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From Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras, MARACOOS powers understanding and prediction of the Mid-Atlantic ocean and coasts, enabling better decisions through better data. https://maracoos.org/
We’re hiring! MARACOOS is seeking a Communications Manager to lead strategy, digital outreach, and storytelling about ocean and coastal observing. Remote or DC-based. Apply by Dec. 1
Details: https://maracoos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Communications-Manager-Job-Announcement.pdf
🦈🌊 The “Sharks as Ocean Observing Platforms” webinar recording is now live!
Catch Dr. Aaron Carlisle & Caroline Wiernicki as they explain how tagged sharks help strengthen hurricane intensity forecasts.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/X-sQxmjC0pc?si=yf0ccj3SShI3iXlw
From near-real-time ocean data to webinars and workshops to coastal insights, the MARACOOS newsletter keeps you connected to what matters in the Mid-Atlantic.
📩 Subscribe today: https://maracoos.org/get-our-newsletter/
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#OceanObserving | #IOOS | #MARACOOSUpdates
#FeatureFriday: See how MARACOOS OceansMap Insights bring coastal data to life for NY & NJ. Tetra Tech’s Sheri Schwartz shares how these dashboards help inform planning, safety & coastal management. 🌊
https://youtu.be/EuIQxLqFaB4?si=h-SHsni4U4cMqcHD
💬 Ideas? info@maracoos.org
🌾 Join the Chesapeake Research Consortium Nov 19, 12–1 p.m. ET for
“Sowing Seeds, Growing Relationships” — a conversation on the future of sustainable agriculture & Bay restoration.
🔗 Register: https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable/
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#ChesapeakeBay #Sustainability #AgChat
🌊 📣 MACAN is seeking a contractor to develop a new metric assessing marine species’ vulnerability to acidification across the Mid-Atlantic.
💰 Up to $80K | ⏰ Apply by Dec 5, 2025 | Remote
Details: https://files.constantcontact.com/1d0269c3301/1abccba8-3ce1-42ce-a199-de792c7f8569.pdf?rdr=true
Webinar advertisement featuring a shark image. Titled "Tracking Hurricanes Through Sharks," hosted by MARACOOS and University of Delaware on November 17, 2025, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern. Invitation to register today for insights on hurricane forecasting using ocean data.
Can sharks help forecast hurricanes? 🦈
Find out in our upcoming webinar with Dr. Aaron Carlisle and Caroline Wiernicki from @UDelaware.
📅 Nov. 17, 2025 | 1-2 p.m. Eastern
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6hvYaabtQyK8ntvCZmufQQ#/registration
🌊 Educators & ocean enthusiasts — don’t miss this webinar on the newly updated Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Curriculum.
🗓️ Nov. 19 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. (Eastern)
🔗 https://www.midacan.org/events/coastal-acidification-in-the-classroom-ngss-aligned-curriculum-for-high-school-students-and-teachers/
🌊 #CatchTheKing 2025 is complete!
Hundreds of volunteers across coastal VA mapped this year’s king tides using the @WetlandsWatch Sea Level Rise app — helping @VIMS_News validate flood forecast models.
Explore the data 👇
🔗 wetlandswatch.org/catchtheking
Planning a beach day or heading out to fish? 🌊
Stay safe & prepared with real-time ocean data from the IOOS Regional Associations.
Watch to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFVZSf24B6Q
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#IOOS #OceanData #CoastalSafety
#FeatureFriday: The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN) has a new website!
Learn how they’re advancing understanding of coastal & ocean acidification across the region.
🔗 Explore: https://www.midacan.org/
An underwater unmanned vehicle, colored green and blue with the names "LOCAN" and "Redwing" on its body, navigating through deep blue ocean water.
🌊 A world first! Rutgers & Teledyne have launched Redwing—a Slocum Sentinel Glider on a mission to circle the globe, collecting ocean & climate data across 3 oceans over 2 years.
Learn more ➡️ rutgers.edu
#OceanObserving #GliderScience #IOOS
🌊 Join us next Weds, Oct. 29 (1–2 p.m. ET), for a webinar on the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Forecast System (CBEFS)—a tool delivering forecasts for oxygen, salinity, HABs, pathogens & more.
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nXyt_ykOQ8iP7EBQxJcWzA#/registration
Webinar advertisement featuring a shark image. Titled "Tracking Hurricanes Through Sharks," hosted by MARACOOS and University of Delaware on November 17, 2025, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern. Invitation to register today for insights on hurricane forecasting using ocean data.
Can sharks help forecast hurricanes? 🦈
Find out in our upcoming webinar with Dr. Aaron Carlisle and Caroline Wiernicki from @UDelaware.
📅 Nov. 17, 2025 | 1-2 p.m. Eastern
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6hvYaabtQyK8ntvCZmufQQ#/registration
Promotional image for the Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit in Dewey Beach, DE on November 12-13, featuring a red lighthouse on the ocean at sunset. Logo of MARCO (Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean) displayed at the bottom.
MARACOOS is proud to support our partner, MARCO, for the Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit — uniting the region to tackle storm debris, derelict gear, & microplastics.
