CARICOOS-Virgin Islands

2021 TROPICAL HURRICANE GLIDER MISSION IS UNDERWAY!

CARICOOS, with support from NOAA-Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), successfully deployed five (5) underwater gliders in mid-June 2021, four owned by NOAA-AOML and one by CARICOOS. Of those, three were deployed in the Caribbean Sea and two in the Atlantic Ocean. These underwater gliders will continually gather temperature and salinity profiles up to 1000… Read More

REFURBISHMENT OF CARICOOS MOORED OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA BUOYS

In May 2021, CARICOOS oceanographic data buoys off the coast of San Juan, Ponce and Vieques underwent their yearly refurbishment in order to keep them operational and ready for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. The overhaul included the replacement of batteries, sensors, and electronics. Much of this work was accomplished by our partners at the… Read More

NEW CARIBBEAN REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP (CROP) DATA PORTAL

The Caribbean Regional Ocean Partnership (CROP) is pleased to announce the launch of the new CROP Data Portal (https://crop.caricoos.org). Features include:  More than 60 coastal and ocean data products and visualizations for the Caribbean region. Easy accessibility to products by category, source, region, tags, or by search result. You can also make personalized lists of… Read More

Outlook of 2021 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* May 31st, 2021, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (huc@usf.edu)

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In May2021, the Sargassum amount continued to increase across the central west Atlantic (CWA) and the Caribbean Sea (CS), which also sets a new historical record for the month of May. Large amount of Sargassum was observed in CWA, i.e., the region east… Read More