During the month of December, the NOPP staff attended a legislative hearing by the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs on H.R. 3099. The Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 proposes that management of the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper be transferred from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council […] Read more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA/OER) announced the release of a final report, Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico. The two-volume report (OCS Study BOEM 2014-650) presents the results of a five-year […] Read more
The NOPP Office is excited to announce that the 2014 NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award has been awarded to the project team “Development of an integrated ISFET pH sensor for high pressure applications in the deep-sea.” The project is led by Dr. Kenneth Johnson from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), with co-PIs from Scripps Institution […] Read more
During the month of November, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) partners announced the launch of a new study, “Marine Artic Ecosystem Study (MARES) – Ecosystem Dynamics and Monitoring of the Beaufort Sea: An Integrated Science Approach.” The core of this research initiative is to improve the understanding […] Read more
The comm ent period on the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service proposed rule to open offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico has been extended until November 28, 2014. The proposed rule would open federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico to aquaculture, with the objectives of increasing the productivity of Gulf fisheries to help meet growing consumer demand […] Read more
FY ’15 NOPP Funding Announcement Oceanographic Modeling Funding Opportunities Three new funding opportunities for oceanographic modeling are available through the Office of Naval Research and the National Oceanographic and Partnership Program (NOPP), and are expected to run for three years FY15-FY18. It is anticipated that two or three projects may be supported within each topic […] Read more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National OceanographicPartnership Program (NOPP) partners announced the award of a study titled “Marine Artic Ecosystem Study (MARES)-Ecosystem Dynamics and Monitoring of the Beaufort Sea: An Integrated Science Approach”. The core of this research initiative is to improve the understanding of the Arctic marine environment through integration of […] Read more
FY ’15 NOPP Funding Announcement Integrating the Hydrological Cycle for improved Coastal and Global Forecasting Anticipated Resources: These efforts are expected to run for three years, with funding available from FY2015 through FY2017/18. A 12-18 month option may be considered at a later date but should not be part of the Base period budget. It […] Read more
FY ’15 NOPP Funding Announcement Earth System Prediction Coupled Air-Sea Process Studies and Coupled Data Assimilation Anticipated Resources: These efforts are expected to run for three years, with funding available from FY2015 through FY2017/18. A 12-18 month option may be considered at a later date but should not be part of the Base period budget. […] Read more
FY ’15 NOPP Funding Announcement Seamless Forecasting from the Deep Ocean to the Coast Anticipated Resources: These efforts are expected to run for three years, with funding available from FY2015 through FY2017/18. A 12-18 month option may be considered at a later date but should not be part of the Base period budget. It is […] Read more
