Objective
Bring together Federal Agencies, Stakeholders, and Academia to identify and prioritize key management challenges and high priority science gaps to guide the next decade of coastal research.
Historical Perspectives on Nearshore Research
In 1989, the first nearshore community research vision was held in St. Petersburg, FL, with the goal of reviewing developments over the past 20 years and developing a vision for the following two decades. The focus was on fundamental physics and the final report (located below) contained a number of organizational figures that illustrated the links between the many aspects of nearshore science at that time. Five priority areas of research were identified. The document was circulated around many federal agencies and large field experiments were supported for the next decade.
In 1998, a follow up meeting was held, also in St. Petersburg, FL, to update the previous vision. This report (located below) also identified an updated list of five science priorities and also made recommendations on research strategies and improvements to infrastructure. Again, the focus was primarily on physics.
As we reflect on the historical milestones in nearshore research, the groundwork laid by these discussions paves the way for developing the future of coastal research with the 2024 USCRP Decadal Visioning Workshop.
