AGENDA
The Science of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
a Workshop for Oregon Academic Faculty
November 29th and 30th
OSU Alumni Center - Corvallis, Oregon
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DAY 1 - November 29th
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 am
Coffee Served
Opening Session
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 a.m. Stephen Brandt, Director, Oregon Sea Grant
Keynote Addresses
8:40 a.m. Richard Whitman, Natural Resources Policy Director, Governor Kitzhaber’s Office
- How CMSP ties into priorities of the state
9:00 a.m. Frank Schwing, Ocean Policy Advisor, National Ocean Council, Executive Office of the
President
- CMSP from the federal perspective: Background, regional implications, and potential
funding
Policy and Management Background and Context
Regional CMSP Policy
9:20 a.m. John Stein, Acting Science and Research Director, NOAA NWFSC; NOAA’s West
Coast Region CMSP Lead
– Regional CMSP and how it connects to federal efforts
9:45 a.m. Lisa DeBruyckere, Coordinator, West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health
(WCGA)
– The WCGA’s role in implementing CMSP
10:00 a.m. Break
Oregon CMSP Efforts
10:15 a.m. Each presenter will have 10 minutes; questions will be held until the end
Paul Klarin, Marine Program Coordinator, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development
- Oregon Goal 19 and the Territorial Sea Plan
Andy Lanier, Coastal Resource Specialist, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development
- Nearshore Research Inventory Project
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Tanya Haddad, Coastal Atlas Coordinator, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development
- State and Regional Data Management
Caren Braby, Marine Resources Program Manager, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife
- Nearshore Ecological Data Atlas & Social and Economic Assessments
Current Lessons in CMSP from other States
11:15 a.m. Michelle Carnevale, Coastal Manager, University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources
Center
- Rhode Island’s process of establishing a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP):
Identifying and incorporating critical environmental and social science research
11:45 a.m. Stephanie Moura, Executive Director, Massachusetts Ocean Partnership
- Massachusetts’ CMSP process: Identifying and incorporating critical environmental and
social science research
12:15 p.m. Lunch
CMSP Science Integration and Key Issues
1:15 p.m. Karen McLeod, Director of Science, COMPASS
- Integrating Science into the CMSP Process
1:35 p.m. Meg Caldwell, Executive Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
- Social and Legal Science Issues of CMSP
2:00 p.m. Larry Crowder, Science Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
- Ecosystem Science Issues of CMSP
Panel Discussion – Identifying the key scientific questions of CMSP
2:40 p.m. Meg Caldwell, Larry Crowder, Karen McLeod
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Breakout Session - Identify CMSP research focus areas and Oregon’s unique ability
to address key questions
Session facilitated by Dave Hansen, Program Leader, Oregon Sea Grant Extension
Purpose: This session will build off of the information provided by the guest speakers and encourage
participants to reflect on research ideas that could direct future science endeavors in Oregon
academia that will support responsible ocean planning.
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Question:
What are the top three to five overarching scientific and research needs that will help
advance ecosystem-based marine spatial planning?
o Think about overarching research questions for the northwest to focus on that are
important to advancing responsible ocean planning.
o Think about social, economic, biological, and physical sciences.
o What is realistically attainable?
o Note that this is not just about data and data sets.
What are the attributes of Oregon that make it uniquely qualified to serve as a research
test bed for examining some of these overarching questions?
45 minutes – In group brainstorming
Convene into groups of about 15 people. Participants will be given the guiding questions and asked
to brainstorm amongst group members to develop ideas for future research areas. These ideas will be
recorded by a volunteer and then reported to the larger group by a selected spokesperson.
45 minutes – Reporting back and Open discussion
Spokespersons will report the top 3-5 ideas that their group developed. The facilitator will guide this
section and a note-taker will record responses. After the first round of ideas is presented, the
facilitator will solicit any additional ideas that had not already been presented in the reporting back
period – e.g., are there any big interdisciplinary questions that were not identified?
Closing Remarks
5:00 p.m. Stephen Brandt
5:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Evening Networking Reception – Alumni Center Foyer
Hors d'oeuvre and Cash Bar
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The Science of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
a Workshop for Oregon Academic Faculty
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DAY 2 – November 30th
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7:45 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Coffee Served
8:30 a.m. Summary of Day 1
8:45 a.m. Oregon Academic Faculty Presentations/Research Summaries
Key researchers and representatives of Oregon institutions whose research or expertise can contribute
to CMSP will present current research efforts or expertise in rapid fashion (one slide and 4 minute
time limit). These presentations will then feed into the breakout session that follows on identifying
capacity and collaborative opportunities, and developing strategies and a framework for science to
inform state and regional management of ocean resources. During the breakout session, researchers
will have a chance to discuss in more depth their individual research and collective capacity.
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Faculty Presentations, Continued
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Breakout Session - Assessing Oregon Academic Capacity and Identifying
Collaborative Opportunities
Session facilitated by Sam Chan, Oregon Sea Grant Extension and
Lisa DeBruyckere, President, Creative Resources Strategies
Purpose: The purpose of this breakout session will be for members of represented institutions to
assess their collective strengths and weaknesses to contribute to ocean planning and management.
Groups will also identify opportunities for their institution, barriers to taking advantage of them, and
elements of a framework for informing state and regional ocean management.
Questions:
What barriers exist to achieve effective communication within and among disciplines,
academic institutions, and state and regional agencies and entities?
o What strategies and actions could help address these barriers?
What opportunities exist for collaboration (research, funding, shared resources, e.g.
facilities)?
o What strategies and actions could realize these opportunities?
Describe elements of a framework that would better enable academic scientists and
researchers to inform state and regional management of ocean resources.
o What steps need to be taken to build that framework?
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45 minutes – In group brainstorming
Convene into groups of about 15 people. Participants will be given the guiding questions and asked
to brainstorm amongst group members to develop ideas to improve collaboration, and outline a
framework for moving forward. These ideas will be recorded by a volunteer and then reported to the
larger group by a selected spokesperson.
45 minutes – Reporting back and Open discussion
Spokespersons will report a summary of each group’s findings. The facilitator will guide this section
and a note-taker will record responses. After the first round of ideas is presented, the facilitator will
solicit for any additional ideas that had not already been presented in the reporting back period. Are
there any big interdisciplinary questions that were not identified?
2:30 p.m. Next Steps
Report of the workshop will be presented at ASLO Ocean Sciences 2012
Presentations (pending approval) and the workshop report will be posted on the Marine
Council Website
Depending on recommendations of group – create a listserv, website, or virtual center to
facilitate collaboration
Future expanded workshop to involve the broader Oregon and northwest community
2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
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