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

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

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

  3. MACOORA Diverse Regional Needs From Cape Cod, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC • 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 • MACOORA coordinates • and facilitates ocean observations. www.macoora.org

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

  5. MARCOOS • 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. www.marcoos.us

  6. 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. www.macoora.org

  7. MARACOOS www.macoora.org

  8. MARACOOS www.macoora.org

  9. Thank you to our many members

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