U.S. Navy Opens Nominations for ORAP Membership
The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) is soliciting nominations for new members. Read more
NOPP Program Update: July 2011
The following NOPP-hosted federal groups met in July at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership… Read more
NOPP Program Update: June 2011
Several members from the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships met in June to discuss Public Law 111-11, which calls for the formation of a task force on Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Technology and Infrastructure. Read more
BOEMRE, NOAA and USGS Launch Maritime Science Expedition off Mid-Atlantic Coast Aboard the Research Ship Nancy Foster
Expedition using sonar to map deepwater canyons, and to identify sensitive biological habitats, coral communities and archeological sites such as shipwrecks and other historically significant sites. Read more
NOPP Program Update: April 2011
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) will attend and host an exhibit booth at the 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress in Victoria, British Columbia from May 14-18. Please stop by our booth and pick up a copy of the report on Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network. Read more
Ocean Leadership Contracted to Help Manage the Gulf Research Initiative
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Contracts Ocean Leadership to help manage the Gulf Research Initiative Read more
NOPP Program Update: February 2011
The recommendations from the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) breakout session on Attaining an Operational Biodiversity Observing Network: Transforming Recommendations to Action at the January 19-20, 2011 National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) conference are now available. To view these recommendations and recommendations from additional breakout sessions, please visit http://communities.earthportal.org/ncseoceans2011/. Read more
Dr. Margaret Leinen New Chair of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) office would like to welcome Dr. Margaret Leinen, Executive Director of Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, to her new role as Chair of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP). Read more
NCSE Recommendations for a National Marine Biodiversity Observing Network
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) coordinated a breakout session at the National Council for Science and Environment (NCSE) 11th National Conference on January 20th, 2011. The conference theme was Our Changing Oceans and the NOPP session focused on Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (BON): Transforming Recommendations to Action. The recommendations generated from the breakout session focused on the following steps needed to implement a national marine BON: Read more
Dr. James Kendall Departs as Co-Chair of the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships
The Interagency Working Group would like to congratulate Dr. James Kendall on his temporary appointment as Acting Director of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). Read more