NOAA's National Ocean Service: Roundtables

Living on the Edge

Roundtable Program | Attendees | NOS Coordinating Offices

This roundtable, which was being held in conjunction with the Annual Ocean and Coastal Program Manager’s Meeting, focused on our nation’s coastal areas and NOAA's programs and services supporting state coastal management programs. A wide range of topics were addressed during the discussion, including the coastal management community’s use of NOS’s models, trend analyses, and other tools. Participants focused on the topics of habitat change and land use, which are of primary interest according to a recent survey of the coastal management community.

Roundtable Program

3:30	Opening Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad
3:45	Introduction of Roundtable Participants
3:55	Overview of Linking Science and Coastal Management Survey - Debra Hernandez, Chair, Coastal States Organization
4:05	Discussion of Key Management Issues
5:25	Closing Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad

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Attendees (listed alphabetically)

Wendy Allen, North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Robert Bailey, Oregon Ocean-Coastal Program

Allan Beck, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tammy Brooks, Texas Coastal Management Program

Jeanne Christie, Association of State Wetlands Managers

Penny Dalton, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education

Peter Douglas, California Coastal Commission

Michael Friis, Wisconsin Coastal Management Progam

Christine Gault, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Holly Greening, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Lynn Griffin, Florida Coastal Program

Debra Hernandez, South Carolina Coastal Program

Richard Langan, Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET)

Tony MacDonald, Coastal States Organization (CSO)

Mark Mauriello, Association of State Floodplain Managers

Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program

Thomas Skinner, Massachusetts Coastal Management Program

Terry Stevens, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOAA Ocean Council

Ronald Baird, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Kurt Schnebele, National Oceanographic Data Center

NOS Coordinating Offices

Two NOS program offices are coordinating the fourth roundtable:

The NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC) provides skills and information resources to state and local coastal resource managers. CSC personnel, which include members of federal agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and state natural resource management agencies, offer training, consultations, access to new data and tools, and fellowship programs. CSC experts work directly with state and local partners to resolve site-specific issues. The center supports more than 100 projects throughout the year. Information on the Center’s program can be found at the Center’s Web site -- www.csc.noaa.gov

The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) is responsible for implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972. The office works with state and territorial governments to implement their coastal management programs and find local solutions to problems that occur throughout the entire nation. Thirty-four states and territories have active coastal management programs. OCRM also is responsible for implementing the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) that currently encompasses 26 estuarine field sites operated by state agencies and universities. Information on the OCRM program can be found at the program’s Web site -- coastalmanagement.noaa.gov