1. 1 Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS): A Regional Ecosystem Science Board A Presentation to the NOAA Science Advisory Board July 26, 2006 William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D. Director

2. 2 Outline Purpose Presentation of Briefing What is PaCOOS? Why PaCOOS? How PaCOOS is governed How PaCOOS relates to IOOS How PaCOOS is a Regional Ecosystem Science Board (RESB) Desired Outcome

3. 3 Purpose To provide an overview of PaCOOS and its role in the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) To obtain SAB’s guidance on PaCOOS as a potential model for meeting the External Ecosystem Task Team’s (eETT) recommendations for Regional Ecosystem Science Board (RESB)

4. 4 eETT Recommendations R2,4,6,9,11,15--Establish Regional Ecosystem Science Board to plan, coordinate & execute comprehensive science plans & produce Integrated Ecosystem Assessments. R10--Standardize data management and archiving protocols among LO’s, RA’s etc. R7,13--Organize partnerships and Centers of Specialized Expertise with Oversight by Regional Ecosystem Science Board R1,3,6,8,12,14,16,17--HQ and/or LME-based implementation

5. 5 What is PaCOOS? Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System PaCOOS vision: “Provide Ocean Information for the Sustained Use of the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem Under a Varying Climate” Collaboration of NOAA LOs and External Partners

6. 6 PaCOOS Covers CC LME ** Regional Ecosystem inland boundaries include the coastal watershed and the inland extent of the diadromous fish habitat see details at http://ecosystems.noaa.gov/workshops_&_meetings.htm

7. 7 Location of NOAA offices adjacent to the California Current LME, by line office. Symbols are size- scaled by number of employees. Boundaries of the large marine ecosystem are given. Substitute for slide 15

8. 8 Why PaCOOS? To take advantage of the many huge data sets available for the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) To integrate data planning, collection, management and assimilation on an LME scale To support IOOS by serving as the Ecosystem Component of the IOOS National Backbone for the CA Current LME To enable the IOOS National Backbone for the CA Current To provide Integrated Ecosystem Assessments & Forecasts

9. 9 NOAA Data Sets

10. 10 NOAA- NESDIS Coastwatch http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/coastwatch/CWBrowser.jsp

11. 11 HAB Monitoring NOAA Fisheries NWFSC- State Agencies-Academic Partners Domoic Acid ex (1998) Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms

12. 12 DOI Fish & Wildlife Service Marine Bird Survey Inventory of all colonies at infrequent intervals (e.g., every 10-15 years) More intensive monitoring of population parameters of target species at selected colonies FWS Marine Bird Surveys

13. 13 US Geological Survey Stream Gauges

14. 14 ICOOS Data Integration Grant Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System Live Access Servers: work of Jerome King, NOAA SWFSC State, Academic, and NGO partners IOOS Regional Associations Ecosystem approach to the CCS

15. 15 Populations Use CC LME Blank slide

16. 16 Populations Vary with Physics

17. 17 Data Collection Ocean Observations & Research Data Serving Data Management Identify data gaps Set priorities for data collections Data User Assessment (reports) Forecast (Models) Management Decisions Feedback arrows: Start Here PaCOOS Sardine Forecast Development PaCOOS to Provide for Integrated Assessments & Forecasts

18. 18 PaCOOS History Originated in meeting w/Scripps Institution of Oceanography 2002 Interim Board of Governors (BoG) 2003 Meetings of BoG 2003-2005 BoG Charter & Science plan 2004 Standing Committees 2005 Executive Committee 2005

19. 19 PaCOOS Board of Governors Federal Gov. Members –NOAA Fisheries (SW & NWFSC) Interim co-chairs –NOAA NOS (NMSP, CSC) –NOAA NESDIS –NOAA OAR (PMEL) –DOI (FWS, USGS invited) State Gov. Members –CA Dept of Fish &Game –OR Dept of Fish & Wildlife –WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife Academic Members –U. of CA System (SIO) –CA State U. System (Humbolt) –U. of WA –Oregon State U. NGOs –MBARI –Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory Regional Associations –NANOOS –CENCOOS –SCCOOS International --PICES

20. 20 PaCOOS Standing Committees Data Management –Inventory, priorities, meet IOOS standards Ocean Observing –Gaps, technology, standards Modeling, Analysis and Applications –Plan and guidelines

21. 21 PaCOOS Executive Committee (Interim) Jack Barth OSU and NaNOOS Elizabeth Clarke NOAA Fisheries NWFSC Russ Davis SIO and SCCOOS Jonathan Phinney NOAA Fisheries SWFSC Dolores Wesson SIO - Coordinator

22. 22 New PaCOOS Investments New CalCOFI line off Monterey, CA (MBARI) 2003 Secured SIO CalCOFI Involvement 2003 IOOS Data Management Investment 2005 New Asst. Dir. for Ecosystems & PaCOOS Coord. 2005 New CalCOFI lines: N. CA (HSU) & WA 2006 New Coastwide Pelagic Survey 2006 IOOS Data Management, Infrastructure & Integrated Assessment Investments 2006

23. 23 PaCOOS is a Public-Private Partnership Success is contingent on: (Garrett Ralls, Cohen & Co.) –Shared Mission (Use of funds statement, business plan) –Reward (Profit, support, recognition) –Meaningful Contribution (resources, innovation, invention) –Trust, Transparency, and Integrity –Persistence in Face of Chaos and Complexity –Means to Restore Harmony (give/take) –Adaptation Only 10% are successful!

24. 24 PaCOOS & IOOS How does PaCOOS fit with IOOS planning?

25. 25 PaCOOS in IOOS Diagram

26. 26 PaCOOS, an Enabler of the IOOS National Backbone

27. 27 eETT Recommendations Revisited R2,4,6,9,11,15--Establish Regional Ecosystem Science Board to plan, coordinate & execute comprehensive science plans & produce Integrated Ecosystem Assessments. --Underway R10--Standardize data management and archiving protocols among LO’s, RA’s etc. --Underway R7,13--Organize partnerships and Centers of Specialized Expertise with Oversight by Regional Ecosystem Science Board --Partially Underway R1,3,6,8,12,14,16,17--HQ and/or LME-based implementation --Have Chosen LME-based consistent with Ecosystem Goal Team

28. 28 Desired Outcome SAB provides advice on PaCOOS as a Regional Ecosystem Science Board