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IN THIS ISSUE

Message from the President ........................................................................................ 2

Key Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. ......................................................... 3

TCSNEWS New TCS Address .............................................................................................. 2 Board of Direcrors Activities ................................................................................... 2 Elections ........................................................................................................ 4 TCS 13 - Washington, DC .................................................................................. 4

) TCS 14 - Charleston ......................................................................................... 5 List of New Members .......................................................................................... 5 TCS Member News ............................................................................................ 6

COASTAL NEWS Ocean Governance ......................................................... : ................................... 6 Recent Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .......................................................... 7 CZM Course ................................................................................................... 8 New International Information Network .................................................................... 9

DEPARTMENTS Coastal States: NOAA Coastal Partnership Projects ...... , ............................. , .................... 10

BULLETIN BOARD Upcoming Conferences ........................................................................................ 11 TCS Membership Information .......................................................... , ... : ................ 12

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DAVID SMITH

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, the TCS 14 Conference entitled "The Coast: Organizing for the Future" was held in Charleston, South Carolina. In plan­

ning for this conference, the Society departed from past meetings by including more plenary sessions and using a different format for several of these plenaries. TCS 14 provided opportunities to meet colleagues and renew old friendships as well as to provide expo­sure to a wide range of interesting substantive topics. The wonderful success of TCS 14 was the result of many dedicated and hardworking people, and I extend to each of you my heartfelt thanks.

The Society has continued to foster student involvement and to that end has awarded the newly renamed Thomas E. Bigford Student Awards to two student participants of the Conference. Nina Petrovich won this award for her oral presentation entitled "The Role of Gender in Integrated Coastal Management for Developing Countries: The Case of Barbados," while Carl Schoch won the second Bigford Award for his poster presentation, "Geomorphological Shoreline Classification and Habitat Sensitivity Analysis for Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska." Congratulations to both Nina and Carl and to the other student authors.·

TCSNEWS NEW TCSADDRESS Your Society has moved! TCS has shifted its principal address from Gloucester, Massachusetts to Alexandria, Virginia. Our new address is:

The Coastal Society P.O. Box 25408 Alexandria, VA 22313-5408 Phone (703) 765-2914 Fax (703) 768-1598

Our new address and phone will be maintained by Judy Tucker, the Society's primaty administrative assis­tant and association consultant.

Over the next year, TCS will be crafting a strategic plan and "vision" statement. This statement will expand upon the Society's stated goals and provide direction for the next five years. The process of draft­ing this statement began at the Charleston meeting. Specific draft objectives include: fostering a dialogue and cooperation on important coastal issues; serving as a catalyst for community involvement on coastal issues; supporting the professional development of TCS members and students; and supporting the enhanced involvement of the TCS membership. The strategic plan is discussed further in this issue of the Bulletin. I ask each TCS member to give thought to our strategic direction. What should our Society be doing over the next five years? I am convinced that our Society membership and goals place us in a unique position to malre a real difference in coastal issues and consequently invite you to convey to any member of the TCS Board your "vision" for this Society. As this strategic plan is developed, it is important that the Board hear from as many members as possible. We'll keep you informed as the planning process evolves.

This issue of the Bulletin is full of news and mem­ber information. Happy reading, and have a wonder­ful and peaceful summer!

Please redirect any inquiries to the new address. Thank you for your understanding during this period of transition.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVITIES The Board met on April 17th in Charleston immedi­ately before TCS 14. After dispensing with routine business the Board dedicated several hours to the future of your Society.

The brief Board meeting was highlighted by a unan­imous vote to hold TCS 15 in June 1996 in the Seattle metropolitan area. The Board accepted an offer from the Washington Sea Grant Program to be the prime coordinator. Stay tuned for details. And please consider your role in the program. It's not too early to plan to write a paper, convene a special session, or become inti­mately involved in the program planning.

