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Ocean Best Practices Workshop

MBON, Marine Life 2030, GOOS and the AIR Centre will host two special sessions at the VIII Ocean Best Practices (OBPS) workshop ranging in different time zones. These sessions we will bring together the communities contributing to Biology and Ecosystem (BioEco) ocean observation and forecasting to foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices, build capacity and promote synergies with ocean observation initiatives and projects, as well as with the overall biodiversity monitoring community, supporting common solutions for collective impact.

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Sanctuary Watch - Web-Enabled Information

Web-Enabled Information for Sanctuary Management Easy access to information for tracking ecosystem conditions, human connections and management impacts are critical to timely, effective and community-based resource management. Through an exciting collaboration that leverages expertise across NOAA’s IOOS Program (including the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network), Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) Program, National Centers for Coast and Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), we are developing web-based, interactive tools to track and better understand the changing nature of sanctuary ecosystems.

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