Ocean Assemblage

Objective

To provide the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with the capability to operate in all of Canada’s waters, including Canada’s Arctic waters, throughout the navigable season.  The acquisition of the Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) will increase the CAF’s capacity to defend Canada and its security, including in the Arctic.

Requirements

AOPS will be an ice-capable ship, with icebreaking characteristics to allow for year-round operations in up to and including one metre of first-year ice of high ice concentrations which may include old ice inclusions. It will also possess sea-keeping qualities to allow operations in the open ocean. AOPS will be fitted with gun systems appropriate for use in domestic constabulary roles and force protection, and designed to operate effectively in the anticipated extreme climates. AOPS crew will be up to 65 personnel, with accommodation in the ship for an additional 20 mission personnel who will be embarked as required for more complex taskings including those in support of other Government departments.  It will be capable of a maximum sustained speed of at least 17 kts, with a range of more than 6800 nautical miles.  It is capable of autonomous operations for up to 4 months.  AOPS has been designed to operate and hangar an organic aircraft. While it is anticipated that it will most frequently embark smaller utility helicopters, it will have sufficient capabilities to provide limited support to CH 148 Cyclone operations. AOPS will operate an assortment of boats and crafts to provide rescue, humanitarian, mission, and limited sealift capabilities. The ship is designed with enclosed and open storage facilities to accommodate an array of stores, including 20-ft ISO containers and utility vehicles.  It is capable of loading and offloading these cargos in various locations, such as jetties, landing craft, as well as onto the ice.

Preliminary Estimate

• More than $1.5 billion

Anticipated Timeline

• 2014
  • Implementation Approval
• 2015
  • Contract Award
• 2021 to 2025
  • Final Delivery

Point of Contact

Director Naval Requirements
Phone: 819-939-3951
Email: DAG_Naval-GAD_Naval@forces.gc.ca

Abstract:
The size structure of phytoplankton communities influences important ecological and biogeochemical processes, including the transfer of energy through marine food webs. A variety of algorithms have been developed to estimate phytoplankton size classes (PSCs) from satellite ocean color data. However, many of these algorithms were developed for application to the open ocean, and their performance in more productive, optically complex coastal and continental shelf waters warrants evaluation. In this study, several existing PSC algorithms were applied in the Northeast U.S. continental shelf (NES) region and assessed by comparison to in situ PSC estimates derived from a local HPLC pigment data set. The effect of regional re-parameterization and incorporation of sea surface temperature (SST) into existing abundance-based model frameworks was investigated, and models were validated using an independent data set of in situ and satellite match ups. Abundance-based model re-parameterization alone did not result in significant improvement in performance in the NES compared with other models, however, the inclusion of SST led to a consistent reduction in model error for all size classes. Of two absorption-based algorithms tested, the best validating approach displayed similar performance metrics to the regional abundance-based model that included SST. The SST-dependent model was applied to monthly imagery composites of the NES region for April and September 2019, and qualitatively compared with imagery from the absorption-based approach. The results indicate the benefit of considering SST in abundance-based models and the applicability of absorption-based approaches in optically dynamic regions.

Speaker

Bio(s):
Kyle Turner recently completed his M.S. in Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island with Dr. Colleen Mouw. His thesis focused on evaluating and optimizing phytoplankton size class algorithms for the Northeast U.S. continental shelf. Before his completing his masters, he received a B.S. in Earth Science from George Mason University in December 2017. He participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURFO) REU program at the University of Rhode Island in 2017 and was a summer intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 2015. He is now a research technician in Dr. Maria Tzortziou’s lab at the City College of New York.

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Presenter(s):
Dr. Alexandra (Lexa) Skrivanek, Policy Analyst and Knauss Fellow, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is
Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

– Abstract and Bios coming soon – 

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Title:
Supporting Initiatives on Ocean Health, Marine Protected Areas, the Blue Economy, and More
as a 2020 Knauss Fellow at NOAA

Presenter(s):
Dr. Alexandra (Lexa)Skrivanek, Policy Analyst and Knauss Fellow, NOAA Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is
Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

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Abstract:
Over the past year, as a 2020 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, I have had the opportunity to apply my expertise in ocean and coastal science to directly shape outcomes of high-level, agency-wide strategies, cooperative agreements, and committees at NOAA. These activities support cooperation and engagement in the management of ocean health,conservation of marine resources, and support of resilient coastal communities.In this presentation, I will share updates on three new NOAA initiatives: 1. A NOAA Strategy for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Response and Prevention; 2. An agreement between NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Palau International
Coral Reef Center,which establishes a Sister Sanctuary partnership between National Marine
Sanctuary of American Samoa and Palau National Marine Sanctuary and promotes regional
cooperation on marine protected areas management,conservation, and stewardship; 3. A NOAA Blue Economy Strategic Plan to strengthen and improve NOAA data, services, resources,
and partnerships that contribute to the American Blue Economy.In describing these initiatives, I will highlight some of the exciting work in progress across the agency to integrate multidisciplinary partnerships, transformative ocean science, and emerging technologies to address complex challenges, and discuss how these initiatives intersect to improve ocean health, support effective and sustainable resource management,and expand the U.S. Blue Economy.

