Conrad C' Lautenbacher, Jr'

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CORE Presentation to theUnited States Coast
GuardOperations DirectorateJune 6, 2001

• Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.
• Vice Admiral USN retired
• President

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What is CORE?

• Non-profit, non-governmental organization
• 63 member institutions representing
• Academia
• Federal laboratories programs
• Aquariums

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Mission

• To advance and disseminate knowledge
• To promote the exchange of information
• To facilitate the formulation of goals, policies
  and objectives
• To provide advice and management for programs and
  facilities
• To encourage cooperative efforts among members of
  CORE and governmental agencies.

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Goals

• Enhance appreciation of the oceans by the
  American public.
• Gain public recognition that marine science is
  integral to U.S. policy goals in
• National security
• Economic development
• Quality of life
• Education
• Increase and strengthen the links between
  oceanographic science, technology, research and
  development in academia, federal labs, and
  industry.
• Establish CORE as a focus for community-wide
  oceanographic issues.

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Board of Governors

• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz
• CSU, Monterey Bay
• NOAA's Center for Coastal Environmental Health
  and Biomolecular Research
• College of Charleston
• Columbia University
• University of Delaware
• Florida Atlantic University
• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
• University of Hawaii
• University System of Maryland
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• MIT
• Medical University of South Carolina
• University of Miami
• Mississippi State University
• Monterey Bay Aquarium

• Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
• Naval Postgraduate School
• North Carolina State University
• UNC at Chapel Hill
• UNC at Wilmington
• Old Dominion University
• Oregon State University
• University of Rhode Island
• Rutgers
• University of South Carolina
• South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources
• South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
• University of Southern California
• The University of Southern Mississippi
• SUNY at Stony Brook
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Texas AM University
• University of Washington
• College of William and Mary

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Associate Members

• National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
• NOAA Fisheries Science Centers
• National Sea Grant College Program
• Naval Oceanographic Office
• Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
• Nova Southeastern University
• New England Aquarium
• University of New Hampshire
• OAR Environmental Research Laboratories
• University of South Florida
• The Research Centers of the U.S. Geological
  Survey

• Battelle
• Bermuda Biological Station for Research
• Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• University of California, Irvine
• University of Connecticut
• East Carolina University
• Florida State University
• University System of Georgia
• Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
• University of Maine
• Mystic Aquarium Institute for Exploration
• National Aquarium in Baltimore

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Federal Agencies Engaged in Ocean Science

• Office of Naval Research
• Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Science Foundation
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Department of Energy
• Department of State
• Environmental Protection Agency
• United States Army Corps of Engineers
• United States Coast Guard
• United State Geological Survey
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Mineral Management Service
• Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Office of Management and Budget

Department of the Navy
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IWG
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What is CORE?
Research
Education
Public Outreach
CORE BOG
Program development and Management
Increase Support
CORE HQ Staff
14 Federal Agencies
CORE Members ------ 63 Universities Higher
Learning Institutions Aquaria
Develop Ocean Science Community Consensus
Encourage Cooperation
Articulate promote Ocean Science Needs Goals
Build Common Goals
Other Ocean Coastal Organizations
House
Senate
Oceans Caucus 50
Committees Subcommittees 36
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National Oceanographic Partnership Program

• 14 Federal agencies together providing
  leadership and coordination of national
  oceanographic research education programs
• Facilitates new interactions among federal
  agencies, academia industry
• Increases visibility for ocean issues on the
  national agenda
• Achieves a higher level of coordinated effort
  synergy across the broad oceanographic community.

www.NOPP.org
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National Ocean Research Leadership
Council (NORLC)
NOPP Organizational Structure
Ocean.US EXCOM
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Federal Oceanographic Facilities Committee (FOFC)
Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
Interagency Working Group (IWG)
Ocean.US Office
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Program Office (NOPPO) CORE
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National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC)

• Department of the Navy
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Science Foundation
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Department of Energy
• Environmental Protection Agency
• United States Coast Guard
• United State Geological Survey
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Mineral Management Service
• Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Office of Management and Budget

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The Department of State and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers are also represented on the Council.
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National Ocean Sciences Bowl(NOSB)

• timed academic competition for high school
  students that focuses on ocean-related topics
  including
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Geology
• Maritime History Technology
• CORE serves as the National Office and manages
  the NOSB. Funding is provided by both federal and
  private entities--including Sea Grant!

www.NOSB.org
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The Census of Marine Life

• Discovering the marine communities of the past.
• Exploring the multitude of ocean life today.
• Predicting the pattern of ocean ecosystems in the
  future.

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The Census of Marine Life is

• a research program that will examine changes in
  the diversity, distribution and abundance of
  marine organisms in time and space
• an international program that will involve
  experts in a variety of biological fields from
  around the globe
• an emerging program that will identify key
  questions and support observations and research
  over the next 5-10 years

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The Census of Marine LifeBackground

• Initial concept developed by the scientific
  community with funds from the Alfred P. Sloan
  Foundation, NY
• Expert advice sought through feasibility
  workshops (1997-1998)
• Secretariat established at the Consortium for
  Oceanographic Research and Education (1999)
• Scientific Steering Committee established (1999)
• Scientific Strategy drafted for review and
  comment (early 2001)

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Themes

• Funding for Basic Ocean Science needs to be
  increased
• Investment in human resources needs to be
  increased
• An Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System
  of systems is critical to advancing ocean science
  knowledge
• Ocean Science is a global priority
• Interagency Cooperation in ocean science can be
  achieved
• Strong and unified community voice is critical
• Partnerships between industry, government and
  academia are essential to the future
• Sound public policy and mitigation of
  environmental issues requires more understanding
  of basic processes
• Oceans Commission offers unique opportunity

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Ocean Science Community Challenges

• How can we work together to
• Develop consensus on priorities?
• Federal Agencies, then Federal, State and Local
  Governments
• Educational and Research Institutions
• Industry
• Gain public support for those priorities?
• Increase funding to meet basic science
  requirements?
• Take best advantage of the opportunities
  presented by the Oceans Commission?
• Encourage and develop ocean science education
  initiatives?
• Define and build integrated ocean observing
  systems (both coastal and ocean)?
• Build the cross disciplinary teams needed to
  address complex ocean and coastal issues?