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T HE TCS BULLETIN is published quarterly to provide tion about coastal issues, events, and publications. are welcomed. Inquiries relating to the Society and

should be addressed to the editors at: The Coastal Society, 25408, Alexandria, VA 22313~5408, telephone (703) (703) 768-1598,

Thomas E.

res Officialr Officers -President: David Smith, University of Virginia, Past~President: Margaret Davidso.n, South Carolina

Consortium, (803) 727~2078 Secretary: Gary Magnuson, NOAA/National Ocean

(301) 713-3078 Treasurer: Earle Buckley, National CoaStal Resources

(503) 725-5725 Staff-Administrative Support: Judy Tucker, Tucker and Associates,

(703) 765-2914 Financial Support: Matthew Babson, Babson and Associates

(508) 283-7010 Board of Directors -Joan Bondareff, U.S. House of Representatives, (202) 226~3500

B"nd-Con,n, Coastal Consultant, (407) 793·4954 , Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

642-7151 Mississippi Sea Grant Program, University of

Center, (601) 232-7775 Um',wl<ty of Washington Sea Grant, (206) 543~6600

un<verSlty of Massachusetts, Boston,

NOAA/National Ocean Service, (301) 713·3105 n, 'Wellman" Battell" (206) 528-3323

13) 253-8611

York at Stony Brook,

Program, Policy)

""ltv ,ofltho,d, bland, (401) 792-6224

Queen, East Carolina University, (919) 757·6779 (Former President)

Lauriston King, Texas A&M University, (409) 845·1812 (Former President)

Marc Hershman, University .ofWashington, (206) 543~7004 (Editor~ in~Chief, Coastal Management)

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The Board received a status report from Judy Tucker on plans for a Coastal Directory, and reiterated its commitment to conduct a market survey and to pre­pare a proposal for foundation support. Please contact Judy if you have suggestions on coastal organizations that should be listed, if you wish to help distribute information on the publication, or if you have any comments on our plans.

Strategic planning dominated a special session of rhe Board meeting. President David Smith and moderator Rich Collins (both from the University of Virginia) organized a session on "TCS Visions" rhat conside'red rhe present focus and future directions of the Society. Board members debated our current niche among spe­cial interest groups, and the services we provide as a non-profit organization protected by section 501(c)(3) of rhe federal tax Code.

Among the major issues discussed in TCS Visions were rhe unique services provided by TCS, how those services meet the needs of members and rhe public, and

how the Society can use its services to provide leader­ship on coastal issnes. TCS has contemplated these

, issues when deciding to emphasize coalition bnilding in its 1992 and 1994 conferences. Our capabilities are limited by our wholly volunteer staff and narrowed by a conscious decision to be impartial distributors of information rather than biased advocates.

The Society's primary services have a major effect on membership. And onr ability to serve members is strongly affected by our volunteer staff. The Board rec­ognizes that we need to balance our philosophical intentions with our operational limitations. After much debate the prevailing opinion was that we should con­tinue to seek members from many fields and that we shonld strive to build bridges between and among the natural and social sciences.

TCS needs to evalaat~ its services so we can improve as we enter our third decade. The Board will consider whether to survey past members to see why some do not renew each year. Our membership roles have been

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consistent in size but the turnover suggests that some changes would be beneficial. We also discussed a new Bulletin format, perhaps with each quatterly issue dedi­cated to a current topic, which is the approach used during the Society's early years. Regional meetings may also meet member needs for nerworking and profession­al development, especially if we schedule those smaller meetings in the years berween our biennial conferences. Each of those roles would strengthen the Board's com-' mitment to serve as a catalyst rather than an advocate.

The Board established rwo short-term groups to expand on these thoughts. We encourage members to contribute their thoughts on future programs to Margaret Davidson, Tina Bernd-Cohen, Sue Essig, Gary Magnuson, Dave Smith, or Laurie McGilvray. A second group will focus on administrative issues, including member services. Contact Gary Magnuson, Earle Buckley, Dave Smith, or Tom Bigford with your suggestions. Volunteers are welcome to offer ideas or work on specific tasks.

ELECTIONS Your 1994 ballot included candidates for four Director vacancies. The results were extremely close, with several percentage points separating the top candidates. Our thanks to each of the candidates and to all members who voted. Your four new Directors are listed below, accompanied by a summary of the biographical sketch­es that were included with the ballots:

o Rich~d Delaney is Director of the Urban Harbors Institute at University of Massachusetts-Boston, for­mer director of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Ptogram, and former chair of the Coastal States Organization. Richard has chaired our Policy Committee for several years but this is his first elected post. o Katherine Wellman is an economist at Battelle Science Research Center in Seattle. Before heading to the Pacific Northwest, Trina spent several years with NOAA in Washington, DC applying her resource economics background to marine issues. Among her many research interests are applying economics to fields traditionally dominated by natural sciences, with hopes of increasing the ptospects of success. This is Trina's first position with TCS. o Laurie McGilvray is Manager of the North Atlantic Division in the Coastal Programs Division of the

