Update on NERACOOS Strategic Plan Development

Jim O’Donnell, Chair SPI TeamRu Morrison, Exec. Director

Ron Rozsa, Contract supportAugust 31, 2009

Process• Feb 18, 2009 - Initial meeting after Board

selection• May 12, 2009 - Held Meeting at Gloucester

with 4 focus area Working Groups o Ocean & Coastal Ecosystem Health o Maritime Safety and Securityo Coastal Hazards Resiliencyo Ocean Energy Planning

• And three cross-cutting Working Groupso Data Integration o Education and Outreacho Performance & Evaluation

ProcessChairs of WGs formed SPI Exec Committee• Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health  (Scott

Gallager & Paul Currier)• Coastal Hazards Resiliency (Kevin O’Brien & Philip

Bogden/Tom Shyka)• Ocean Energy (Neal Pettigrew & Doug Vandemark)• Maritime Safety and Security (James O’Donnell)• Data Integration Framework (DIF, Eric Bridger), • Education and Outreach (Annette DeCharon), • Performance and Evaluation (Hauke Kite-Powell).

Process• Complete Report of Gloucester Meeting

o WG chairs edited material from meeting and contributed to report

• Draft Strategic Plan V1o Teleconferences every weeko Contracted Ron Rozsa to coordinate writingo Created Document repository "Basecamps"

https://gulfofmainecensus.grouphub.com/clients/1442821o Created GoogleDocs Collaborative Document Development

Siteo Collected regional user needs documentso Identified regional leaders to identify gaps

Process - continued

o Draft Strategic Plan V1o Reviewed user needs surveys to identify gapso Created product worksheets for each theme o Drafted sectionso Drafted executive summaryo Present Interim Report to BODo Complete drafto 16th of Sept meeting in Rye to define section 5 if SP and

Exec Summaryo External Review of Drafto Final Draft

Status• Executive Summary – needs SPI review• Ecosystem Health – needs input (water quality, fisheries

MSP and other ecosystem categories) and needs to reflect needs of Southern New England (e.g., brown tides, hypoxia)

• Coastal Hazards Resiliency – ready for external review• Ocean Energy – needs input (on MSP)• Maritime Safety and Security – ready for external review• Data Integration Framework – ready for external review• Education and Outreach – ready for external review• Performance and Evaluation –need draft

Conclusion

• Some things are harder than others• Engaging volunteer effort is difficult

(suggestions as to how NERA can help?)• Expect to bring recommendations for

near-term priorities to board after Sept 16th meeting.

• Product proposal due in October• Anticipate level funding