SCCOOS On the Horizon: Late February |
See the links below for more information about upcoming opportunities and events, as well as news related to ocean observing in Southern California. |
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The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is accepting applications for projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port | Applications due Feb. 28
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The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the Environmental Education Grant Program to support locally and regionally focused environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and community members | Applications due Mar. 3
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California Ocean Protection Council has announced the Research, and Modeling to Support Ocean Acidification, Hypoxia, and Marine Harmful Algal Bloom Management in California Solicitation for projects that enhance scientific understanding of ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) and/or marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) | Letters of Intent due Mar. 6
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Education Opportunities & Resources |
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The Surfrider Foundation seeks graduate student applicants for the Dillon Henry Memorial Internship for Summer 2026. This remote internship provides hands-on experience with science communication, reviewing environmental policies, synthesizing scientific literature, and providing support for Surfrider’s environmental campaigns and programs | Applications due Feb. 20
- The CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST) is offering paid internships in marine fisheries, ecology, policy and technology for continuing CSU undergraduate and graduate students for Summer 2026 | Applications due Feb. 25
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The National Working Waterfronts Network is seeking graduate student applicants for their 2026 Internship on Supporting Working Waterfronts through Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Planning | Applications due Mar. 4
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The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is seeking undergraduate college students for their paid 2026 Summer Internship Program to gain hands-on-experience with a small State agency focused on protecting and enhancing the state’s coastal and ocean ecosystems and ensuring easy, affordable access to and along the coast for all Californians | Applications due Mar. 5
- The Marine Technology Society (MTS) is accepting applications for student scholarships to attend their gliders (Rutgers) and ROV and Sonar (Northwest Michigan College) summer camps. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable technical skills and career-building experience | Applications due Mar. 20
- The Marine Technology Society offers multiple scholarship awards to undergraduate and graduate students who are accepted into or enrolled in full-time marine-related programs, with a focus on marine technology, marine engineering, or marine science | Applications due Mar. 23
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California Sea Grant is accepting applications for two graduate student fellowships: The Delta extension fellowship and the North Coast Seafood Extension Fellowship | Applications due Mar. 31
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The Marine Technology society is accepting applications from students and early-career ocean professionals (ECOPs) for their year-long MTS EMERGE program, designed to provide networking opportunities and foster professional skill development | Applications due Apr. 17
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The IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, University of Copenhagen, Denmark is offering a Training Course and Identification Qualification in Harmful Marine Microalgae in September-October 2026 | Applications due May 15
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Free Ocean Observing Curriculum Resource: The IOOS Association’s K-12 education toolkit provides 7 lesson plans and activities that incorporate ocean observing data | Available in English and Spanish
- SCCOOS assisted with development of the Marine HAB Detective activity (pg. 49-61), which uses our HAB data portal
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The Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team (MSLT) is extending the deadline for submitting nominations for tribal representatives to serve on this important advisory body that supports the management of California’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) network | Nominations extended to Feb. 27
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The National Marine Educators Association is now accepting proposals for the NMEA Annual Conference, Meeting of the Waters (held Jul. 12-16 in Cambridge, MD) | Proposals due Feb. 28
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The Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference (held Sep. 16-19 in Mt. Hood, OR) is now accepting session proposals | Proposals due Mar. 2
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California Sea Grant is requesting that their partners show support for California Sea Grant’s value to coastal communities and ecosystems to safeguard future funding | Add your name by Mar. 2
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The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) are seeking public comment on the Draft Statewide Plastics Monitoring Strategy and Planning Framework | Comments due Mar. 11
- OPC and SFEI are hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Strategy and solicit verbal public comments | Webinar on Feb. 25
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California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways Dockwalker Program is currently accepting volunteers. Anyone from 15 to 100 years of age can become a Dockwalker. Starting mid-March, you can attend a free training course that is valid for 3 years, either virtually or in-person.
