Observation Technology

An Ecosystem Restoration, Conservation & Monitoring Projects Web App for the U.S. Caribbean

The CARICOOS Caribbean Regional Ocean Partnership initiative has developed a new Ecological Restoration, Conservation & Monitoring Projects Web Mapping Application for the Caribbean region. This tool, available in https://arcg.is/1PDabn will allow users at a glance access to current initiatives going on in the US Caribbean and is aimed to facilitate communication between anyone interested and… Read More

Outlook of 2020 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* Dec 31st, 2020, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (huc@usf.edu)

The maps show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In December 2020, the overall Sargassum amount increased in the offshore regions of the central Atlantic, including the Central West Atlantic (CWA, i.e., the region east of the Lesser Antilles in the maps above) and the Central East Atlantic (CEA). The following regions remained… Read More