Scientists call it a ‘tragic loss.’ Why the U.S. is shutting down a major ocean monitoring network

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 recent statement 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...