Acknowledgements

California's Ocean Resources: An Agenda for the Future

Pete Wilson, Governor
State of California

Douglas P. Wheeler, Secretary
The Resources Agency

July 1995

(DRAFT)

Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Robert Lyn Nelson Company for permission to use the artwork reproduced on the divider pages. (c) 1995, Catalina's Summer Seas, Robert Lyn Nelson, Robert Lyn Nelson Studios. All rights reserved. This artwork is protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced in any form without prior written permisson of the artist or his agent

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	Ocean Resources Management Program
	The Resources Agency of California
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	Sacramento, CA  95814
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

California's Ocean Resources: An Agenda for the Future was prepared by the following Resources Agency of California staff members:

Brian E. Baird, Chief Writer Ocean Program Manager
Melissa Miller-Henson, Chief Editor & Design Ocean Resources Policy Analyst
James T. Burroughs, Policy Editor Deputy Secretary and General Counsel
Sheila Hatfield, Administrative Support Executive Secretary I

Former Resources Agency staff who also contributed to the development of this Agenda are:

William G. Shafroth, Policy Editor Assistant Secretary, Land & Coastal Resources

Linda Rao, Assistant Writer Assistant Ocean Program Manager

Samantha Good, Intern Ocean Program Analyst

Ocean Resources Advisory Committee

This Agenda could not have been completed without extensive assistance from individuals, government agency staff members, the academic community, and the private sector. Thanks are given to the numerous State agencies who provided representatives to the Ocean Resources Advisory Committee, created as an informal advisory group to help the Resources Agency evaluate major policy issues to be addressed in the Agenda. Representatives also assisted the Resources Agency by providing technical data, writing portions of the Agenda, and reviewing drafts. The committee included representatives from:

The Resources Agency of California

- California Coastal Commission

- Department of Boating and Waterways

- Department of Conservation

- Department of Fish and Game

- Department of Parks and Recreation

- Department of Water Resources

- Energy Resources, Conservation and Development Commission

- Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response

- San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

- State Coastal Conservancy

- State Lands Commission

California Environmental Protection Agency

- State Water Resources Control Board

Other Agencies

- California Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency

- California Research Bureau

- Office of the Attorney General

- California Trade and Commerce Agency

Additional Assistance

Many individuals provided special assistance to program staff by conducting independent research, providing in-depth analyses, producing graphic materials, helping to write major sections of the Agenda, or reviewing and commenting on preliminary drafts. Listed by discipline, special thanks are given to:

Ocean and Coastal Economics

1. Roger Dunstan, California Research Bureau

2. Joe Fitz, California Research Bureau

3. Dr. Rosa Maria Moller, California Research Bureau

Federal and State Jurisdiction

1. John A. Moger, Legislative Counsel's Office

2. John Sauernman, Attorney General's Office

3. Keith T. Schulz, Legislative Counsel's Office

4. Thomas D. Whelan, Legislative Counsel's Office

Ocean Ecosystem

1. Stephen Clark, Assembly Office of Research/California Sea Grant

2. Chris Davis, Senate Natural Resources Committee/California Sea Grant

3. Dr. James W. Rote, California State University at Monterey Bay

Habitats and Living Resources

1. L.B. Boydstun, Department of Fish and Game

2. Rob Collins, Department of Fish and Game

3. Bob Hulbrock, Department of Fish and Game

4. Forrest Reynolds, Department of Fish and Game

5. Don Schultze, Department of Fish and Game

Water Quality

1. Bill Allayaud, California Coastal Commission

2. Stan Martinson, State Water Resources Control Board

3. Frank Palmer, State Water Resources Control Board

Coastal Erosion

1. Dr. Allan Barrows, Department of Conservation

2. Dr. Reinhard Flick, Department of Boating and Waterways

3. Richard J. McCarthy, Seismic Safety Commission

Ports and Harbors

1. Melanie Denninger, State Coastal Conservancy

2. Steven Goldbeck, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

3. Larry Simon, California Coastal Commission

Research and Education (Future Technologies)

1. Dr. Richard Seymour, Texas A & M University/Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Information Technology, Mapping, and Graphics

1. John Ellison, Department of Fish and Game

2. Jonathan Van Coops, California Coastal Commission

Assisted by: Erin Caughman, Brian Escamilla, Allyson Hitt, and Pascale Soumoy

Mineral Resources

1. Robert L. Hill, Department of Conservation

State Legislature

1. Assembly Member Diedre Alpert and staff

2. Assembly Member Dan Hauser and staff

3. Assembly Member Bruce McPherson and staff