Animal-Borne Ocean Sensors: A Decadal Vision Through New Eyes

Abstract Animal-Borne Ocean Sensors—AniBOS—is an emerging network of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). AniBOS makes freely available oceanographic measurements across the hard-to-observe world's polar and tropical oceans from miniaturized sensors attached to marine animals. These data complement conventional approaches by providing both physical and ecological data in remote ocean regions directly at the scale and resolution at which animals move. AniBOS fills an important observational gap by integrating animal-collected data within the GOOS to improve our ability to observe and predict global climate processes and animal behavior, both of which are essential components of the Decade of Ocean Science.