Podcasts: May 2011
In this episode:
Collecting Ocean Data with Marine Mammals. Scientists are enlisting marine mammals with electronic tags to collect critical ocean data from around the nation. NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System is working to standardize various tagging programs so researchers can better tap into this data stream.
New Smartphone App Targets Marine Debris. With bottles, cans, abandoned or lost fishing gear, and other marine debris washing up on our shores each year, the University of Georgia and NOAA have teamed up to create a new, innovative cell phone reporting mechanism to combat the marine debris problem.
NOS Photo Contest. World Ocean Day is June 8. Help us celebrate the beauty, mystery, and importance of the ocean by submitting your best ocean photos!
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Links:
Critical New Data to be Added to the Integrated Ocean Observing System in 2011 [NOS News]
Do you remember filling out a 2010 census form from the U.S. Census Bureau? In this episode, we tell you about the '2010 centroid of the U.S. population'—a very interesting piece of information gleaned from census data that tells us a lot about how our nation's population has changed over time.
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Links:
- NOS Program Offices
- Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NOAA Coastal Services Center
- National Geodetic Survey
- Office of Coast Survey
- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
- Office of Response and Restoration
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