{"id":398,"date":"2020-01-28T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2024-03-18T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:56:06","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"398\" class=\"elementor elementor-398\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25e59d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25e59d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b87ce\" data-id=\"33b87ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e889e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34e889e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECTS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f7ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f7ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to funding our regional network of observing assets, NERACOOS <a href=\"http:\/\/neracoos.org\/projects\/partners\/\">partners<\/a> with organizations throughout the Northeast to&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa5f044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa5f044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-481dd6e\" data-id=\"481dd6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bdf2b elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"73bdf2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Engage & serve our regional community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Work with stakeholders to identify problems & find solutions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pilot new technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adf5ba3\" data-id=\"adf5ba3\" 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(IOOS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2291\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong>: NERACOOS is the Northeastern &#8220;branch&#8221; or Regional Association of U.S. IOOS, a program of NOAA, and our primary directive&#8211;you could say it&#8217;s our main project&#8211; is fulfilling the goals set forth by IOOS.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn more about IOOS <a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ways in which we fulfill our and IOOS&#8217;s mission are driven by the needs our stakeholders communicate to us; using buoys, high frequency radar, gliders, tide stations, coastal monitoring stations, and models, <\/span>NERACOOS provides support for ocean scientists to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Produce ocean observations and models:<\/strong> We launch and maintain equipment that can gather and transmit information about ocean conditions, and support models that increase our understanding of past and future weather events<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Integrate new and historic data\/information: <\/strong>We provide people with tools that make it easy to access and visualize data of all kinds, from real-time ocean conditions to forecasts to historical trends<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Facilitate regional collaboration:<\/strong> We bring together other people and groups who are working on similar things to make all of our efforts better and more impactful<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> Get to know our <a href=\"http:\/\/neracoos.org\/projects\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partners and System Operators<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> 2010-2021; renewed in 2021 to fund through 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> U.S. IOOS,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), open-sans; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">NOAA Ocean Acidification Program<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NECAN)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2292\"><em>(NECAN has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.NECAN.org<\/a>)<\/em>\n\n<strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Regional scientists, resource managers, and members of the fishing industry have come together to identify and address vulnerabilities posed by ocean acidification. NECAN is developing information that can be used by all who may be impacted by ocean acidification. Visit the NECAN site for more information, or click here to learn more about ocean acidification.\n\n<strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:\u00a0<\/strong>Many people! See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NECAN.org\/about-necan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.NECAN.org\/about-necan<\/a> for the full list.\n\n<strong>TIMELINE:\u00a0<\/strong>Ongoing\n\n<strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY: <\/strong>NOAA, IOOS\n\n<strong>MORE:<\/strong> visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NECAN site<\/a> for information on projects, partners, and learn how to get involved.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2293\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Integrated Sentinel Monitoring Network for Change (ISMN)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2293\"><p><em>(ISMN has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sentinelmonitoring.org<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Climate change and other human stressors are altering the ecosystem at unprecedented rates. The Integrated Sentinel Monitoring Network was created to consolidate existing monitoring efforts, observe, and track changes, from the tiniest plants to the largest animals and the landscapes they inhabit, so that resource managers can understand the full picture before making decisions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> More than 50 institutions! Visit the ISMN website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\/plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for the full list<\/a><\/p><p><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> NERACOOS, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northeast Regional Ocean Council, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Ocean Energy Management<\/span><\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Original scoping 2013; funded in 2019; project ongoing<\/p><p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\">Visit the ISMN website<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2294\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2294\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2294\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2294\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>OVERVIEW: <\/b>The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) is a growing global initiative composed of regional networks of scientists, resource managers, and end-users working to integrate data from existing long-term programs to improve our understanding of changes and connections between marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/b> NOAA, MBON, University of Maine, Bigelow Institution of Oceanography, University of New Hampshire, St. Joseph\u2019s College, GMRI, WHOI, and the New England Aquarium<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>FUNDING PROVIDED BY: <\/b>NOAA\/IOOS<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>TIMELINE: <\/b>Gulf of Maine MBON was established in 2019, currently ongoing.