Coastal Services Center

Northeast Projects

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Maximizing the Economic Return from Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS): Prioritized End User Needs and Tools for Tracking Use and Value of Observing System Information

Date project initiated: October 1, 2007

Principal Investigator:
Hauke L. Kite-Powell
Marine Policy Center (MPC)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 289-2938
hauke@whoi.edu

Brief project summary:
The purpose of this project is to: 1) work with prospective end-users of ocean observing system products in the Gulf of Maine/New England area to ensure that information generated by Northeast Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) effectively addresses end-user needs; and (2) develop and implement a system to track the use of regional observing system information by end-users and document the economic value generated by this information. This will involve three main activities: 1) identify user priorities and information products to address inundation, harmful algal blooms, water quality, and living marine resources management, 2) develop usage tracking and economic assessment tools, and 3) adapt the tools to be used by other regional ocean observing systems.

 

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