1. Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
MARACOOS
CARA
GCOOS

2. SECOORA’s Structure 3 full time staff, plus contract support
24 member Board of Directors
Policy Committees
Board Development, Governance, Finance & Audit, Public Policy
Program Committees
Science Advisory, Operations & Maintenance, DMAC, Outreach and Education
Over 40 members
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3. Who are our Members?
Over 40 representatives from academia, industry, government agencies, and NGOs
Why become a member?
Provide input into data and information products
Leverage organization’s monitoring/observation activities
Participate in collaborative opportunities and networking
Set regional priorities
Access to coastal and ocean related educational products and materials
37th institutional member in process: Georgia Aquarium

4. What do we do?
Sustain SECOORA as a Regional Information Coordination Entity
Sustain an Observing Subsystem
Moored and Coastal Stations and High Frequency Radar (HFR)
Support a Multi-Scale Multi-Resolution Modeling Subsystem
Enhance Data Management and Communications
Support a Targeted and Leveraged Education and Outreach Subsystem

5. Success Stories
Basic Observational Buoy (BOB) Educational project for universities and high schools to address STEM disciplines
"This model has reduced the sampling burden for our Regional staff; but the major benefit has been the Department's quicker response time for posting beach advisories and subsequent enhancement of our agency's primary mission of protecting the public health."
David E. Tilson, PE Chief, Bureau of Water, SCDHEC
Water Quality Modeling Cross RA effort to enhance prediction and analysis of bacterial public health concern

6. Success Stories
Marine Weather Portal Provides marine observations, forecasts, and warnings for coastal and offshore waters
Oil Spill Response
Many members contributed resources and expertise to understanding the impacts and movement of the spill

7. Where are we going?
Challenges…SECOORA is a big region with many legacy systems
Plans to overcome include:
Developing, in coordination with IOOS and other RAs, a 10 year build out plan
Focusing on end products with stakeholder feedback at every level – from the build out plan to the final product
Strong integration with other regional entities, especially the Governors' South Atlantic Alliance
Continuing cross-RA communication and coordination

8. Contact Information
Debra Hernandez Executive Director SECOORA