Blueprint for a Coastal Legacy: Connecticut Sea Grant Strategic Plan 2007-2013

摘要

This document outlines CTSGs strategic plan for work to be undertaken during 2007-2013. This plan consists of several logically interrelated and coordinated components, and provides detailed information on the environmental and institutional context in which we operate. The plan also presents the organizational orientation of the program, which serves as the foundation guiding all its work, as defined by CTSGs vision, mission, and operational philosophy. Given resource constraints and the large number of marine and coastal issues facing Connecticut and Long Island Sound, CTSG has chosen to target its coordinated efforts in those areas in which the program has a clear comparative advantage. Three thematic areas in which CTSG has particular expertise and can make significant impact are identified. An institutional plan for CTSG is then presented consisting of an overall strategy goal and specific strategic goals, objectives and activities for each of the three thematic areas and functional program areas of integrated research, education, outreach and communication. Plans for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the overall strategic plan throughout the six-year period are also presented.