scientific consensus and action plan for mapping the oregon territorial seafloor
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Scientific Consensus and Action Plan for Mapping the Oregon Territorial Seafloor. Dawn Wright, Chris Goldfinger, OSU and the Oregon Territorial Sea Task Force. State Land Board, 12/12/06. Importance of Statement and Action Plan. State Territorial Sea, not the Federal EEZ. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Scientific Consensus and Action Plan for Mapping the Oregon Territorial Seafloor
Scientific Consensus and Action Plan for Mapping the Oregon Territorial Seafloor
Dawn Wright, Chris Goldfinger, OSUand the
Oregon Territorial Sea Task Force
Dawn Wright, Chris Goldfinger, OSUand the
Oregon Territorial Sea Task Force
State Land Board, 12/12/06
Importance of Statement and Action Plan
Importance of Statement and Action Plan
An expression of need…
to fill a critical gap in data
Apolitical …coalition of academic and agency scientists
An information tool to consider and use when making decisions for and with the governor
Part of governor’s public position on ocean stewardship
A suggested process …(communal funding, communal availability)
NOAA Coastal Services Center
State Territorial Sea, not the Federal EEZ
State Territorial Sea, not the Federal EEZ
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics Lab
Isn’t it already mapped?Isn’t it already mapped?
Could you find your way to every town on this map?Could you find your way to every town on this map?
Ocean Thematic Layers
Graphic courtesy of Christina Massel, Steve Miller, Scripps
California Dept. of Fish & Game, Moss Landing Marine Labs
Details, Details…Details, Details…
100 m100 m
10 m10 m
Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping LabOregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
An Example of Required Detail: Siletz
An Example of Required Detail: Siletz
Only 5% Thus Far!Only 5% Thus Far!
Images courtesy of NOAA and UNH
Seafloor Mapping: How and What?Seafloor Mapping: How and What?
Single Beam Multibeam
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Topo/Bathy is the Fundamental Base “Layer”
Topo/Bathy is the Fundamental Base “Layer”
ApplicationsApplications
Tsunami Runup Models -Evacuation Planning
Habitat Restoration
Shoreline Change AnalysisAnalyzing Storm Impacts -Coastal Erosion
Fisheries ManagementCommercial Fishing
Marine Reserve Design
Emergency Response, Impact Assessment
Port Security
Maps and VisualizationsNavigation Products, Services
Wave Energy Oil Spill Response, Tracking
Coastal tourism, recreation MANY others
Why now?Why now?
Difficult to realistically set up a network of MPAs that addresses all habitat protection
issues without further mapping …
Take advantage of current momentum …
Vessels of opportunity, personnel
Consider cost of not doing this …E.g., tsunami damage in $billions
Lack of stewardship?
Initial BenefitsInitial Benefits
Needed for selection and evaluation of marine protected area or National Marine Sanctuary
sites …
Better tsunami inundation maps for Oregon …
Needed for fisheries resource management …
Needed for location of wave energy units …
Training for university students, fishing community participation, equipment retained by
the State of Oregon for future work …
ContactsContacts
Chris GoldfingerOSU College of Oceanic &
Atmospheric Sciences
Email:
activetectonics.coas.oregonstate.edu
Dawn WrightOSU Geosciences
Email:
dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl