Buoy Workshop

16th Buoy Workshop - March 23-26, 2026

You are cordially invited to join us for the 16th MTS Buoy Workshop sponsored by the Marine Technology Society (MTS) to present and share your buoy-related work and projects to all attendees. 

Since the 1960s, these workshops have covered the technology of oceanographic, weather, and other buoy systems. Originally based on the suggestion and support by the Office of Naval Research, buoy workshops have been organized and supported every two years since 1996 to foster communication and exchange between designers, assemblers, operators, and users of buoy systems.

This year's Workshop, presented in partnership with the Florida Institute of Oceanography and the University of South Florida-College of Marine Science, begins with a pre-event seminar and workshop presented by ProteusDS on Monday afternoon, March 23, followed by an evening Ice-Breaker. The Speaker Program runs from Tuesday morning, March 24, through Thursday afternoon, March 26 (concluding around 5:00 p.m.). On Wednesday afternoon, participants will tour host facilities engaged in active buoy projects, with a networking reception to follow that evening. 

About Our Workshop Partners

The Florida Institute of Oceanography ensures sustained excellence in marine research and education through the advancement and availability of infrastructure, development of partnerships, and the enabling of outcomes that benefit the people of Florida. FIO serves as an enabler, facilitator and coordinator across academia, state and federal agencies, ocean science organizations and the private sector.

The USF-College of Marine Science seeks to increase and apply fundamental knowledge of global ocean systems and human-ocean interactions through research, graduate education and community engagement. We create and disseminate knowledge about ocean physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and fisheries through observation, modeling, and theory. We aim to train a well-educated work force and to create a more scientifically-informed society. 

Keynote Speaker

Thomas K. Frazer is a Professor and Dean of the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida. He also serves as Executive Director of the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation. Prior to his arrival at USF, Dr. Frazer was Director of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Florida and served also as Chief Science Officer for the State of Florida. Dr. Frazer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries Biology from Humboldt State University and a Master’s Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research addresses contemporary and emerging environmental issues, and is, by nature, interdisciplinary. His work involves collaborators from disparate disciplines, and it includes sampling and experiments conducted across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Dr. Frazer has received research funding from a broad suite of granting entities to address topics pertaining to water quantity and quality, nutrient dynamics, biogeochemical processes, fish population dynamics, food web interactions, coastal resilience and ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems. He has conducted field research in both freshwater and marine systems around the globe, and he is intimately familiar with a broad suite of oceanographic, environmental and natural resource issues (e.g., eutrophication of fresh, estuarine, and coastal waters; invasive species; and the ecological impacts of contemporary environmental change, including coral bleaching, ocean acidification, and sea level rise). Dr. Frazer has authored and/or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and book chapters. He is a past member (and past Chair) of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) and currently serves on the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission. He is an elected member of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida. 

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