Bio(s):
While studying Earth & Environmental Sciences, Museum Studies, and Oceanography at the University of Michigan, and earning a Ph.D. in Geology in 2019 from the University of Florida, Lexa has worked to reconstruct the evolution of earth’s climate in the past by gathering and analyzing geologic evidence in marine sediments, and to communicate that story to inspire diverse audiences and connect them with current environmental changes in (in)formal education settings. As a NSF Graduate Research Fellow, she investigated evidence preserved in fossil coral reefs across the Caribbean for the response of sea level and ice sheets to a past warm climate, in order to improve projections of future sea-level changes. Currently, Lexa is a Policy Analyst and 2020 Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator, working to advance priorities related to ocean health, Indo-Pacific marine protected areas, and the blue economy

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Title:
Supporting Initiatives on Ocean Health, Marine Protected Areas, the Blue Economy, and More
as a 2020 Knauss Fellow at NOAA

Presenter(s):
Dr. Alexandra (Lexa)Skrivanek, Policy Analyst and Knauss Fellow, NOAA Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is
Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

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Abstract:
Over the past year, as a 2020 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, I have had the opportunity to apply my expertise in ocean and coastal science to directly shape outcomes of high-level, agency-wide strategies, cooperative agreements, and committees at NOAA. These activities support cooperation and engagement in the management of ocean health,conservation of marine resources, and support of resilient coastal communities.In this presentation, I will share updates on three new NOAA initiatives: 1. A NOAA Strategy for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Response and Prevention; 2. An agreement between NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Palau International
Coral Reef Center,which establishes a Sister Sanctuary partnership between National Marine
Sanctuary of American Samoa and Palau National Marine Sanctuary and promotes regional
cooperation on marine protected areas management,conservation, and stewardship; 3. A NOAA Blue Economy Strategic Plan to strengthen and improve NOAA data, services, resources,
and partnerships that contribute to the American Blue Economy.In describing these initiatives, I will highlight some of the exciting work in progress across the agency to integrate multidisciplinary partnerships, transformative ocean science, and emerging technologies to address complex challenges, and discuss how these initiatives intersect to improve ocean health, support effective and sustainable resource management,and expand the U.S. Blue Economy.

Bio(s):
While studying Earth & Environmental Sciences, Museum Studies, and Oceanography at the University of Michigan, and earning a Ph.D. in Geology in 2019 from the University of Florida, Lexa has worked to reconstruct the evolution of earth’s climate in the past by gathering and analyzing geologic evidence in marine sediments, and to communicate that story to inspire diverse audiences and connect them with current environmental changes in (in)formal education settings. As a NSF Graduate Research Fellow, she investigated evidence preserved in fossil coral reefs across the Caribbean for the response of sea level and ice sheets to a past warm climate, in order to improve projections of future sea-level changes. Currently, Lexa is a Policy Analyst and 2020 Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator, working to advance priorities related to ocean health, Indo-Pacific marine protected areas, and the blue economy

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Presenter(s):
Jane Lokomaika‘ikeakua Au, Program Director of the non-profit group ʻĀina Momona on the island of Molokai

Sponsor(s):
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

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Abstract:
This lecture details ancestral Hawaiian understandings of the primary oceanic deity in the Pacific, Kanaloa. The topic aims to provide an overview of how the Native Hawaiian community perceives both Kanaloa and the ocean realm, from a religious and cultural perspective. It makes use of rarely accessed Hawaiian language resources, sharing information that is largely inaccessible to those outside of the Hawaiian language speaking community. This lecture poses the question: In looking at how ancestral Hawaiians understood Kanaloa as a deity, what can be revealed in their understanding of the oceanic realm he represented?

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Presenter(s):
Dyhia Belhabib, PhD, Principal Investigator, Ecotrust Canada

Sponsor(s):
NWFSC’s Virtual Monster Jam; POC: Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

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ABSTRACT
The fisheries sector is affected by many types of crimes and illegalities, some directly relating to fishing activities but also diverse types of fraud, trafficking, as well as human rights, labor and environmental abuses. We use the most comprehensive illegal fishing and maritime criminality database to look into and understand trends of illegal fishing and maritime criminality in the world’s oceans and how they relate to each other, introducing a concept of ‘transversal criminality’ in fisheries �” a term referring to the co-occurrence of different categories of offences by the same entity, whether a vessel or a company. The main victims of these offences include vulnerable populations exposed to abuses and loss of marine resources, states and citizens losing public revenues, and ecosystems hurt by damaging illegal practices and undermined management regimes. Illegal fishing and other offences are directly hurting the legal part of the fishing industry by frustrating fair competition, eroding the sustainability of its resource base, and tainting its reputation. In turn, as people lose income and agency, they engage in various forms of ocean criminality. In addition to global trends of illegality in fisheries, transversal criminality and what it looks like, I will address the drivers of illegal fishing and ocean criminality, and introduce a new concept enabling these crimes “adjacency”.

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Dyhia Belhabib is a Principal Investigator of fisheries at Ecotrust Canada. Dr. Belhabib works on fisheries economics, and conservation issues, and created the most comprehensive criminal record of fishing vessels published through Spyglass.fish. Before joining Ecotrust Canada, Dyhia was the lead researcher and engagement focal point for the Sea Around Us Africa at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She has reconstructed fisheries catches in 22 countries of West Africa, and assessed the economic and societal importance of small-scale fisheries and how their resilience and performance are impacted by illegal fisheries, climate change, and lack of adequate data. She is an entrepreneur building AI and technologies to assess criminality risks associated with seafood businesses and vessels across the world and deter illegal fishing and maritime crimes in collaboration with various governmental agencies.