NOAA/National Ocean Service's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Laurie was re­elected. She has served in elected positions for the past six years, including three years as Treasurer and the last three as Director. She has always supplement­ed her official duties with conferences planning and articles in the Bulletin, including one on coastal bar­riers in 1993. Laurie is now serving on a special work group to determine future directions for the Society. o Megan Bailiff is senior staff at the Washington Sea Grant Program in Seattle. Megan has been a TCS member for several years, and has been instrumental in securing the requisite commitments to convene TCS 15 in the Seattle metropolitan area in 1996. Most recently Megan organized a special technical session for TCS 14 on translating technical informa­tion into environmental policy.

TCS extends a special appreciation to our rwo depart­ing Directors:

• Bill Wise of the State University of New York at Stony Brook served two terms on the Board of Directors. Our by-laws prevented Bill from running for a third consecutive term in the same ca.pacity. Among his enduring contributions were editing the proceedings to TCS 12 and serving on the planning committees for several other conferences. Bill will continue his affiliation with TCS by assuming the chair of our Education Committee; which recently organized the Thomas E. Bigford Student Paper awards at TCS 14. • Dan Ashe of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has also completed his three­year term. Dan contributed to several conference planning committees, and helped TCS arrange for members of Congress and key staff to participate as keynote speal{ers.

Walter Clark and Virginia Lee also were candidates for elected office. Walter and Virginia have graciously accepted an offer to become the new co-chairs of the Policy Committee, replacing Rich Delaney as he moves to his new Director position.

TCS 13 - WASHINGTON, DC The proceedings to our 13th international conference in Washington, D.C. were published by OmniPress of

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Madison, Wisconsin and shipped in late March. A copy of the 830-page volume was sent to each confer­ence registrant, each member as of April 1992, and others who placed a special order. Thanks to proceed­ings editors Bland Crowder and Maurice Lynch of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science for their efforts. Please contact the Society if you should have received a copy and have not.

TCS 14 - CHARLESTON The Charleston conference was a huge success. More than 320 attendees were treated to three days of provocative plenary sessions and technical presenta­tions, all set on the Ashley River with perfect South Carolina weather and plenty of Charleston charm. The

. most noteworthy special event was a glorious reception at the Gibbes Art Museum in the historic district. Our thanks to the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium for their attention ro detail and dedication to coastal issues. And a special thanks to our financial sponsors:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Department of Commerce's NOM, National

Ocean Service U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park

Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Coastal America

The conference was highlighted by several inspiring debates on coastal development and a series of discus­sions on building coalitions to address the inevitable conflicts. TCS and the session participants will be working this spring to submit material for editorial review by Coastal Management, which is TCS's official journal, ably edited by Marc Hershman, a past TCS President and currently Interim Director of the University of Washington's School of Marine Affairs.

As is cusromary, the conference provided the plat­form for our biennial President's Award. This year the award was given to Barbara Fegan, long-time TCS member and the founder of COASTWEEKS. Barbara's contributions to TCS and the coastal com­munity span several decades. The accomplishments acknowledged in Charleston date to the 1982 TCS conference in Baltimore, where Barbara suggested that TCS support an annual, citizen-based coastal celebra­tion. Twelve years later TCS remains a financial spon­sor and Barbara's work has matured into an interna-

tional celebration involving hundreds of thousands of volunteers. For her vision and energy, President David Smith presented Barbara with a framed print of a South Catolina coastal scene. The membership also conveyed a lifetime membership.

Dave Smith and Education Committee Chairman Bill Wise (State University of New York, Stony Brook) extended the award ceremony to present a second award to Tom Bigford for his 18 years of service to the Society. Tom was presented with a plaque, and the stu­dent paper award was named in his honor.

Other awards were announced for the outstanding student papers (oral and poster presentations). The first annual Thomas E. Bigford Student Awards were won by:

• Nina Petrovich for her oral presentation on "The . Role of Gender in Integrated Coastal Management

in Developing Countries: The Case of Barbados.» Nina's paper reflected work done while a graduate student at the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies.

• Carl Schoch for his poster display on "Geomorphological Shoreline Classification and Habitat Sensitivity Analysis for Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska.» Carl is with the Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.

