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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association (SECOORA)

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association (SECOORA). M. Richard DeVoe SC Sea Grant Consortium SECOORA PI Sandy Eslinger SECOORA Program Coordinator. Discussion Outline. Developing the Regional Association SECOORA Organizing Priorities Organizing Process Ongoing Issues.

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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association (SECOORA)

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  1. Southeast Coastal Ocean Observations Regional Association(SECOORA) M. Richard DeVoe SC Sea Grant Consortium SECOORA PI Sandy Eslinger SECOORA Program Coordinator

  2. Discussion Outline • Developing the Regional Association • SECOORA Organizing Priorities • Organizing Process • Ongoing Issues

  3. Developing the Regional Association • Work in Progress

  4. RA Rationale • IOOS Planning – Coastal Component • Ocean Commission Draft Report • Regionally Driven and Science-Based • Stakeholder Driven Priorities • Research Synergy and Leveraging • Reduce Redundancies

  5. IOOS system will serve Seven Societal Goals • Detecting and forecasting oceanic components of climate variability • Facilitating safe and efficient marine operations • Ensuring national security • Managing resources for sustainable use • Preserving and restoring healthy marine ecosystems • Mitigating natural hazards • Ensuring public health

  6. National Framework • Nine RA organizing initiatives funded by NOAA • Various related RCOOS funds provided through Congressional earmarks • Ocean.US & National Federation of Regional Associations (NFRA) • Ongoing planning for national governance and relationship of RAs & federal agencies • Federal agency participation in global and national backbone and regional efforts

  7. Responsibilities of Certified RAs • Oversee and manage the design and sustained operation of integrated observing systems that provide information to meet the seven societal goals • Responsible for design and coordinated development and operation of Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (RCOOSs) • Establish geographic boundaries • Obtain and disperse funds required to operate and improve regional observing systems; and • Ensure the timely provision of quality controlled data and information in forms specified by user groups. • Proof of a governance structure that can deliver an integrated and sustained system by incorporating, enhancing and supplementing existing infrastructure and expertise in the region • Provision of an acceptable business plan that has been endorsed by stakeholders (data and product providers and users) from the region.

  8. SECOORA Background • Years 1 and 2 Organizing Efforts Funded by NOAA Coastal Services Center: • Proposal submitted by SC Sea Grant with regional Program Team (NC, SC, GA, FL) • Funding at $100K Annually • Phase I (Year 1) Objectives (Oct 2003 Start): • Broaden regional engagement of diverse academic/ public/private sectors • To form a provisional Regional Association with a signed charter to carry the development of SECOORA forward • Phase II (Years 2 & 3) Objectives (Oct 2004 Start): • Strengthen the partnership by further integration of existing COOS elements and stakeholders throughout the southeast U.S. • Strategic and business planning

  9. SECOORA Organizing Priorities • Partnership Building

  10. Governance & Representation • Broaden Observation System Participation (beyond current SEACOOS Partnership) • Broaden Stakeholder/User Participation • Establish Interim Operating Structure • Representative Leadership • Science & Technical Advisory Committee (Public & Private Sectors) • Stakeholder Advisory Committee • Marine Research Advisory Committee • Plan for Long Term Governance

  11. Stakeholder Categories • Weather & Climate • Disaster Response • Public Health • Recreation & Tourism • Commercial Shipping • Education • Commercial Fishing • Industrial • Financial • Coastal Resource Management • Military • Scientific Community (External)

  12. Regional Strategies & Prioritization • Recommendations for National Backbone • Identification of regional observing priorities and issues • Linkages to existing regional and sub-regional systems • SEA-COOS • Other existing sub-regional observation systems (e.g., CORMP) • Near-coastal and estuarine monitoring and observing systems • State and federal natural resource agencies • Public interest/user groups • Private sector user groups

  13. Budget & Implementation Planning • Planning for something new • Regionally Operational • Research Support • Long Term Sustainability • Identification of Funding Requirements • Assets • Operations • Research • Managing expectations in absence of additional funding

  14. Organizing Process

  15. Organizing Process • Pre-organizational Workshop • June 1-3, 2004 Jekyll Island, GA • Feedback and Information Sharing Objectives • Interim Governance Structure • Identify and implement an interim governance structure for ongoing leadership and advisory functions • Regional Summit • Produce signed charter to move forward for RA certification • Target late fall • Business Plan Development • Focus of Year 2 RA effort to begin Oct, 2004

  16. Ongoing Issues

  17. Keeping up with the Feds • Federal planning process moving forward quickly for long-range budget planning and placeholders • Seeking regional input before regional governance and consensus processes are established • National backbone includes broader biological and coastal observations assets that are not yet discussed as high priorities at regional level

  18. Engaging Full Representation • Wide variety of stakeholder/user groups • Intermediate Users • End-users • Private Sector • Science • Focus still primarily on physical oceanography • Managing expectations • Stakeholder priorities are different

  19. Maintaining Communications • Acronym Soup • SEACOOS/SECOORA Relationship • Long-Term Process • Website: secoora.org • Limited Resources

  20. Funding & Political Support • Significant efforts to support funding activities • Short and Long Range Budget Planning • Political support focus of NFRA and RAs • Ocean Commission Report • Filling anticipated funding gaps • Earmarks • Proposed matching fund requirement • Federal Funding for Pilot Efforts

  21. Recent and Upcoming Events • Participated in the Ocean.US RA development Workshop, March 28-30, 2004 in D.C. • Developed initial informational website - secoora.org  • Planning for June 1-3 pre-organizational workshop. • Designing electronic newsletter for future ongoing communications • Developing additional educational materials for incorporation on website - to be used for providing background to potential members and various interest groups

  22. Getting Involved • Join the mailing list – see website • Participate in workshops • Volunteer to serve in leadership/advisory roles • Future membership

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