SCCOOS On the Horizon: Late August |
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 FEMA FY2025 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) is accepting submissions for projects that increase port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies | Applications due Aug. 15
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Blue Convergence Fund is accepting proposals for the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants, for up to $150k for projects that develop innovative solutions to complex challenges in marine conservation and sustainability | Applications due Sep. 4
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NOAA is establishing a Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) and is seeking applications for projects focused on aquaculture and the coastal economy | Applications due Sep. 5
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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 Sep. 10
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The Ocean Protection Council has announced the Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program to support California Native American tribes in assessing and planning for sea level rise impacts on cultural resources, ancestral lands, and lifeways | Applications due Sep. 12
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Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025 starts Sep. 29-Oct. 2 and funded by the European Union provides opportunities to design and test data-driven workflows. Includes cash and travel prizes | Register by Sep. 26
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California WHALE TAIL® Grants is accepting applications from projects that connect people to the California Coast and its watersheds through education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences | Applications due Dec. 15
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Education Opportunities & Resources |
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Graduate and Undergraduate students are now invited to submit abstracts for the Fisheries & Benthic Monitoring TechSurge | Abstracts due Aug. 22
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US GO-SHIP is looking for 3 students aboard the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown between Jan. & Mar 2026, about 45 days at sea. Tentative start port Recife, Brazil and end port Punta Arenas, Chile | Applications due Aug. 28
- NOAA Satellites Hackathon: Open to current undergraduate and graduate students. Check out this video to learn more | Applications due Sep. 12
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Climate Science Alliance is hiring an Engagement and Communications Apprentice in San Diego, CA | Applications open now
- Back to School! Free Ocean Observing Curriculum Resources:
- NOAA offers curated K-12 resource kits for popular topics, created by NOAA and tailored to different grade levels. Teachers, educators, and learners everywhere can use these kits in (or out!) of the classroom.
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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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- Calls for Abstracts:
- The 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting is now accepting abstracts (Feb. 2026, Glasgow, Scotland) | Abstracts due Aug. 20
- Graduate and Undergraduate students are now invited to submit abstracts for the Fisheries & Benthic Monitoring TechSurge (Oct. 8-9, Rhode Island) | Abstracts due Aug. 22
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Operational BioTrack and NASA’s PACE program are seeking collaborators and data contributors to integrate marine acoustic and satellite data to identify biodiversity hotspots in waters of the US Atlantic | Complete the collaborator survey here
- USC Sea Grant is partnering with the CA Marine Sanctuary Foundation to distribute a survey about coastal access in California. Share how you use and value the coast, especially if you visit the ocean regularly or face challenges with coastal access. Access the survey here, and please share with others!
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- Satterthwaite, E. V., Field, J. C., Fassbender, A. J., Aceves‐Medina, G., Bograd, S. J., Hazen, E. L., … Gold, Z. … Thompson, A. R., … & Semmens, B. (2025). The essential role of large research vessels in marine ecosystem observations and ocean sustainability. Limnology and Oceanography.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PIs Zachary Gold (NOAA/PMEL), Andrew Thompson (NOAA/SWFSC), and Brice Semmens (UCSD/SIO)
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Laso-Jadart, R., Corrigan, S. L., Yang, L., Lee, S. H., Gay, E. J., Fedrigo, O., Lowe, C. G., ... & Naylor, G. J. (2025). A genomic test of sex-biased dispersal in white sharks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(32), e2507931122.
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Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Chris Lowe (CSULB)
- Crutchfield, C. L., Rekasius, N., Jajodia, A., Darci-Maher, T., Shrestha, S., Budhathoki, A., ... B. X. Semmens, … & Kastner, R. FishSense Mobile: A Mobile Device App for On-Deck Fisheries Management Operations.
- Features contributions from SCCOOS PI Brice Semmens (UCSD/SIO)
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Aug. 19: Q&A webinar for the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants | Register
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Aug. 26-28: The Marine Technology Society is hosting the Oceans In Action 2025 Workshop featuring marine science/technology research efforts along the Gulf Coast. Biloxi, MS.
- Sep. 4-5: California Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting. Sep. 4-5, UC Santa Barbara, CA
- Sep 6: The Orange County Marine Protected Area Council is hosting a Tidepool Volunteer Education Workshop | Register
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Sep. 9-11: Marine Mammal Commission 2025 Annual Meeting in La Jolla, CA
- SCCOOS Director Clarissa Anderson will be speaking
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Sep. 15-18: Black in Marine Science (BIMS) Week: Blue Horizon Summit – marine scientists, policymakers, and innovators come together to co-create solutions for coastal resilience, ocean justice, and workforce equity. San Diego, CA & Virtual | Register
- Sep. 16-18: IOOS Fall Meeting, Traverse City, MI
- Sep 20: California Coastal Clean Up Day, Statewide
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Sep. 20: Ocean Protection Council Meeting, Sacramento CA & Virtual
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Sep. 29-Oct. 2: OCEANS 2025 Great Lakes conference - New Horizons in Blue Tech: Bridging Knowledge and Innovation. Chicago, IL. | Register
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Sep. 29-Oct. 2: The Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025, a collaborative event inviting scientists, researchers, and innovators to explore the open science ecosystem developed by the Blue-Cloud project, virtual.
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Oct. 1-8: San Diego Climate Week
- Oct. 4: Family-friendly marine science celebration event - Walter Munk Day. La Jolla, CA
- SCCOOS will be hosting a booth and activity!
- Oct 7-10: 22nd Annual International Submarine Symposium. Canary Islands, Spain
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Oct 8-9: TechSurge - Fisheries & Benthic Monitoring. Narragansett, RI
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Oct. 10-11: AltaSea and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium are hosting the 2025 California Seaweed Festival, Los Angeles, CA
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Oct. 18-24: International Conference on Harmful Algae, Punta Arenas, Chile.
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Share your upcoming event, opportunity, or news by emailing us at info@SCCOOS.org!
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