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Title:
An evaluation of international policies and local management strategies to mitigate cetacean bycatch in data-limited fisheries

Presenter(s):
Gregg Verutes, Biogeographer, University of Santiago de Compostela

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

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Abstract:
Sustainable development planning in today’s blue economy relies on spatial explicit information and dynamic ocean management to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services (nature’s contribution to people). However, when working in developing countries or at local scales these data are often inaccessible, of low quality, or dispersed among multiple sources. Here, we discuss a review of international policies to protect marine mammals and the development of a GIS-based risk assessment tool, with the unifying goal of making better use of available data and reducing fisheries bycatch, the unintended capture of non-target species. We evaluated the historical success of cetacean conservation policies in North American and European waters and designed a cohesive spatial management framework for bycatch risk assessment in two Southeast Asian nations likely to be impacted by a new seafood import rule for compliance with provisions of the US Marine Mammal Protection Act. Key elements of existing policies and agreements were analyzed with respect to management actions for monitoring and mitigating cetacean bycatch, including time and area closures, acoustic alarms (“pingers”), fishery observers, and remote electronic monitoring. It was noteworthy that, while a precautionary principle can be aspirationally better, policy implementation (i.e. compliance and enforcement) was often less water-tight compared to a more reactionary approach, which had its own set of ecological and social challenges. Putting these insights about enabling and limiting conditions into practice, we leveraged existing data on animal distributions, fisheries effort, and estimates of interaction rates by combining expert knowledge and spatial analyses to visualize and characterize bycatch risk at local scales. By identifying areas of bycatch concern while accounting for data uncertainty, we demonstrate the importance of integrating available geospatial data in an accessible format that taps into local knowledge and can be corroborated by and communicated to stakeholders of data-limited fisheries. Our methodological approach aims to meet a critical need of fisheries managers: to identify emergent interaction patterns between fishing gears and marine mammals and support the development of management actions that can lead to sustainable fisheries and mitigate bycatch risk for species of conservation concern.

Bio(s):
With a strong background in spatial analysis, Gregg Verutes blends the fields of geography and technology to empower others who are passionate about protecting the planet. His research interests include biodiversity conservation and natural resource management in the context of intensified human activity and climate change. Gregg specializes in designing scientific tools to support sustainable development planning through data-driven visualization, interactive storytelling, and game-based learning. Gregg is currently completing a Ph.D. in marine science, technology, and management at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. His dissertation compares the US Marine Mammal Protection Act to similar policies in the European Union that aim to protect cetaceans from fisheries bycatch.

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Are you a visible minority newcomer woman? Do you need help finding employment in your field? Join us for an information session to find out how the Visible Minority Newcomer Women at Work program can help you!

To be eligible for this program, you must:

• Identify yourself as a visible minority woman
• Have a post-secondary education
• Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5 +
• Be a permanent resident of Canada
• Be a new client to the Employment and Bridging programs at ISANS
• Be unemployed in your field or any other field

At the information session, you will:

• Meet with project coordinators and facilitators
• Learn about the Visible Minority Newcomer Women at Work program
• If interested, sign a consent form, and complete a survey and four online assessments

During the program, you will:

• Build your self-confidence and learn assertive communication
• Learn how to deal with challenges when entering the workplace
• Learn how to create your own portfolio of essential skills based on occupation

Testimonial:

“I would like to say ‘Thanks ISANS’ for this program and the opportunity to be part of it. I enjoyed this six-week program, I never got bored. This an excellent program that focuses on . . . [women] finding good jobs.”

To register for this session, please contact:

Anuoluwapo Amzart | 902-406-3692 | aamzart@isans.ca

Speakers:
● Fishing and Aquaculture – Diane Morrison (Managing Director, Mowi Canada West)
● Naval and Defense – TBD
● Marine Bioproducts – Beth Mason – Verschuren Centre
● Shipping: Port of Montreal – Claude Deschambault (Environment Director) – invited
● Energy: Steve Emberley Subsurface Manager, Oil, and Gas Operations at Nalcor Energy

More information to come

Presenter(s):

Climate Overview: David Zierden, Florida Climate Center

Water Resources Overview: Jeff Dobur and Todd Hamill, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center

Agriculture Impact Update: Pam Knox, University of Georgia

Living with Fire in the Southeastern U.S.: Christopher Holmes and Holly Nowell, Florida State University

Sponsor(s):
NOAA NCEI, National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Weather Service, Southeast Regional Climate Center, American Association of State Climatologists

Seminar Contact: Meredith Muth, NIDIS, (Meredith.muth@noaa.gov)

Access: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/1287144793876293389

Abstract:

Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars will provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production, disruption to water supply, and ecosystems. The January 12 webinar will also feature a presentation on Living with Fire in the Southeastern U.S.

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Join us for the first installment of our monthly virtual “coffee chat” sessions this Tuesday, October 27th. This is an opportunity specifically for non-traditional and under-represented workers in Canada’s ocean technology industry to meet, discuss and network. These sessions will act as a peer mentorship group for those new to the ocean sector and/or existing individuals in the ocean economy looking for a group of peers to connect with. The goal for these informal chats are to help people in the ocean technology community feel supported and included. They are intended to create a safe space for peer-to-peer conversations about challenges in the industry.

Grab your favourite warm drink (coffee, tea, hot chocolate etc.) and join our simulated cafe experience to connect with your ocean tech peers!

The format of these events are meant to be casual, we will follow a general agenda:

• • Introduction and welcome
  • Break-out sessions to facilitate small group chats
  • Return to main room for final discussion and summary

Title:
Shifting Sands: Leadership in a Time of Change
Part of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar Series –These webinars are open to all.

