Nalaquq, LLC is excited to announce an upcoming five-year partnership with the Alaskan Ocean Observation System to gather and communicate real-time marine data for the Yup’ik communities of Goodnews Bay, Quinhagak, Eek, and Kongiganak. After careful consultation with local Yupiit, Nalaquq, LLC will help install a SOFAR buoy network and deploy an additional 30 drifter buoys at locations where data can best be accessed by cellphones (via a web-based app) and handheld Garmin GPS units (via an SMS-based “text-a-buoy” API). We hope this project will assist Yupiit who rely on small marine vessels for daily travel throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta. Doing so will also allow first responders access to real-time data streams during rescue missions while providing meaningful data about ocean conditions near Yup’ik subsistence place names in open waters (e.g., “marine mammal hunting grounds”).
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