exhibit - Alaska Ocean Observing System
A new Arctic marine science exhibit opening at the Anchorage Museum brings together more than a decade of research, community-based science, and collaborative partnerships across Alaska and beyond. Op...
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Next Thurs (2/19) at 11am AKST, Taylor Borgfeldt leads an ACCAP webinar introducing the AOOS Ocean Data Explorer! Learn to navigate the interface, access real-time + historical data, and build custom views for research and planning. Register: uaf-accap.org/event/aoos-d...
🚢 Alaska Marine Research Planning Night is TONIGHT! Jan 28 | 6–9 pm | Quarter Deck @ Capt. Cook Alaska marine researchers: bring 1–5 slides on upcoming cruises/fieldwork. Appetizers + cash bar provided by AOOS. 📧
Click on this link to see the full list of where to find us at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium next week! And everywhere else AOOS will be this spring. mailchi.mp/aoos/find-ao...
Learn more about the Alaska Marine Policy Forum in this write-up by Alaska Sea Grant. The. next one is on Jan. 21- register today! alaskaseagrant.org/2026/01/long...
Alaska Sea Grant: Long-running forum spotlights Alaska’s marine policy
The Alaska Marine Policy Forum is a Zoom call that’s older than Zoom itself. But over its 17-year history, the venerable event has maintained the same goal: to enable Alaskans to hear about the lat…
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If you're a windy.com user, next week's ACCAP webinar is for you. Luc Mehl, an Alaska-based outdoor educator & Jonathan Chriest, lead forecaster at NWS Fairbanks, will provide tips and the meteorological background. Jan 21, 11am-Noon AKST. #akwx #weather Register at: uaf-accap.org/event/using-...
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The Alaska #OceanAcidification Network is a one stop shop for new regional conditions, species response, recent news, and educations resources. #OADayofAction 🧪🌊🦑 @aoos-alaska.bsky.social Sign up for the eNews, it is excellent! aoan.aoos.org
Home - Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network engages with scientists and stakeholders to expand the understanding of ocean acidification processes and consequences, as well as potential adaptation strategie...
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Members of the mCDR Journal Club and CLaM team (Community Leaders and mCDR, funded by Carbon180) wrote an op-ed published by Alaska Beacon gives a high level overview of mCDR and the intent of the CLaM project: alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/06/a...
Alaska’s coastal communities deserve a say in geoengineering of our oceans | Alaska Beacon
The idea behind marine carbon dioxide removal, also known as mCDR, is to increase the ability of the ocean to take up carbon dioxide.
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Here is a view of YK Delta Water Level and Webcams to support awareness and data accessibility during the ongoing storm system affecting western and southwestern Alaska (remnants of Typhoon Halong). water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#default-data/5 @alaskawx.bsky.social
Real-time water level data views: Western AK water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#default-data/1 Nome: water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#default-data/2 Red Dog: water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#default-data/3 Prudhoe Bay: water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#default-data/4 @alaskawx.bsky.social
Ex-typhoon Halong is going to produce extreme winds and coastal flooding this weekend in western Alaska. Norton Sound and the YK delta coast especially high threat. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #AlaskaSky @markspringer.bsky.social @climatologist49.bsky.social @hanners64n.bsky.social
Thinking of everyone in Kotzebue braving this storm — stay safe! 💙🌊 View local water level data (not all data is up to the minute): 🔗 water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#metadata/100... More info: awlw.aoos.org @alaskaskies.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social
It's time to submit abstracts the the Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), which will be in Anchorage Jan 26.-30. The deadline to submit is Oct. 7, 2025. The deadline to submit workshop requests is December 9th, 2025. More info: www.alaskamarinescience.org
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Photos from AOOS PI Natalie Monacci (UAF CFOS): 📍 GAKOA mooring serviced in Resurrection Bay ⚓ GAKOA on deck 🌊 M2 surface mooring deployed in SE Bering Sea These moorings track long-term ocean change & acidification. More: aoos.org/project/long... @uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social
Rocky Island—where Lynn Canal, Icy Strait & Chatham Strait meet—recently got a full upgrade: new solar array & weather sensor, plus improved placement for better data. Big thanks to @mxak and mariner feedback! 📡⚓ 📸: @geminiwaltzmedia #AOOS #MarineSafety #AlaskaWeather
Help shape the future of AOOS. With funding uncertainty ahead, we’re gathering input to guide our priorities. If you haven’t yet, please take and share this survey (2 of 2 surveys): 🔹 Data Portal Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thank you! 🙏
AOOS Data Portal User Survey
AOOS is facing federal funding cuts and the AOOS data portal may be reduced or eliminated. This short 5-question survey will help us prioritize which data are most critical to our users. Thank you fo...
