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Alaska Faces Data Void as NSF Decommissions Ocean Monitoring Network
Key Takeaways
- NSF plans to decommission the $368M Ocean Observatories Initiative in May 2026.
- Alaska's $5.3B fishing industry and 42,000 jobs rely on real-time ocean data from the network.
- Loss of Ocean Station Papa in Gulf of Alaska leaves state without real-time ocean change monitoring.
- Data used for fishery management, marine heatwave prediction, and coastal hazard planning.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com