The Evolution of US Coastal Research
As coastal challenges became more complex, so did the need for integrated, collaborative science that could be directly applied to real-world decision-making.
A Vision Takes Shape
To address these challenges, identify exciting new areas of research, and build collaborations required to meet stakeholder needs, leading coastal researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government met at the 2014 “Past and Future of Nearshore Processes Research: Reflections on the Sallenger Years and a New Vision for the Future” workshop to develop a coastal research vision where societal needs and science challenges intersect.
Strengthening Commitment
To facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration on federal coastal research, the USCRP hosted a Federal Agency Leadership meeting in which top leadership from each agency were invited to provide organization-specific guidance, oversight, and input.
These federal leaders represented their organization’s coastal mission, priorities, and resources, and helped define the priorities and steer upcoming activities. They provided the high-level commitments from their agency that are required to sustain the momentum of the USCRP as a respected, multi-agency group. These leaders seek to dovetail their agency’s highest federal priority coastal needs with the broader USCRP federal, academic, and stakeholder teams.