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Title: Regional Research Planning for the New York Bight to support Ecosystembased Management Progress Repo


1
Regional Research Planning for the New York
Bight to support Ecosystem-based Management
Progress Report May 20, 2009
  • Nancy Balcom, Associate Director
  • Connecticut Sea Grant

2
Geographic Scope - New York Bight region
  • Cape Cod, MA to Cape May, NJ
  • Buzzards Bay
  • Long Island Sound
  • New York Harbor
  • New Jersey shore

3
Background
  • 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

4
Approach 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)

5
Regional 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

6
Regional Website
  • Website in development

7
Status Review of Previous / Existing Efforts
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9
Literature Review
10
Ecosystem Health and Management Results
11
Human Effects Results
12
Technology Results
13
Pollution Results
14
Survey 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

16
Survey Results
  • As of 04/06/2009

17
Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Living Resource
Management for the New York Bight region.
18
Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Water Quality for the
New York Bight region.
19
Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two priorities concerning Coastal Land Use
Hazards for the New York Bight region.
20
Please indicate your agencys or organizations
top two issues concerning Energy Marine
Infrastructure for the New York Bight region.
21
Council 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

23
Workshop 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

24
Additional 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

25
Questions?
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
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