In this issue:  SECOORA Welcomes New Member | IOOS at CZ | SECOORA at Renewable Energy Forum | News from SECOORA PIs | SECOORA/SAA Meeting | Gulf News | Fish News | Job Announcements | Coming Events

SECOORA Welcomes New Member

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member Rick Cole, President of RDSEA International, Inc., a Florida-based oceanographic consulting company founded in 2002.  After twenty-one years with the University of South Florida (USF), Rick retired to focus his attention on RDSEA to bridge gaps within the ocean community between federal agencies, universities and the private sector on scientific, engineering and environmental monitoring endeavors.  RDSEA offers over thirty-years of experience on, in and under our oceans on a wide range of projects from the beach on out to over 5000 meters depth (including bays and estuaries) with a focus on air-sea interaction and ocean circulation.  RDSEA's most recent project involved the design, development, manufacture and deployment of several moored buoy systems for the First Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao, China and the Administration of Marine Fisheries Research, Jakarta, Indonesia on the "Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Prediction Program (RAMA, a subcomponent of the Indian Ocean Observing System, IndOOS).  This is a partnership that involves fellow SECOORA member Jeff Kinder, Managing Director of Down East Instrumentation, LLC.  For further information visit www.rdsea.com. For further information visit www.rdsea.com.  We look forward to Rick sharing his expertise and experiences with SECOORA.

IOOS at CZ

SECOORA had a strong presence at CZ'11 in Chicago. In addition to participating in sessions related to coastal marine spatial planning (CMSP), water quality, and national ocean policy implementation, SECOORA helped staff the IOOS exhibit and co-moderated a caf� on IOOS and CMSP.

SECOORA at South Carolina Renewable Energy Forum
SECOORA was an exhibitor at the South Carolina Renewable Energy Forum meeting held July 27, 2011 at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC. This annual event focuses on renewable energy development in South Carolina and the potential economic impact from the growth of a strong green energy industry. The event featured speakers from academia, private sector, and state agencies who shared their vision and expertise on how South Carolina can play a role in this growing sector. At the forum, SECOORA displayed its member capabilities and its expertise to effectively investigate and provide monitoring data and services to support offshore energy initiatives.  By participating, SECOORA also showed that it is an active participant in shaping the green energy future of the state and the SE Region. The presentations from the forum will be made available via the SECOORA web site shortly.

News from SECOORA Principal Investigators

Mitch Roffer, of ROFFER'S OCEAN FISHING FORECASTING SERVICE, INC.:  Information Release on Mississippi River Water in Gulf of Mexico.

Dr. Nick Shay from University of Miami is a member of the National High Frequency Radar (HFR) Technical Steering Team and attended a team meeting held July 19-20, 2011 in Boulder, CO. The meeting was led by Dr. Jack Harlan, HF Radar Manager from U.S. IOOS. Discussions were held on surface current measurements by HFR in freshwater environments, models with HFR data assimilation methods and wave measurements with HFR. Discussions were also held to address several technical issues related to the future of HFR network O&M and HFR network expansion based with the President's proposed budget of $5M for FY2012. The meeting notes are under preparation and will be made available via IOOS web site once it becomes available.

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board (RB) is seeking qualified candidates for Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). The CSO will provide science and research advice and leadership and will coordinate between the RB and other administration (Administrative Unit [AU] and Grants Unit [GU]) of the GRI. The CSO will support the RB in ensuring the intellectual quality, research effectiveness, and scientific independence of the GRI research program.  View more details.

MARACOOS seeks Executive Director

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS), a regional non-profit organization seeks a dynamic leader to serve as Executive Director.  Visit the Web site for more information.

Coming Events