Letters of Support

Ocean Observing Matters: A sampling of letters supporting the Integrated Ocean Observing System (PDF, 6MB)

Letters for support of the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)

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• Arthur Allen, Oceanographer, US Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue
• Clint Adler, P.E., Chief of Research and Technology Transfer, State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Harry Brower, Jr., Chairman, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
• Bill Cheffield, Director, Port of Anchorage
• John Devens, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prince William Sound Citizens' Advisory Council
• Gary Fandrei, Executive Director, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
• Edward Itta, Mayor, North Slope Borough
• Doug Lentsch, General Manager, Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc.
• Denby Lloyd, Commissioner, State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Dept. of Environmental Conservation and Dept. of Natural Resources)
• Jerry McCune, President, Cordova District Fishermen United
• Caryn Rea, Senior Staff Biologist, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
• Dave Reggiani, General Manager, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
• Tylan Schrock, Vice-Chair, AOOS Governance Committee, Alaska SeaLife Center
• Glenn Sheehan, Ph.D, Executive Director, Barrow Arctic Science Consortium

Letters of support for the Caribbean Regional Association (CaRA)

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• Captain Alex Cruz, Port Pilot, Port of Ponce
• Angel Dieppa, Research Coordinator, Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Jorge Hernandez Lazaro, Executive Director, Port of Ponce
• Letters of support for the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS)
• Captain Marc Bayer, Manager of West Coast Shipping Operations, Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
• Greg Dale, Southwest Operations Manager, Coast Seafoods Company
• Michael Kellogg, Supervising Biologist, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Raphael Kudela, Professor of Ocean Sciences and Director of UCSC Center for Remote Sensing, University of California Santa Cruz
• Judd Muskat, Staff Environmental Scientist, GIS Coordinator, California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response
• Randy Poole, General Manager/Chief Engineer, Sonoma County Water Agency

Letters of support for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)

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• George Crozier, Executive Director, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
• James Ivey, Ph.D., Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Harmful Algal Bloom Section
• Barbara Kirkpatrick, Senior Scientist and Program Manager, Mote Marine Laboratory
• Shannon Lafont, President, Louisiana Science Teachers Association
• David Millar, President, Fugro-Pelagos, Inc.
• Andrew Reich, Coordinator, Aquatic Toxins Program, Florida Department of Health
• Mitchell Roffer, Ph.D., President, Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service
• Jan van Smirren, President, Fugro-Global Environmental and Ocean Sciences
• Thomas Soniat, Ph.D. and Sammy Ray, Professor Emeritus, Oyster Sentinel
• Joseph Stinus, Gulf Regional Science Officer, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• Debbi Stone, Vice President of Education, The Florida Aquarium
• Sharon Walker, Ph.D., Education Director, MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium and Professor Emeritus, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's Marine Education Center
• Sherman Wilhelm, Director, Division of Agriculture, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Larry McKinney, Harte Research Institute, GOMA
• Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON
• Stephan Howden, University of Southern Mississippi
• Buck Sutter, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
• Steve Morey, Florida State University
• Gary Jeffress, TCOON
• Chuanmin Hu, University of South Florida
• Worth Nowlin, GCOOS-RA
• Edward Saade, Fugro EarthData, Inc.
• Steve Sempier, MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium
• Kumar Mahadevan, Mote Marine Laboratory
• Norman Guinasso, Jr., Director, Geochemical and Environmental Research Center, Texas A&M University (Texas Automated Buoy System)

Letters of support for the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

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• Julene Boe, Executive Director, St. Louis River Alliance
• David Clap, Research Station Manager, State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Fisheries Division
• Gail Faveri, Canadian co-chair, US-Canada Group on Earth Observations Great Lakes Testbed
• Stephen Galarneau, Temporary Assignment, Office of the Great Lakes, State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• John Gannon, Ph.D., Acting Director, Great Lakes Regional Office, International Joint Commission
• Daniel Glomski, Environmental Supervisor, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, Northwest District Office
• Alexander Grannis, State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation
• Deserae Hendrickson, Duluth Area Fisheries Manager, State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Charles Knauf, Remedial Action Plan Coordinator, Monroe County Department of Public Health, Rochester Embayment Remedial Action Plan Oversight Committee
• Thomas Bridgeman, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Lake Erie Center and Department of Environmental Services, University of Toledo (Lake Erie Algal Source Tracking Project)
• Tomas Hook, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
• Scott Peacor, Associate Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Michigan State University
• Victoria Harris, Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Specialist, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
• R.E.Hecky, Project Manager for Center for Global Great Lakes Data Analysis, Synthesis, and Modeling (University of Minnesota)
• Dr. Steve Colman, Director, Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota)

Letters of support for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA)