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>PROJECT PAGE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/marinebon.org\/pages\/gommbon\/\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/marinebon.org\/pages\/gommbon\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2295\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2295\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (OAIE)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2295\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2295\"><em>(The OA Info Exchange has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.oainfoexchange.org<\/a>)<\/em>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong>: Founded in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/PLAW-111publ11\/pdf\/PLAW-111publ11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2009 FOARAM Act<\/a>, the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\">oainfoexchange.org<\/a>) is an online community for professionals interested in or working with ocean and coastal acidification. The community&#8217;s mission is to respond and adapt to OCA by fostering an online environment built on trust, where our members feel empowered to ask, answer, and learn from one another.\n\n<strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/\">NOAA Ocean Acidification Program<\/a>, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management\n\n<strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> NOAA OAP\n\n<strong>TIMELINE<\/strong>: 2018 &#8211; ongoing\n\n<strong>MORE<\/strong>: Go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\">oainfoexchange.org<\/a><\/strong> to request an account and join the conversation!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2296\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2296\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Coastal Ocean Model Testbed (COMT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2296\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2296\"><p class=\"p1\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Climate change, more frequent and powerful storms, and sea level rise all pose massive challenges to which coastal communities need to prepare and adapt. It&#8217;s essential that resource managers and city officials have access to forecasting models that can accurately predict the effects of changing conditions, whether it&#8217;s short-term flooding effects from a Nor&#8217;easter, or the longer-term effects of a rising sea on safe housing. The Coastal Ocean Model Testbed (COMT) is <a href=\"https:\/\/comt.ioos.us\/\"><span class=\"s1\">a national program<\/span><\/a> working to unify the modeling efforts of federal and research communities to create the most comprehensive forecasting models possible. Through participation in the COMT program, we and our partners are working to merge two powerful forecasting models, one for river overflow and one for ocean inundation, to make a unified model that can more accurately predict storm effects on our coasts.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/strong> UMass Dartmouth, University of New Hampshire, Gulf of Maine Research Institute<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> NOAA\/IOOS<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Originally launched in 2005; revamped in 2016; project ongoing.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">See the project outputs and learn more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/coastal-ocean-modeling-testbed\/\">COMT page<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2297\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2297\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2297\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2297\"><p class=\"p1\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> PORTS is a nationally-available information system that measures and disseminates the oceanographic and meteorological data that mariners need to navigate safely. PORTS mitigates risk by integrating real-time environmental data and meteorological parameters with forecasts and other geospatial information, and tailoring the output to the needs of local communities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/strong> Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Mass Maritime Academy, Woods Hole Group, NOAA National Ocean Service, NERACOOS, U.S. Coast Guard, &amp; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Established nationally in 1991; NERACOOS project established 2016- ongoing\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/ports\/\">Learn more about PORTS in Cape Cod and see NERACOOS project outputs on the PORTS project page<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov\/ports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NOAA PORTS site<\/a> has a data portal and information about other national efforts.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2298\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2298\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Water Level Monitoring Workshop<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2298\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2298\">Agenda and presentations from September 2023 water level monitoring workshops will be available soon. Click to view the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/water-level-monitoring-workshop\">Water Level Monitoring Workshop<\/a> project page. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2299\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2299\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Other Collaborations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2299\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2299\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> NERACOOS is also a sub-awardee on a number of collaborative efforts throughout the region. For these projects we serve a different roles, such as providing a hub for data, project management assistance, or access to other partners&#8217; resources. Currently, we&#8217;re partnering on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/project\/habon-ne-an-adaptive-observing-network-for-real-time-in-situ-hab-monitoring-and-data-sharing-across-new-england\/\">MERHAB: HABON-NE, An Adaptive Observing Network for Real-Time, In Situ HAB Monitoring and Data Sharing Across New England<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead:<\/strong> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Primary Investigator (PI)<\/strong>: Dr. Michael Brosnahan\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> NOAA NCCOS<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/ott-operationalizing-real-time-telemetry-onboard-commercial-fishing-vessels-in-the-northeast\/\">Operationalizing Real-Time Telemetry Onboard Commercial Fishing Vessels in the Northeast<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead<\/strong>: Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PIs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erin Pelletier, Dr. James Manning<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> U.S. IOOS<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/CurrentProjects\/Northeast\/TabId\/2911\/ArtMID\/14234\/ArticleID\/15728\/Assessment-of-the-Observing-Network-to-Identify-Processes-Relevant-to-the-Predictability-of-the-Coastal-Ocean-of-the-Northeast-on-Centennial-Time-Scales.aspx\">Assessment of the Observing Network to Identify Processes Relevant to