Presenter(s):
Nicole LeBoeuf, NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Acting Assistant Administrator, and the permanent Deputy Assistant Administrator

Sponsor(s):
NOAA Environmental Leadership seminar series. The NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar Series was created to provide insight into NOAA’s leadership in environmental science, by those who lead it and make it happen. NOAA leadership and Subject Matter Experts, and NOAA partners speak on topics relevant to NOAA’s mission. Sponsored by the NOAA Research Council. Archived seminars are here: https://libguides.library.noaa.gov/noaaenvironmentalleadershipseriesFor questions about the seminars, contact: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov, Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov,
Sandra.Claar@noaa.gov, or Katie.Rowley@noaa.gov

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Abstract:
As the only woman serving as an Assistant Administrator of a NOAA Line Office, Nicole LeBoeuf will describe some of her highlights and lowlights of the last four (4) years of her career, covering her time to date as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). Through her personal story, she will provide insights into what it is like to operate within an ever shifting, unstable, professional and political landscape, where she found her own value and remained resilient in the face of myriad unforeseen challenges. She will reflect on the year that was 2020; how it tested her as a leader, and how she applied the many tools from her toolkit to help her grow into her role(s). She will share how much she has come to appreciate the National Ocean Service and its people more than she could have ever imagined. She will share her thoughts on the attributes that “real leaders” are not supposed to have but are essential to success: empathy, imposter syndrome, humanity, and the willingness to take downtime. Finally, she will provide her thoughts on the existential threat of sea level rise as our planet’s first major stress test of climate change, and discuss how NOAA programs must work together to collectively prepare the Nation for what is to come next. There will be time for questions and answers.

Bio(s):
Nicole LeBoeuf is the Acting Assistant Administrator, and the permanent Deputy Assistant Administrator, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA’s, National Ocean Service (NOS). She provides the strategic vision needed to lead the implementation of activities that support NOS’s priorities of safe and efficient transportation and commerce; preparedness and risk reduction; and stewardship, tourism and recreation. She serves as the focal point for conveying the value of NOS products and services within NOAA and to the Department of Commerce, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress.

Growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast, Nicole can’t recall a time in her life when she didn’t want to be around, more deeply understand, and protect the ocean. Her profound connection to the coast makes her work at NOS all the more meaningful, and fuels her commitment to the mission to protect and sustain coastal communities. Nicole’s passion for science and ocean stewardship are equally matched by her dedication to public service. Nicole has dedicated over 20 years of public service to NOAA’s mission, leading various parts of the organization during pivotal times, including serving as Finance Lead during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Nicole has represented NOAA at the U.N. General Assembly and the World Conservation Union regarding the protection of deep sea corals.

Nicole holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University and a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland. She is also a proud graduate of NOAA’s Leadership Competencies Development Program. She lives with her husband, stepchildren, and a handsome hound dog in Kensington, Maryland.

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Join us and leaders in industry and academia for a panel discussion on how the ocean sector can attract and retain experienced talent.

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The successful acceleration of Canada’s Blue Economy relies on the availability of a skilled and experienced workforce. The value that seasoned workers can contribute to an industry cannot be overstated, and this is a topic that many employers in the region can relate to. Many efforts have focused on building the workforce pipeline with young talent in entry-level roles, but there is a strong demand for older, skilled, and experienced workers that is not being met.

On January 13th, from 1-2 pm, we are joined by senior leaders in industry and academia to discuss how the ocean sector can attract and retain experienced talent. The panel, led by Vice Admiral Jim King CMM, CD, RCN (Retired) (President, CFN Consultants (Atlantic) Inc.), with Tracey Laurence (ret’d Vice President Information Technology at Rogers Communications), Cdr Helga Budden (Commanding Officer Canadian Armed Forces Transition Unit Nova Scotia/Newfoundland and Labrador), Rick Emberly (Founder, BoomersPlus), and Jamie Sangster (CEO, LeeWay Marine), will discuss how to keep mature talent involved in our ocean industries, or to entice them to transition from other industries with transferable and high-demand skills.

About Changing Tides:

Changing Tides: Discussing diversity in the ocean industry is a panel discussion series addressing underrepresented workers in the blue economy.

Each month, we will be speaking with leaders in the ocean economy on the following topics, supporting the advancement of African Canadians in ocean tech, encouraging economic growth for Indigenous-owned companies, making space for women, scoping and retaining skilled immigrants and international student graduates, and shifting gears mid-career.

Presenter(s):
� Kirstin Holsman, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, based in Seattle, WA, NOAA Fisheries� �

Sponsor(s):
NMFS Ecosystem Based Management/Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Seminar Series (EBM/EBFM) and NOAA Central Library. POC: EBFM/EBM Environmental Science Coordinator, Peg Brady (peg.brady@noaa.gov)

Remote Access:
If you are located outside of Silver Spring, please register for the Ecosystem Based Management/EBFM seminar series: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4462794963967362828 Registering for this seminar will provide you access to the full series of seminars. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Participants can use their telephone OR computer mic & speakers (VoIP).

Abstract:
The Alaska Climate Integrated Modeling (ACLIM) project is a multidisciplinary collaboration to evaluate climate change impacts on Bering Sea fish and fishing communities and the performance of alternative management strategies under future climate scenarios. It connects research on global climate and socioeconomic projections to regional circulation, climate enhanced biological models, and socio-economic and harvest scenarios. ACLIM phase 1 revealed novel insights about the Bering Sea and helped map long-term change to near-term actions to reduce impacts. We will discuss results, lessons learned from the ACLIM approach, and future directions.� �

Bio(s):
� Dr. Holsman is a Fishery Research Biologist with the Resource Ecology and Ecosystem Modeling team at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle (USA). Her research is focused on the development of quantitative methods for Ecosystem Based Management and methods to assess and manage for climate change impacts on fish and fishing communities. She is the co-lead investigator on the ACLIM Project and is a member of multiple national and international climate change strategic initiatives.� � �

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Welcome to the ‘Edge computing for hydrophones: Machine learning for in-situ automated analysis of underwater acoustic data’ event in the MERIDIAN Winter Webinar Series!

