VillageSoup Reports on UMaine Ocean Weather Buoys Grant

The coastal Knox VillageSoup reported comments from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree about the importance of the Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems weather buoys, formerly known as GMOOS, managed by a partnership that includes the University of Maine. NOAA has agreed to maintain funding for the program, which informs mariners and fishing vessels off the coast about offshore sea and weather conditions, for five years. The program received $1.77 million for the first year.

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