National Science Foundation Reverses Decision to Dismantle Critical Ocean Monitoring Network

National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry

The National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on it to track everything from ocean circulation to extreme weather.

Trump Administration Backtracks On Removing Ocean Sensors

By Leslie Kaufman Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after encountering resistance from scientists and Congress.  Read Also: U.S....

National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle critical ocean monitoring network

The Trump administration is reversing its decision to dismantle a critical ocean monitoring system after receiving bipartisan backlash in Congress.

U.S. scientific instruments in oceans off Alaska and elsewhere to remain in place

Hundreds of sophisticated monitoring instruments will remain in place in the nation’s oceans, thanks to a National Science Foundation reversal of its plan to partially dismantle the system. The federal agency announced on Thursday that it is dropping its plan to remove hundreds of instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative program. The program encompasses more than 900 instruments monitoring ocean currents, temperatures, sea life and ot…

America’s Ocean Eye Saved After Dramatic Bipartisan Fury

1. Bipartisan Fury Forces Current Administration to Save America’s Ocean Eyes Washington, D.C. — CNN reports that the current administration has reversed its controversial decision to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a critical $386 million deep-sea monitoring network, after a furious bipartisan backlash in Congress. The National Science Foundation (NSF), which had announced plans in May to “descope” the decades-old system by …