U.S. scientific instruments in oceans off Alaska and elsewhere to remain in place

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 668

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Hundreds of sophisticated monitoring instruments will remain in place in the nation’s oceans, thanks to a National Science Foundation reversal of its plan to partially dismantle the system.

The federal agency announced on Thursday that it is dropping its plan to remove hundreds of instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative program.

The program encompasses more than 900 instruments monitoring ocean currents, temperatures, sea life and other conditions. Information gathered is used to analyze weather …

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