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November 6, 2009 



Ocean Policy Task Force By Jennifer Read, GLOS Executive Director
On June 12, 2009, President Obama sent a memorandum to the heads of
executive departments and federal agencies establishing an Interagency Ocean
Policy Task Force, led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
The Task Force is charged with developing a recommendation for a national
policy that ensures protection, maintenance and restoration of oceans, our
coasts and the Great Lakes.
<http://www.glos.us/updates/2009/lakeviews_v6.html#story1> More... 

GLOS is adding new faces, moving to new spaces
The Great Lakes Observing System is happy to announce the addition of a new
board member, David Ullrich, and two new staff members, Steve Arquitt and
Kelli Paige.    <http://www.glos.us/updates/2009/lakeviews_v6.html#story2>
More... 

UMD launches underwater glider in Lake Superior 
On Sept. 26, 2009, Jay Austin, professor at the University of Minnesota -
Duluth, successfully recovered his Autonomous Underwater Glider (AUG) after
a nine-day data collecting mission. During its mission, it "flew"
approximately 250km in the western arm of Lake Superior, making an
equivalent of nearly 1000 conductivity, temperature and depth (CDT) casts.
<http://www.glos.us/updates/2009/lakeviews_v6.html#story3> More... 

Update on St. Clair River Dye Study 
In August, GLOS partnered with NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory (GLERL) and Applied Science Inc. (ASI) to carry out three dye
release experiments in the St. Clair River.
<http://www.glos.us/updates/2009/lakeviews_v6.html#story4> More... 

Funding/business opportunities 
Ihe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business
Innovation Research program is interested in proposals for the research and
development of Renewable Ocean and Coastal Energy Technology.
<http://www.glos.us/updates/2009/lakeviews_v6.html#story5> More... 


 

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