Ocean Color Products for Water Quality and User Interactions for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and West Maui, HI

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Speaker: William Hernandez, Executive Director of Environmental Mapping Consultants and faculty at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 
Seminar Sponsor: NOAA Ocean Color Coordinating Group (NOCCG). This seminar will not be recorded. Slides may be shared upon request.

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Abstract:  In this presentation we highlight some examples of the integration of scientific research by Academia, NOAA, and local NGO’s to support current ocean color research from satellite and field instrumentation for sites and Puerto Rico and West Maui, HI. Also, we will discuss the development of data portals and workshops to provide easier access to managers from Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Hawaii to the remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) data. We will also present the integration of drones for supporting observations and address new threats, like Sargassum accumulations and sea level rise. Examples and results from this work will be presented.

About the Speaker: Dr. Hernández is currently working as a private consultant and as an Adjunct Professor of the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez. He was previously appointed as a Post-Doctoral Researcher for the NOAA CREST City College City University of New York and has more than 12 years of experience in the analysis and processing of remotely sensed data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). His education consists of a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, a Master’s degree in Environmental Science (Water Resources) and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences (Biological Oceanography) from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. His doctoral dissertation was entitled: “Benthic Habitat Mapping and Bio-Optical Characterization La Parguera Marine Reserve using Passive and Active Remote Sensing Data”. He has worked in multiple industries including academia, government and private sector, performing duties as an environmental consultant, research scientist, fish and wildlife biologist in government agencies dedicated to conservation, and developer of information systems technology in environmental science and infrastructure management. Dr. Hernández is currently a collaborator of the NOAA NESDIS STAR Coral Reef Watch Ocean Color Projects and the US Coral Reef Task Force Guanica watershed management. He has also been collecting bio-optical and water quality data in La Parguera and the Guánica area for the past 8 years

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{William Hernandez, Executive Director of Environmental Mapping Consultants}