In this event, we will be taking a closer look at Edge computing for hydrophones, that is, the development of dedicated hardware and software that can be integrated into hydrophone deployments, allowing for real-time processing of acoustic data in the field. In particular, the discussion will focus on the development and deployment of “light-weight” machine learning models for detecting and classifying marine species. To help us shed light on this exciting subject, we will be joined by an impressive list of speakers (see below) from Canada and the U.S. representing all sectors involved in underwater acoustics research, including academia, government, NGOs, industry, and navy. They will discuss the need for in-situ real-time automated analysis of hydrophone data, identify the main technical constraints (power budgets, transmission bandwidth, computing power, cost, etc), clarify the requirements of end users, and provide examples of current work that utilizes or seeks to develop such capabilities.

List of speakers:

Hilary Moors-Murphy & Harald Yurk, DFO

Adam Comeau, CEOTR

Katie Kowarski, JASCO

Val Veirs, Beam Reach

Fabio Frazao, MERIDIAN

Dugald Thomson or Jeff MacDonnell, DND

Jason Wood & Kaitlin Palmer, SMRU

Agenda will be available soon!

Please RSVP as space is limited to 90 participants. If there is anyone you would like to suggest attending, send their full name and email to piscesrpm@piscesrpm.com.

Schedule:

Webinar 1: Underwater Soundscapes, November 18th

Webinar 2: What do we know about fish sounds?, November 25th

Webinar 3: Visualizations for preference inspection in group decision making, December 2nd

Webinar 4: Acoustic detection and classification in the modern era of big data, deep learning, and open science principles,December 15th

Webinar 6: Management of underwater acoustics data, January 20th 2021

Webinar 7: A new toolkit for acoustic tracking, January 27th 2021

Title:
NOAA’s Action Plan on Coral Interventions

Presenter(s):
Dr. Tali Vardi, Coral Scientist with ECS, in support of NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Science & Technology

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

Remote Access:
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Abstract:
NOAA recognizes the deterioration of global coral reef ecosystems and is committed to intervening in US reefs where it has the authority to act and support, and to promote the restoration and intervention of reefs worldwide. NOAA recently commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) to review coral interventions. The reviews helped NOAA to develop this high-level plan of action which will guide how the agency approaches coral interventions in the next one to five years.

Bio(s):
Tali has been leading the NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science & Technology (ST) on coral science since 2013. She earned her PhD at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2011 and was a Knauss Fellow (also in NMFS ST) in 2012. She has been working remotely in Brooklyn, New York for the past five years and welcomes the rest of the world to remote work.

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Description: Marine debris encompasses a wide range of materials of diverse origin, including derelict vessels, fishing gear, plastic debris, and microplastics. Different types of marine debris have been documented to impact every level of biological organization, and many uncertainties about impact remain. The complex and often harmful nature of the problem translates to management and conservation challenges within protected areas, and a “one size fits all” approach to marine debris generally fails to incorporate local needs and nuance. This webinar synthesizes recommendations for protected area managers seeking to reduce marine debris. The recommendations are based upon review of research, case studies, and experience from government, academia, and non-profits. This webinar will also provide some suggested actions and current examples from protected areas addressing marine debris in the US and beyond.

Presented by: Anna Ruth Robuck of the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography and NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center

Title:
Social-ecological vulnerability and climate adaptation in Northeast US fishing communities

Presenter(s):
Kathy Mills, Research Scientist, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is
Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

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Abstract:
Ocean waters on the Northeast U. S. continental shelf have warmed rapidly in recent years, and climate models project this warming to continue. Associated changes in species distributions and productivity are already affecting fishing communities, as they face declines in traditionally-fished species and the appearance of emerging species in their fishing areas. The local impacts of these changes depend on the nature and rate of ecosystem change, patterns of dependence on marine resources, and adaptation capacity and choices. We use climate projections to drive species models as a basis for conducting port-scale assessments of social-ecological vulnerabilities to climate-related species changes. Results of this assessment provide insights into relative vulnerability of fishing communities from Maine to Virginia and help identify key risks in specific ports. For four focus communities, we integrate projected species changes into economic models of the fishing sector to quantify their impacts to landed value and profits. We also consider a suite of adaptation scenarios within the economic models to assess the extent to which different adaptation approaches would buffer the impact of species changes and create new opportunities for fisheries in the community. Interviews with fishermen and municipal officials enable us to evaluate factors that facilitate or constrain implementation of specific adaptation strategies.Ultimately, this information provides a foundation for decision-making and climate adaptation planning at community and regional scales as well as insights into policy and institutional needs to support the resilience of fishing communities in the context of climate change.

Bio(s):
Dr. Katherine Mills isa research scientist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland,Maine. She earned her Ph.D. in Natural Resources at Cornell University. As aquantitative fisheries ecologist, Kathy studies (1) how physical and ecosystem conditions are changing; (2) how these changes affect fish populations,biological communities, and marine fisheries; and (3) how fisheries and fishing communities can effectively respond. Much of her work is interdisciplinary,seeking to understand and inform management of fisheries as coupled social-ecological systems. This research integrates climate, ecological, social and economic information to link changes in the ecosystem to societal outcomes.Climate adaptation within marine fisheries has become a major recent focus,with emphases on assessing climate adaptation strategies and providing newforms of information to support adaptation planning by fishery participants,fishing communities and fishery managers.

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You are Invited to CIOOS Atlantic’s Three-Part Discussion Series

Exploring Ways to Bring Together Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems for Coastal & Ocean Observing

CIOOS is a national, online data platform that supports coastal and ocean stewardship, economic innovation, and marine safety and navigation by providing access to high quality coastal and ocean information and data. Three Regional Associations located in the Pacific, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Atlantic are working together to increase discovery and access to coastal and ocean data and information.

The Atlantic Regional Association of the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System or CIOOS Atlantic is committed to engaging meaningfully and respectfully with Indigenous Peoples and organizations in the development of this system.

