Coastal Marine Institute, Annual Report 21, Calendar Year 2014.

摘要

The University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) was established through a cooperative agreement between the University of Alaska and the U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to study coastal topics associated with the development of natural resources in Alaska's outer continental shelf. Under this cooperative program, BOEM supports highly qualified scientific expertise at the University of Alaska to conduct research used to inform management of oil, gas, and marine mineral resources. The initial agreement began in June 1993. CMI is pleased to present this 2014 Annual Report, the second annual report under BOEM Cooperative Agreement M13AC00003. Under BOEM, the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) is formally directed to provide information in support of the decisions involved in the planning, leasing, and management of exploration, development, and production activities. The ESP research agenda is driven by the identification of specific issues, concerns, or information needs by federal decision makers and the state and local governments that participate in the process. Within that framework, the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute partners with BOEM and the State of Alaska to develop regional research goals and execute a funding cycle to initiate up to two million dollars of new research every year.