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Engaging Coastal Managers in the Southeast through Coastal Ocean Observing Systems

Engaging Coastal Managers in the Southeast through Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. Emily A. McDonald Braxton C. Davis Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences University of South Carolina September 2006. Linking Science & Coastal Zone Management.

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Engaging Coastal Managers in the Southeast through Coastal Ocean Observing Systems

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  1. Engaging Coastal Managers in the Southeast through Coastal Ocean Observing Systems Emily A. McDonald Braxton C. Davis Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences University of South Carolina September 2006

  2. Linking Science & Coastal Zone Management • 5 of 7 National IOOS Goals = CZM Goals (CZMA) • Resource Management • Climate Change • Marine Ecosystem Management • Coastal Hazards • Public Health • Initial IOOS Applications • Weather • Fisheries Mgmt. • Emergency Mgmt. • Recreational & Commercial Maritime Activities • Report: Identify existing & planned IOOS activities in relation to CZM information needs in the SE region current of Spring 2006

  3. Goals & Objectives For the Southeast Region: • Provide a ‘snapshot’ of early COOS capabilities related to CZM information needs in the SE • Guide coastal managers toward relevant IOOS applications • Guide IOOS community toward improved interactions with coastal managers • Highlight existing COOS-CZM interactions in the SE

  4. Study Approach • Examine coastal managers’ information needs in the SE region (NC-FL) • Coastal States Organization Findings • Develop matrix of COOS activities in re: CZM needs • Comprehensive review of COOS publications • Interviews with COOS PIs • Identify & Highlight CZM-COOS interactions • Case studies of regional and local collaborations • Interviews & research

  5. Priority Information Needs of SE Coastal Managers • SURVEY • 230 Coastal Managers (Water quality, wetlands, fisheries & floodplain managers) • Top ranked management issues – Land Use & Habitat Change • Jacksonville, FL Workshop – Coastal States Organization • 29 Southeast Coastal Managers • Define SE CZM needs from COOS • Synthesis of Information Needs • Observations • Modeling/Forecasting • Tailored information products

  6. Shoreline Water Level Surface/Subsurface currents Surface Waves Surface Winds Surface Salinity Surface Temperature Light Penetration Bathymetry / bottom type Organic Matter / BOD Nutrients pH Dissolved Oxygen Pathogens/toxins Phytoplankton Observations Zooplankton Observations Bacteria Remote imagery Riverine / Rainfall Inputs Sediment Dynamics Turbidity Shoreline Erosion Priority Information Needs of SE Coastal Managers 21 Observation Needs

  7. Land Use Habitat Change Coastal Hazards Nutrient Enrichment Ocean Management Ecosystem Management Sediment Dynamics Rainfall Non-indigenous Species Circulation Dredging Effects Environmental Contamination Marine Debris Priority Information Needs of SE Coastal Managers 13 Modeling & Information Product Categories

  8. Integrated Ocean Observing Systemsin the SE Region • National IOOS directed by Oceans.US • National backbone & regional components • Coastal & near-shore IOOS components • Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (COOS) • New effort – no ‘official’ COOS definition or criteria • Monitoring Subsystem (variety of platforms, sensors) • Information Management Subsystem • Data delivered in a timely manner to meet use needs • Modeling and Applications Subsystem • Extension/Education Programs

  9. Southeastern COOS

  10. r = near real-time t = test bed / trial

  11. Expanding Observations • All SE COOS collecting observations consistent with coastal managers’ needs • Currents; water temperature; winds; waves; salinity; dissolved oxygen & phytoplankton • In situ towers, buoys, drifters, platforms • Vessel Transects • Increasing observations • Test-bed sites (Organic matter; nutrients; turbidity; pH)

  12. Expanding Models and Products 1 – Model/forecasting application available 2 – Tailored Management Product available

  13. Expanding Modeling Applications • Models or forecasts developed by COOS or using data & observations collected by COOS • Majority of SE COOS provide relevant models • Circulation, Coastal Hazards & Environmental Contamination • Most are adaptable to meet multiple needs • Circulation models provide foundation for marine debris, oil spills, dredging impacts

  14. Tailored Information Products • Decision-support tools or applications developed by COOS & tailored specifically to aid in CZM • Majority SE COOS have created info. products • Coastal Hazards, Ecosystem Management, Sediment Dynamics & Environmental Contamination • Examples • Long Bay Ecosystem Management • Hurricane Katrina Response

  15. Regional-Level Case Study:COOS & Katrina Response http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=items&ser=109672)

  16. SEACOOS Water Flow Tracking • Advanced Circulation Model • 3-dimensional water level & flow • Collaboration with NOAA & local officials • Daily water flow & pollution concentrations • Katrina Clean-up & Recovery • Hurricane Rita Response http://www.marine.unc.edu/C_CATS/surge/katrina/katrina.htm

  17. COMPS Particle Tracking • Trajectories from Mississippi River Delta • Now-cast / forecast from drifters released in plume • Extent of debris and particle contamination • Gulf of Mexico through East Florida http://ocgmod2.marine.usf.edu/Drifters/lastOct05/drifters.html

  18. Bridging the Gap & Future Directions • SE COOS already providing information relevant to CZM needs • Near-real time data collecting systems; integrated models • Near-real time data availability via Internet • Alerts of anomalous conditions • Increased understanding of long-term dynamics • Expanding variety of information products • Provide critical link between science & management • User-friendly applications

  19. Bridging the Gap & Future Directions • Continual & Rapid Development • Improvements in spatial & temporal resolution of data • Advancing data integration & synthesis • SECOORA & newly forming regional associations • Ensure evolution of COOS as fully operational, user-driven, observing systems • Inventory & characterize COOS efforts • Societal goals & user group needs

  20. Acknowledgements Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association Coastal States Organization Baruch Institute for Marine & Coastal Sciences – University of South Carolina Study Participants Jennifer Dorton, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Dr. Madilyn Fletcher, Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina Dr. Lynn Leonard, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Dr. Cliff Merz, University of South Florida Dr. Dwayne Porter, Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina Dr. Mark Luther, University of South Florida Dr. Christopher Mooers, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, Univ. of Miami Dr. James Nelson, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Dr. Harvey Seim, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Rebecca Shuford, Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina Dr. Chris Simoneillo, Sea Grant Extension, University of South Florida Dr. Robert Weisberg, University of South Florida

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