CIOOS Atlantic is hosting a three-part Discussion Series to learn where our goals may align with Indigenous organizations and how we could collaborate to advance our shared ocean observing goals. This Series will bring together individuals who are stewards of Indigenous data and work with coastal and ocean observations to strengthen existing networks, create new connections, and discuss opportunities for collaboratively developing approaches to exchange coastal and ocean data and information.

We will strive to create a space for these discussions where people with different Knowledge Systems feel comfortable sharing and discussing openly with one another. As part of our commitment to educating ourselves, CIOOS Atlantic has produced a Literature Review, summary and presentation that look at case studies where Indigenous knowledge was digitized, what factors enabled successful outcomes, and the inherent risks and limitations involved in the digitization of Indigenous knowledge. These documents can be accessed here: https://cioosatlantic.ca/resources/

Discussion 1. Elders Gathering, Observing Coasts and Oceans

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Time: 1:00-3:00 PM (AST)

Join us to hear from Indigenous Elders about ways of observing the coasts and oceans. A group discussion will follow for questions, comments and reflections.

Discussion 2. Digitizing Indigenous Knowledge: Rights and Data Sharing

Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 / Time: 1:00-3:00 PM (AST)

Guest speakers will discuss the legal, ethical and value considerations that surround digitizing and sharing Indigenous knowledge and data. Guest speakers will share their own experiences with initiatives that have digitized Indigenous Knowledge and the approaches used to maintain Indigenous ownership and control.

Guest speakers include:

• Stephanie Russo Carroll, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health and Associate Director for the Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
• Christine McCrae, Executive Director, Native Land Digital (Native-Land.ca)
• Joel Heath, Executive Director, Arctic Eider Society (arcticeider.com; siku.org)

Discussion 3. Collaborations

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 / Time: 1:00-3:00 PM (AST)

Guest presenters will share regional, national and international success stories about coastal and ocean knowledge and data collaborations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and organizations. Take a deep dive into what makes for a successful collaboration and explore with others the potential for working together to advance your shared goals.

Guest Speakers include:

• Pieter Romer, Indigenous Community Liaison, Ocean Networks Canada.
• Dr. Jane Anderson, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Museum Studies, New York University, Co-Director, ENRICH, Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation – Coordinating Hub and Maui Hudson, Director, Associate Professor, Te Mata Punenga o Te Kotahi (Te Kotahi Research Institute), Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato (The University of Waikato); Co-Director, ENRICH, Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation – Coordinating Hub.
• Apoqnmatulti’k (Mi’kmaw: “we help each other”), Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources, Mi’kmaw Conservation Group, Marine Institute of Natural and Academic Science, Ocean Tracking Network, Acadia University, Dalhousie University, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

This Discussion Series and the Literature Review were made possible with the generous support of the Ocean Frontier Institute and Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Seed Fund

cioos.ca / cioosatlantic.ca

Please check this site in the New Year – we will post information about new speakers as they are confirmed

Please join us for our inaugural Coffee with CWOIL virtual event featuring: Moya Cahill, Chief Executive Officer, PanGeo Subsea https://www.pangeosubsea.com/

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m.(EST)

You are invited to spend a half-hour with us. Grab a coffee, lunch, or a beverage of choice and learn how a Naval Architect graduate from Memorial is pioneering sub-seabed imaging technology with her innovative company, PanGeo Subsea.

“ Did you know? Today, women comprise only two percent of the global marine and ocean industry. Research shows that gender diversity and a culture founded on inclusion and belonging are proven multipliers to corporate performance, profitability and economic growth. According to research from McKinsey, “Canada can add $150 billion in incremental GDP by 2026 by advancing women’s economic empowerment”.

OceansAdvance and its 46 local, regional, national and international partners aim to change that.

Coffee with CWOIL is just one of the many initiatives the Canadian Women in Ocean Industries Leadership (CWOIL) initiative will be implementing as we work towards the development of a program which will see an increase in the number of women actively working in the oceans sector around the globe. Whether it’s trades, technical, research or entrepreneurial-based, we need to attract and retain women to stay in this industry of highly skilled, well-paid professionals.

Over the coming months, we will feature an array of international females as they tell us who they are, where they started, where they are, and how they got here.

Title:
NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer Updates and Other Sources for Sea Level Rise Data and Visualizations

Presenter(s):
Doug Marcy, Coastal Hazards Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, and
Billy Brooks, Senior Spatial Analyst, Lynker Technologies at NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Sponsor(s):
NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series: coordinator is Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

Remote Access:
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Abstract:
The Sea Level Rise Viewer, available at NOAA’s Digital Coast, has been updated for TX, LA, FL, SC, and areas of WA. A total of 15 new Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) were updated and are available for download, in addition to the mapping outputs for Sea Level Rise, Mapping Confidence, Marsh Migration, and High Tide Flooding. A total of 46 map services were updated with the new data. Areas with older and lower resolution data sets have been updated, with most areas now at 3-meter resolution. Users can now zoom in further to see community level impacts. The High Tide Flooding graphics have now been updated to reflect the latest Annual High Tide Flood report. Additionally, photo-realistic simulations for select locations are now viewable for the 7-10FT sea level intervals and 35more simulations will be added soon.The Sea Lever Rise Viewer enables users to visualize potential impacts from sea level rise through maps, regional projections, and photos. They can also download all data and obtain mapping methods, as well as share maps and links via social media.In addition, there are other publicly-available sources for SLR data and visualizations that provide users with similar options and functionality. Several of these will be highlighted and discussed.

