US Senate · Donald Trump · Ars Technica
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off is set to kill ocean monitoring
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In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it had spent over $350 million to build.
Key facts
- In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it had spent over $350 million to build
- But the OOI also provides data that’s useful for weather forecasting and fisheries management, leading to widespread opposition
- The big remaining question is how much damage the OOI took during the intervening month
- The OOI is a federally supported resource that provides ocean data for use by academic researchers, government planners, and private companies
Summary
But the OOI also provides data that’s useful for weather forecasting and fisheries management, leading to widespread opposition. As of now, there is no formal statement available from the federal government. The OOI is a federally supported resource that provides ocean data for use by academic researchers, government planners, and private companies. Obviously, there are many potential uses of that data.