International Council for Exploration of the Sea: Travel Support for Academic Participants, 2014-2017

根据关于海洋管理的总统行政命令，美国保持在海洋科学领域的领导作用非常重要。美国海洋研究优先计划和美国海洋政策委员会的目标。国际海洋探索理事会（ICES）积极从事与气候变化、生物多样性和海洋资源评估有关的研究，并正在建立其在海洋研究和管理的人文方面的组合。ICES的新战略计划强调科学促进可持续性，其五个指导小组侧重于科学支持基于生态系统的管理，为美国科学家参与国际合作研究提供了许多机会。针对区域海域（例如美国和加拿大海岸外的西北大西洋）、北极和可持续水产养殖的研究的新倡议是新机会的例子。美国国家科学基金会的资助将确保美国学术科学能够发挥ICES的领导潜力和招募年轻科学家参加ICES活动的能力。资金还将有助于确保学术界得到充分代表，平衡主要通过NOAA的美国政府科学的大力投入。为美国学术科学家参加国际空间站活动提供支持。ICES是在北大西洋地区开展和协调海洋科学的主要政府间组织。ICES最近发展的结构强调科学支持可持续的、基于生态系统的管理，并继续依赖科学探究和科学咨询这两个历史支柱，这将确保ICES始终处于海洋科学的前沿。美国（20个签署国之一）的科学家传统上一直在ICES的科学倡议中发挥领导作用，这反过来又促进了美国的科学探究。本提案支持美国学术科学家的旅行，以促进参加国际科学与合作会议年度科学会议、工作组和研讨会、专题讨论会、主题会议和培训项目。基金将提供给有价值的申请人，特别是年轻和早期职业科学家。最近对ICES的重组及其对西大西洋科学、气候科学、北极研究和支持生态系统管理的科学的重视进一步提高了ICES对美国海洋科学利益的价值。

It is important for the United States (U.S.) to maintain a leadership role in marine science, in accord with the Presidential Executive Order on ocean stewardship, the U.S. government?s Ocean Research Priorities Plan, and the goals of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. in International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)is strongly engaged in research related to climate change, biodiversity, and assessment of ocean resources and is building its portfolio in the human dimensions of marine research and management. The new strategic plan of ICES emphasizes science for sustainability, and its five Steering Groups focus on science to support ecosystem-based management, providing many opportunities for U.S. scientists to engage in collaborative international research. New initiatives directed to research in regional seas (e.g., the northwest Atlantic off the U.S and Canadian coasts), in the Arctic, and for sustainable aquaculture are examples of the new opportunities. NSF funding will insure that U.S. academic science can exercise both leadership potential in ICES and the ability to recruit young scientists into ICES activities. Funds also will help to insure that the academic community is well represented, balancing the strong input of U.S. governmental science, primarily through NOAA. Support is provided for U.S. academic scientists to participate ICES activities. ICES is the leading intergovernmental organization conducting and coordinating marine science in the North Atlantic region. The recently evolved structure of ICES, with its emphasis on science to support sustainable, ecosystem-based management, and its continued reliance on the historical twin pillars of scientific inquiry and scientific advice, will assure that ICES remains at the forefront of marine science. Scientists from the United States of America (one of 20 signatory nations) have traditionally taken leadership roles in ICES science initiatives, which have in turn invigorated scientific inquiry in the USA. This proposal supports travel by U.S. academic scientists to promote participation in the ICES Annual Science Conference, its Working Groups and Workshops, Symposia, Theme Sessions, and Training Programs. Funds will be provided to worthy applicants, especially young and early-career scientists. The recent restructuring of ICES and its increased emphasis on science in the western Atlantic Ocean, climate science, Arctic research, and science to support ecosystem-based management have further increased the value of ICES to U.S. marine science interests.