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With Resource Managers Coordination between resource managers and ocean scientists will help ensure that the research needs for effective resource management are met and that the research results are applied by resource managers. The ICOSRMI provides a venue to integrate ocean <strong>science</strong> and management at the federal level. The SIMOR, sister committee to the JSOST, is currently leading the federal effort to develop mechanisms for such scientist-resource manager coordination. One of these mechanisms is the establishment of task teams consisting of resources managers and researchers dedicated to improving two-way communication between these two communities (e.g., FSSMITT). Communication between resource managers and scientists can also occur as part of nationally sponsored regional outreach efforts (e.g., Sea Grant) and regional councils or groups (e.g., IOOS Regional Associations). Topical or region-oriented activities (e.g., National Dredging Team, coastal-zone conferences) or groups (e.g., RFMCs) can also be used to place new research results into the hands of resource managers, while providing a forum for resource managers to express their research needs and coordinate closely with the research community. New Mechanisms For Collaboration Although existing mechanisms for coordination should be used wherever possible, new mechanisms may be required to enable effective partnerships and collaboration. For areas where regional associations are not currently in place, the need for, and development of, a regional mechanism will be examined. Currently, there is no consistent and systematic set of coordinating mechanisms to develop broad-based regional research structures that would provide effective, ongoing regional implementation. The JSOST, working with the SIMOR, will guide a process leading to such a structure. Additional new mechanisms for other sectors may include industry-university cooperative research centers that promote long-term partnerships among industry, academic institutions, and government, among others. The JSOST IWG-OP, working with its COP partners (e.g., other interagency working groups, JSOST, SIMOR), will identify areas that require new mechanisms for collaboration (e.g., technology development) and develop mechanisms appropriate for those sectors. 68
Infrastructure Needs The priorities identified within each societal theme include some discussion of the tools critical to the success of the ocean research priorities. Additionally, elements common to many of the research priorities (e.g., ocean observing and models) are highlighted, along with a series of focused efforts necessary to achieve the full capabilities of these common elements. Central to effectively developing these necessary tools is an assessment of the many infrastructure and technology issues associated with the national ocean research priorities, such as a determination of current federal and national assets, recognizing that no one sector can fulfill all of the infrastructure needs. Development of this assessment will capitalize on the results of existing infrastructure assessments (e.g., fleet renewal plans) and projections of infrastructure enhancement or development (e.g., IOOS, Ocean Observing Initiative [OOI]). 69
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