Abstract: Planning for ocean-based industries, such as aquaculture, demands spatial science to navigate conflicting uses, environmental considerations, and assess economic opportunity. To assist with ocean commerce planning, BOEM and NOAA have developed OceanReports, a web-based, automated geospatial tool for analyzing and visualizing U.S. ocean space. OceanReports allows users to select a custom ocean space and instantaneously obtain over 80 unique infographics containing analyses of the location, its energy and minerals, natural resources, transportation and infrastructure, the oceanographic and biophysical conditions, and the local ocean economy. Users can select infographics of interest, explore pertinent ocean data through interactive popups and visualizations, toggle each layer related to infographic content, share results, and print reports to inform various permitting processes. OceanReports was developed from the largest known compilation of U.S. ocean data to-date, encompassing over 100 essential data layers, which have been processed for optimal spatial and temporal resolution within an interactive tool. During this seminar, OceanReports will be demonstrated using siting offshore aquaculture as a case study.
Presenter bio: Dr. James A. Morris, Jr., is a marine ecologist with NOAA’s National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, where his research focuses on aquaculture environmental interactions, siting, and sustainability. Dr. Morris founded the Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability (CASS) research program that consists of multidisciplinary scientists who develop tools and provide services for coastal managers. His team is presently leading over 50 research projects around the U.S. on spatial planning for nearshore and offshore aquaculture and assessments of environmental interactions such as impacts on protected species and sensitive habitats. Dr. Morris has cultured dozens of species of marine fish and shellfish for both laboratory experiments and seafood production and has decades of experience in commercial fishing and aquaculture industries. Dr. Morris is an adjunct Assistant Professor at both Duke University and North Carolina State University where he actively teaches and advises students from undergraduate to Ph.D. levels. Lastly, in 2011 Dr. Morris received a Presidential Career Award from President Obama.
About this webinar series: The Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers (CELC) network is a consortium of 25 aquariums across North America and is coordinated by NOAA's Office of Education. The CELC network's aquaculture education initiative connects institutions to NOAA resources in order to engage visitors on the science of sustainable, domestic aquaculture. CELC hosts regular webinars featuring aquaculture experts in the field. Visit our website ([ Ссылка ]) to learn more and view a few other webinars that are not on this Youtube page.
