1. Regional Theme 2: Ecological Decision Support - Fisheries

2. Progress to date: The MarCOOS glider has been ordered Delivery scheduled for May 2008

3. Progress to date : Regional flights have begun We have conducted 6 Northern deployments. The 7 th & 8 th deployment begins this week. Full up optics. (funded by DoD MURI) We have conducted a 2 southern lines. Third deployment begins this week. CTD only.

4. 160 Acoustic pings from transmitter over 2 hour period NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Collaboration Vemco “Fish Finder” Attached to glider for 1 and 12 day missions External Modular Sensors

5. Regional Theme 2: Ecological Decision Making - Fisheries Monthly Supplemental Finfish Surveys NOAA Fish tracking devices on gliders 3 Forecast Models 3 Assimilation Schemes

6. Glider School conducted at Rutgers 1/9/08-1/11/08 Major participants were MarCOOS scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students Second glider school scheduled in may Major participants include Naval Research Lab, NATO, and foreign scientists

7. Coming year: -Deploy the IOOS glider -Continue the northern and southern legs Northern leg would be occupied every month Southern leg to be occupied every second month Note: this exceeds what was actually proposed -Get the modelers the glider data -Integrate ecosystem relevant sensors into the time series