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WAGOOS OBJECTS The objects of WAGOOS are to- (a) provide a Southern hemisphere focus for GOOS, and in particular the Western Australian coastline and adjacent areas, to assist with the formation and maintenance of GOOS developments in the region, ensuring that these are complementary to other activities in the region being pursued by the IOC through its subsidiary bodies in the Indian Ocean, South East Asia and the South West Pacific; (b) develop an outreach programme, especially for capacity building for the nations of the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific, providing training in observations, data quality control, data transmission and archiving, production of products, and interpretation of products/information; (c) organise conferences, workshops and other communication and awareness-raising activities; (d) strengthen links between IOC international GOOS activities and relevant Australian agencies, programmes (eg Indian Ocean Climate Initiative) and industry, encouraging the development of products and services which will benefit all potential users of GOOS; (e) develop proposals to obtain resources necessary to carry out local and regional GOOS activities; (f) provide information about GOOS, acting as a conduit between local and regional GOOS participants and overall GOOS structure; (g) promote the transfer of in situ and remotely-sensed data to and from users and suppliers, focusing on local data of utility to GOOS and regional/global data of utility to local users; and (h) strengthen links with related IOC and UNESCO programmes and relevant regional offices. The property and income of the Association shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the association and no part of that property or income may be paid or otherwise distributed, directly or indirectly, to members, except in good faith in the promotion of those objects. The objects of WAGOOS are to be performed on a not for profit basis. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT Ray Steedman chairman GHD and WAGOOS, UWA, School of Environmental and Systems Engineering Dave Brennan deputy chairman Woodside Energy Limited Chari Pattiaratchi secretary UWA, School of Environmental and Systems Engineering Sean Groombridge treasurer Fastwave Communications John Cramb Bureau of Meteorology William Erb IOC Perth Regional office Michael Borowitzka Murdoch University Tony Koslow CSIRO CONTACTS COORDINATION Principle contact: Ray Steedman Chairman Western Australian Global Ocean Observing System Inc c/- School of Environmental and Systems Engineering The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Telephone: +61 8 6488 3261 Fax: +61 8.6488 1015 Email: steedman@sese.uwa.edu.au Alternative contact: R Gongora-Mesas School of Environmental and Systems Engineering Administrative secretary The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Telephone: +61 8 6488 3525 Fax: +61 8 6488 1015 Email: gongora@ sese.uwa.edu.au COORDINATION OF WAGOOS Main mechanisms used for the coordination of WAGOOS regional group are: meetings of members, approximately four per annum agreed strategy annual plan to achieve strategy opinions of specialist working groups support of conferences support of national and state oceanographic research and development support applied oceanography for the offshore industry and government reference to the WAGOOS web site:  HYPERLINK "http://www.bom.gov.au/wagoos/" http://www.bom.gov.au/wagoos/ COORDINATION WITH OTHER GOOS BODIES Coordination through: IOC Perth Regional Office Indian Ocean GOOS GODAE WESTPAC SOPAC South East Asia GOOS CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS PILOT PROJECTS WAGOOS members and their institutions contribute to international GOOS including: (a) at a global scale: GODAE CLIVAR Argo INSTANT; and (b) at a regional scale: BlueLink (an Australian ocean forecasting system; present) Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment (SRFME; present) Timor Sea Project (PIT) ocean measurements and models being implemented (future) Prawns - Coastal IOGOOS integration of data and information relating to coastal prawn fisheries of the Indian Ocean (future) Biodiversity Coastal IOGOOS mapping important biodiversity factors about the Indian Ocean (future) Australian Government agencies: CSIRO Bureau of Meteorology Australian Institute of Marine Science Royal Australian Navy National Oceans Office Defence Science and Technology Organisation Western Australian Government agencies: Department of Environment Department of Fisheries Department of Conservation and Land Management Department of Industry and Resources Indian Ocean Climate Initiative (IOCI)  HYPERLINK "http://www.ioci.org.au/" http://www.ioci.org.au/ Dampier Port Authority Universities: Curtin University Murdoch University The University of Western Australia Industries: Woodside Energy Limited Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Ltd Metocean Engineers Fastwave Communications Marine Science Associates Freehills CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS-RELATED RESEARCH Other topics being undertaken by WAGOOS members: The Western Australian Marine Science Institution assisted development and a member. WAMSI web site is:  HYPERLINK "http://www.wamsi.org.au" www.wamsi.org.au AUV and Iridium technology, including floats and seagliders and data buoys, and their development and application by Australian industry (planning phase; future) Assisted with the development of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) in the North West Shelf and other Western Australia waters  HYPERLINK "http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/FA8896ED-2A3D-4005-B075-1F569B6732C0/10623/imos_guidelines.pdf" http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/FA8896ED-2A3D-4005-B075-1F569B6732C0/10623/imos_guidelines.pdf OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS Other contributions to GOOS, including report with the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE) titled Economics of Sustained Ocean Observations and Forecast System, benefits and rational for public funding. The report provides important findings on the economic value of an efficiently operated ocean observing system. The Academy and WAGOOS will join in advancing the case for public finding at the