1. www.macoora.org MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon Address October 28, 2010 Carolyn Thoroughgood ctgood@udel.edu

2. Our mission: To seek, discover, share and apply new knowledge and understanding of our coastal ocean www.macoora.org MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association

3. 1000 km alongshore 5 urban estuarine systems 10 states and DC 76 million people (25% of US population) 23% of total US waterborne commerce Commercial and sports fishing www.macoora.org MACOORA Diverse Regional Needs MACOORA coordinates and facilitates ocean observations. From Cape Cod, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC

4. www.macoora.org MACOORA MARCOOS Theme Areas Capabilities

5. MARCOOS is the operational arm of MACOORA. MARCOOS deploys and operates the Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System, a complex array of hardware— gliders, radar, buoys, and software— data, data bases, and models It is a joint effort, comprising 30 Principal Investigators from 20 academic, governmental and private institutions across the region. MARCOOS www.marcoos.us

6. www.macoora.org MACOORA + MARCOOS = MARACOOS Starting June 1, 2011, MARCOOS and MACOORA will be merged as a single entity, MARACOOS. Funding awarded to MARACOOS will support the regional association and its operational arm.

7. MARACOOS www.macoora.org

8. MARACOOS www.macoora.org

9. Thank you to our many members ASA Battelle Beacon Institute, Clarkson University CARIS USA, Inc. Center for Chesapeake Bay Observation and Modeling, U. S. Naval Academy Center for Innovative Technology Chesapeake Bay Observing System Chesapeake Research Consortium CODAR Ocean Sensors College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Delaware River Basin Commission Delaware Sea Grant College Program Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (NEP) SAIC Sonardyne Stevens Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc. U.S. Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Maryland University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Virginia Maritime Association Weatherflow, Inc. Woods Hole Group, Inc. YSI, Inc. East Carolina University Fugro Atlantic Fugro Earthdata Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing Hudson River Foundation Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Sea Grant College Millersville University Monmouth University,Urban Coastal Institute New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office NOAA Coastwatch - East Coast Node Old Dominion University