Meetings

CARICOOS CO-HOSTS NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES REVIEW PANEL SPRING MEETING

The NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) held its spring meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from February 28 to March 2, 2023. This committee provides NOAA with independent advice on improving the quality, efficiency, and usefulness of NOAA’s hydrographic services portfolio and navigation-related products, data, and services. CARICOOS co-hosted the meeting and welcomed Nicole Le Boeuf, Assistant Administrator, NOAA… Read More

BUILDING A COLLABORATION AMONG PUERTO RICAN ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE INTERSECTIONS OF CLIMATE HAZARDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ENERGY.

The University of Puerto Rico and the University of Arizona hosted on June 23, 2022, a workshop entitled “Collaborative Planning for a Resilient Puerto Rico to Cascades in Climate, Energy and Public Health” bringing together organizations from Puerto Rico to discuss and seek strategies that address the relationship between climate, energy, and public health. During… Read More

CARICOOS CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) is seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) for collaborations on the operation, maintenance, enhancement, and outreach of the program. We welcome submissions from academic institutions, profit and non-profit organizations, and federal & state governments. EOIs to operate, maintain, and enhance our existing infrastructure, as well as pilot projects to… Read More

CARICOOS Board of Directors fully engaged in securing continued support for meeting high priority coastal data and product needs.

On November 7, 2019 the CARICOOS Board of Directors met with the system’s technical and administrative leadership to discuss and agree on approaches to follow towards a comprehensive stakeholder need assessment and prioritization process. Said need assessment is essential for the design of the proposal requesting support for the upcoming five-year funding cycle.  CARICOOS’s Board,… Read More

USCG Sector San Juan Pollution Prevention and Boater’s Safety Training

Each year hundreds of lives are lost and millions of dollars in property damage are accounted for as a result of preventable recreational boating accidents on U.S. waterways. To address this situation, the Incident Management Division of the US Coast Guard (San Juan Sector) offered the “Pollution prevention and boater safety” workshop at Puerto Chico… Read More

Coastal conservation and security workshop.

On June 19, 2019 CARICOOS played a role on the workshop “Coastal Conservation and Security” at the Pedalea store in Isabela. CARICOOS products and services were presented to a group of stakeholders that included representation from professional rescue organizations like SVERI Rescate Isabela and Coastal Professional Rescue Team. Focusing on the persistent increment in safety-related… Read More

2019 CARICOOS General Assembly

Please join us at CARICOOS’ General Assembly meeting. It is a change to participate in the ocean observing conversation and build collaborations with CARICOOS and our stakeholders. When: Friday May 24th, 2019 from 8:00AM to 3:00PM Where: Club Náutico de San Juan CLICK HERE TO REGISTER