state, national and international levels. presentation to Coastal & Ocean Panel of Engineers Australia (WA) CAPACITY BUILDING IN SUPPORT OF GOOS OR GOOS-RELATED RESEARCH Assist in building capacity in support of GOOS and GOOS related research through the following: prawns - Coastal IOGOOS integration of data and information relating to coastal prawn fisheries of the Indian Ocean (planning phase; future) biodiversity Coastal IOGOOS mapping important factors about the Indian Ocean (planning phase; future) remote sensing workshops held in Brisbane, in conjunction with IOC Perth Regional Office and Curtin University (past) AMSA conference in Perth in conjunction with IOC Perth Regional Office (past) Industry Priority for Oceanographic Research conference held in Perth July 2004, and initiative of the oil and gas industry and the CSIRO (past) Indian Ocean strategy, in conjunction with IOC Perth Regional Office (future) sustainable fisheries management in the coastal seas of the Indian Ocean such as prawn aqua culture, in conjunction with Department of Fisheries and the ATSE Crawford Fund  HYPERLINK "http://www.crawfordfund.org/" http://www.crawfordfund.org/ (future) explore the possibility of working with Indonesia in the Timor and Arafura Seas to improve IMPEDIMENTS TO PROGRESS Important problems encountered are: maintaining an effective organization developing awareness of stakeholders and the public maintaining interest of individuals securing long term funding at a level commensurate with the strategy LESSONS LEARNED Lessons learned include the need to: develop and continuously review a good strategic plan have in place sufficient funds for the operational plan to implement the strategy effectively coordinate with other regional GOOS activities provide a better understanding of GOOS for politicians at state and federal levels KEY OPERATIONS Timor Sea (PIT) In 17 February 2005, WAGOOS in conjunction with IOMEC and the IOC Perth Regional Office hosted a second PIT project workshop on the oceanographic observations and studies of the Timor Sea. A wide range of topics were discussed including GODAE, Timor Sea and Indian Ocean climate, oceanography and offshore engineering design, the Indonesian through flow and the development of Bluelink for application to national operational oceanography. As part of PIT, a Woodside and CSIRO joint funded research measurement programme in the Timor Sea has been successfully completed. The results of this 12 month oceanographic measurement programme have contributed to oceanographic problems of interest to government and industry. In particular the measurements have provided ideas on likely changes in internal wave activity pertaining to the longer-term stability of submarine pipelines in the Timor Sea and environmental issues. In November 2002, WAGOOS initiated the Timor Sea Project (PIT) to improve coordination and focus of the national effort in and about the Timor Sea. The Timor Sea (PIT) demonstration project was aimed at systematically improving the coordination of ocean measurement, modeling and understanding the Timor Sea and help to achieve a broader economic benefit to Australia and its neighbors. The oceanography and meteorology of the Timor Sea is an important focus area for WAGOOS to champion. The physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the Timor Sea are of interest to the oil, fishing and defence industries, and climate research. Of particular interest are the Pacific to Indian Ocean through-flow, large regular and irregular internal waves at all scales and frequencies, and related annual and inter-annual temperature and salinity variations Economics of Australias contribution to the global ocean observing system WAGOOS and the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering completed the study into the Economics of Australias Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System: Benefits and Rational for Public Funding. The study terms of reference are: identify and assess the economic sectors and activities that would benefit from sustained; support of the Global Ocean Observing System and forecast system; review and assess published estimates of costs and benefits of sustained ocean observation and forecasts in the oceans and seas about Australia assess the rationale and justification for public funding of these activities. In summary the estimated total annual benefit of improved productivity arising from GOOS activities in Australia is A$616.9M, while the total government annual costs are A$27.3M, giving a benefit cost ratio of 22.6. Benefits arising from GOOS activities have been identified in the agriculture and resource sectors, particularly concerning the production of oil and gas and iron ore. INVESTMENT IN REGIONAL COORDINATION WAGOOS is generously supported by the Bureau of Meteorology and Woodside Energy Limited for their continued support. Without their funding WAGOOS would be unable to operate effectively. In addition the IOC Perth Regional Office and School of Environmental and Systems Engineering, The University of Western Australia, generously provide, financial, administrative and office accommodation and in kind support. OUTLOOK WAGOOS expects the following shall be in place through 2007: with ATSE promote the Economics of Australias Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System: Benefits and Rational for Public Funding continue PIT programme develop a partnership between WAGOOS and INA GOOS (Indonesia) including in the existing WAGOOS project in the Timor and Arafura Seas promote the application of operational oceanography in the Perth metropolitan coastal waters to enhance environmental management and coastal ocean research help develop a proposal for an Australian Integrated Ocean Observing System (AusIOOS), including IMOS assist IOC and IOGOOS develop the Indian Ocean wild prawn survey and management project promote WAGOOS with politicians and key decision makers in industry and government agencies and peak body organizations continuously improve the WAGOOS web site information, data, products and links; R Steedman Chairman WAGOOS Inc November 2006  ./0=>J} EL01noǽǸޔ}vle} h P6]h P56\] h P5\ h P\h P5OJQJ^J h Nh P h P5h^ h P6hk|h P5\hyh Po(h P h Po(hyh P5\hyh P5\o(hHbqh PnHo(tH hyh Ph PnHtHhHbqh PnHtHhmnHtH' /0> $ ? 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