OM-Fish HackWeek 2027

February 2027 - February 2027
Virtual
Photo: NOAA/GFDL

About OM-Fish HackWeek

Ocean models and reanalysis products—including regional systems such as ROMS and MOM6, global ocean reanalyses such as GLORYS, regional products such as MOM6-COBALT-NEP, and climate projections from CMIP6—are transforming our ability to study changing ocean and fisheries habitats across the globe. These products provide rich three-dimensional information about ocean temperature, oxygen, currents, mixed layer depth, and ecosystem conditions that can be used to investigate marine heatwaves, habitat compression, climate-driven range shifts, and changing ecosystem dynamics. In the OM-Fish HackWeek, you will learn to access, visualize, and analyze ocean model outputs using modern open-source Python workflows and apply these tools to fisheries and ocean ecosystem applications.

Hackweeks are participant-driven events that strive to create welcoming spaces for participants to learn new things, build community, and gain hands-on experience with collaboration and team science. During OM-Fish HackWeek, we will have a combination of science lectures, coding tutorials, and group projects (pitched by participants) focused on working with ocean reanalysis, forecast, ecosystem, and climate model datasets.

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Schedule

All times listed below are UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time). Consult this Time Look Up for times in your location.

7:00 - 7:45

East Project Introduction

Welcome, introductions, housekeeping, and overview of OM-Fish HackWeek themes

7:45 - 8:45

East Group Project Brainstorming (3 rotations)

Brainstorm project ideas around ocean model data, fisheries habitat, ecosystem indicators, and climate impacts

9:00 - 9:30

East Project Pitching

1 slide pitch

9:30 - 10:30

East Group Project Breakout Rooms

Each project will have a breakout room and start to get organized.

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:30

Science Lecture

Introduction to Ocean Model Data — ROMS, MOM6, HYCOM, reanalyses, forecasts, and climate simulations

11:30 - 12:15

Science Lecture

Ocean Models for Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems — physical habitat, temperature, oxygen, mixed layer depth, and ecosystem indicators

12:15 - 12:30

Break

12:30 - 13:00

Coding Tutorial 1

Orientation for the HackWeek JupyterHub and shared cloud computing environment

13:00 - 14:00

Coding Tutorial 2

Accessing global ocean model data with Python — xarray, dask, NetCDF, Zarr, and cloud-friendly workflows

14:00 - 14:30

Break

14:30 - 15:15

West Project Introduction

Welcome, introductions, housekeeping, and overview of OM-Fish HackWeek themes

15:15 - 16:00

West Group Project Brainstorming (3 rotations)

Brainstorm project ideas around ocean model data, fisheries habitat, ecosystem indicators, and climate impacts

16:00 - 16:30

West Project Pitching

1 slide pitch

16:30 - 17:30

West Group Project Breakout Rooms

Each project will have a breakout room and start to get organized.

7:00 - 7:30

East Tutorial

OM-Fish HackWeek Collaboration via Git and GitHub

7:30 - 10:30

East Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

9:00 - 10:30

East/West Open Helpdesk with Mentors

Bring your questions and go into breakout room with a mentor

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:45

Science Lecture

Incorporating modeled prey fields into baleen whale species distribution models

11:45 - 12:15

Break

12:15 - 13:00

Coding Tutorial 1

Working with 3D ocean variables — temperature, salinity, oxygen, currents, and mixed layer depth

13:00 - 13:15

Break

13:15 - 14:00

Coding Tutorial 2

Building fish habitat metrics — viable temperature ranges, oxygen thresholds, and habitat compression

14:00 - 14:30

Break

14:30 - 15:00

West Tutorial

OM-Fish HackWeek Collaboration via Git and GitHub

15:00 - 17:30

West Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

7:00 - 7:30

East Group Check-ins (Rose, Bud, Thorn)

7:30 - 10:30

East Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

9:00 - 10:30

East/West Open Helpdesk with Mentors

Bring your questions and go into breakout room with a mentor

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:45

Science Lecture

TBD

11:45 - 12:15

Break

12:15 - 13:00

Coding Tutorial 1

Accessing and visualizing biogeochemical variables — oxygen, chlorophyll, nutrients, and primary production

13:00 - 13:15

Break

13:15 - 14:00

Coding Tutorial 2

Combining model output with observations — Argo, Bio-Argo, satellite data, and fisheries survey data

14:00 - 14:30

Break

14:30 - 15:00

West Group Check-ins (Rose, Bud, Thorn)

Presenter(s)

15:00 - 17:30

West Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

7:00 - 7:30

East Group Check-ins (Rose, Bud, Thorn)

7:30 - 10:30

East Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

9:00 - 10:30

East/West Open Helpdesk with Mentors

Bring your questions and go into breakout room with a mentor

Presenter(s)
mentors

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:45

Science Lecture

Climate Projections for Fisheries Habitat — CMIP6, Earth System Models, future scenarios, and uncertainty

11:45 - 12:00

Break

12:00 - 12:45

Coding Tutorial 1

Working with CMIP6 ocean variables — historical runs, future scenarios, ensembles, and anomalies

12:45 - 13:00

Break

13:00 - 13:45

Coding Tutorial 2

Regional case studies — comparing habitat change across ocean basins, shelves, and fisheries regions

13:45 - 14:30

Break

14:30 - 15:00

West Group Check-ins (Rose, Bud, Thorn)

15:00 - 17:30

West Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

7:00 - 11:00

East & West Project Work Time

Each project will have a breakout room.

11:00 - 12:30

Project Presentations

East & West together — project demos, workflows, and preliminary findings

12:30 - 13:00

Break

13:00 - 14:00

Project Presentations

East & West together — project demos, workflows, and preliminary findings

14:00 - 14:15

HackWeek Wrap-Up

Reflections, next steps, shared resources, and community follow-up


Meet the team

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