An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century - California Ocean ...

Seafood Safety....................................................................................................................348Coastal Water Quality ..............................................................................................349Public Education and Outreach ......................................................................................350Regional Dimensions........................................................................................................350CHAPTER 24MANAGING OFFSHORE ENERGY AND OTHER MINERAL RESOURCES ....352Exercising Jurisdiction over Nonliving Resources in Federal Waters ...............................352Managing Offshore Oil and Gas Resources...........................................................................352From a Quiet Beginning to Prohibitions on Leasing....................................................353The OCS Leasing, Exploration, and Development Process.........................................354Trends in Domestic Offshore Oil and Gas Production.................................................357Federal Revenues from Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Production.....................357State Involvement in OCS Oil and Gas Decision Making ...........................................361Environmental Issues Related to Offshore Oil and Gas Production ........................361Opportunities for Sharing Ocean Observation Information and Resources .............364Assessing the Potential of Offshore Methane Hydrates.......................................................364Developing Offshore Renewable Energy Resources ............................................................365Offshore Wind Energy Development .............................................................................365Wave Energy Conversion—Current and Tidal .............................................................366Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.........................................................................367Comprehensive Management for Offshore Renewable Energy...................................368Managing Other Marine Minerals..........................................................................................368PART VIISCIENCE-BASED DECISIONS: ADVANCING OURUNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEANSCHAPTER 25CREATING A NATIONAL STRATEGY FORINCREASING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE...............................................................374Fortifying the Foundations of Ocean Understanding .........................................................374Components of Ocean Science and Technology ...........................................................374Federal Leadership in Ocean Science and Technology ................................................375Reviving the Federal Investment ....................................................................................376Creating a National Strategy ...................................................................................................377Advancing Ocean and Coastal Research ...............................................................................378Climate Change.................................................................................................................378Marine Biodiversity...........................................................................................................379Regional Ecosystem Dynamics........................................................................................379Social and Economic Research.................................................................................379The National Sea Grant College Program......................................................................385Agency Strategies and Funding Mechanisms...........................................................385Building a National Ocean Exploration Program ................................................................386The Value of Ocean Exploration .....................................................................................387Growing Calls for a National Program...........................................................................387Coordinating and Consolidating Marine Operations .....................................................388Integrated National Maps and Assessments ..................................................................389Federal Mapping and Charting Activities......................................................................389Providing Useful Information to Congress ...........................................................................391xxvii