NOPP Photo of the Month – Baleen Whale in Greenland
The baleen whale pictured was observed near West Greenland in 2008. 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
NOPP Research on Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities Highlighted in Deep-Sea Research II
The current issue of Deep-Sea Research II is dedicated to articles on research funded through the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) on Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
NOPP Program Update: November 2010
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) is pleased to announce a breakout session on Attaining an Operational Biodiversity Observing Network: Transforming Recommendations to Action, to be held at the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) conference in Washington, DC on 20 January 2011. Read more
NOPP Researcher Scott Glenn is New Jersey CASE Professor of the Year
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has named Dr. Scott Glenn, of Rutgers University, professor of the year. The award recognizes professors for their exceptional involvement and impact on undergraduate students and also for their scholarly approach to learning and teaching. Read more
BOEMRE, DOE, and NOAA Announce Nearly $5 Million for Joint Environmental Research Projects to Advance Ocean Renewable Energy
BOEMRE, DOE, NOAA today announced eight joint research awards totaling nearly $5 million to support the responsible siting and permitting of offshore wind energy facilities and ocean energy generated from waves, tides, currents and thermal gradients. Read more
NOPP Program Update: October 2010
For funding beginning in FY 2011, the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) welcome research proposals on Marine Mammal Detection and Monitoring. The partner agencies are particularly interested in new technologies and systems to detect, identify, locate and track marine mammals within a specified area with a high level of confidence. Proposals may address one or more of the following topic areas: Read more
NOPP-er Takes on New Challenges
James E. Eckman Named New California Sea Grant Director – Longtime Senior Science Administrator to Head Multi-University Marine Research Program Read more
NOPP Program Update: September 2010
Mr. Church discussed the 2009 field season focused on deepwater archaeology and unidentified wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more