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Part III. Appendix 4: User OutreachSome data users for the public health issues of interest:• EPA• FDA• CDC• State and local health departments• POTWs• Commercial shell fishers• Educators• Recreational water users• Marine safety organizations• Coastal counties and cities• Researchers• Regulators• Health professionals• Environmental groups and non-governmental organizations• Hospitality/Tourism IndustryIssuesThe author of this report section polled several public health professionals concerning their datamanagement issues with respect to a national ocean observing system. Individuals’ responses to requestsfor feedback are documented in Annex D. The individual responses are summarized by thefollowing points, which serve as an introduction to the issues:• Multi-source integration,• Geographic layering,• At least two layers of technical depth-general consumer and technical user,• Security,• Standardized protocols and platforms,• Increased fishery data of the appropriate type (fisher-dependent, such as onboard boats and interviews),• Communication in place prior to information dissemination so that there is adequate alert forsituations with a minimal false alarm element,• Physical and chemical telemetered data could be used in modeling efforts with public health applications.243