we're heading backwards... 15 years ago we were all excited about what systems we could come up with for the 67% of the planet covered in ocean (even more at the NZ EEZ scale)... then NZ #OOI (Ocean Observatories Initiative) efforts in this regard stopped about a decade back ... and now this. #ocean #science #climate https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/trump-administration-dismantles-critical-ocean-floor-observation-network/