Both papers are published in the TCS 14 proceedings that were distributed to conference registrants in Charleston and mailed to non-attending members in April. Many thanks to the other students who entered the competition.

Copies of the proceedings are available for $30.00 from the Society in Alexandria, Virginia. All conference registrants and current members should already have a copy.

LIST OF NEW MEMBERS TCS welcomes the following new members who have joined since the last Bulletin.

Elizabeth McCord, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (Kenai, Alaska)

Catherine Cunningham, Michigan Coastal Management Program (Lansing, Michigan)

Thomas M. Baugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Atlanta, Geo~gia)

Marc Poirier, Seton Hall Universiry School of Law

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(Newark, New Jersey) James Rinehart, Francis Marion Universiry (Florence,

South Carolina) John Walpole, Sunny Point Farm (South Carolina) Lynne Mersfelder, NOAA/National Ocean Service

(Silver Spring, Maryland) Jeff Pompe, Francis Marion University (Florence,

South Carolina) Harold M. Stanford, NOAA/National Ocean Service

(Silver Spring, Maryland) c.c. Harness III, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak,

and Stewart (Charleston, South Carolina) Michael P. Lynch (Seattle) Rebecca Shortland, Georgia Conservancy (Savannah,

Georgia) William Travis, San Francisco Bay Commission (San

Francisco) W Stanley Wilson, NOAA/National Ocean Service

(Silver Spring, Maryland) Many new members joined in Charleston at TCS 14. This listing will continue in the next issue with their names.

rcs MEMBER NEWS • Joan Yim is Depury Administrator of the Maritime Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Prior to moving to Washington, DC Joan had worked with the Hawaii Office of State Planning, that state's coastal zone management agency. Now one of her demand-ing tasks' is chairing the Interagency Working Group on the Dredging process, a monu­mental effort initiated by the Secretary of Transportation in late 1993. • Dee Garner left NOAA's National Ocean Service in 1993 for the Orlando, Florida area. Dee will be continuing her longstanding affiliation with the Coastal Zone conferences; she will be working on the technical and plenary sessions for CZ 95 in Tampa next July. Dee is also maintaining her relationship with. NOAA by providing consulting

assistance on national estuarine research reserve facili­ry needs, the CZMA annual report, and other special projects. • George Gallasso joined TCS last fall. He is an offi­cer in the NOAA Corps, a commissioned branch of the military that provides essential services ro the fleet of NOAA research vessels and to related pro­grams. George recently finished a tour at sea and is now working in Seattle on the two proposed national marine sanctuaries along the Washington coast -the Olynipic Coast and the Northwest Straits.

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OCEAN GOVERNANCE Ocean governance or management has commanded increasing attention during recent years, especially as traditional resource-based and special area management approaches mature, their shortcomings are revealed, and sociery copes with fiscal realities. An expansive, . oceanic view toward marine concerns is one of several rallying issues in the Coastal Zone Management Act reaurhorization effort now under way in Congress.

Academia has spent considerable effort on ocean governance since the late 1960s. The concept of an over-arching management philosophy with an imple­menting or oversight commission received some atten­tion in the Stratton Commission report of 1969, but has evolved slowly in the intervening decades. Dozens of separate mandates and parallel structures in state and federal agencies effectively diffused energies that could otherwise have combined into a more coherent approach. The resultant frustration and optimistic glimpses of success are now combining to push the idea to the forefront. There are now several standing bodi~s contemplating how ocean governance could apply ro 21st century sociery, some state agencies are adjusting their traditional coastal management programs, federal agencies are shifting directions, and the private secror and special interest Continued on page 8

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groups are weighing the possibilities. In a loosely knit field including dozens of

researchers and myriad perspectives, one major driving force has been the Ocean Governance Study Group. The group was founded in 1991 as an academic net­work intended to further scholarly and policy-oriented studies related to a new vision of ocean governance, probably involving some blend of traditional coastal wne management and new ocean management initia­tives. Since its inaugural meeting in 1992, annual gatherings have steered the group toward many of the major challenges facing coastal and ocean managers, from hazards mitigation to protected area designation to 'human use regula­

, tion. The group views its mission with optimism and realism, and an openness that could fuel meaningful change. The Study Group's Steering Committee includes Biliana Cicin-Sain and Bob Knecht of the University of Delaware, David Caron and Harry Scheiber of the University of California at Berkeley, Casey Jarman and Jon Van Dyke of the University of Hawaii, and Jack Archer and Rich Delaney of the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Other groups share some interests and intentions with the Ocean Governance Study Group. The NOANNational Ocean Service's Office of Ocean and Coastal Reso.urce Management has sponsored a Coastal Ocean Policy Roundtable for several years. Ocean management has been one recent topic of dis­cussio.n: The idea has alSo. surfuced at TCS and Coastal Zone conferences, and in special issues of Ocean and Coastal Management.

