Title: Regional Research Planning for the New York Bight to support Ecosystembased Management Progress Repo
1Regional Research Planning for the New York
Bight to support Ecosystem-based Management
Progress Report May 20, 2009
- Nancy Balcom, Associate Director
- Connecticut Sea Grant
2Geographic Scope - New York Bight region
- Cape Cod, MA to Cape May, NJ
- Buzzards Bay
- Long Island Sound
- New York Harbor
- New Jersey shore
3Background
- Project coordinated by Connecticut Sea Grant
(Sylvain De Guise) in partnership with - Paul Anderson, Maine Sea Grant
- Chrys Chryssostomidis, MIT Sea Grant
- Barry Costa-Pierce, RI Sea Grant
- Judy McDowell, WHOI Sea Grant Program
- Jonathan Pennock, NH Sea Grant
- James Ammerman, NY Sea Grant
- Peter Rowe, NJ Sea Grant
- Coordinating efforts with Gulf of Maine regional
planning initiative
4Approach Time Frame
- Appointment of Regional Ocean Science Council
(Year 1) - Review of existing Plans and Documents (Year 1)
- Identification and Prioritization of Issues (Year
1) - Regional Website (Year 1)
- Ecosystem-based Thematic Workshops (Years 1 2)
- Regional Ocean Research and Information Plan in
support of Ecosystem-based Management (Years 2
3) - Design a Plan to Secure Funding (Years 1-5)
- Implementation of the RORI Plan (Years 3-5)
- Outreach and Training Programs (Years 3-5)
- Reporting (Years 1-5)
- Evaluation Review (Year 5)
5Regional Ocean Science Council
- 8 Sea Grant directors (ME to NJ)
- Mario Del Vicario (EPA Region 2)
- David Conover (SUNY / NY Ocean Great Lakes
Ecosystem Conservation Council) - Jim ODonnell (UCONN/LISICOS/NERACOOS/MACOORA)
- Pat Augustine (Atlantic State Marine Fisheries
Commission) - Grover Fugate (RI Coastal Resources Management
Council) - Adam Whelchel (The Nature Conservancy)
- Ellen Mecray (NOAA North Atlantic Regional Team)
- Andrew Voros (NY/NJ Clean Ocean Shore Trust)
- Sharon Marino (U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, NY
Bight Office) - Chris Zeppie (NY NJ Port Authority)
- PROJECT SUPPORT Nancy Balcom, Bob Pomeroy, Chet
Arnold, Jenna Castle
6Regional Website
7Status Review of Previous / Existing Efforts
8(No Transcript)
9Literature Review
10Ecosystem Health and Management Results
11Human Effects Results
12Technology Results
13Pollution Results
14Survey Priorities Developed by Council
- Living Resource ManagementHabitat Management
Restoration, Ecosystem Health, Invasive/Nuisance
Species, Threatened Wildlife, Public Health,
Wetlands, Fisheries Aquaculture - Water QualityHypoxia/Eutrophication, Toxic
Contaminants, Pathogens, Floatables/Marine
Debris, Non-point Source Pollution, Brown
Tide/Harmful Algal Blooms, Public Health - Coastal Land Use HazardsLand Use
Development, Public Access Recreational Use,
Natural Coastal Hazards, Public Health,
Wetlands - Energy Marine InfrastructureMarine Operations
Transportation, Dredging, Aquaculture,
Renewable Sources of Energy - Overarching Topics Climate Change, Economic
Sustainability
15 Survey Process
- To gather initial input on regional research
needs and priorities from a broad spectrum of
stakeholders using Survey Monkey - Email addresses identified (375 121 responses)
- Link on SurveyMonkey.com was advertised written
surveys also available - Issues of Concern on the New York Bight
16Survey Results
17Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Living Resource
Management for the New York Bight region.
18Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Water Quality for the
New York Bight region.
19Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two priorities concerning Coastal Land Use
Hazards for the New York Bight region.
20Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Energy Marine
Infrastructure for the New York Bight region.
21Council Follow-up
22- Lessons Learned from GOM regional planning
- Discussed how to interpret results distill
priorities for workshops - Workshop themes should
- Focus on research in support of management
- Allow innovations
- Be impact rather than approach-oriented
- Emphasis on bringing together right people to
create innovative partnerships and shed new light
on conventional topics - Workshop goals 1) further define topics and 2)
move towards implementation
23Workshop Concept One-pagers
- Living Resource Management How does the NY Bight
work, and how can changes in ecosystems be
quantified and connected mechanistically to
management actions? - Water Quality What are the results and impacts
of nutrient control on hypoxia in different
systems? - Coastal Land Use and Hazards What are the
science and education needs to address the
threats of climate change and sea level rise on
local land use from the global to the local
scale, including implications on forecasting,
advice to towns, and storm surge strategies? - Energy and Marine Infrastructure Planning for
renewable energy infrastructure, environmental
impacts and impacts on other sectors
24Additional Stakeholder Input
- Presentations to NEP, NERRs, NGOS, others to seek
additional refinement of priorities - Individual presentations to specific groups at
their meetings - Come one, Come all meeting in each state for
anyone interested
25Questions?
Contact Sylvain De Guise / Nancy
BalcomConnecticut Sea Grant College
ProgramUniversity of Connecticut1080
Shennecossett Rd. Groton, CT 06340-6048Tel.
860-405-9128 nancy.balcom_at_uconn.edu www.seagrant.
uconn.edu