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29 September 2008 - Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group Meeting will be held 6 October 2008. For more information, click here.

29 September 2008 - Ocean.US is closing down as of 30 September. The International Working Group on Ocean Observations (IWGOO) will oversee coordination of IOOS, and will be housed at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. For more information, click here.

16 September 2008 - The Ocean Protection Council 10-11 September meeting review information is now available. New funding guidelines and OPC program priority documents are also posted for public comment. For more information, click here.

9 September 2008 - 20 September 2008 is the 24th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, organized by the California Coastal Commission. To learn more about the event, and how you can participate, click here.

18 August 2008 - The Ocean Protection Council has announced that the next OPC meeting will be held over two days:10 September 1-5 pm and 11 September 9 am-4 pm at the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay, CA. The meeting agenda and supporting documents will be posted here 10 days prior to the meeting.

18 August 2008 - The draft Ocean Protection Council Program Priorities are available for review and public comment. Click here to access the document. Click here for more information about the program.

5 August 2008 - Two public meetings to discuss the California Ocean Protection Council's future program priorities will be held on 19 and 22 August. For more information, click here.

31 July 2008 - NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in Southern California NOAA is awarding $853,785 to support ocean observing efforts in Southern California. For more information, click here.

29 July 2008 - West Coast Governors Launch Ocean Action Plan
The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington today joined together via satellite to launch a plan to address challenging ocean and coastal management issues along the West Coast. To learn more about the West Coast Governors’ actions and to read the action plan in its entirety, click here.

28 July 2008 - 2008 Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) Conference
The 2008 "Headwaters to Ocean (H2O)" Conference is being held 28-30 October at the Westin Long Beach. (more)

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SCCOOS brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security.

As a science-based decision support system, SCCOOS works interactively with local, state and federal agencies, resource managers, industry, policy makers, educators, scientists and the general public to provide data, models and products that advance our understanding of the current and future state of our coastal and global environment. (more)

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Access realtime and archived SCCOOS data collected within the Southern California Bight (SCB). Find related data products, information on metadata, database schema and data flow charts. (more)

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Access information about SCCOOS rapid response and intensive regional observations projects. (more)

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Learn about ocean observing systems, and follow SCCOOS' K-12 outreach and education efforts. (more)
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Access the SCCOOS maintained ocean observatory events calendar. Please note: Times listed are Pacific Standard TIme (click here)

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SCCOOS is principally funded by the California Coastal Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Additional funds for focus projects are provided by several local, state and federal agencies and private interests. SCCOOS is one of eleven Regional Associations comprising the coastal component of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). For more information, click here.For more information, click here.


Joint effort of SCCOOS and CenCOOS click here to view the MOU

 Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System