Seasonal Forecasts, Fisheries Management, and the Fish You Eat
JISAO Receives NOAA Grant for Seasonal Ocean Forecasts to Inform Fisheries Management in the Bering Sea
The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington (UW) received a $500,000 grant to lead a collaborative effort with NOAA Research and NOAA Fisheries to explore the use of nine-month forecasts of ocean conditions in the Bering Sea to inform fisheries management and planning.
JISAO Receives $500,000 Grant from NOAA for Seasonal Ocean Forecast in the Pacific Northwest
The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington (UW) will lead a collaborative effort with NOAA Research, NOAA Fisheries, and the UW Applied Physics Laboratory to explore seasonal prediction of marine conditions and habitats in the Pacific Northwest.
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SAFS Seminar: Amy Kennedy
Thursday, October 12, 4:00 pm
Fishery Sciences Building, Room 102
Large whale satellite telemetry: A tool for determining habitat use, distribution, and behavior of endangered whale populations.
Old Fish Few and Far Between Under Fishing Pressure
NW News: JISAO funded research finds that, for dozens of fish populations around the globe, old fish are greatly depleted as a result of fishing pressure.
Read more at UW News
Soggy No More
Seattle Turns Switch With Record Dry Streak
WA State Climatologist Nick Bond comments on Seattle’s longest dry streak in six decades.
Seattle’s ‘amazing transition’ from wet to dry probably just a coincidence, scientists say
JISAO’s Nick Bond talks with the Seattle Times about our record rainy season and longest dry streak.
Read more at the Seattle Times
Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report
Draft of federal climate change report shows that recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years.
Read more at the New York Times
Staff Spotlight: Emily Norton
Research Scientist
Emily Norton, the newest member of JISAO, joined the J-SCOPE team as a researcher in May 2017.
Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet?
Led by JISAO Director Tom Ackerman and UW professor Rob Wood, a new study is looking at the controversial idea of marine cloud brightening as a possible strategy to offset global warming.
Staff Spotlight: Remy Okazaki
Research Scientist
Remy Okazaki joined JISAO in 2014 to head the validation efforts for the year-long $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE competition.