Bio(s):

Douglas (Doug) C. Marcy is a Coastal Hazards Specialist at the NOAA Office for Coastal Management in Charleston, SC. He has been with the NOAA 18 years working on flooding and sea level rise geospatial mapping projects, storm surge assessments, and coastal hazards assessment projects contributing to more disaster resilient communities. He worked as a Hydraulic Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District from 1999 to 2002, where he focused on flood control projects, H&H modeling, flood inundation mapping, shoreline change analysis, and coastal engineering. From 1997 to 1999 Doug worked at the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Doug has a M.S. in marine geology (1997) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a B.S. in geology (1994) from the College of Charleston. Doug’s current interests include using geospatial technology combined with meteorological, hydrological, and coastal modeling (including sea level change) to enhance inundation forecasting, mapping, and risk assessment.

William (Billy) Brooks is a senior geospatial analyst with Lynker on contract at the NOAA Office for Coastal Management. He has been at NOAA OCM for over 19 years and has worked on a variety of resilience, inundation, and elevation projects, including NOAA’s Sea Level Rise and Lake Level Viewers. His current work focuses on using multiple data sources and visualization techniques to communicate the potential impacts of increased water levels on coastal communities.

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Welcome to the ‘Management of underwater acoustics data’ event in the MERIDIAN Winter Webinar Series!

Having access to the right data is essential to solving and preventing problems, including marine issues such as ship-mammal collisions and overfishing. However, the data and the methods of retrieval both change over time, due to new research directions, new use cases, and technological advancements. This Webinar will examine data and metadata management theory and practice through different phases in the project lifecycle: from devising a metadata profile, to public release, and maintaining and upgrading legacy systems. The four presentations will discuss some of the approaches taken, challenges faced, and lessons learned in the development of the MERIDIAN Discovery Portal and its accompanying Metadata Profile, the FishBase Global Information System, and the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR). Each presentation will be followed by an audience question period. Following these presentations, the presenters will tackle your deeper questions during a collaborative panel.

Speakers:

• Kim Mortimer (Data Management Expert, MERIDIAN)
• Sarah Vela (Data Manager, MERIDIAN)
• Kelly Stathis (Discovery and Metadata Coordinator, Portage Network)
• Dr. Nicolas Bailly (Curatorial Assistant of Fishes, Beaty Biodiversity Museum)

Agenda:

• Oliver Kirsebom – Opening Remarks – 2:00-2:10 PM
• Kim Mortimer – Foundations of Data Discovery at MERIDIAN – 2:10-2:35pm
• Sarah Vela – From Theory to Practice – 2:35-3:00 PM
• Break – 3:00 – 3:10 PM
• Kelly Stathis – TBD – 3:10 – 3:35 PM
• Dr. Nicolas Bailly – From Practice to Pragmatism – 3:35 – 4:00 PM
• Break – 4:00 – 4:10 PM
• Kim, Sarah, Kelly and Nicolas – Panel – 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM

Full agenda and call-in details can be found here.

Please RSVP as space is limited to 90 participants. If there is anyone you would like to suggest attending, send their full name and email to piscesrpm@piscesrpm.com.

Schedule:

Webinar 1: Underwater Soundscapes, November 18th

Webinar 2: What do we know about fish sounds?, November 25th

Webinar 3: Visualizations for preference inspection in group decision making, December 2nd

Webinar 4: Acoustic detection and classification in the modern era of big data, deep learning, and open science principles,December 15th

Webinar 5: Edge computing for hydrophones, January 13th 2021

Webinar 7: A new toolkit for acoustic tracking, January 27th 2021

Title:
AI Workshop – Leveraging AI in Environmental Science –
Session 26: AI/ML for Information Extraction from Data, Part 2 Chairs: TBD

Presenter(s):
Retrieving Chlorophyll concentration from GOES-16 ABI using Deep Learning Techniques- Guangming Zheng (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR)

Kick: Shift-N-Overlap Cascades of Transposed Convolutional Layer for Better Autoencoding Reconstruction on Remote Sensing Imagery – Seungkyun Hong (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)

Intra-day Forecast of Ground Horizontal Irradiance Using Long Short-Term Memory Network (LSTM) – Xianglei Huang (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor)

Sponsor(s):

AI Workshop Science Committee:
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/meeting_2020AIWorkshop.php
Seminar Contact: Stacy Bunin, Stacy.Bunin@noaa.gov

Remote Access:
Please register at:
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Recordings will be posted at:
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The online event offers the community that is interested in deep-sea mining an opportunity for information exchange and active engagement in the next research campaign of the MiningImpact project.

Programme

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Presenter(s):
David Trossman (NOAA STAR/NESDIS) and Robert Tyler (NASA GSFC Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory and UMBC JCEST)

Sponsor(s):
STAR Science Seminar Series

Remote Access:
https://noaa-nesdis-star.webex.com/noaa-nesdis-star/j.php?MTID=m455230bcdf4f3abe67a445e58e37bf52

Meeting number: 199 183 0790
Password: STARSeminar

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Abstract:
A new remote sensing-based approach to monitor ocean heat content (OHC) anomalies is proposed to overcome challenges with observing OHC over the entire ocean. The output of an ocean state estimate – using the Estimating the Circulation & Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) framework – is assumed to be perfect observational data and used to identify prospective variables that could be calculated from remotely monitored characteristics of the ocean. The depth-integrated electrical conductivity (potentially derived from magnetometry) is shown to be highly predictive of OHC in poorly observed regions – such as those covered by sea ice – so it is used together with sea surface heights (from altimetry) and ocean bottom pressures (from gravimetry) to estimate OHC. The seafloor depth, sea surface height anomalies, ocean bottom pressure, and depth-integrated electrical conductivity explain virtually all of the variance in OHC. To demonstrate the feasibility of a method that uses these ocean characteristics – inferable from global satellite coverage – to monitor OHC, the output of ECCO is sampled along historical hydrographic transects, a machine learning algorithm – called a Generalized Additive Model or GAM – is trained on these samples, and OHC is estimated everywhere. This remote monitoring method can estimate global OHC within 0.15% spatial root-mean-square error (RMSE) on a bi-decadal time scale. This RMSE is sensitive to the spatial variance in OHC that gets sampled by hydrographic transects, the variables included in the GAM, and their measurement errors when inferred from satellite data – in particular the noise levels of depth-integrated electrical conductivity and ocean bottom pressure. OHC could be remotely monitored over sufficiently long time scales when enough spatial variance in OHC is explained in the training data over those time scales. This method could potentially supplement existing methods to monitor OHC.