The momentum is now building. Related effo.rts in integrated coastal management included a January 1994 meeting in Monterey, California, with the singu­lar purpose of developing quantitative tools and appli­cations for coastal problems. More recently, a special session of the Coastal Program Managers Meeting was convened by the Coastal States Organization and NOAA in March 1994 in Washington, DC. One ses­sion was dedicated to ocean management and state experiences in Oregon, Hawaii, and Florida. The April 1994 Ocean Governance Study Group conf~rence in Lewes, Delaware attracted approximately 60 represen­tatives of state governments, federal agencies, Capitol

Hill, and special interest groups, each energized by the prospects of improvement. And Congressional hearings (J) began in May 1994, with debate expected to continue into 1995.

Interest in the Ocean Governance Study Group and elsewhere has been intensified by the rare opportunity to consider reauthorization language for most coastal

and marine laws and with a maj or decision looming this fallon the U.S. posi­tion on the U.N. Con-

vention on the Law of the Sea. Coupled with current adminis­

tration objectives to rein­vent government and the

,J realities of a declining fis­cal base, the debate on

ocean governance is both logi­cal and timely. It also has parallels in terrestrial work such as the forest ecosystems efforts in the Pacific Northwest that evolved from the spotted northern owl and timber debates.

For information on the Ocean Governance Study Group contact the Center for the Study of Marine A Policy, Graduate College of Marine Studies, University I."j) ofDelawaie, Newark, DE, 19716 or phone (302) 831-8086 or fax (302) 831-3668. The summary o.f the 1994 conference is Publication DEL-SG-01-94. For information on state initiatives in ocean management contact the Coastal States Organization, 444 North Capitol Street, NW; Washington, DC 20004 or phone (202) 508-3860.

CZMCOURSE The United States Environmental Training Institute (USETI), with sponsorship from TCS members Mote Marine Environmental Laboratory and Mote Marine Environmental Services, is offering "Coastal Zone Management'~ on June 13-24,1994. The course begins in Washington, DC and shifts to Sarasota, Florida. Course topics have been designed for professionals from developing countries, with sessions on.coastal resource management and regulation, wetlands, devel­opment, planning, resource restoration, goal setting, public involvement, ecotourism, and environmental impact statements. The coutse has a $400 fee for insur-ance and materials bur there is no tuition. A complete 'J course outline is available from Leanna Jancar at USETI (phone 202/338-3400),

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NEW INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION NETWORK Following the success of the first International Conference on the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS '90) and the recent success of EMECS 93, participants has established a network to exchange information among interested environmental managers and researchers. The effort is organized by Hyogo Prefecture of Kobe, Japan. One of their more well known publications is the EMECS Newsletter, which is distributed in Japanese and English to nearly 8,000 addresses. Newsletter materi­als may be submitted to the editors at: Water Quality Division, Environmental Bureau, Public Health and Environmental Department, Hyogo Prefectural Government, 10-1 Shimoyamatedori 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650 Japan or fax +81-78-382-1580. Hyogo has produced a second edition of its EMECS direcrory, including many practitioners in coastal sea management.

DEPARTMENTS

(ORCA), the U.S.-Canada Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, U.S. State Department, New Hampshire Office of State Planning, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, and the Maine Office of State Planning. The parties will devel­op an inventory of point and non-point discharges affecting the Gulf of Maine, a watershed spanning three states and three Canadian provinces. Such a pol­lution assessment is essential to developing manage­ment strategies on an ecosystem-wide basis.

This project will provide a solid data base for the states developing coastal non-point programs to meet the requirements of section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Management Act amendments of 1990. The pollution inventoty techniques will focus state moniroring efforts and provide regional continuity. The partnership will also serve as a model for transboundaty land-based pol­lution. The guidebook developed under this project will be distributed at the State Department's 1995 Conference on Land-Based Sources of Pollution.