the Predictability of the Coastal Ocean of the Northeast on Centennial Time Scales<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead:<\/strong> University of Connecticut<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dr. Samantha Siedlecki<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> NOAA<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARCHIVED PROJECTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea306c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea306c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These projects have already been wrapped up, but you can still access the project outputs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1128b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a1128b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">OA Thresholds<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> We and our partners expanded our ability to predict changes in ocean chemistry by integrating data into the Northeast Coastal Ocean Flooding System (NECOFS) model. Creating a more comprehensive model allowed us to better understand trends in coastal acidification. Throughout the project term, we demonstrated the OA forecasting model to users like the aquaculture industry who could use predictions to prepare for acidification events.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>PARTNERS: <\/strong>University of New Hampshire, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Maine Orono, Northeast Regional Ocean Council, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Hamilton College, Mook Sea Farm, and New Hampshire Sea Grant<\/p><p><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/\">National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/\">NOAA Ocean Acidification Program<\/a><\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022<\/p><p>Find final project outputs on the <a href=\"http:\/\/neracoos.org\/oa-thresholds\/\">OA Thresholds project page.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Coastal Nutrient Monitoring <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> The Nutrient Observatory project works to develop and deploy sensors that can monitor the amount of nutrients in coastal and estuarine waters.<\/p><p><strong>WHO WAS INVOLVED:<\/strong> University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire, University of Maine, NERACOOS<\/p><p><strong>FUNDED BY: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/ocean-technology-transition\/\">IOOS Ocean Technology Transition program (OTT)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\">Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<\/a><\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> 2015-2020<\/p><p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> Take a deeper dive into project details on the <a href=\"http:\/\/neracoos.org\/nutrient-observatory\" rel=\"noopener\">Nutrient Observatory<\/a> page.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1683\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1683\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Improving Storm Predictions and Accessibility<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1683\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1683\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong>\u00a0This project seeks to increase the accessibility and usability of information needed for understanding the effects of Hurricane Sandy and improving preparedness and response for future extreme storm events.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>WHO WAS INVOLVED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/axiomdatascience.com\/\">Axiom Data Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmri.org\/\">Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)<\/a>, NERACOOS\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> 2015-ongoing<\/p><p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> Learn more about improving storm predictions and take a look at the demo data portal on the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos.org\/stormdata\/\">Storm Predictions project page.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1684\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1684\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Storm Impacts (Regional Resiliency)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1684\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1684\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Each year New England&#8217;s communities are damaged by coastal storms, and climate change is increasing storm frequency and intensity. Accurately predicting where, when, and how hard these storms will hit is vital to avoiding true catastrophes, which is why the Regional Resiliency project was launched. In addition to creating tools that can provide more detailed flooding forecasts, partners will also work to build &#8220;green infrastructure&#8221; (restoring wetlands) that can shield the coast from storm damage.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>WHO WAS INVOLVED:<\/strong> <em>(Flooding forecasts)<\/em> University of Connecticut, University of Rhode Island, UMass Dartmouth, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, Spaulding Environmental Associates, LLC<\/p><p><em>(Green infrastructure)<\/em> The Nature Conservancy, CT, RI, MA, NH, &amp; ME Coastal Managers, Northeast Regional Ocean Council<\/p><p><em>(Project results)<\/em> Gulf of Maine Research Institute, RPS Group<\/p><p><strong>FUNDED BY:<\/strong> NOAA Office of Coastal Management<\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> COMPLETED<\/p><p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> Learn more about the project and check out the outputs by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos.org\/regional-resiliency\/\">Regional Resiliency page.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1685\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1685\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Exploring Low pH in the Gulf of Maine<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1685\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1685\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/CurrentProjects\/Northeast.aspx#\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Low pH in Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Maine: A Data Synthesis-Driven Investigation of Probable Sources, Patterns and Processes Involved<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\"><b>Project Lead:<\/b> University of Maine<\/li><li class=\"li2\"><b>PI:<\/b> Dr. David Townsend<\/li><li class=\"li2\"><b>Funding:<\/b> NOAA<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1686\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1686\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tracking Ocean Alkalinity <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1686\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1686\"><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/tracking-ocean-alkalinity-using-new-carbon-measurement-technologies-taact\/\">Tracking Ocean Alkalinity using New Carbon Measurement Technologies (TAACT)<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead:<\/strong> University of New Hampshire<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dr. Joseph