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2. The Oregon Sea Grant Program • What is Sea Grant? • How does it work? • How can we partner?

3. Oregon Sea Grant Mission Coastal Science Serving Oregon

4. Mission • To develop and support an integrated program of research, outreach, and education that help people understand, rationally use, and conserve marine and coastal resources. Our activities respond to the needs of ocean users and act to stimulate the Oregon economy.

5. Oregon Sea Grant • Pre-eminent marine research enterprise funding research throughout Oregon • Address issues of high importance and societal relevance in an integrated way • Guided by an ethic of public service supported by cadre of professional communicators, educators, and Extension faculty • Neutral brokers of information

6. Program Integration One Sea Grant Education: Formal & Free-choice Communications Extension Program Development and Partnerships Research Extension Extension

7. The Grants Process Tsunamis Coastal observations Fish Toxic algae Floods Hypoxia Invasive species Marine science literacy Climate Two main criteria: • Societal relevance • Scientific excellence

8. Current Research Examples Toward Biological Control of Toxic Algal Blooms: Genetic Characterization of Toxin-producing Cyanobacteria and Their Infecting Viruses in the Klamath River System Theo Dreher, Department of Microbiology, OSU Interannual and Geographic Trends in Catches of Albacore along the West Coast of North America William Pearcy, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU Fishermen in Ocean Observing Research R. Kipp Shearman, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Flood Risk Assessments Peter Ruggiero, Department of Geosciences, OSU

9. Sea Grant Extension: Neutral Broker

10. Sea Grant Extension: • bringing stakeholder parties together face-to-face, to foster trust and mutual understanding   • translating the information, to ensure that it makes sense to everyone involved • facilitating collaboration, to foster transparent dialogue and effective working relationships • mediating, to ensure that everyone’s interests are fairly represented

11. State-Federal Partnership

12. 2009 Oregon Sea Grant Funding Sources

13. National Sea Grant Priorities 2009–13 Four Focus Areas: Hazard-resilient Coastal Communities Healthy Coastal Ecosystems Sustainable Coastal Development Safe, Sustainable Seafood Supply Cross-cutting Themes: Better understanding of human-ecosystem interactions More knowledgeable citizens Improved management and decision-making

14. Oregon Strategic Priorities This year we are conducting an underway process to develop a strategic plan. Oregon Sea Grant’s 2009–13 priorities, under development: • Resilient Communities • Informed and Engaged Society • Healthy Marine Systems

15. Government-University Partnerships The University The Government

16. Major Partnerships • Federal: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Network: National Sea Grant College Program • Regional: Pacific Sea Grant College Programs • • State (examples): Governor's Natural Resources Office and Departments of Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife, Land Conservation and Development; State Lands • Academic: Oregon State University, Oregon University System • Local: County governments, special districts, ports

17. Partnership Projects: Agencies Department of State Lands (DSL), Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Marine reserves Coastal community engagement through listening and learning [Goblirsch, Feldner] Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) Wave energy [Conway, Hildenbrand] Community preparation for climate change [Cone, Corcoran] Coastal erosion video (Living on the Edge) [Cone] Department of Agriculture Invasive species education and outreach [Chan] Oregon Innovation Council, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board FishTrax—genetics, geography, chain of custody, consumer [Feldner]

18. Other Partnerships: Fellowships Supported Current Fellowships: Oregon Legislative FellowshipAnna Pakenham (with Coastal Caucus) Oregon Sea Grant Natural Resource Policy FellowshipJunaHickner (with ODFW) Oregon Water Resources Department and Sea Grant Extension Well Water Resources FellowshipAbby Brown (with OWRD)

19. Other Oregon Partnerships: Leadership Ocean Policy Advisory Council, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (chair) Oregon Invasive Species Council (statutory member)

20. Regionalization • Ecosystem perspective • National and state priorities • Builds on each others strengths and broadens resource capabilities and user network

21. West Coast Regional Research and Information Plan • Sea Grant programs in Washington, Oregon, and California in collaboration with state, federal and tribal agencies assessed the marine/coastal research and information needs of a diverse range of stakeholders across the region to help inform priorities of agencies and research institutions. • Supported by and supportive of West Coast Governors’ Agreement • Broad stakeholder participation: 3 states, 16 workshops, 1,000 participants, 5,200 comments

22. West Coast Regional Research and Information Plan continued Public report to be released in June identifies eight major topics and three cross-cutting themes: Research and Information Topics • Vitality of Coastal Communities and Maritime Infrastructure • Ocean Governance and Management of Multiple Uses • Fisheries and Aquaculture • Marine Ecosystem Structure and Function • Ocean Health and Stressors • Physical Ocean Processes, Related Climate Change and Physical Coastal Hazards • Water Quality and Pollution • Resilience and Adaptability to Hazards and Climate Change Cross-cutting Themes • Climate Change • Ocean Education and Environmental Literacy • Access to Information and Data

23. Strengths and Opportunities • Integration of research, extension, education • Close ties to NOAA • Close ties to coastal communities • Regional/national network • Statewide university responsibilities • Reputation as honest broker of information • Can serve as a catalyst for new ideas

25. New Opportunities

26. Questions? Oregon Sea Grant Oregon State University 322 Kerr Administration Building Corvallis OR 97331-2131 541 737-2714
 http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu

27. 2009 Oregon Sea Grant Program Elements

28. Leadership: OSU and Sea Grant University President Edward Ray Provost and Executive Vice President Sabah Randhawa Vice President for Research John Cassady Sea Grant Director Stephen B. Brandt Assistant Director Joe Cone Associate Director Jay Rasmussen Fiscal Manager Evelyn Paret Extension Program Leader Jay Rasmussen Operations Manager Peggy Harris Research/Fellowship Coordinator Julie Risien Director of Education Nancee Hunter

29. Drivers of Ecosystem Change Pollution Invasive Species Climate Change Extreme Natural Events Resource and Land Use

30. This will require: • Research that is more focused on Forcing rather than Impacts • Research that is focused on Prediction rather than explanation • New breakthroughs in our understanding at the boundaries between disciplines (including physical-chemical-biological-societal interfaces), • Improved technologies to expand the time, space and parameter scales that we observe the ecosystem • Changes in training the next generation of scientists