Overview
- Click here to access Phase I Workshop materials held January 21-22, 2016
- Click here to access Phase II Workshop materials held September 13-14, 2016
- Click here to access Final Workshop Documents
NERRS-IOOS Working Lunch at CERF
Overall
The working lunch was a success as we were able to share the progress made with this initiative and identify what is already underway or could be underway between these two programs around the nation, and how it allows us to demonstrate to NOS and to our stakeholders the value of the programs and what is and can happen on the ground/regional level.
Take Away
We learned that despite many emerging biological parameters and novel sensors, temperature and salinity remain fundamental parameters we need to consistently measure and that link ocean observing systems together. Expansion of observations to capture offshore and/or alongshore gradients would be valuable, as would observations that target ocean acidification, HABs, metrics related to fisheries success, and water level dynamics related to the nearshore and relevant to navigation, safety and coastal communities. As observing systems grow in number and coverage, we need to ensure we streamline data accessibility by minimizing the number of different portals and maximize the transferability of data across platforms.
NERRS-IOOS CERF Session Working Lunch Presentations (pdf)
- Marie Bundy: NERRS-IOOS Collaborative Observing Network
- Kari St Laurent: Observing coastal storm signals by integrating geospatial monitoring systems along the Eastern U.S.
- Kim Cressman: Transferability of NERRS-IOOS data integration tools from East Coast to Gulf Coast applications
- NERRS Science Collaborative (LOI Due Dec. 8th)
- Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) for the Identification and Application of Acidification Thresholds in Coastal Ecosystems (Find through https://www.grants.gov/)
- Meeting Agenda
- Workshop Participant List
- Meeting Summary
- Short Meeting Summary for Participants
- NERR and IOOS RA Interview Summary
- Background Information (Excel)
- NERRS-IOOS Phase 1 Meeting Two Pager
Presentations:
- IOOS 101 (Jennifer Bosch, US IOOS)
- NERRS: A Programmatic Overview (Marie H. Bundy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management)
- The Benefits of Integrated Environmental Monitoring / Observing in Supporting Science to Inform Decision Making: Brief Case Studies (Dwayne E. Porter, University of South Carolina)
- Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR Overview (Dr. Michael Shirley, GTM NERR)
- Monitoring Ecosystem Change: A Partnership Approach (Paul Stacey, Great Bay NERR)
NERRS-IOOS Phase II Workshop
For the second of two NOS funded workshops between IOOS and NERRS - the east coast IOOS Regional Associations and NERRs representatives were invited to the Jacques Cousteau NERR in Tuckerton, NJ on September 13-14, 2016. Stemming from the discussions from the Phase I workshop, participants of this Phase II workshop discussed the operating structure of this new NERRS-IOOS monitoring network as well as a project proposal to demonstrate the integration of observations collected with both programs to respond to extreme events.
Building on the success of this demonstration project, participants also began planning the development of a decision support tool to aid in decisions surrounding the potential impacts of coastal inundation. Below are some of the documents supporting and summarizing the workshop, including a list of actions to move this network and its project plans forward into FY17.
- Workshop Agenda and Participants
- NERRS-IOOS Data Manager Contacts
- NERRS-IOOS Integration of Observations: A Demonstration Project Proposal
- A project designed to demonstrate the value of and obstacles to integrating and analyzing IOOS and NERRS observation data to assess the impact of events, like Hurricane Joaquin, on inshore to offshore water quality along the East Coast. Ultimately, this led to the submission of an abstract to the CERF 2017 Session.
- NERRS-IOOS Proposed Pilot Project: Species of Concern Alerts
- A Species of Concern Alert that requires the integration of NERRS and IOOS data sets across multiple regions with a benefits to fisheries management.
- A Species of Concern Alert that requires the integration of NERRS and IOOS data sets across multiple regions with a benefits to fisheries management.
- Workshop Summary
- Workshop Action Items
- The attendees identified next steps for moving the process forward, including the development of the Framework document below.
Final Workshop Documents
- NOS NERRS-IOOS Collaborative Coastal Observing Network One-Pager (updated July 2017)
- NERRS-IOOS Framework for a Collaborative Observing Network
- This version represents the final iteration of a Framework document based on the results of the workshop and input from participants. It is currently our guiding document and describes the ways that the NERRS and IOOS programs can work collaboratively to characterize the inshore to the offshore coastal environment to address ecosystem changes, public health concerns, and inform management. It also describes existing collaborative partnerships. Looking forward, this Framework will help support the development of new tools that inform managers about recurring events like coastal storms, hypoxia, and coastal acidification.