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.
Coastal Human & Ecosystem Health Webinar Series, January 2021
Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts, Kitty Hawk, NC, October 2015
Coastal Storm Processes and Impacts, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2018
In January 2021, stakeholders discussed their challenges related to coastal human & ecosystem health during a virtual workshop series focusing on the following topics. Read more here.
1. Identifying and Mitigating Coastal Pollution: a) Nutrients and Harmful Algal Blooms, b) Fecal Pollutants, and c) Microplastics, and
2. Resilient Coastal Ecosystems: a) Fisheries, b) Shellfisheries, and c) Natural and nature-based features.
Funding Opportunity: USCRP 2021 RFP
Authoritative Product: Workshop Report
Coastal Storm Processes and Impacts, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2018
Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts, Kitty Hawk, NC, October 2015
Coastal Storm Processes and Impacts, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2018
Stakeholders discussed emergency managers needs as they compared to our fields' present capabilities for modeling storm processes and forecasting impacts to determine/prioritize where advancements were needed.
Funding Awarded: USCRP FY18 funded 9 projects with $550,000
Authoritative Product: Workshop Report
Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts, Kitty Hawk, NC, October 2015
Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts, Kitty Hawk, NC, October 2015
Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts, Kitty Hawk, NC, October 2015
Stakeholders communicated problems associated with managing dynamic dune systems adjacent to coastal development.
Funding Awarded: over $260,000 in funding for graduate student research. Fact sheets for the research efforts are available below.
Authoritative Product: Workshop Report
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.