Bio(s):
David Trossman is a physical oceanographer, by training. He received his PhD at the University of Washington in Seattle, did a postdoc at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, did another postdoc at McGill University, was a researcher jointly at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Johns Hopkins University through the GESTAR cooperative agreement, was a researcher at the University of Texas in Austin’s Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, and is currently a senior scientist at NOAA STAR/NESDIS through Global Science & Technology. In general, his research has taken two trajectories. 1) He has studied the physical and biogeochemical consequences of ocean circulation and mixing as well as the interactions between the ocean and other components of the Earth system in order to understand and improve the realism of Earth system models. 2) He has also probed the information content of physical and biogeochemical observational data sources to advance the reconstruction of the ocean’s historical conditions through statistical techniques.

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Pisces Research Project Management (Pisces RPM) presents an ocean-focused networking session, including group networking, as well as curated one-on-one networking sessions. This session is in support of the Ocean Allies project.

This networking session aims to bring together both under-represented groups AND current or future allies in the industry (i.e. individuals working within the ocean sector who want to become better allies). By bringing together traditional and non-traditional workers we aim to encourage greater connections between a broader cross-section of the workforce.

About Ocean Allies: Ocean Allies is bringing together partners to ensure Canada’s ocean economy innovation ecosystem has the capabilities, talent and infrastructure to secure global leadership by focusing on key incremental activities desired by the market. Ocean Allies is a collaboration sharing costs, risks and rewards by leveraging other programs, funding and resources to engage in collaborative economic development to provide value to the greater cluster by increase breadth and diversity of talent in the ocean technology sector.

If you are interested in staying informed on the Ocean Allies project, please sign up for our newsletter here.

Full Agenda and Call-in details can be found here.

Prior to the networking session, we will send a google form where you can indicate who you would like to attend the one-on-one networking session with., if there is someone in particular you’d like to connect with.

To learn more about Pisces RPM, please visit our website, or email us at piscesrpm@gmail.com.

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been investigated since the 1940s, before there were electronic computers and became a research field in 1956 at a workshop at Dartmouth where the term “Artificial Intelligence” was first used. There have been many disappointments in the quest to build AI systems; however, the last 10 years, extraordinary capabilities have been demonstrated. The building blocks for AI are High-Performance Computers and Big Data which are used to estimate parameters of, or train, algorithms called Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to execute AI related functions. The amount of data required to train an ANN increases as the number of parameters increases. Big Data allows ANNs to have many layers, so they are called Deep Networks and Deep Learning refers to training Deep Networks. Deep Networks and Deep Learning have become overly hyped with many who extol their virtues and few that describe the weaknesses. Unfortunately, they can be unstable and produce bizarre outputs. This talk covers inherent and difficult flaws in current AI systems and some methods for mitigating the flaws. Examples from environmental sensing will be given.

Meet the Presenter

Paul Gader received his Ph.D. in Math in 1986. He is professor and former Chair of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and an affiliate Professor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida.  He has been working on AI for multi-dimensional signal and image analysis since 1984. Dr. Gader has processed data from many sensors, including Radar, Acoustic-Seismic and Underwater Acoustic, Thermal, and Multi/Hyperspectral sensors. He chaired the IEEE Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing (WHISPERS) in 2013 and gave tutorials on sub-pixel analysis at WHISPERS in 2016 & 2018.  He has worked with neural networks since 1990.  Dr. Gader has published many papers and was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in 2011.

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Join SECOORA as we highlight coastal ocean observing in the Southeast! SECOORA members, principal investigators, technology experts and more will be featured every month on the webinar series.

Monthly, usually every 4th Tuesday at 12 PM ET, invited speakers will discuss ocean observing topics. Each webinar will be 60-minutes and recorded and archived for future viewing.

Join the community coastal ocean observing conversation!

Presenter(s):

Paul Gader, University of Florida

The emergence of digital technologies has catalyzed a shift to a digital economy. This digital revolution has seen sweeping changes in how work is done across industries, including Canada’s marine industries. A recent study found that industry members communicated a growing awareness of a skill gap, particularly among tenured workers. Regional marine employers have also expressed some concern that this gap, coupled with a gap in awareness of new technologies, could cause further lags in adoption of new technology and digital skill development – which in turn could shift our role from leading the blue economy to lagging it.

COVE brings you a six-part discussion series designed to inform and support SMEs as they expand their ability to use data effectively and advance their digital maturity. Led by a technical expert in the ocean industry, panelists will share their first-hand experiences with recognizing the technology gaps as they related to their business, the sore points of adoption, and the benefits of adoption to their own business optimization. Our moderator and guests will provide an overview of examples of existing technologies that support the topic of focus, describe how the technologies can further support businesses, and provide an overview of adoption considerations.

Starting on January 26th, 2021, from 12:00 pm -1:00 pm, join us every Tuesday for 6 weeks and learn what’s new and relevant to your business, and consider how a technology awareness strategy can help you mind the gap.

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