Dr. Brad Moran Selected as Acting Director of NOC Dr. S. Bradley Moran is the Acting Director of the National Ocean Council and Assistant Director for Ocean Sciences in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this capacity, he focuses on implementing federal ocean science policy and facilitating interagency efforts and partnerships […] Read more
ORAP to Hold Meeting in Arlington, VA on December 3-4 The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) will hold a meeting on December 3-4, 2013 at QinetiQ North America, 4100 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA. Expected topics for briefings and discussion include Ocean Observations, Ecosystem Based Management and Ocean Education. The meeting is open […] Read more
FY ’14 NOPP Funding Announcement Demonstration of a U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (Marine BON) NOPP is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity in partnership with National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This funding opportunity invites proposals for projects that demonstrate how an operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (Marine BON) […] Read more
Members of the steering committee from the 2010 NOPP-hosted workshop Attaining an Operational Marine Biodiversity Observation Network have published an article in BioScience outlining the need and plan for a Marine Biodiversity Observation Network. Read more
FY ’13 NOPP Funding Announcement Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Effects Assessment and Monitoring NOPP is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO), and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), titled “Marine […] Read more
FY ’14 NOPP Funding Announcement Earth System Prediction Capability NOPP is excited to announce a new funding opportunity in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR)! Read more
Across the world’s oceans bob 3,500 free-floating instruments. Every ten days, the probes descend to 1,000 meters, drift, descend to 2,000 meters, and then rise to the surf Read more
The NOPP Excellence in Partnering awards ceremony hosted by the NOPP Office in October at the MTS/IEEE Oceans ’12 conference in Virginia Beach, VA has been featured in the most recent publication of the Marine Technology Society’s newsletter (MTS) Currents. The article can be found here. Read more
