**ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**

*Many individuals contributed to the preparation of these papers over
many months. Particular appreciation goes to those listed below, with
apologies to others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted. The
asterisk identifies the individual(s) with lead responsibility in each
area.*

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| **Overall Guidance and            | Steve Dunn                       |
| Coordination**                    |                                  |
|                                   | The H. John Heinz III Center for |
| W. Stanley Wilson \*              | Science, Economics and the       |
|                                   | Environment                      |
| Office of the Chief Scientist,    |                                  |
| NOAA                              | Marina Guedes                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| Charles Bookman                   | The H. John Heinz III Center for |
|                                   | Science, Economics and the       |
| The H. John Heinz III Center for  | Environment                      |
| Science, Economics and the        |                                  |
| Environment                       | Steve Morrison                   |
|                                   |                                  |
| Muriel Cole                       | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of the Chief Scientist,    | Harrison Pannella (Editor)       |
| NOAA                              |                                  |
|                                   | Terry L. Schaefer                |
| Marguerite Danley                 |                                  |
|                                   | Office of the Chief Scientist,   |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA      | NOAA                             |
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| **The U.S. Marine Transportation  | Millington Lockwood              |
| System**                          |                                  |
|                                   | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
| Norman Lemley \*                  |                                  |
|                                   | Paul Mentz                       |
| U.S. Coast Guard                  |                                  |
|                                   | Maritime Administration          |
| Captain Charles Allen, USN        |                                  |
|                                   | Stephen Miller                   |
| U.S. Department of Defense        |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of State         |
| Charles Chesnutt                  |                                  |
|                                   | Kennard Potts                    |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers      |                                  |
|                                   | Environmental Protection Agency  |
| Margie Hegy                       |                                  |
|                                   | Captain Mark Rosen, USN          |
| U.S. Coast Guard                  |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of Defense       |
| John Heisler                      |                                  |
|                                   | Captain David VanOss, USN        |
| Environmental Protection Agency   |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of Defense       |
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| **The Oceans and National         | Center for Naval Analyses        |
| Security**                        |                                  |
|                                   | Environmental Protection Agency  |
| Captain Mark Rosen, USN \*        |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of Commerce      |
| U.S. Department of Defense        |                                  |
|                                   | > National Oceanic and           |
| John H. Noer                      | > Atmospheric Administration     |
|                                   |                                  |
| Center for Naval Analyses         | U.S. Department of Energy        |
|                                   |                                  |
| U.S. Department of Defense        | U.S. Department of Justice       |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of the Secretary of        | U.S. Department of State         |
| Defense                           |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of               |
| > Office of General Counsel,      | Transportation                   |
| > Department of Defense           |                                  |
| >                                 | U.S. Coast Guard                 |
| > Office of the Chief of Naval    |                                  |
| > Operations                      | Maritime Administration          |
| >                                 |                                  |
| > Office of General Counsel,      |                                  |
| > Department of the Navy          |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of Secretary of the Navy   |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of Oceanographer of the    |                                  |
| Navy                              |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of Naval Research          |                                  |
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| **Ensuring the Sustainability of  |                                  |
| Ocean Living Resources**          |                                  |
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| Sari J. Kiraly \*                 | Suzanne Iudicello                |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Marine Fisheries         | National Marine Fisheries        |
| Service, NOAA                     | Service, NOAA (Contractor)       |
|                                   |                                  |
| Charles Chesnutt                  | Karen Koltes                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers      | U.S. Geological Survey           |
|                                   |                                  |
| Jerome Erbacher                   | Gary Matlock                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Marine Fisheries         | National Marine Fisheries        |
| Service, NOAA                     | Service, NOAA                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| Anne Gore                         | Matteo Milazzo                   |
|                                   |                                  |
| Environmental Protection Agency   | National Marine Fisheries        |
|                                   | Service, NOAA                    |
| Judy Gray                         |                                  |
|                                   | Kenneth W. Osborn                |
| Coastal Ocean Program, NOAA       |                                  |
|                                   | National Marine Fisheries        |
| Lieutenant Commander Gregory      | Service, NOAA                    |
| Hitchens, USCG                    |                                  |
