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- Understanding the Line in the Sand: GCOOS Spring Meeting explores the thresholds of ocean parameter change and potential impacts on the environment and society 24 May 2024
- GCOOS Board Election Runoff 25 April 2024
- IOOS Funding Cuts 28 March 2024
- Support Ocean Observing 27 March 2024
- GCOOS Board Elections 26 March 2024
- GCOOS Announces Fellowship Award Winners 9 February 2024
- All Things Beaches 13 December 2023
- Applications Now Open for 2024 Undergraduate Fellowship Opportunity at GCOOS 7 December 2023
- Fall Meeting Wrap 20 October 2023
- Uncrewed Systems and Hurricanes 28 August 2023
- A New Era of Ocean Observing Opportunities: GCOOS Spring Meeting focuses on potential data streams from renewable energy and uncrewed platforms and new data coming in about the Gulf of Mexico 28 April 2023
- Wondering About Red Tide Impacts? Check the Red Tide Respiratory Forecast! 1 March 2023
- Special Announcement-Spring Webinar Series 7 February 2023
- New Gulf of Mexico Initiative Seeks to Address Ocean Acidification Across International Borders 30 November 2022
- News from GCOOS: What Data and Observing Products Do Gulf Communities Need? Please Take Our Survey Today! 1 September 2022
- Register Today to Join Us for the GCOOS Fall Meeting in September 8 July 2022
- Using Shared Science to Protect Common Resources and Bridge Diplomatic Divides 6 June 2022
- Uncrewed Systems are Revolutionizing Hurricane Forecasting 1 June 2022
- GCOOS Joins New $360 Million National Water Effort Focused on Water Hazards and Water Resources 7 April 2022
- Red Tide Hotel Study 17 March 2022
- Board Nominations 17 March 2022
- Spring Webinar Update 10 March 2022
- The Underwater Glider that Could – and Did 24 February 2022
- Red Tide Indexes 14 February 2022
- Special Announcement – Spring Webinar Series 1 February 2022
- New Board 8 November 2021
- RedTide Forecast Expansion 4 November 2021
- Don’t Miss the Special Ocean Decade Satellite Session on Stakeholder Engagement 8 September 2021
- Hurricane Resources 27 August 2021
- GCOOS Announces New Executive Director 19 August 2021
- Red Tide Respiratory Forecast is Now Operational 9 August 2021
- Respiratory Forecast Team Mobilizes 18 June 2021
- Spring Meeting Wrap 2 June 2021
- GCOOS Spring Board Members Meeting 18 & 20 May 17 May 2021
- An Important Announcement from the GCOOS Board of Directors 17 February 2021
- Using unmanned vehicles to monitor the Gulf’s Dead Zone 23 September 2020
- Robots Map Ocean Heat Content in Advance of Hurricane Laura 25 August 2020
- GCOOS is tracking Cristobal in the Gulf 5 June 2020
- GCOOS, NCCOS Award $556K for New Studies to Uncover the Costs of Florida’s Red Tide, 29 April 2020
- Agenda and Logistics: GCOOS Outreach and Education Meeting November 13-14, 2019, 8 November 2019
- See Water Quality Citizen Science in Action, 31 October 2019
- New Red Tide Respiratory Forecast Available on Sanibel, 29 October 2019
- Media Availability for New Sanibel Red Tide Respiratory Tuesday October 2019, 25 October 2019
- Agenda and Logistics: GCOOS Board Members Meeting – October 9, 2019, 4 October 2019
- New Radar Installations at the Mississippi Will Help Protect Lives, Economies, 28 August 2019
- Media Advisory Radar Dedication in New Orleans, 23 August 2019
- Undersea Feature Named in Memoriam of GCOOS, Texas A&M Oceanographer, 8 August 2019
- Volunteers and Deep Computer Learning Help Expand Red Tide Warning Systems, 31 July 2019
- Message from the GCOOS Executive Director – NASEM GRP News Update, 6 May 2019
- People and Projects Make a Difference in the Gulf of Mexico, 16 April 2019
- Gulf Observing System Unveils New Website, New Logo, 5 February 2019
