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U.S. Resumes Ocean Monitoring With First Pacific Monitors

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC · How we work

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A 238-foot U.S. vessel sailed Saturday to reinstall the first batch of ocean monitors in the Pacific.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration began dismantling a $368 million ocean-monitoring system earlier this year.
Scientists, fishermen and Congress opposed the system’s removal.
Data from the instruments tracked coastal environments, ecosystems and currents that affect global climate and fisheries.

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Story summary

A 238-foot U.S. vessel sailed Saturday to reinstall the first batch of ocean monitors in the Pacific.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration began dismantling a $368 million ocean-monitoring system earlier this year.
Scientists, fishermen and Congress opposed the system’s removal.
Data from the instruments tracked coastal environments, ecosystems and currents that affect global climate and fisheries.