NOAA's National Ocean Service: Roundtables

Enhancing Ocean Value and Vitality

Roundtable Program | Attendees | NOS Coordinating Office

This constituent roundtable was the third in a series of Ocean Future Roundtables hosted by Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). This roundtable focused on ocean value and vitality as seen through the topics of conservation, sustainable use and ocean health. NOS programs support: science for conservation solutions; observations and assessments to track ecosystem conditions; the development and evaluation of marine protected areas; contamination cleanup; and sustainable tourism, recreational activities and marine transportation.

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Roundtable Program

9:00	Coffee and Greetings
9:15	Opening Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad
9:35	Introduction of Roundtable Participants
10:00	Discussion of the Role of Monitoring and Response in Support of Ocean Health
10:40	Break
10:50	Discussion of NOS’s role in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Ocean and Coastal Resources
11:55	Closing Remarks - Dr. Richard Spinrad

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Attendees (listed alphabetically)

Kacky Andrews, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Lori Arguelles, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Robert Beal, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

Penny Dalton, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education

Karolien Debusschere, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office

Mike DeLuca, National Estuarine Research Reserve Association

Erika Feller, The Nature Conservancy

Chuck Fox, Consultant

Suzanne Giles, Restore America's Estuaries

Jennifer Greenamoyer, Sea Grant Association

Kim Harb, National Ocean Industries Association

Justin LeBlanc, National Fisheries Institute

Douglas Lipton, University of Maryland

David Loomis, University of Massachusetts

Ryck Lydecker, Boat US

Tony MacDonald, Coastal States Organization

Kate Newman, World Wildlife Fund

Cheri Recchia, The Ocean Conservancy

Susan Roberts, Ocean Studies Board

Jay Sterne, Windward Strategies

Diana Zinkl, State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor

NOAA Ocean Council

Russell Beard, NOAA Program, Planning and Integration

Michael Sissenwine, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service

NOS Coordinating Offices

One NOS program office is coordinating the third roundtable:

The Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) works to prevent and mitigate harm to coastal resources. OR&R is the primary NOAA office that responds to oil spills and hazardous material releases. OR&R works with federal, state and tribal natural resource trustees to restore damaged coastal resources. OR&R scientists assist other agencies, co-trustees, and coastal communities to resolve cleanup and liability settlements. OR&R also administers NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. Information on the OR&R program can be found at the program’s Web site -- response.restoration.noaa.gov.

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