The deepwater coral pictured was taken in the Gulf of Mexico lease block Green Canyon 354 at 525 m as part of the FY 08 NOPP project led by Dr. James Brooks of TDI International, Inc. Read more
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) is pleased to announce the release of the Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Synthesis Report. The report is the result of a three-day workshop held at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership to plan for the implementation of a sustainable marine Biodiversity Observing Network (BON). Currently, there is no standardized, coordinated approach to monitoring marine biodiversity, the degree of variation in marine life forms. The report provides a set of recommendations and case studies for implementing a national and global marine BON. Read more
Scientists from Four Universities Awarded Multiple-Year Funds for Marine Mammal Detection, Classification and Localization Read more
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) today announced the release of the Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Synthesis Report. Read more
The global Argo array pictured shows the 3,258 autonomous profiling CTD floats and the data from these floats is available in real time and delayed mode. Read more
For information on how NOPP funding announcements are created and FAQ’s about the NOPP review process, please review this new document the NOPP office has created to outline the NOPP announcement and review process: https://nopp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NOPP-Funding-Best-Practices_FINAL.pdf. Read more
The recommendations from the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) breakout session on Attaining an Operational Biodiversity Observing Network: Transforming Recommendations to Action at the January 19-20, 2011 National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) conference are now available. To view these recommendations and recommendations from additional breakout sessions, please visit http://communities.earthportal.org/ncseoceans2011/. Read more
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) office would like to welcome Dr. Margaret Leinen, Executive Director of Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, to her new role as Chair of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP). Read more
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) coordinated a breakout session at the National Council for Science and Environment (NCSE) 11th National Conference on January 20th, 2011. The conference theme was Our Changing Oceans and the NOPP session focused on Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (BON): Transforming Recommendations to Action. The recommendations generated from the breakout session focused on the following steps needed to implement a national marine BON: Read more
The baleen whale pictured was observed near West Greenland in 2008. Read more
