NOPP 2010 Year in Review
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) remained very busy in 2010. Check out our NOPP 2010 Year in Review. Read more
NOPP Photo of the Month – Tagged N. Elephant Seal
The Northern elephant seal pictured has a CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) tag attached to it by a team of University of California, Santa Cruz researchers. This FY 05 NOPP project was led by Dr. Dan Costa of the University of California, Santa Cruz to understand apex predator and pelagic fish movements in the California Current System (CCS). The data from the tagged animals indicated the CCS is one of the most significant hotspots within the entire northeast Pacific Ocean. Read more
Dr. James Kendall Departs as Co-Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships
The Interagency Working Group would like to congratulate Dr. James Kendall on his temporary appointment as Acting Director of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). Read more