|                                   | Brady Phillips                   |
| U.S. Coast Guard                  |                                  |
|                                   | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
| Thomas F. Hourigan                |                                  |
|                                   | Barbara Schroeder                |
| National Marine Fisheries         |                                  |
| Service, NOAA                     | National Marine Fisheries        |
|                                   | Service, NOAA                    |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | Allen Shimada                    |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Marine Fisheries        |
|                                   | Service, NOAA                    |
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| **Ocean Energy and Minerals:      |                                  |
| Resources for the Future**        |                                  |
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| Ken Turgeon\*                     | Terry Holman                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| Minerals Management Service       | Minerals Management Service      |
|                                   |                                  |
| Jonathan Amson                    | Jim Magill                       |
|                                   |                                  |
| Environmental Protection Agency   | U.S. Coast Guard                 |
|                                   |                                  |
| Charles Chesnutt                  | Elliot Spiker                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers      | U.S. Geological Survey           |
|                                   |                                  |
| Susan Gregersen                   | *With assistance from the        |
|                                   | following Minerals Management    |
| U.S. Department of Energy         | Service staff:*                  |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | *Roger Amato, Kim Coffman, Keith |
|                                   | Meekins, Jim Price, and Robert   |
|                                   | W. Smith*                        |
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| **Perspectives on Marine          |                                  |
| Environmental Quality Today**     |                                  |
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| Charles Ehler \*                  | Lieutenant William Pittman, USCG |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA      | U.S. Coast Guard                 |
|                                   |                                  |
| David Davis \*                    | Thomas Rhodes                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| Environmental Protection Agency   | U.S. Agency for International    |
|                                   | Development                      |
| Susan Banahan                     |                                  |
|                                   | Craig Vogt                       |
| Coastal Ocean Program, NOAA       |                                  |
|                                   | Environmental Protection Agency  |
| Elizabeth Beiring                 |                                  |
|                                   | Maritime Administration          |
| Environmental Protection Agency   |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of State         |
| Kathleen Hurld                    |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Environmental Protection Agency   |                                  |
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| **Coastal Tourism and             | Al Marmo                         |
| Recreation**                      |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Coast Guard                 |
| Biliana Cicin-Sain \*             |                                  |
|                                   | Bill Price                       |
| Center for the Study of Marine    |                                  |
| Policy, University of Delaware(on | National Marine Fisheries        |
| behalf of National Sea Grant      | Service, NOAA                    |
| College Program, NOAA)            |                                  |
|                                   | Fritz Schuler                    |
| Robert Knecht\*                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Sea Grant College       |
| Center for the Study of Marine    | Program, NOAA                    |
| Policy, University of Delaware(on |                                  |
| behalf of National Sea Grant      | Trevor Spradlin                  |
| College Program, NOAA)            |                                  |
|                                   | National Marine Fisheries        |
| Miriam Balgos                     | Service, NOAA                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| University of Delaware            | Joseph Uravitch                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Nigel Bradly                      | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
|                                   |                                  |
| University of Delaware            | Kenneth Walker                   |
|                                   |                                  |
| Charles Chesnutt                  | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
|                                   |                                  |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers      | *Thanks are due to the following |
|                                   | members of the Sea Grant network |
| Macara Lousberg                   | for providing useful             |
|                                   | information: Jan Auyong (Oregon  |
| Environmental Protection Agency   | Sea Grant Program), Robert Bacon |
|                                   | (South Carolina Sea Grant        |
|                                   | Consortium), and James Falk      |
|                                   | (Delaware Sea Grant College      |
|                                   | Program)*                        |
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| **Impacts of Global Climate       |                                  |
| Change - With Emphasis on U.S.    |                                  |
| Coastal Areas**                   |                                  |
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| Richard W. Reynolds \*            | Ellen Prager                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Weather Service, NOAA    | U.S. Geological Survey           |
|                                   |                                  |
| Ben Mieremet                      | Kathryn Ries                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA      | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
|                                   |                                  |
| Steve Morrison                    | Jim Titus                        |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA      | Environmental Protection Agency  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Stephen Piotrowicz                | S. Jeffress Williams             |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric | U.S. Geological Survey           |
