News and Events

2008 News Archives


Months: Dec | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan

December


None

November

  • First deep-sea observatory in continental U.S. (MARS) lauched by MBARI click here Habitat Server (11/10/2008)

    • October

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 1 beach in San Mateo County (10/30)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 1 beach in Monterey County (10/28)

  • View the CeNCOOS Interactive Map: Ocean Observing in Central Coast MPAs (pdf)
        *To use the interactive map tools, please save and reopen the pdf*
               View map user guide and details here   (10/29)

  • MBARI instruments (1990-2008) record lowest Monterey Bay ocean temperatures in 2008
      View cold water anomaly data products M1 temp anomaly

    • September


  • Read about our current and future activities in our 'CeNCOOS Update' (pdf) (9/5/2008)

  • View the new PaCOOS interactive West Coast Habitat Server

  • Monterey Aquarium Releases White Shark (9/7)

  • CDFG closes nearshore fishery in Northern CA to protect yelloweye rockfish (9/02)

  • View new CeNCOOS Classroom teaching tools click here M1 temp anomaly (09/01)

    • August

  • HABMAP in the CeNCOOS Region Satellite algal bloom (8/18/08)

    • July


  • The Center for Intergrated Marine Technologies (CIMT) ends as a program - some projects will be continued by CeNCOOS and other organizations (7/31)

  • West Coast Governor's Ocean Action Plan (7/29)

    • June



    None

    May


  • NOAA awards CeNCOOS funding to support ocean observing efforts in 2008-09 (pdf) (5/30/08)

  • View the new CIMT Phytoplankton Identification Guide

  • Heal-the-Bay 18th Annual California BeachReport Card (5/21)
    - Dry weather water quality on beaches very good, wet weather water quality down overall from last year
    - LA County has overall worst, but 3 CeNCOOS region beaches rank in top 10 for worst water quality
    Press Release: pdf
    Full Report: pdf

  • Sewage spill into SF Bay near Tiburon (5/14)

  • New CeNCOOS Council Members added (5/13):
    Raphael Kudela, UC Santa Cruz
    Dean Wendt, CalPOLY
    Frank Shaughnessy, Humboldt State University
      For full listing of 15 CeNCOOS Council members, click here

  • Learn about national ocean observing issues, view the IOOS director's most recent newsletter here

  • IOOS announces 2008 cooperative grant award for CeNCOOS and other Regional Associations - view IOOS director's newsletter here (5/2)

    • April


  • View the April update for the National Federation of Regional Associations (word doc) (4/30)

  • CeNCOOS reconvenes group of scientists to discuss reasons for recent large, persistent algal blooms in Monterey Bay - view our report here. (4/14)

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council Closes California Commercial and Sport Chinook (King) Salmon
    fisheries for first time in history due to record low numbers of fish
    View Pacific Fishery Management Council's Press Release (pdf) (4/10)

  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium - April 5th 8-3PM CSUMB - Free Public Event! http://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/currsymp2008/welcome.html

  • Elevated bacteria levels found at 1 Santa Barbara County beach (4/7)

    • March


  • New York Times article on Sacramento River salmon collapse (3/17)

  • California’s Central Coast Marine Protected Areas now in effect
    http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/ccmpas_list.asp

  • Elevated bacteria levels found at 2 Santa Cruz County beaches (3/25)

  • Humboldt Bay Symposium 24-26 April 2008 http://www.humboldtbay.org

  • IOOS announces 2008 funding recommendations for CeNCOOS and other Regional Associations - view IOOS director's newsletter here (3/22)

  • American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Annual Symposium - March 11-15 in La Jolla, CA http://data.memberclicks.com/site/aaus/Annual_Symposium_2008_Flyer.pdf

  • 2008 Salinity and Drainage Conference, March 26 in Sacramento. Topics will focus on future plans and current practices related to salt/water management on the Westside of the San Joaquin Valley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/WRC/sdp_meetings.html

  • American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Annual Symposium - March 11-15 in La Jolla, CA http://data.memberclicks.com/site/aaus/Annual_Symposium_2008_Flyer.pdf

  • View live video from Monterey Bay sponsored by National Marine Sanctuary Program March 2-7

    • February


  • Sacramento River salmon run forecast at all time low - possible salmon fishing season closure with final decision scheduled for April 10th:
    View Pacific Fishery Management Council's Press Release (pdf) (2/28)
    Attend Public Hearing on salmon management: April 1 Eureka, CA

  • Journal of Science article shows first map of human impacts on world oceans, indicates few areas untouched (2/14)

  • Albany beach in Alameda County (east SF Bay) still closed 4 months after Cosco Bucan Oil Spill

  • Tarballs on central California beaches, likely from natural source - CeNCOOS report (2/1)

  • EPA chief seeks probe of Marin County sewerage agency after over 5 million gallons spill into SF Bay in three incidents Jan-Feb

  • Federal court orders navy to suspend sonar off southern California to protect whales despite Bush Administration protests (2/4) http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/04/navy.sonar.ap/

  • Marine scientists discuss first 5 years of monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Network (2/05)

  • DWR snow survey results for Sierras above average, SF-Delta water pumping reduced to protect endangered Delta Smelt (2/28)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 4 beaches in San Mateo County  (2/28)

  • Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Conference, Pacific Grove, Feb 27-29 http://www.iep.ca.gov/AES/Asilomar_2008.htm

  • 2 beaches in San Mateo County closed due to tar balls ; unsafe bacteria levels found at 3 beaches (2/20)

  • Health advisory lifted near San Quentin following sewage spill (2/17)

  • Read SF Chronicle story on Richardson Bay spill (2/01)

  • Several beaches under advisory in Marin County due to 3 sewage overflows of over 5 million gallons into northern SF Bay in the last month (2/18)

  • 1 beach in Santa Cruz County with unsafe bacteria levels (2/18)

  • 2 beaches in San Mateo County closed due to tar balls ; unsafe bacteria levels found at 2 beaches (2/15)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 1 beach in Santa Barbara County (2/11)

  • Elephant seal annual migrants return to Ano Nuevo State Reserve

  • Western Groundfish Conference Feb 4-8, Santa Cruz, CA http://tundra.iphc.washington.edu/home.php

    • January


  • 1 beach closed due to sewage spill in South SF Bay ; unsafe bacteria levels found at 3 beaches in San Mateo County (1/30)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 2 beaches in Santa Barbara County (1/28)

  • DWR releases report indicating above average snowpack near Lake Tahoe (1/31)

  • Coverage of Maverick's Surf Contest (1/12)

  • Woman drowns at Sonoma State Beach in large ocean swell (1/15)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 3 beaches in San Mateo County (1/7 - 1/11)

  • Unsafe bacteria levels found at 7 beaches in Santa Barbara County (1/7 - 1/11)

  • Researchers take advantage of January's "storm of the decade" to collect unique data (01/07)

  • San Francisco Sewer overflow potentially effects 2 beach areas (01/07)

  • DWR releases Sierras snow report for January 3, 2008 (with below average snowpack levels)

  • TOPP tracks winning leatherback sea turtle in summer-to-summer solstice race (1/2)