PAPERS are invited to address a number of ocean and coastal related subjects, with particular interest in policy development or implications. Other ocean and coastal related subjects are welcome and will be considered, as well as proposals for complete topical sessions.
Ocean
and Coastal Resource Economics
Habitats
and Ecosystem Management
Water
Quality and Watershed Management
Energy,
Climate and Transportation
Coastal
Sediment Management and Shoreline Processes
Role of local, state, federal and international
organizations in ocean and coastal resource management
Government, private sector, academic,
and not-for-profit partnerships
Developing regional approaches to ocean
and coastal resource management
Mediating/solving conflicts between
ocean and coastal resource users
Enforcing environmental laws and regulations
Reducing duplication in permit processes
and procedures
Determining the contribution of ocean
and coastal activities to the economy
Identifying the role of economic valuation
techniques, such as non-market valuation
Investing in ocean and coastal management,
restoration, and enhancement activities
Creating sustainable approaches to
significant economic activities
Evaluating the products of technical
and financial assistance to local and regional governments
Ecosystem approaches to managing ocean
and coastal resources, including marine protected areas
Acquiring, restoring, maintaining,
and monitoring coastal wetland systems
Different approaches to protecting
and managing elements of the ocean ecosystem (enclosed
waters, inland watersheds, nearshore waters and offshore
waters)
Managing increasing marine mammal populations
and conflicts with humans
Monitoring water quality in coastal
watersheds and the nearshore ocean waters
Evaluating the value of long term data
sets
Implementing clean beach water quality
initiatives and reducing beach closures
Evaluating various approaches to water
quality and watershed management
Evaluating desalination as a technology
for ensuring a coastal water supply
Implementing ecosystem management approaches
for sustaining fishery stocks, including the California Marine
Life Management Act
Evaluating marine protected areas as
a fisheries management tool
Assessing the role of hatcheries, individual
quotas, artificial reefs and other methods in sustaining
fishery stocks
Monitoring fisheries and determining
stock information
Addressing the benefits and impacts
of aquaculture operations
International cooperation in maintaining
or restoring fishery stocks
Measuring and evaluating the impacts
of global warming and sea level rise
Decreasing the contribution of greenhouse
gases from human activities
Impacts and contributions from offshore
oil and gas development
Improving spill prevention and response
capabilities
Increasing vessel traffic safety
Maintaining transportation infrastructure
along the coastline, including ports, harbors, and highways
Developing regional approaches to coastal
sediment research, monitoring, and management
Addressing shoreline erosion and accretion
through protective structures, beach nourishment, and non-intervention
policies
Maintaining adequate sediment flow
to beaches
Determining when, where and how to
allow shoreline development to minimize adverse environmental impacts
Evaluating mining operations and their
affect on coastal sediment management
Determining the quantity and suitability
of sand resources for beach nourishment
Predicting tsunami run up and other
environmental disasters
Determining research needs for application
to ocean and coastal resource management decision-making
Supporting and maintaining emerging
technologies and research
Inserting scientific data in ocean
and coastal resource management decision-making processes
Using monitoring and environmental
indicators to assess restoration, enhancement and management activities
Developing methods to display, analyze
and communicate ocean ecosystem information
Improving GIS data integration
Creating graduate level, interdisciplinary
ocean policy degrees within colleges or university systems
Launching citizen initiatives in ocean
and coastal resource management
Educating industry, government, and
the public about maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem
Using parks, museums, and aquariums
as educational tools
Combining public access with education
programs
Abstract submission: Extended to June 3, 2002
Acceptance for paper presentation notification: July 26, 2002
Camera-ready detailed abstract & biography: October 1, 2002
Camera-ready final paper with bibliography: December 6, 2002
Last modified on: Monday, November 11, 2002
Document URL: http://resources.ca.gov/ocean/CWO_02/Topics.html