New Wave Bouys Expected to Help Improve Maritime Safety
Two new wave bouys will be soon deployed in Suva. We still require more ocean data and particularly, more ocean monitoring systems around Fiji’s coasts.
Friday 26 March 2021 | 14:21
Pacific Community (SPC), Director, Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime (GEM) Division, Andrew Jones (wearing garland), with various stakeholders at the celebration of World Meteorological Day in Nadi on March 23, 2021. Photo: Waisea Nasokia
The deployment of two new wave bouys will assist to improve all facets of maritime safety for small and large vessels.
Pacific Community (SPC) Director GEM, Andrew Jones made those remarks during the World Meteorological Day celebration at the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC), in Nadi on Tuesday.
He added that the bouys would also improve management of coastal fisheries, improve preparedness of coastal communities, and improve our understanding of coastal processes.
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“Two new wave bouys will be soon deployed in Suva. We still require more ocean data and particularly, more ocean monitoring systems around Fiji’s coasts,” he said.
In the past three years, and guided by the mandate of their members, the Pacific Community (SPC) also established the Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS).
The purpose of the centre is to facilitate better co-ordination of ocean science, boost the accessibility of critical ocean data, and improve services to Pacific members.
“We are here to work with you and for you, to co-ordinate with donors, partners, with the other regional and international organisations and others to reach our lofty goals of ocean-oriented monitoring, conservation, improved capacity, sustainable development, and resilience,” Mr Jones said.
He also acknowledged all their partners in this effort, and in particular, the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Climate and Ocean Support Programme in the Pacific (COSPPac).
“And our sincere thanks go to the Fiji Met Service, for their ongoing partnership and commitment to drive these developments,” Mr Jones said.
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