2. OceanSearch and Integrated Coastal Data Sets for Central California

t) COASTAL STATES This partnership is designed to provide researchers, resource managers, and educarors with an advanced visualization work station facility known as OceanSearch, an advanced computer system developed with funding by the NOAA partners since 1990. This

NOAA Coastal Partnership Projects

THE NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) has awarded about $1.25 million in grants to support public/private partnerships to

address coastal issues, apply scientific data and prod­ucts, and link government programs with resource users. The program represents a new federal effort to combine the talents and resources of NOS programs with those of local universities, state agencies, and the private sector. The following six 1994 awards will pro­vide seed money for partnerships that will extend beyond 1995 and expand beyond these demonstration efforts. Note that many of the grants are ro regional partnerships involving National Estuary Program pro­jects or protected areas such as national wildlife refuges, national marine sanctuaries, and national estuarine research reserves.

1. Gulf of Maine Land-Based Pollutant Demonstration Project This Gulf of Maine partnership includes NOS's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) and Ocean Resource Coordination and Assessment

new effort will involve pilot demonstration projects to benefit the partners, which include-three

NOAA/NOS offices (ORCA, OCRM, and the Office of Ocean and Earth

Sciences or 0 ES),

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Monterey Bay Aquarium's Education

Department, and the California Coastal Commission.

The goal of this collabo­ration will be to implement OceanSearch for the cen­

tral California coastal ocean region, with application in both research and resource management. The

Macintosh-based system should pro­vide users with improved options for imagety and visu­alizing heterogeneous data sets.

3. GIS Mapping for Bi-national Coordinated Land-use Planning and Education in the Tijuana River Watershed This international partnership seeks to bridge the envi­ronmental problems that span the. U.S. and Mexico boundary at Tijuana, California. Partners in this 18-month effort include NOAA/NOS/OCRM and ORCA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the County of Tijuana Planning Department, the Mexican agency SEDESOL, the International Boundary Water Commission, the San Diego State University, Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Universidad Auromoma de Baja California, Instituto Culturas Nativas de Baja California, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratoty.

Partners aim to instill an environmental ethic, coor­dinate efforts, and improve public awareness of the importance of this rivershed. A geographic information system will be employed to display the resources and assist participation in planning workshops in both countries. Educational exhibits and community out­reach will bring the messages to local citizenty.

4. Develop a Water Quality Protection Program for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctoary California and NOAA are cooperating on this project to prepare an integrated water quality protection pro­gram for the Monterey Bay region, expanding inland ro adjacent watersheds. Partners include the NOAA/NOS/ORCA and OCRM, the California

Coastal Commission, and other state agencies. This project owes its genesis to the Monterey Bay

National Marine Sanctuary management plan, which called for development of a water quality plan to meet regional needs and concerns related ro point and non­point sources and to coordinate among implementing agencies. The planning process will emphasize consen­sus-building techniques, utilize available information, and involve users in a sttuctured manner.

5. Real-time Environmental Monitoring in Upper San Francisco Bay This monitoring system will be installed with grant monies and maintained cooperatively after the project ends in 1996. Partners include NOAA's Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research, NOAAlNOS/ Office of Ocean and Earth Sciences, San Francisco State University, California Maritime Academy, and the California Department of Water Resources.

Sensors will measure saliniry and currents in the Suisun Bay and delta region. Real time information will enhance habitat change assessments due to freshwater withdrawal, assist estuarine management, and improve navigational safety. The project will also help to imple­ment recent initiatives, including the state water quality monitoring program, the comprehensive conservation· and management plan developed by ·the regional National Estuarine Plan, and the DOl/U.S. Geological Survey's Ecosystem Initiative directed at troubled west coast estuaries.

6. New York/New Jersey Harbor Maritime Commerce Sarety Partnership This partnership supports a real-time observation and forecasting system at the most hazardous point in the New York/New Jersey harbor area. Products, services, and skill will be contributed by NOAAlNOS/OES and the Coast and Geodetic Service, the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service, the New York/New Jersey Port Authority, and the Sandy Hook Pilots Association.

This project will address several of the major econom­ic and environmental issues that merge in our major ports and harbors. Overall maritime competitiveness depends greatly on navigability, which is affected by channel dimensions and the safety of vessel operations. This partnership will use the latest tools and knowledge to enhance sustainable port development and minimize environmental risk and maritime casualties.

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