1 / 22

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA)

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA). SECOORA Workshop Jacksonville, Florida David S. Chapman September 12, 2006 MACOORA Executive Director. IOOS Geography. MACOORA Geography. MACOORA Demographics.

melvyn
Download Presentation

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA) SECOORA Workshop Jacksonville, Florida David S. Chapman September 12, 2006 MACOORA Executive Director

  2. IOOS Geography

  3. MACOORA Geography

  4. MACOORA Demographics • MACOORA footprint encompasses about 23% of the nation’s population • Nine states and the District of Columbia • Five major estuaries

  5. Mission – Our Core Purpose MACOORA – Protecting lives, livelihood and quality of life through anunderstanding of marine and coastal environments

  6. MACOORA Key Events • Organizational Workshop – December 2005 • Elected a Board of Directors • Accepted nearly fifty charter member organizations • Held first Board meeting • Elected Board officers • Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation(December 20, 2005)

  7. Board of Directors • Current Board has thirteen members • Three (3) industry • Two (2) governmental agency • Two (2) non-governmental organization • Six (6) academia • Board members serve staggered three-year terms of office

  8. Membership • Organizations only, not individuals • Voting member dues $500 • Non-voting Associate members • Associate dues to be determined

  9. Membership • Each of MACOORA’s five sub-regions represented • Sector representation: • Industry (26%) • Government agencies (23%) • Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s, 6%) • Academia (45%)

  10. Functional Committees • Product Development • User • Education/Outreach/Marketing • Data Sharing & Archiving

  11. Strategic Goals • Integrate systems and data management • Build strong advocacy / funding for the region (planning, marketing) • Deliver reliable, useful products (early wins – regional success)

  12. MACOORA OCEAN OBSERVING ASSETS

  13. Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS)

  14. MACOORA Domain PORTS5 of 13 Nationwide • Narragansett Bay • New Haven, CT • New York/New Jersey Harbor • Delaware Bay and River • Chesapeake Bay

  15. WeatherFlow

  16. National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) • Waquoit Bay (MA) • Narragansett Bay (RI) • Hudson River (NY) • Jacques Cousteau (NJ) • Delaware • Chesapeake Bay (MD) • Chesapeake Bay (VA)

  17. New York Harbor Observation System (NYHOS)

  18. Rutgers University Long-term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO)

  19. Delaware Bay Observing System (DBOS)

  20. Wallops Coastal Ocean Observation Lab

  21. Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS)

  22. Next Steps • Organize DMAC capabilities • Launch one or more pilot projects • Develop business plan • Pursue Certification of MACOORA

More Related