Salisbury<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> U.S. IOOS<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1687\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1687\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Researching Harmful Algal Blooms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1687\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1687\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/ott-transitioning-imaging-flowcytobot-harmful-algal-bloom-mitigation-research\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Transitioning Imaging FlowCytoBot for Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation and Research<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\"><b>Project Lead:<\/b> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/li><li class=\"li2\"><b>PI:<\/b> Dr. Heidi Sosik<\/li><li class=\"li2\"><b>Funding:<\/b> U.S. IOOS<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1688\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1688\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Improving OA Predictions on the Coast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1688\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1688\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Northeast Integrated Ocean Observing Network (IOOS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\"><p><strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong>: NERACOOS is the Northeastern &#8220;branch&#8221; or Regional Association of U.S. IOOS, a program of NOAA, and our primary directive&#8211;you could say it&#8217;s our main project&#8211; is fulfilling the goals set forth by IOOS.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn more about IOOS <a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ways in which we fulfill our and IOOS&#8217;s mission are driven by the needs our stakeholders communicate to us; using buoys, high frequency radar, gliders, tide stations, coastal monitoring stations, and models, <\/span>NERACOOS provides support for ocean scientists to:<\/p><p><strong>-Produce ocean observations and models:<\/strong> We launch and maintain equipment that can gather and transmit information about ocean conditions, and support models that increase our understanding of past and future weather events<\/p><p><strong>-Integrate new and historic data\/information: <\/strong>We provide people with tools that make it easy to access and visualize data of all kinds, from real-time ocean conditions to forecasts to historical trends<\/p><p><strong>-Facilitate regional collaboration:<\/strong> We bring together other people and groups who are working on similar things to make all of our efforts better and more impactful<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> Get to know our <a href=\"http:\/\/neracoos.org\/projects\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partners and System Operators<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> 2010-2021; renewed in 2021 to fund through 2026<\/span><\/p><p><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> U.S. IOOS<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NECAN)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\"><em>(NECAN has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.NECAN.org<\/a>)<\/em>\n\n<strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Regional scientists, resource managers, and members of the fishing industry have come together to identify and address vulnerabilities posed by ocean acidification. NECAN is developing information that can be used by all who may be impacted by ocean acidification. Visit the NECAN site for more information, or click here to learn more about ocean acidification.\n\n<strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:\u00a0<\/strong>Many people! See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NECAN.org\/about-necan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.NECAN.org\/about-necan<\/a> for the full list.\n\n<strong>TIMELINE:\u00a0<\/strong>Ongoing\n\n<strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY: <\/strong>NOAA, IOOS\n\n<strong>MORE:<\/strong> visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NECAN site<\/a> for information on projects, partners, and learn how to get involved.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Integrated Sentinel Monitoring Network for Change (ISMN)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\"><p><em>(ISMN has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sentinelmonitoring.org<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Climate change and other human stressors are altering the ecosystem at unprecedented rates. The Integrated Sentinel Monitoring Network was created to consolidate existing monitoring efforts, observe, and track changes, from the tiniest plants to the largest animals and the landscapes they inhabit, so that resource managers can understand the full picture before making decisions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> More than 50 institutions! Visit the ISMN website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\/plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for the full list<\/a><\/p><p><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> NERACOOS, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northeast Regional Ocean Council, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Ocean Energy Management<\/span><\/p><p><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Original scoping 2013; funded in 2019; project ongoing<\/p><p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentinelmonitoring.org\">Visit the ISMN website<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\"><p class=\"p1\"><b>OVERVIEW: <\/b>The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) is a growing global initiative composed of regional networks of scientists, resource managers, and end-users working to integrate data from existing long-term programs to improve our understanding of changes and connections between marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/b> NOAA, MBON, University of Maine, Bigelow Institution of Oceanography, University of New Hampshire, St. Joseph\u2019s College, GMRI, WHOI, and the New England Aquarium<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>FUNDING PROVIDED BY: <\/b>NOAA\/IOOS<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>TIMELINE: <\/b>Gulf of Maine MBON was established in 2019, currently ongoing.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>PROJECT PAGE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/marinebon.org\/pages\/gommbon\/\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/marinebon.org\/pages\/gommbon\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (OAIE)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\"><em>(The OA Info Exchange has its own website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.oainfoexchange.org<\/a>)<\/em>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<strong>OVERVIEW<\/strong>: Founded in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/PLAW-111publ11\/pdf\/PLAW-111publ11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2009 FOARAM Act<\/a>, the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\">oainfoexchange.org<\/a>) is an online community for professionals interested in or working with ocean and coastal acidification. The community&#8217;s mission is to respond and adapt to OCA by fostering an online environment built on trust, where our members feel empowered to ask, answer, and learn from one another.