MARACOOS Stakeholder Input Session
MARACOOS as the Backbone of Ocean Observing in the
MidAtlantic: recent developments around support of marine
fisheries management and shellfish aquaculture businesses
Presented by: Peter Moore - MARACOOS Stakeholder Liaison
POMFISH
(MABPOM-AFS)
Cape May, NJ,
October 29, 2015
MIDDLE
ATLANTIC
REGIONAL
ASSOCIATION
COASTAL
OCEAN
OBSERVING
SYSTEM
1000 km
Cape to Cape
CT
RI
MA
Cape
Cod
NY
PA
MD
VA
DE
NJ
MARACOOS’ MISSION:
To seek, discover, share, and apply
new knowledge & understanding
of our coastal ocean
An Introduction to
MARACOOS
Peter Moore, Stakeholder Liaison
NC
Cape
Hatteras
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
IOOS Relationships
Global
Component
Regional
Component
National
Component
Global Ocean Observing System
Vessels Satellite
MARACOOS
11 Regional Associations
Satellite
CODAR
Ships/ Vessels
Glider
REMUS
Data Vis.
Modeling
Security
Leadership
Education
17 U.S. Federal Agencies
MARACOOS REGIONAL THEMES & SUCCESS STORIES
3) Water Quality – a) Floatables, b) Hypoxia, c) Nutrients
5) Energy – Offshore Wind
2) Ecosystem Decision Support - Fisheries
Areas under Consideration for Wind Energy Areas
76°0'W
75°30'W
75°0'W
74°30'W
74°0'W
73°30'W
Wilmington
39°30'N
39°30'N
New Jersey
Atlantic
City
Dover
39°0'N
39°0'N
DELAWARE
BAY
38°30'N
38°30'N
Delaware
Ocean
City
37°30'N
CHESAPEAKE
BAY
Vi
rg
i
ni
a
38°0'N
38°0'N
Maryland
37°30'N
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
37°0'N
4) Coastal Inundation - Flooding
Pennsylvania
37°0'N
1) Maritime Operations – Safety at Sea
Virginia
Virginia
Beach
Nautical Miles
0
Virginia
76°0'W
75°30'W
75°0'W
74°30'W
5
74°0'W
10
15
20
25
30
73°30'W
MATOS Objectives
• The Objectives of MATOS are to support:
• Broader and more efficient use of acoustic tag tracking information
collected in the Mid-Atlantic and adjacent regions;
• The integration of regional tag tracking information with the IOOS,
GOOS, and other observational networks, for the benefit of all
parties;
• Scientists, Managers, Fishermen, Conservationists, and other users
and potential users of acoustic tag tracking information.
Process
There will soon be ~10 real-time transmitting receivers in the
Chesapeake Bay, and >100 delayed mode receivers.
Need assurance from this group that they will participate and support
this project.
• Define the conditions of that support, to be included in grants and
MOUs.
• Create a MATOS Chesapeake Bay Advisory group to provide review
and feedback on the system operations and products
Value Proposition
The Value:
• Easier, automated access to data, data products, and visualizations
• Support for other regional projects and cooperative networks (e.g., ACT)
• Integrated data availability – all tag data, real & near real time, in situ
environmental data, integration with fields from observing platforms
(including satellites) and models
MATOS has been developed by RPS Applied Science Associates through
support from ASMFC, NOAA, NCBO, and gratefully acknowledges
cooperation from the OTN, Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry Network, ATN and
regional investigators.
An Integrated Real-Time Water Quality
Monitoring Network
• Benefits:
• MARACOOS is in process of IOOS certification
• Our role in the region: Integration, QC and serving to public of ocean
information which meets federal standards
• Liability hurdle met
• Cost efficient
• “One-stop shopping” through development and coordination of a
regional monitoring network
Stakeholder Input
• Who is User Community?
• What is important to the User Community?
• What is Value to User Community of an Integrated (IOOS Certified)
Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Network for the Region?
• Sub-Regional?
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware Bay
LI Sound
Narragansett Bay
Buzzards Bay
Process to Date
• Stakeholder Workshops
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Sep 2013 – Delaware Bay
Mar 2014 – Chesapeake Bay
April 2015 – ISSF and NESSA
May 2015 – LI Sound (CT Shore)
Nov 2015 – Vibrio Forecasting NE regional workshop (Groton, CT)
• Coordination
• Lead on proposal development for Chesapeake Bay nutrient monitoring project with STAR
and NCBO
• Partner with UCONN, CT Sea Grant and CT Dept of Ag Bureau of AQ to develop sensor
capability in LI Sound, leverage federal funds
• Co-host of NESSA Vibrio forecasting workshop (Nov 2015)
• Responsive to FDA Wireless Seafood Buoy RFI
• Developing-supporting Industry partnerships in MARACOOS region
Next Steps
• MATOS
• Nov 23 User Interface Webinar
• Dec 7 User Workshop at SERC, Edgewater, MD (and by webinar for long-distance users
• Northeast Region Vibrio Forecasting Workshop
• Advancing Tools for Modeling, Forecasting and Managing for Vibrio spp. In the North East Region
• Nov 17-18 UCONN Groton, CT
• www.eventbrite.com/e/northeast-region-vibrio-forecasting-workshop-tickets-18905119722
• Workshop purpose: to assess the requirements and needs of stakeholders (shellfish growers, managers, public health
officials, IOOS community) based on shellfish operations and harvest management practices, and the current state of the
science for Vibrio forecast and risk assessment in the North East Region.
• Outcomes of this meeting will help shape NOAA’s effort in the development of forecasting tools that are tailored to the
unique needs of the North East Region.
• MARACOOS is YOUR regional ocean observatory and is directed by the
User Community