- The California Ocean Protection Council is seeking public comment on the Draft Blueprint for Building a West Coast Science Collaborative | Comments due Apr. 1
- OPC will host a public listening session to walk through the draft Blueprint and answer your questions | Virtual session held on Mar. 4
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The National Academies are seeking experts to serve on the new Standing Committee for Earth Observations, Data, and Information Systems, which will provide ongoing guidance on scientific priorities, technical innovations, and coordination of large-scale Earth observation and data systems | Nominations due Mar. 9
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The CalCOFI Conference 2026, A Decade of Remarkable Change: Heatwaves, HABs, Hypoxia, and Other Ocean Changes off the California coast, (held May 27-28, in La Jolla, CA) is now accepting abstracts | Submissions due Apr. 10
- The 13th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae (held Oct. 25-29, in Cedar Rapids, IA) is now accepting abstracts | Submissions due May 8
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The Marine Technology invites you to the 2026 Global eDNA Conference (held Oct. 28-30 in Seattle, WA) | Abstracts due May 29
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- Liu, B., Feddersen, F., Suanda, S. H., Spydell, M. S., & Merrifield, M. A. (2026). Scaling Breaking-Wave Vorticity Generation in the Surfzone. Journal of Physical Oceanography, e250161.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Mark Merrifield (UCSD/SIO)
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Li, R., DeVries, T., Siegel, D. A., & Primeau, F. W. (2026). Seasonality in marine organic carbon export and sequestration pathways. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 40(2), e2025GB008603.
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Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Dave Siegel (UCSB)
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Buesseler, K. O., Bianchi, D., Burns, W., Chai, F., Cullen, J. T., Estapa, M., ... Siegel, D. A. … & Yoon, J. E. (2026). The case for ocean iron fertilization field trials. Dialogues on Climate Change, 29768659261420631.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PIs Daniele Bianchi (UCLA) and Dave Siegel (UCSB)
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Zaron, E. D., Waterhouse, A. F., Wang, J., Send, U., & Lucas, A. J. (2026). Observations of Baroclinic Tides in the California Current From the SWOT Satellite Altimeter and In Situ Data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 131(2), e2025JC023119.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Uwe Send (UCSD/SIO)
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Širović, A., Amorim, M. C. P., Baumann-Pickering, S., & Kok, A. C. (2026). Physiological effects of anthropogenic sound on aquatic animals: where are we and what is next?. Journal of Experimental Biology, 229, jeb250800.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Simone Baumann-Pickering (UCSD/SIO)
- The Farallon Institute has published a new report: Seabirds and ocean conditions from the CalCOFI/CCE-LTER Survey: Winter 2026 data report
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US CLIVAR has just published the report of the September 2024 workshop on Optimizing Ocean Observing Networks for Detecting the Coastal Climate Signal
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Just released: GOOS Essential Ocean Variables paper consolidating more than a decade of international work on Essential Ocean Variables – the core measurements that enable a truly global, integrated ocean observing system | Read the report
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Feb. 22-27: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, Glasgow, Scotland | Register
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Feb. 23: Walter Munk Scholar Commemorative Lecture featuring SIO Ph.D candidate Alison Laferriere, an ocean acoustics researcher specializing in signal processing for sensor systems and underwater acoustic applications | Register
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Feb. 24: The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is hosting a webinar - The Fisher and the Whale: Fisheries Oceanography of Dungeness Crab | Register
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Feb. 25: California Natural Resources Agency Hosts Discussion on Celebrating 50 Years of Coastal Stewardship - Webinar | Register
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Mar. 11-12: NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Applications Workshop: Putting PACE Data to Work Across the Earth System - online only | Register
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Mar. 23-26: 2026 Marine Technology Society Buoy Workshop in St. Petersburg, Florida | Register
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Apr. 18: Ventura Earth Day Festival hosted by the MERITO foundation | Learn More
- A family-friendly celebration - SCCOOS will be hosting a booth!
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May 5-7: The Radiowave Operators Working Group (ROWG) 14th workshop (held in Newport, OR + virtual) will gather oceanographic high-frequency radar (HFR) technicians and operators to discuss the installation, operation, and maintenance of oceanographic and liminographic HF-radar sensors | Registration due Apr. 22
- May 18-20: 2026 Underwater Glider User Group Workshop in St. Petersburg, FL | Register
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May 27-28: CalCOFI Conference: A Decade of Remarkable Change at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- SCCOOS will be in attendance, hope to see you there!
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Share your upcoming event, opportunity, or news by emailing us at info@SCCOOS.org!
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To learn more about ocean observing in Southern California, please visit our website and social media! |
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