Regional IOOS

Coastal ecosystems are complex. U.S. waters encompass 11 Large Marine Ecosystem that range from the cold waters of the Arctic to the warm waters of the tropical Pacific Islands. The Great Lakes, with over 10,000 miles of coastline, are the world’s largest system of freshwater lakes. Each region is characterized by unique geological, physical and chemical properties, biological productivity and human uses. The national network of eleven regional observing system provides services to the entire coastline of the U.S.

The 11 IOOS Regional Associations (RAs) design, maintain and operate regional coastal observing systems. Each RA is managed by a Board of Directors drawn from stakeholders in the region. The RAs works with agencies, industry, scientists and others to tailor an observing system to address specific regional issues.

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	Alaska Ocean Observing System - AOOS Sheyna Wisdom, Executive Director
	Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System – CARICOOS Julio Morell, Executive Director
	Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System - CeNCOOS Henry Ruhl, Executive Director
	Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System – GCOOS Barb Kirkpatrick, Executive Director
	Great Lakes Observing System - GLOS Kelli Paige, Executive Director
	Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System – MARACOOS Gerhard Kuska, Executive Director
	Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems – NANOOS Jan Newton, Executive Director
	Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems – NERACOOS Jake Kritzer, Executive Director
	Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System – PacIOOS Melissa Iwamoto, Executive Director
	Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System - SCCOOS Clarissa Anderson, Executive Director
	Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association – SECOORA Debra Hernandez, Executive Director

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Regional IOOS

Regional IOOS

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