Accelerating Pacific-wide PAM-glider operations

Team Leads

Erin Oleson (PIFSC), Shannon Rankin (SWFSC)

Goal

Develop R2O plan intended to serve all regions to integrate PAM gliders into assessment missions, reducing shiptime needs.

PAM-Glider National Roadmap

1. Identify & Test Technology

Build Capacity

• Accomplishments
  • PIFSC: 2 @ Seagliders, Glider Lab
  • SWFSC: 2 @ Slocum, 2 @ Hefring Ocean Scout
  • Expand DMON (expected by end of FY26)
• Next steps
  • Test!

Glider Rodeo

• Accomplishments
  • Alseamar Contract Awarded (data as a service for Glider Rodeo)
  • Presentations at UG2 (Underwater Glider User Group, Erik Norris)
  • Glider Reseo Repo/Website
• Next steps
  • Standardized Metrics for Comparison
  • Schedule/Plan Survey (Fall 2025 West Coast, Feb 2026 Hawaii)

2. Concurrent Glider/Ship Surveys

US West Coast CalCurCEAS

• Accomplishments
  • Partner with OSU: 3 Seagliders off Oregon
  • Access to real time maps/metadata
• Next steps
  • Survey data to Stock Assessment Team
  • Hawaii Survey (Feb 2026)

3. Advanced Data Analysis

Link our data with other teams (in process)

4. Field Test Ecosystem Studies (UxS funded “Plankton to Whales”)

Postponed until SWFSC has PAM-Gliders

5. Transition to Operations Plan –> National Roadmap

• PAM-Glider Github Organization
• Repositories
  • Glider Rodeo
  • Glider-CalCurCEAS
  • PAM-UxS
• Openscapes: Create Repo/Foundation for Reports