🗓️ Nov. 12-13 | Dewey Beach, DE
🔗 https://whova.com/portal/registration/i7bHxvpSuQ5gELIk0prp/
Three people standing in front of an "IOOS Association" banner. The person in the middle is holding a framed picture of a coastal landscape. All are smiling at the camera.
Group of people posing for a photo in front of a large aquarium, with one individual holding a framed certificate.
A group of five individuals smiling for a photo in front of a large aquarium tank filled with various sea creatures, including fish and a turtle. One child is holding a framed certificate.
#FeatureFriday: Congratulations to Captain Ray Toll, recipient of the 2025 @IOOS_Association Caraid Award! 🌊
Honored for his lifelong leadership advancing ocean observing through @ODU, @MTSociety, and the @VAAquarium.
Learn more ➡️ https://ioosassociation.org/caraid/
🌊 It’s #OceanAcidificationWeek! Rising CO₂ is making our oceans more acidic, threatening oysters, clams, lobsters & corals. Learn more & join events hosted by @goa_on this week 👉 https://goa-on.org/webinars/OaWeek2025/webinar.php#schedule
#OceanScience #OceanAction
From near-real-time ocean data to webinars and workshops to coastal insights, the MARACOOS newsletter keeps you connected to what matters in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Satellite image of a storm approaching the eastern coast of the United States, covering a large portion of the Atlantic Ocean near the coastline.
🚨 Severe weather alert for the Mid-Atlantic: Expect damaging winds, large hail & possible tornadoes. Stay safe, check weather.gov or NOAA weather radio for updates.
#MidAtlantic #CoastalHazards #WeatherSafety #MARACOOS #OceansMap
Satellite image of a storm approaching the eastern coast of the United States, covering a large portion of the Atlantic Ocean near the coastline.
🚨 Severe weather alert for the Mid-Atlantic: Expect damaging winds, large hail & possible tornadoes. Review safety plans & check regional conditions in our East Coast Storm Tracker Insight:
#MidAtlantic #CoastalHazards #WeatherSafety #MARACOOS #OceansMap
Close-up view of a glider on the back of a ship.
An glider placed on the deck of a boat, ready for deployment in open sea waters.
Image showing a glider being deployed from the rear deck of a boat into the ocean.
#FeatureFriday: MARACOOS06 has joined MARACOOS01 in the Atlantic for nearly a month, flying a W-shaped pattern to monitor the end of hurricane season & the fall transition in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
🐋 Whale data: robots4whales.whoi.edu
#GliderSeason #OceanObserving
🌊 Join us Oct. 29 (1–2 p.m. ET) for a webinar on the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Forecast System (CBEFS)—a tool delivering forecasts for oxygen, salinity, HABs, pathogens & more.
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nXyt_ykOQ8iP7EBQxJcWzA#/registration
Infographic by NOAA about harmful algal bloom observing and forecasting, highlighting affected areas in the U.S. on a map, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the Great Lakes. Indicators on the map show different types of algal impacts like fishery closures and toxin productions. Key points discuss the economic and health impacts caused by these blooms.
National HAB Observing & Forecasting Networks deliver real-time data + predictions to protect health, seafood & coastal economies. 🌐 Learn more:https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/page-attachments/habs/noaa-operational-hab-services.pdf
Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit:
📅 Nov 12–13 | Dewey Beach, DE
⏰ Register by Oct 7
Details + registration 👉 https://www.midatlanticocean.org/ocean-planning/work-groups-collaborative-efforts/marine-debris-work-group/2025-marine-debris-summit/
#FeatureFriday: Discover MARACOOS’s new OceansMap Insights for Virginia!
Check out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGIXgb8yHaI
Explore all our regional dashboards here: https://maracoos.org/insights/
Ideas for more data layers? Email us at info@maracoos.org
Sharing for our ocean observation community 🌊:
Dialogues with Industry returns Oct 8 to explore the future of ocean observing—AI/ML, emerging tech & more.
📍 Zoom | 10:30–1:00 EDT
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LhZBcVVSR_Ony-Pz_EKMSA
#FeatureFriday 🌊 No time for a full webinar? Catch this clip on Sofar Spotter wave buoys in Delaware Bay—bringing stronger coastal flood monitoring to Delaware communities.
https://youtu.be/70Bar5ORmP4
🌊 Didn’t catch our webinar? Watch the recording to see how Sofar Spotter Wave buoys + OceansMap are powering the new WWW Network & helping Delaware communities monitor flood risks: https://youtu.be/Jy-4cuYm2C8
#OceanObserving #CoastalResilience #FloodRisk #DecisionSupport #OceanData
🌊 Big news from Cape Cod: We have restored the Nauset HF radar station! The northernmost site in our network is back online, delivering real-time ocean current data for navigation, safety, fisheries & more.
Details: https://maracoos.shorthandstories.com/maracoos-nauset-hf-radar-upgrade/
#FeatureFriday: Our field agents have names. Come meet them all on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN3xwAe3oeh/
@Sofar Ocean
