PacIOOS Stakeholders Workshop Developing The Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS)
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PacIOOS Stakeholders WorkshopDeveloping The Hawaii Ocean Observing System (HiOOS)
One-stop-shop for Ocean informationChris Ostrander, PacIOOS Director
Clean, Safe, Productive Ocean& Resilient Coastal Zone
A partnership among Government AgenciesNGOs, Industry,Academic andIndigenous Groups
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
System Design
Coordination and Implementation
Pacific Islands Region
Two-Stage ImplementationHawaii Sub-region Activities Pacific Regional Activities
• Identify stakeholders
•Determine data and product needs
•Build partnerships for system growth
•Distribute data currently available
•Build governance framework
• Focused pilot project
•Observations
•Modeling
•Data integration
•Product development
•Education and outreach
• Build on existing observations
PacIOOS Prioritization of Effort
PacIOOS Governing Council
Stakeholder Sectors Fisheries
Health and Water Quality
Security
Transportation
MSP and Permitting
Ecosystems
TourismScience
Industry R&D
Initial Governing Council
Regional Members
Coast GuardArmy Corps of
EngineersOutrigger Hotels
WPRFMCNOAA-CRED
SOESTDOT-Harbors
OP/CZMC&C Honolulu
HCALiquid Robotics
HHUG
Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife
Resources
American SamoaEPA
CNMI Governor’s Office
US Sub-Regional Members
Governing Council
Affiliate Sub-regional Delegates
Ex Officio Delegates
Government of the FSM
College of the Marshall Islands
Palau Int. Coral Reef Center
HiOOS: Major Focus Areas
Ocean-State and Forecast
Ecosystem Information
Coastal Hazards
Water Quality
Data Management and Visualization
Numerical Modeling
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
Questions?