\n\n<strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/\">NOAA Ocean Acidification Program<\/a>, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management\n\n<strong>WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED:<\/strong> NOAA OAP\n\n<strong>TIMELINE<\/strong>: 2018 &#8211; ongoing\n\n<strong>MORE<\/strong>: Go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oainfoexchange.org\">oainfoexchange.org<\/a><\/strong> to request an account and join the conversation!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2126\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2126\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Coastal Ocean Model Testbed (COMT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2126\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2126\"><p class=\"p1\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> Climate change, more frequent and powerful storms, and sea level rise all pose massive challenges to which coastal communities need to prepare and adapt. It&#8217;s essential that resource managers and city officials have access to forecasting models that can accurately predict the effects of changing conditions, whether it&#8217;s short-term flooding effects from a Nor&#8217;easter, or the longer-term effects of a rising sea on safe housing. The Coastal Ocean Model Testbed (COMT) is <a href=\"https:\/\/comt.ioos.us\/\"><span class=\"s1\">a national program<\/span><\/a> working to unify the modeling efforts of federal and research communities to create the most comprehensive forecasting models possible. Through participation in the COMT program, we and our partners are working to merge two powerful forecasting models, one for river overflow and one for ocean inundation, to make a unified model that can more accurately predict storm effects on our coasts.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/strong> UMass Dartmouth, University of New Hampshire, Gulf of Maine Research Institute<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> NOAA\/IOOS<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Originally launched in 2005; revamped in 2016; project ongoing.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">See the project outputs and learn more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/coastal-ocean-modeling-testbed\/\">COMT page<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2127\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2127\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2127\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2127\"><p class=\"p1\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> PORTS is a nationally-available information system that measures and disseminates the oceanographic and meteorological data that mariners need to navigate safely. PORTS mitigates risk by integrating real-time environmental data and meteorological parameters with forecasts and other geospatial information, and tailoring the output to the needs of local communities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>WHO\u2019S INVOLVED:<\/strong> Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Mass Maritime Academy, Woods Hole Group, NOAA National Ocean Service, NERACOOS, U.S. Coast Guard, &amp; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>FUNDING PROVIDED BY:<\/strong> Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>TIMELINE:<\/strong> Established nationally in 1991; NERACOOS project established 2016- ongoing\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/ports\/\">Learn more about PORTS in Cape Cod and see NERACOOS project outputs on the PORTS project page<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov\/ports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NOAA PORTS site<\/a> has a data portal and information about other national efforts.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2128\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2128\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Water Level Monitoring Workshop<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2128\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2128\">Agenda and presentations from September 2023 water level monitoring workshops will be available soon. Click to view the <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/water-level-monitoring-workshop\">Water Level Monitoring Workshop<\/a> project page. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2129\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2129\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Other Collaborations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2129\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2129\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong> NERACOOS is also a sub-awardee on a number of collaborative efforts throughout the region. For these projects we serve a different roles, such as providing a hub for data, project management assistance, or access to other partners&#8217; resources. Currently, we&#8217;re partnering on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/project\/habon-ne-an-adaptive-observing-network-for-real-time-in-situ-hab-monitoring-and-data-sharing-across-new-england\/\">MERHAB: HABON-NE, An Adaptive Observing Network for Real-Time, In Situ HAB Monitoring and Data Sharing Across New England<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead:<\/strong> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Primary Investigator (PI)<\/strong>: Dr. Michael Brosnahan\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> NOAA NCCOS<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/ott-operationalizing-real-time-telemetry-onboard-commercial-fishing-vessels-in-the-northeast\/\">Operationalizing Real-Time Telemetry Onboard Commercial Fishing Vessels in the Northeast<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead<\/strong>: Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PIs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erin Pelletier, Dr. James Manning<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> U.S. IOOS<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/CurrentProjects\/Northeast\/TabId\/2911\/ArtMID\/14234\/ArticleID\/15728\/Assessment-of-the-Observing-Network-to-Identify-Processes-Relevant-to-the-Predictability-of-the-Coastal-Ocean-of-the-Northeast-on-Centennial-Time-Scales.aspx\">Assessment of the Observing Network to Identify Processes Relevant to the Predictability of the Coastal Ocean of the Northeast on Centennial Time Scales<\/a><\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Project Lead:<\/strong> University of Connecticut<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>PI:<\/strong> Dr. Samantha Siedlecki<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> NOAA<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROJECTS In addition to funding our regional network of observing assets, NERACOOS partners with organizations throughout the Northeast to&#8230; Engage &#038; serve our regional community Work with stakeholders to identify<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"folder":[42],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6436,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions\/6436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}