Coastal Marine Institute University of Alaska Annual Report No. 17

Publication Title: Coastal Marine Institute University of Alaska Annual Report No. 17

Subject: Administration; boundaries; dimensions and entity referencing
Annual Report; Pollutants; Fates and Effects; Modeling; Biological Resources

CSE Reference: Castellini M (University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK). 2011. Coastal Marine Institute University of Alaska annual report no. 17. Anchorage (AK): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. 78 p. Obligation No.: M08AX12644. Report No.: OCS Study BOEMRE 2011-029. URL: https://espis.boem.gov/Final%20Reports/BOEMRE_2011-029.pdf

Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has joined with states and universities to establish Coastal Marine Institutes. These Institutes provide a vehicle through which regional stakeholders can participate in research planning and information dissemination, as well as partner directly in research activities. Alaska’s proximity to some of the major potential offshore oil and gas producing areas in the United States make it a priority choice for such partnership. The Alaska Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) was created by a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and related Cooperative Agreement (CA), between the University of Alaska and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (previously Minerals Management Service), in 1993 and extended through renewed agreements every five years. The CMI is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks which is uniquely suited to participate by virtue of its flagship status within the state and has nationally recognized marine and coastal expertise relevant to the broad range of OCS program information needs. This study is for the administration of the CMI from 2008 through 2012.