Thinking of everyone in Kotzebue braving this storm — stay safe! 💙🌊

View local water level data (not all data is up to the minute):
🔗 water-level-watch.portal.aoos.org#metadata/100...

More info: awlw.aoos.org

@alaskaskies.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social

It's time to submit abstracts the the Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), which will be in Anchorage Jan 26.-30. The deadline to submit is Oct. 7, 2025. The deadline to submit workshop requests is December 9th, 2025. More info: www.alaskamarinescience.org

Come say hello to AOOS at Arctic Encounter in Anchorage if you are there! #arcticencounter

Photos from AOOS PI Natalie Monacci (UAF CFOS):
📍 GAKOA mooring serviced in Resurrection Bay
⚓ GAKOA on deck
🌊 M2 surface mooring deployed in SE Bering Sea

These moorings track long-term ocean change & acidification.
More: aoos.org/project/long...

@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social

Rocky Island—where Lynn Canal, Icy Strait & Chatham Strait meet—recently got a full upgrade: new solar array & weather sensor, plus improved placement for better data. Big thanks to @mxak and mariner feedback! 📡⚓
📸: @geminiwaltzmedia
#AOOS #MarineSafety #AlaskaWeather

Help shape the future of AOOS.
With funding uncertainty ahead, we’re gathering input to guide our priorities. If you haven’t yet, please take and share this survey (2 of 2 surveys):

🔹 Data Portal Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thank you! 🙏

Help shape the future of AOOS.
With funding uncertainty ahead, we’re gathering input to guide our priorities. If you haven’t yet, please take and share this survey (1 of 2 surveys):

🔹 AOOS User survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thank you! 🙏

Tomorrow, June 25, is #OceanDataDay 🌊 From fishers to forecasters to first responders, ocean data powers life, safety, and business. Dive into the impact ➡️ ioosassociation.org/focus-areas/ #WorldOceanMonth #OceanDataDay #DataBelowtheSurface #IOOS

Yukon River Chinook are predicted to arrive on the delta with average run timing in 2025: The first significant pulse (15% point) is expected by June 13th and 50% of the run is expected to have arrived by June 21st.

FULL FORECAST:
aoos.org/2025-yukon-r...

New USGS CoastCam camera in Unalakleet that was added to the WebCOOS network, a collab between AOOS, SECOORA, and USGS. The camera is being used to study coastal change hazards, water levels and erosion in Alaska.
Link to camera: webcoos.org/cameras/unal...

Submit your ideas for naming our two Imaging FlowCytobots (IFCBs) before they start their work detecting harmful algal blooms in Alaska this summer! 🌊🔬
👉 aoos.org/help-name-ou...
#HABs #AlaskaOcean #IFCB #ScienceInAction

New study links saxitoxin from harmful algal blooms to northern fur seal deaths in the SE Bering Sea. AOOS’s IFCB helped detect toxic Alexandrium algae. More: aoos.org/new-study-li...

KYUK did a great story on upcoming Backyard Buoy deployments in Kuskokwim Bay this summer!

This collab between AOOS & Nalaquq LLC (Quinhagak) brings real-time wave, temp, & pressure data — helping boaters decide: head out or stay put.

www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

Huge milestone from @uafairbanks! Their “Glide 365” project kept ocean gliders in the Gulf of Alaska for 441 days straight, collecting nonstop data from surface to seafloor. First high-res view of seasonal ocean changes! #OceanScience #Gliders
aoos.org/uaf-glider-t...

The President’s budget proposes eliminating all federal funding for IOOS regional operations like AOOS.

Congress can still stop this.

🔗 apnews.com/article/trum...

Salmon fishermen in SE Alaska are gathering ocean data near fishing spots & transit routes! It’s all part of the Trolling Vessel Ocean Measurement program, led by the Alaska Trollers Association with @AOOS, @AlaskaSeaGrant, & @UAF_CFOS. Photo by Jim Moore. #Alaska #Fisheries #OceanScience

ADN interviewed numerous researchers who say losing federal funding could limit Alaska’s ability to monitor and respond to environmental conditions. Features AOOS Executive Director Sheyna Wisdom and our colleagues.

www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Check out our website to learn more about AOOS! www.aoos.org

Photo by Thomas Farrugia.

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)! We provide ocean and coastal information to the public through our projects, collaborative networks, and data portal. More to come!