- New Experimental Red Tide Respiratory Forecast Will Help Public Know Their Risks When They Visit the Beach, 19 October 2018
- Please take the GCOOS Survey, 31 July 2018
- RECAP: Congressional Briefing on Florida Red Tide, 11 June 2918
- Florida’s Harmful Algal Blooms: 2018 Overview and Federal Response, 3o May 2018
- Data Approved: Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Receives NOAA/IOOS Stamp of Approval, 26 March 2o18
- Making Beach Visits Better, 23 March 2018
- Matthew Howard, 9 February 2018
- Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Receives Second Place Gulf Guardian Award, 5 December 2017
- Helping Communities Weather the Storms: Ocean Observing Systems Play Critical Role in Hurricane Prediction, Tracking, 2 October 2017
- New Funding for High Frequency Radar Sites at the Mouth of the Mississippi will Help Make Gulf Safer, 22 August 2017
- GCOOS Has New One-Stop Location for Your Hurricane Info Needs, 22 June 2017
- Every Day is World Oceans Day for U.S. Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, 8 June 2017
- GCOOS Members Leading the Way in Creating Ocean Technology Education Opportunities, 12 May 2017
- GCOOS Announces New Board, 18 April 2017
- GCOOS Welcomes New Industry Members at Annual Meeting, 6 April 2017
- Ocean Observation Tools in the Gulf Can Help U.S. Prepare for Next Disaster, 14 March 2017
- Gulf Observing System Releases new Strategic Plan, 30 September 2016
- Journal Commentary Calls for Dedicated Funding for Gulf Ocean Observing Tools in Wake of DWH Settlement 7 July 2016
- $1.8 Million Grant Will Support Public Health, Safer Shipping & Boating, Better Hurricane Predictions and Healthier Gulf Ecosystems 24 June 2016
- Red Tide Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico on Every Beach, Every Day? Soon There Will be an App for That 26 May 2016
- GCOOS Welcomes New Members During Annual Meeting in Louisiana, 4 April 2016
- Launch of New GCOOS Data Portals Featured During Today’s White House Water Summit, 22 March 2016
- Gulf’s Coastal Observing System Now Part of National Weather-Ready Initiative, 3 February 2016
- New Video Highlights Importance of Marine Observations, Need for Expansion, 27 January 2016
- New Plan Lays Framework for Gulf-Wide Observing and Warning System for Red Tides, 3 December 2015
- New NSF-Funded Project Will Help Ensure Data Quality, Sharing in the Gulf of Mexico and Beyond, 4 November 2015
- New Report Details 10 years of Improvements in Gulf Observation Systems, 29 September 2015
- St. Pete Girl Wins Gulf Guardian Award, 3 August 2015
- Public-Private Partnership Seeks to Expand Underwater Acoustic Arrays Off Florida and Texas, 13 July 2015
- New Tools Aiding Storm Prediction, Increasing Ship Navigational Safety in the Gulf, 11 June 2015
- Five Years After the Deepwater Horizon, Are Gulf States Prepared for the Next Oil Disaster?, 20 April 2015
- GCOOS Celebrates Milestone 10th Anniversary During Annual Meeting, 26 March 2015
- U.S. and Mexican Scientists Improving Research and Response Collaborations in the Gulf of Mexico, 24 March 2015
- Supporting Citizen Science in the Gulf of Mexico, 5 March 2015
- New Public-Private Partnership Offers Hands-On Learning About Climate Change, Watersheds and Pollution for Hillsborough County Students, 6 February 2015
- GCOOS-RA Members Appointed to Board Implementing Gulf Research Plan in Wake of Oil Spill, 5 January 2015
- New Report Details Mississippi’s ‘Blue’ Economy & is Leading to Maritime Business Cluster Development, 8 December 2014
- New Red Tide Research Findings Support Sustained Funding for Coastal Observing Systems in the Gulf of Mexico, 11 November 2014
- High-Frequency Radar Stations Could Save Lives, Track Spills in Gulf and Atlantic, 27 October 2014
- Tribute to Ann Jochens, Executive Director, 12 May 2014