| Research, NOAA                    |                                  |
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| **Mitigating the Impacts of       |                                  |
| Coastal Hazards**                 |                                  |
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| Margaret Davidson \*              | S. Jeffress Williams \*          |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA      | U.S. Geological Survey           |
|                                   |                                  |
| Richard Krimm \*                  | Charles Chesnutt                 |
|                                   |                                  |
| Federal Emergency Management      | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers     |
| Agency                            |                                  |
|                                   | Sandy Ward                       |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Ocean Service, NOAA     |
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| **Opportunities and Challenges    |                                  |
| for Marine Science, Technology    |                                  |
| and Research**                    |                                  |
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| Richard Spinrad \*                | The Interagency Working Group of |
|                                   | the National Oceanographic       |
| Consortium for Oceanographic      | Partnership Program              |
| Research and Education            |                                  |
|                                   | > Defense Advanced Research      |
| Captain Daniel Schwartz           | > Projects Agency                |
|                                   |                                  |
| Consortium for Oceanographic      | Environmental Protection Agency  |
| Research and Education            |                                  |
|                                   | Minerals Management Service      |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Aeronautics and Space   |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | Administration                   |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Oceanic and Atmospheric |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | Administration                   |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | National Science Foundation      |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | Office of Management and Budget  |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | Office of Naval Research         |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | > Office of the Oceanographer of |
|                                   | > the Navy                       |
|                                   | >                                |
|                                   | > Office of Science and          |
|                                   | > Technology Policy              |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Coast Guard                 |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Department of Energy        |
|                                   |                                  |
|                                   | U.S. Geological Survey           |
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| **A Survey of International       |                                  |
| Agreements**                      |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| U.S. Department of State \*       |                                  |
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| **Marine Education U.S.A.: An     | Sarah Schoedinger                |
| Overview**                        |                                  |
|                                   | Consortium for Oceanographic     |
| Dale Ingmanson \*                 | Research and Education           |
|                                   |                                  |
| San Diego State University (on    | David Smith                      |
| behalf National Sea Grant College |                                  |
| Program, NOAA)                    | U.S. Naval Academy               |
|                                   |                                  |
| Barbara Elkus                     | William Wallace                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Coastal America                   | San Diego State University       |
|                                   |                                  |
| Melissa Gordon                    |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of the Chief Scientist,    |                                  |
| NOAA                              |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Joyce Gross                       |                                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of Public and Constituent  |                                  |
| Affairs, NOAA                     |                                  |
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| **The Legendary Ocean - The       |                                  |
| Unexplored Frontier**             |                                  |
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| Barbara Moore \*                  | Julie Zeidner                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Undersea Research        | National Undersea Research       |
| Program, NOAA                     | Program, NOAA                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| Al Kalvaitis                      | David Stein                      |
|                                   |                                  |
| National Undersea Research        | Office of Oceanic and            |
| Program, NOAA                     | Atmospheric Research, NOAA       |
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| **Domestic Legal Regimes          |                                  |
| (included as Appendices where     |                                  |
| applicable)**                     |                                  |
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| Margo Jackson \*                  | Brandy LeGrande                  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of General Counsel, NOAA   | Office of General Counsel, NOAA  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Stephanie Campbell                | Mary O'Brien                     |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of General Counsel, NOAA   | Office of General Counsel, NOAA  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Roger Eckert                      | Constance Sathre                 |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of General Counsel, NOAA   | Office of General Counsel, NOAA  |
|                                   |                                  |
| Pamela Lawrence                   | Michael Weiss                    |
|                                   |                                  |
| Office of General Counsel, NOAA   | Office of General Counsel, NOAA  |
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