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Help shape the future of AOOS. With funding uncertainty ahead, we’re gathering input to guide our priorities. If you haven’t yet, please take and share this survey (1 of 2 surveys): 🔹 AOOS User survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thank you! 🙏
AOOS User Survey
The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) is facing federal funding cuts and may be reduced or eliminated. Please fill out the following questions to help us prioritize limited resources. We have an ad...
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Tomorrow, June 25, is #OceanDataDay 🌊 From fishers to forecasters to first responders, ocean data powers life, safety, and business. Dive into the impact ➡️ ioosassociation.org/focus-areas/ #WorldOceanMonth #OceanDataDay #DataBelowtheSurface #IOOS
Yukon River Chinook are predicted to arrive on the delta with average run timing in 2025: The first significant pulse (15% point) is expected by June 13th and 50% of the run is expected to have arrived by June 21st. FULL FORECAST: aoos.org/2025-yukon-r...
2025 Yukon River Chinook Run Timing Forecast - Alaska Ocean Observing System
The Yukon River Chinook Run Timing Project is a collaboration between the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System. ...
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New USGS CoastCam camera in Unalakleet that was added to the WebCOOS network, a collab between AOOS, SECOORA, and USGS. The camera is being used to study coastal change hazards, water levels and erosion in Alaska. Link to camera: webcoos.org/cameras/unal...
Unalakleet, AK USGS CoastCam Camera 1 | WebCOOS
The project website for WebCOOS
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Submit your ideas for naming our two Imaging FlowCytobots (IFCBs) before they start their work detecting harmful algal blooms in Alaska this summer! 🌊🔬 👉 aoos.org/help-name-ou... #HABs #AlaskaOcean #IFCB #ScienceInAction
Help Name Our IFCBs! - Alaska Ocean Observing System
The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) supports two Imaging FlowCytobots (IFCBs) in collaboration with the Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Network to help monitor for harmful algal blooms in Alaska...
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New study links saxitoxin from harmful algal blooms to northern fur seal deaths in the SE Bering Sea. AOOS’s IFCB helped detect toxic Alexandrium algae. More: aoos.org/new-study-li...
New Study Links Saxitoxin to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea - Alaska Ocean Observing System
New research published in the journal Marine Mammal Science establishes for the first time a link between the neurotoxin saxitoxin, accumulated during harmful algal blooms, and deaths of laaqudan (in ...
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KYUK did a great story on upcoming Backyard Buoy deployments in Kuskokwim Bay this summer! This collab between AOOS & Nalaquq LLC (Quinhagak) brings real-time wave, temp, & pressure data — helping boaters decide: head out or stay put. www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
Technology supports tradition in Quinhagak ocean buoy project
Backyard Buoys, a project that has put real-time ocean data in the hands of Arctic whalers, will soon be making its way to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.
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Huge milestone from @uafairbanks! Their “Glide 365” project kept ocean gliders in the Gulf of Alaska for 441 days straight, collecting nonstop data from surface to seafloor. First high-res view of seasonal ocean changes! #OceanScience #Gliders aoos.org/uaf-glider-t...
UAF Glider Team Achieves Major Milestone with “Glide 365” - Alaska Ocean Observing System
The University of Alaska’s glider team recently reached a major milestone with its “Glide 365” program: keeping an autonomous underwater vehicle continuously deployed for one year on the outer Gulf of...
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The President’s budget proposes eliminating all federal funding for IOOS regional operations like AOOS. Congress can still stop this. 🔗 apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info
Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity an...
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Salmon fishermen in SE Alaska are gathering ocean data near fishing spots & transit routes! It’s all part of the Trolling Vessel Ocean Measurement program, led by the Alaska Trollers Association with @AOOS, @AlaskaSeaGrant, & @UAF_CFOS. Photo by Jim Moore. #Alaska #Fisheries #OceanScience