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• Mark Allen, South Jersey Marina
• Tred Barta, The Best & Worst of Tred Barta, OLN-TV
• Warren Campbell, Assistant Deputy Director, MD Emergency Management Agency
• Dennis Cataldo, Director, NY Sportfishing Federation
• Genevieve Boehm Clifton, Acting Manager, State of New Jersey Department of Transportation Office of Maritime Resources
• Robert Connell, Bureau Chief, NJ Dept of Environmental Protection
• Alan Cope, NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office
• James Falk, Associate Director, Delaware Sea Grant College Program
• Joseph Geckle, Homeland Security Coordinator, Maryland State Highway Administration
• Joe Gillas, General Manager, Atlantic Frost Seafood
• Eoin Howlett, President/CEO, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
• Richard Johnson, The Fishing Line
• Thomas Kacin, Old Harbor Outfitters
• Phil Kozak, National Fishing Association
• Daniel Leathers, Deputy Dean, University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
• Andrew LoCascio, President, Angling Productions, Inc.
• John Malazia, President, Staten Island Tuna Club
• John Raguso, Marine Products Editor, Fisherman Magazine
• Al Ristori, Journalist
• Dennis Rochford, President, Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
• Peter Rowe, Ph.D., Director, New Jersey Sea Grant
• Billie Schofield, General Manager, Northern Pelagic Group, LLC
• Kevin Sellner, Executive Director, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc.
• Bill Simmons, Monmouth County Health Department
• Christopher Squeri, Executive Director, NY Marine Trades Association
• Brian Thompson, Director, Office of Long Island Sound Programs, Connecticut Department
• of Environmental Protection
• Robert Tudor, Deputy Director, Delaware River Basin Commission
• Jeff Yapalater, Recreational Fisherman
• Dave Chapman, Executive Director, MACOORA
• Harvey Seim, Lead PI SECOORA RCOOS Proposal
• John Trowbridge, Lead PI NERACOOS Proposal
• Dan Holloway, OPeNDAP
• Liesl Hotaling, COSEE-MA
• Arthur Allen, Oceanographer, United States Coast Guard
• Paul Avenson, SAR Coordinator, US Coast Guard
• Scott Chubb, Naval Research Laboratory
• David Denenberg, Nassau County Legislator
• James Falk, Marine Advisory Service, Delaware Sea Grant
• Peter Rowe, Extension Director, NJ Sea Grant
• Jay Tanski, New York Sea Grant
• Jim Ammerman, Rutgers University, OBIS
• James Donofrio, Executive Director, Recreational Fishing Alliance
• John Manderson, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
• Thomas Noji, Chief, Ecosystems Processes Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
• Frederick Spinelli, President, Oceantemp Satellite Imaging
• James O’Donnell, Professor, University of Connecticut
• Tom Herrington, Director, Stevens Cooperative Extension
• Elizabeth Smith & Michael Koterba, Chesapeake Bay Observing System
• Ruth Ehinger, Coastal Program Manager, NJ Dept of Environmental Protection
• John Joyce, Maryland Department of the Environment
• William C. Nieder, Research Coordinator, NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation
• Mike Deluca, Manager, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

Letters of support for the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS)

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• Robert Bailey, Program Manager, Oregon Coastal Management Program, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
• Jim Bolger, Executive Director, Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project
• Carol Bernthal, Superintendent, NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Patrick Corcoran, Hazards Outreach Specialist, Oregon Sea Grant and Oregon State University Extension Service
• David Dicks, Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership
• Sean Hastie, Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators
• Dr. Nordeen Larson, Oceanographer and President, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
• Paul McCollum, Director, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Natural Resources Department
• Vicki McConnell, Ph.D., Oregon State Geologist and Director, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
• Casey Moore, President, WET Labs, Inc.
• Jody Kenney, Washington Policy Manager, Surfrider Foundation
• Ervin Joe Schumacker, Marine Resources Scientist, Quinault Indian Nation
• Frederick Stahr, Ph.D., President, Ocean Inquiry Project
• Randy Shuman, Manager, Science and Technical Support, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
• Neil Werner, Executive Director, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
• Christopher Mooers, Research Professor, Portland State University
• Ted Brockett, President, Sound Ocean Systems, Inc.
• Dan Ayres, Coastal Shellfish Lead Biologist, State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Cathy Angell, Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, State of Washington Department of Ecology
• Jack Barth, Director of Oregon Coastal Ocean Observing System
• Mark Abbott, Dean, College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
• Captain Daniel Schwartz, Manager of Marine Operations, University of Washington School of Oceanography
• Vladimir Shepsis, Ph.D., Principal, Coastal Engineer, Coast and Harbor Engineering
• Kaety Hildenbrand, Seagrant Extension Agent, Oregon State University Sea Grant Oregon
• Antonio Baptista, Ph.D., Professor and Director, NSF Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observations and Predictions (Oregon Health and Sciences University)
• David Fox, Marine Resources Program Assistant Manager, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Kristen Brennan, Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service
• Arhtur Brunbaum, Vice President, Friends of Gray Harbor
• Tim Wood, Director, Oregon Parks and Recreations Department

Letters of support for the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)

