Sea Grant Regional Initiative
Almost 15 years ago, the Regional Marine Research Program (RMRP) was established to set priorities for regional marine and coastal research in support of efforts to safeguard the water quality and ecosystem health of 10 ocean and coastal regions around the U.S. (the Great Lakes was covered under separate legislation). For each of the RMRP regions, research plans were developed by regional committees that involved an array of regional stakeholders and were chaired by Sea Grant Directors. These regional plans serve as useful examples of a well-designed planning process and sources of carefully considered priorities for research toward NOAA's goals. RMRP activities, however, were limited to planning with the exception of the Gulf of Maine where funds were made available to implement the plan that was developed.
The Regional Sea Grant Initiative is intended to provide support to develop regional research and information plans that will complement the national planning efforts by providing a bridge between national and local research and information needs for U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas.
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Alaska Brian Allee Alaska Sea Grant University of Alaska Fairbanks Wells Fargo Building 794 University Avenue, Suite 238 Fairbanks, AK 99775-5040 Phone: (907) 474-7949 Email: allee@sfos.uaf.edu California
Current Caribbean Great Lakes Greater New York Bight |
Gulf of Maine Judy Pederson Manager, Center for Coastal Resources MIT Sea Grant College Program E38-300 (Administration, Research, and AUV Laboratory) or NE20-74 (Advisory, Outreach, and Education) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 252-1741 Email: jpederso@mit.edu Gulf of Mexico Insular Pacific Mid-Atlantic South Atlantic |
National Sea Grant Office |
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Regional Planning Workshop, May7-8, 2007
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Documents of Interest |