Developing a Strategic Plan for Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Fisheries at the Gloucester Marine Station

马萨诸塞州阿默斯特大学获得规划补助金，为格洛斯特海洋站（GMS）制定5年和10年战略计划。GMS位于马萨诸塞州北方沿海的安角，由马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校和马萨诸塞州海洋渔业部联合运营。GMS为缅因州湾和各种海洋研究和教育栖息地提供了良好的通道，包括：沿海沼泽，岩石潮间带/潮下带和离岸银行。这一通道很重要，因为缅因州湾是地球上变化最快的海洋环境之一。GMS将在了解这种变化将如何影响缅因州海湾的植物群和动物群方面发挥关键作用。与此同时，GMS是一个充满活力的沿海社区，通过悠久的渔业和海洋传统，在文化上与海洋联系在一起。GMS是理想的准备作为海洋研究，教育和推广的区域中心，特别是侧重于沿海恢复力和可持续渔业。这些重点领域是通过与社区利益攸关方和学术伙伴的持续对话确定的。该规划补助金将协调努力，以建设GMS的能力，在缅因州湾进行世界级的研究，教育和推广，大大有利于沿海社区的工作和居住在这个充满活力的区域。该规划补助金的总体目标是促进GMS的发展，成为沿海海洋科学研究，教育和推广的既定领导者。规划赠款将确定该地区的主要利益攸关方，确定优先设施需求，并最终制定近期和长期战略计划。为实现这些目标，规划活动将包括：与利益攸关方进行讲习班互动，进行需求评估，访问已建立的沿海研究站并与之举行会议，以及在大湄公河次区域与国家和区域海洋实验室领导人举行为期两天的讲习班。在此信息收集之后，GMS的教职员工和管理人员将制定战略计划，确定研究，教育和推广的优先领域，近期目标，评估项目成功的问责制指标，以及指导GMS发展成为沿海研究领导者的时间轴。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is awarded a planning grant to develop 5- and 10-year strategic plans for the Gloucester Marine Station (GMS). GMS is located on Cape Ann, northern coastal Massachusetts and is jointly operated by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. GMS provides excellent access to the Gulf of Maine and a variety of habitats for marine research and education, including: coastal marsh, rocky intertidal/subtidal, and offshore banks. This access is important because the Gulf of Maine is one of the most rapidly changing marine environments on the planet. GMS will play a critical role in understanding how this change will influence Gulf of Maine flora and fauna. At the same time, GMS is embedded within a dynamic coastal community that is culturally tied to the ocean through a long history of fishing and maritime tradition. GMS is ideally poised to serve as a regional hub for marine research, education, and extension, specifically focusing on coastal resilience and sustainable fisheries. These focal areas have been identified through ongoing dialogue with community stakeholders and academic partners. The planning grant will coordinate efforts to build GMS capacity to conduct world-class research, education, and outreach in the Gulf of Maine, greatly benefiting the coastal communities that work and reside within this dynamic region.The overall goal of this planning grant is to facilitate the development of GMS to become an established leader in coastal marine science research, education, and outreach. The planning grant will identify key stakeholders within the region, determine priority facility needs, and culminate in the development of near- and long-term strategic plans. To meet these goals, the planning activities will include: workshop interactions with stakeholders and a needs assessment, visitation and meetings with already established coastal research stations, and a two-day workshop at GMS with national and regional marine laboratory leaders. Following this information gathering, GMS faculty, staff, and administration will develop strategic plans that will identify priority areas of research, education and extension, near-term objectives, accountability metrics to assess project success, and a timeline for guiding the development of GMS as a coastal research leader.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.