1. Committee Presentation Hannah Dean EEOS November 26, 2012

2. EEOS courses Intro to GIS Biological Oceanography Legal Foundations of Ecosystem Management Applied Statistics Plankton Dynamics Environmental Model Raster GIS Chemistry of Natural Waters Remote Sensing Climate and Energy Law and Management Independent Study (Programming for ArcMap) Coastal Law

3. theories/principles/concepts/methods of law, policy, planning, ecology Ecosystem Boundary Definition Processes (Science/Policy) Ocean Governance Planning in the Context of Public Resources Effective Policy Implementation

4. R ESEARCH T OPICS /I SSUES Local Authority in Northeast CMSP Desalination Policy in 3 Coastal States U.S. State Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Statutory Approaches, Similarities, and Distinctions Ecosystemic Legal Regime Development In The Gulf Of Maine: Efforts And Impediments M ETHODS : Impetus  Ecosystem Research Apparatus  Legal/Policy Research Status  Implementation F INDINGS : Boundaries Matter (Spatial and Temporal) Budgets Matter People Matter Q UESTIONS : Can political boundaries be reconciled with ecosystem boundaries? What role will/can GIS and place based local thinking play in the development of CMSP? How do we create political capital in Ecosystems/Oceans?

5. Potential Journal Submissions T ITLE : U.S. State Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Statutory Approaches, Similarities, and Distinctions – brief overview of five leading examples of coastal marine spatial planning (CMSP) at the state level in the U.S.: California, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island. – Analysis: impetus, apparatus (legislative control, stakeholder process, benefits/drawbacks), and status T ITLE : Desalination Policy Development in Three States with an Examination of the Emergence of Seawater Laws and Regulations – California, Florida, and Texas – (1) impetus; (2) policy objective; (3) response; (4) implementation; (5) monitoring; (6) legal development; (7) remaining questions/state conclusions.

6. Posters The Role of Local Authority in Coastal Marine Spatial Planning in the Northeast Region, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC (January 2013) U.S. State Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Statutory Approaches, Similarities, and Distinctions, Gulf of Maine in a Changing Climate Workshop, Bowdoin College (June 2012) U.S. State Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Statutory Approaches, Similarities, and Distinctions, Interdisciplinary Environmental Association, Portland ME (August 2012) Ecosystem Based Management in the Gulf of Maine, National Ocean Policy Symposium, Bowdoin College (October 2010) Ecosystemic Legal Regime Development In The Gulf Of Maine: Efforts And Impediments, Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Massachusetts (April 2010)

7. Volunteer Projects Conservation Law Foundation – Blog submissions for “Waves of Change” Series focusing on the Role of Regional Ocean Planning in the Northeast Region – Preparation of Grant Proposal (North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC) RFP of July 6, 2012) – Preparation of Legislative Outreach Materials focusing on the importance of the CMSP in the context of the National Ocean Policy

8. Meetings/Discussions RWU Marine Law Symposium (11 th, 13 th ) Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) Meetings (2010, 2013)