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PacIOOS Stakeholders Workshop Developing The Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS). Clean, Safe, Productive Ocean & Resilient Coastal Zone. A partnership among Government Agencies NGOs, Industry, Academic and Indigenous Groups. One-stop-shop for Ocean information.
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PacIOOS Stakeholders Workshop Developing The Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS) Clean, Safe, Productive Ocean & Resilient Coastal Zone A partnership among Government Agencies NGOs, Industry, Academic and Indigenous Groups One-stop-shop for Ocean information Chris Ostrander, PacIOOS Director
National IOOS Program • IOOS® is a national program created to ensure the sustained observation of our nation's coastal oceans and to develop information products from those observations to assist people in their lives and livelihoods • Marine operations • Climate variability • Ecosystems, fisheries, and water quality • Coastal hazards • Coastal and marine spatial planning
Two-Stage Implementation Hawaii Sub-region ActivitiesPacific Regional Activities • Focused pilot project • Observations • Modeling • Data integration • Product development • Education and outreach • Build on existing observations • Identify stakeholders • Determine data and product needs • Build partnerships for system growth • Distribute data currently available • Build governance framework
Transportation Stakeholder Sectors Fisheries MSP and Permitting Tourism Health and Water Quality Industry R&D Science Ecosystems Security
Initial Governing Council Governing Council Ex Officio Delegates Regional Members Coast Guard Army Corps of Engineers Outrigger Hotels WPRFMC NOAA-CRED US Sub-Regional Members Affiliate Sub-regional Delegates SOEST DOT-Harbors OP/CZM C&C Honolulu HCA Liquid Robotics HHUG CNMI Governor’s Office Government of the FSM Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources College of the Marshall Islands American Samoa EPA Palau Int. Coral Reef Center
HiOOS: Major Focus Areas Ocean-State and Forecast Numerical Modeling Ecosystem Information Coastal Hazards Water Quality Data Management and Visualization
Importance of Today’s Workshop • Morning: presentations regarding system development to date • Afternoon: rotating small group discussions on the key focus areas of PacIOOS in Hawaii: • Water quality • Coastal hazards • Ocean conditions • Biological observing • Modeling • Data management • Education/outreach • RFP for FY11-15 released: July 1st, 2010 • Stakeholder workshops in insular Pacific • American Samoa: June 29th, 2010 • CNMI: July 19th, 2010 • Guam: July 21st, 2010 • Initial Governing Council meeting: July 29th, 2010 • Proposal for FY11-15 due October 2010