NAS Gulf Program hosting Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellow in early 2014; program provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation– http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/policyfellows/.
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Gulf economics data
Socio-Economics Group at the Harte Research Institute release of GecoServ 2: Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Service Valuation Database– http://www.gecoserv.org/
MS restoration
MS launches its RESTORE Act web site– http://www.restore.ms
Ocean strategy
CEQ “Marine Planning Handbook,” action called for in NOP Implementation Plan, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/files/final_marine_planning_handbook.pdf
Hypoxia science
LUMCON cruise reports map low oxygen “Dead Zone” off MS River mouth, available at http://www.gulfhypoxia.net
USFWS strategy
US Fish and Wildlife Service vision for Gulf restoration available at http://www.fws.gov/gulfrestoration/pdf/VisionDocument.pdf
NRC report
NRC Ocean Studies Board finished its report, An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico now available at http://dels.nas.edu/Report/report/18387
Legislation
H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act passed House; Bill at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2231/text. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf (opening many new areas of the US EEZ), provide for equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the functions of the Read More
RESTORE Act
Governor Scott assigns Gulf Consortium (http://www.fl-counties.com/advocacy/gulf-consortium) with task of developing State Expenditure Plan for RESTORE Act section 1603, Spill Impact Component (“pot 3”) 30% that must be approved by Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Council and mesh with their Council’s Comprehensive Restoration Plan funding.
NOAA Restoration Science Program
NOAA-led RESTORE Act Science Program (sec 1604 of the Act) website is at http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov; program description, event announcements/reports, and FAQs, and Program’s Science Plan Framework. Subscribe on the website to receive alerts and announcements about the Program. Contact program anytime at noaarestorescience@noaa.gov.