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• Frank Aikman III, Ph.D., Chief, Marine Modeling and Analysis Program, NOAA National Ocean Service Coast Survey Development Laboratory
• Perrin Chick, Chair, New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative
• Habib Dagher, Ph.D., Director, AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center and DeepCwind Consortium
• Edward Fratto, Executive Director, Northeast States Emergency Consortium
• John Henshaw, Executive Director, Maine Port Authority
• Vincent Kalishes, III, Conservation Agent, FEMA Coordinator, Albert Bangert, Superintendent of Public Works, Mark Patterson, Harbormaster, Town of Scituate
• Steve Lehmann, Scientific Support Coordinator, New England, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division
• Kathleen Leyden, 2009 State Co-Chair, Maine Coastal Program and Mel Cote, 2009 Federal Co-Chair, EPA Region 1, Northeast Regional Ocean Council
• Patrice McCarron, Maine Lobstermen's Association
• Bonnie Spinazzola, Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen
• Dave Casoni, Massachusetts’s Lobstermen's Association
• Sheila Dassatt, Downeast Lobstermen's Association
• Erin Pelletier, Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation
• Captain J.B. McPherson, US Coast Guard and Commander, Sector Northern New England
• Richard Michaud, City Administrator, City of Saco
• Michael Mickelson, Ph.D., Program Manager, Outfall Monitoring, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
• Stephanie Moura, Executive Director and Nicholas Napoli, Science Program Manager, Massachusetts Ocean Partnership
• Chris Nash, Shellfish Program Manager, NH Department of Environmental Services
• Darcie Couture, Director, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program, Maine Department of Marine Resources
• Michael Hickey, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
• Nancy Thompson, Science and Research Director, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
• Brian Whitehouse, Ph.D., President, OEA Technologies
• Paul Rudden, A/Superintendent, Search and Rescue, Canadian Coast Guard, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Canadian Coast Guard
• Donald M. Anderson, Senior Scientist, Biology Department and Director, Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR)
• Annette deCharon, Director, Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Ocean Systems (COSEE-OS)
• Michael Sinclair, Regional Director, Science Branch, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
• Dr. Sharon E. McGladdery, Director, St. Andrew’s Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Charles Yarish, Professor, Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
• Elizabeth J. Turner, Oceanographer, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
• Robert Thompson, Meterologist in Charge, NWS Taunton MASS, NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office
• John Cannon, Senior Meterlogist, NWS Gray, ME, NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office
• Jeffrey S. Tongue, Acting Meterologist-in-Charge, NOAA National Weather Service
• Dr. Alan F. Blumberg, Director and Nickitas Georgas, Senior Research Engineer, Stevens Institute of Technology Center for Maritime Systems Davidson Laboratory

Letters of support for the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

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• Abbey Seth Mayer, Director, State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of Planning
• Timothy Steinberger, Director, City of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
• Captain D.J. Swatland, Chief, Response Division, Fourteenth Coast Guard Division

Letters of support for the Southern California Coastal and Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)

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• Masahiro Dojiri, Ph.D., Division Manager, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation's Environmental Monitoring Division
• Gary Erbeck, Director, County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health Recreational Water Quality Program
• Mike Frazer, Chief Lifeguard, County of Los Angeles Fire Department
• Mark Gold, President, Heal the Bay
• Larry Honeybourne, Program Manager, County of Orange, Health Care Agency
• Mark Jackson, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service
• Samuel Johnson, Research Geologist, Western Region Oceans Coordinator, USGS Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team
• J. Michael Lyons, Manager, Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Los Angeles Region, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Captain R.B. McKenna, Executive Director, Marine Exchange of Southern California
• David Ott, City Manager, City of Solana Beach
• Cheryl Peach, SIO Director, COSEE-CA, Birch Aquarium
• George Robertson, QEP, CSE
• Laura Rogers-Bennett, Ph.D., Senior Biologist Specialist Marine Fisheries, State of California Department of Fish and Game Marine Region
• Rob Rundle, Principal Regional Planner, San Diego Association of Governments
• Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific
• Stephen Weisberg, Ph.D., Executive Director, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
• Katherine Weldon, Coastal Program Manager, City of Encinitas
• Dr. Jeff Crooks, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Heather Kerkering, Coordinator, CeNCOOS
• Doug Lide, US-Mexico Border Coordinator, Water Division, USEPA Region 9
• David Panzer, Minerals Management Service

Letters of support for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System (SECOORA)

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• Kim Cavendish, Museum of Discovery and Science
• Robert Christian, East Carolina University
• M. Richard DeVoe, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
• Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University SeaTech
• Ruoying He, North Carolina State University
• Jeffrey Kinder, DownEast Instrumentation
• Lynn Leonard, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• George Maul, Florida Institute of Technology
• Clifford Merz, Dialytics, Inc.
• Richard Miller, University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute
• James R. Nelson, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University System of Georgia
• Harvey Seim, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Sandra Vargo, Florida Institute of Oceanography
• Pat Welsh, University of North Florida