NSF pauses dismantling of Ocean Observatories Initiative after bipartisan backlash
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Paul Voosen
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) abruptly moved to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a key ocean research network often described as a 'telescope' for ocean science. The decision to remove moorings and cut funding sparked bipartisan backlash from Congress and concern from the scientific community, who argue the cuts lack scientific due process and threaten U.S. leadership in marine science. NSF later paused the removal pending an expert panel review, but researchers remain worried about the long-term commitment to oceanographic research.
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This review appears to amount to the scientific due process sought by oceanographers, but could still augur eventual loss.
Bipartisan backlash from Congress forced NSF to pause operations pending an expert panel review.
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