Some background from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the disingenuous reasoning behind the NSF decision to "descope" the ocean observatories mooring arrays (see the comments to the article as well). lnkd.in/eM9HzHzR

How bad can it get? This is really, really bad. www.linkedin.com/posts/weve-c...

We've created a simple guide for the professional scientific community on how OMB's proposed grant-making rules affect your work. These rules would give political appointees control over grant...

We've created a simple guide for the professional scientific community on how OMB's proposed grant-making rules affect your work. These rules would give political appointees control over grant funding...

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Flying blind www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-mc...

"Forecasters have a phrase for operating with degraded observational data: flying blind." Flying blind into hurricanes ... Whats next in line for NOT ocean observing?removing the TAO array?...

"Forecasters have a phrase for operating with degraded observational data: flying blind." Flying blind into hurricanes ... Whats next in line for NOT ocean observing?removing the TAO array? That woul...

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Incredibly short sighted and destructive action by an administration determined to ignore the effects of anthropogenic global heating, and to destroy the science monitoring it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts

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Weather and climate live stream is on: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...

"The power of the scientific community What should the scientific community do when those systems are disrupted? When long-standing rules and norms are broken? When those reliable science processes and investments are gone? When our trust in the system is undermined?" blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Science is Rising: Finding our Power to Protect Science and Democracy

What can scientists do in the face of assaults on our democracy? RISE UP!

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The CalCOFI Conference starts at UCSD SIO tomorrow. lnkd.in/ebHANR_H It's free to watch online lnkd.in/ez2ZTReY It starts at 09:00h which is 04:00h for me in New Zealand, so I'd best get some coffee prepared.

I never thought that a U.S. government would pursue this level of self-destructive insanity, but here we are. The barbarians are at the gates. www.linkedin.com/posts/metjus...

For the second consecutive year, the White House has proposed eliminating NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Most people have never heard of OAR. That's kind of the point. The OAR… |...

For the second consecutive year, the White House has proposed eliminating NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Most people have never heard of OAR. That's kind of the point. The OAR ac...

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The systematic destruction of a critical science facility outlined here is blatant political interference that violates all of the principles of scientific integrity. Don't let them get away with it. ocuments Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR blog.ucs.org/carlos-marti...

Documents Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR

OMB's motivations for dismantling research center critical to US safety and defense are political

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Fishing Maps Mobile for Android version 1.0.3 is live on Google Playstore. play.google.com/store/apps/d... Access the User Manual from the app using the 3 dot icon on the top right of the screen. You can request a free 7-day trial of the app (see the link on the app login screen).

Is it weird to feel that I want to be polite when talking to a machine like Claude?

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The Hormuz Crisis Has Made the Shadow Fleet the World's Tanker Fleet - The Ocean Foundation | Mark J. Spalding, J.D.

The world is not running out of oil. It is running out of safe ships to carry it. Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th, the Strait of Hormuz has effectively closed to the regulated...

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This is what 50% of American voters chose. Think about that for a moment. A huge increase in defense spending at the expense of services for people, support for science, and environmental stewardship. www.linkedin.com/posts/zhongh...

#fiscalyear2027 #budgetproposal #nationaldefense #scienceandtech #nsf… | Zhonghao (John) Liu

🚨The FY 2027 White House Budget Proposal Represents The Most Significant Pivots in Federal Spending Priorities in Decades🚨 📉 The Science & Tech "Squeeze" The most striking figures are the proposed cu...

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I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world.

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

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Wind jets drive variable upwelling off northern Costa Rica and the Gulf of Panama. SST in upwelling areas oscillates from lows of 22C to highs of 28 to 30C over several days as the Papagayo and Gulf of Panama wind jets intensify and ebb again. vimeo.com/1171910723/d... #fisheries #oceanography

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The Gulf of Panama upwelling is really cranking at the moment.  https://t.mtrbio.com/fishingmaps #gamefishing #sportfishing #fishingmaps #yellowfintuna #marlin

This is a very clear statement from the Union of Concerned Scientists describing why NCAR must not be restructured, dispersed, and broken up.

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos

Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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SST, fronts, currents and chlorophyll maps available daily for gamefishing Costa Rica.  #sportfishing #gamefishing #fishingcostarica #yellowfin #marlin

Interpreting satellite maps for gamefishing involves looking for consistent patterns in SST, fronts, currents and chlorophyll (when available) over several days. Selecting the frontal zones is made easier by using the SST frontal gradient maps.  #gamefishing #biggamefishing #yellowfin #marlin

Senate boosts funding for NASA, NOAA, and NSF beyond Trump's request, emphasizing science and research investment.

Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cuts

Senate boosts funding for NASA, NOAA, and NSF beyond Trump's request, emphasizing science and research investment.

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Nothing like a few sunny days in New Zealand to bring out the chlorophyll in Fishing Maps. www.fishingmaps.info #oceanography #fisheries #sportfishing #marlin #tuna

Are single pass Sea Surface Temperature (SST) images the best way to detect fronts for gamefishing? Checkout the new blog on the Fishing Maps (zurl.co/zlvlj) website. zurl.co/9DtXs

Consistent patterns in the sea surface temperature, currents, and chlorophyll create the structure that allows plankton concentrations to develop over several days. In this example off Tutukaka, New Zealand, over a 4 day period, SST is cool inshore of the 100 metre line.

Yellowfin tuna are back in New Zealand and the summer recreational gamefishing is going off. What's going on? zurl.co/qs0oh

Our first direct hit. Oddly our oyster work is the most popular thing we do. Great return on investment for taxpayers funding bay restoration. cambridgespy.substack.com/p/horn-point...

Horn Point Confirms Deep NOAA Cuts

A nearly 50 percent reduction in federal funding for oyster restoration threatens to sharply reduce oyster production in the Chesapeake Bay, jeopardizing one of the region’s most successful environmen...

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We know the southern hemisphere is special, but what's that got to do with ocean eddies? In the northern hemisphere, high sea surface height (SSH) in the centre of an eddy is associated with clockwise rotating currents.

There are strong sea surface temperature (SST) contrasts off the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, with cool water nearshore. The gradients are not sharp enough to produce well defined fronts, probably due to recent windy weather.

Cloud-free Sea Surface Temperature off the Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand reveals distinct temperature variations north and south of a significant eddy. 🌊 #Oceanography #NewZealand

“Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world." www.ucs.org/about/news/t...