NOAA Ocean Observation Funds
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of NOAA funding for regional and national ocean observing. The 11 new five-year cooperative agreements announced Thursday will enable U.S. IOOS regional associations to operate regional coastal observing systems (RCOSs...

![Wave buoys like these are essential instruments in ocean observing and there are over 600 assets, including buoys, reporting wave data throughout IOOS. Wave information is important for weather forecasting, safe navigation, port operations, coastal planning, coastal hazard prediction and mitigation, and many more applications. [courtesy photo] WACE BUOY](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wave_buoys.jpg?itok=Q1V2oDyh)