Scientists call it a ‘tragic loss.’ Why the U.S. is shutting down a major ocean monitoring network (opens in new tab)

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a network that provides access to real-time ocean data that is relied on by scientists, researchers, and students, is being restructured with major cuts eliminating most of the project’s ocean monitoring efforts. According to a from Jim Edson, Principal Investigator, NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative, the Trump administration’s recent slashing of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds will nearly wipe out most of OOI’s areas of focus. Edson gave...