West Coast Regional Information Needs

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West Coast Regional Information
Needs E-Navigation November 18, 2009 Pete
Granger pgranger_at_u.washington.edu
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Washington Sea Grant

• Part of the University of Washington College of
  Ocean and Fishery Sciences
• Locations around western Washington
• 24 staff support research and program
  administration, marine advisory services and full
  publications shop
• Academic, public and private partners throughout
  Washington

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Science Serving Washingtons Coasts
Partnerships University State Federal
Agencies, Tribes Industry Public
Sea Grant supports scientific research, outreach,
and education
Useful information and decision-making tools for
the citizens of Washington, the Northwest and the
nation
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Regional Plan for the California Current Large
Marine Ecosystem
httpwww.wsg.washington.edu/research/econcomdev/re
gional_plan.html
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Regional Integration

• Washington, Oregon, California Governors offices
  and Washington tribal representatives included on
  planning team.
• West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health.

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Research and Information Topics

• Vitality of Coastal Communities and Maritime
  Operations
• Community development
• Barriers to coastal community development
• Maritime infrastructure and safe dredging
• Ocean and Coastal Governance and Management of
  Multiple Uses
• Impacts and IEA
• Institutional capabilities and policies
• Human dimensions

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Research and Information Topics

• Ocean Health and Stressors
• Harmful algal blooms
• Hypoxia
• Aquatic invasive species
• Water Quality and Pollution
• Sources and fate of contaminants
• Health impacts
• Indicators and effective monitoring methods
• Transport

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Research and Information Topics

• Physical Ocean Processes and Climate
• Hazards and climate
• Ocean/coastal circulation and climate controls
• Physical biological coupling
• Ocean acidification (monitoring, experimentation,
  modeling)
• Resilience, Robustness, and Adaptation to Hazards
  and Change
• Indicators and measures
• Infrastructure and institutions
• Barriers to resilience

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Research and Information Topics

• Marine Ecosystem Structure and Function
• Estuaries, watersheds and land-sea connection
• Nearshore dynamics, habitats and mapping
• Trophic dynamics and interactions
• Biodiversity
• Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Improving stock assessment methods
• Impacts to ecosystems
• Effectiveness of management and social and
  economic factors
• Seafood health and safety

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Information and Data Systems- Need for data
from all kinds of sources- APL Boater
information data- Nanoos - UW Neptune project-
Application of E-Navigation technology for
smaller vessels and boats.
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Thanks and Questions