Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) Resources

Text Size: A+| A-| A | Text Only Site | Accessibility

Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC)

Department

Resources

Local Governments (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Federal Agencies (you will leave Oregon.gov)

University Centers and Programs (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Other Sites of Interest (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Information Related to Marine Reserves


Local Governments (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Astoria Bandon Brookings Clatsop County Coos Bay Coos County Curry County Florence Lane County Lincoln City Lincoln County Newport Port Orford Seaside Tillamook County Waldport Yachats


State Agencies

Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Environmental Quality Department of Fish & Wildlife – Marine Resources Program Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Department of Land Conservation and Development Department of State Lands Department of State Lands – South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Governor’s Natural Resources Office Marine Board Oregon Invasive Species Council Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Parks and Recreation Department


Federal Agencies (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Bureau of Land Management Council on Environmental Quality – Committee on Ocean Policy Environmental Protection Agency – Region X Minerals Management Service (MMS) – Pacific OCS Region National Marine Fisheries Service – Northwest Regional Office National Marine Fisheries Service – Northwest Fisheries Science Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Ocean Service Pacific Fisheries Management Council US Army Corps of Engineers – Portland District US Coast Guard – Sector Portland US Fish & Wildlife Service – Oregon Fish & Wildlife Office US Fish & Wildlife Service – Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuges Complex US Forest Service – Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area US Forest Service – Siuslaw National Forest


University Centers and Programs (you will leave Oregon.gov)

Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES) Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies (CIMRS) Oregon Health & Science University – Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research Oregon Sea Grant Program Oregon State University – College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University – Hatfield Marine Science Center Oregon State University – Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans University of Oregon – Oregon Institute of Marine Biology


Other Sites of Interest (you will leave Oregon.gov)

American Fisheries Society (AFS) American Geophysical Union American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Association of Northwest Steelheaders Coastal Society Coastal States Organization Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) Cousteau Society Digital Coast (NOAA Coastal Services Center) Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) InfoRain Institute for Fisheries Resources Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) Living Oceans Society Marine Protected Areas of the United States National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine National Academies Press National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) – Earth Today National Audubon Society in Oregon Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) Oceana Oceanography Society Our Ocean Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Oregon Fisherman’s Cable Committee Oregon Marine Reserves Oregon Ocean Oregon Shores Coastal Coalition Oregon Trawl Commission Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations Pacific Marine Conservation Council Seaweb Surfrider Foundation


Information Related to Marine Reserves

NEW Oregon Marine Reserves webpage 2002 OPAC Marine Reserves Recommendation (pdf) The Science of Marine Reserves (PISCO 2007)(pdf) OPAC Marine Reserves Policy Guidance (pdf) OPAC Maine Reserves Questions and Answers (pdf) OPAC Operating Procedures (pdf) OPAC Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Formation and Functions (pdf) OPAC Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Member Backgrounds (pdf) Using Scientific Input in Policy and Decision Making (pdf)

Page updated: November 19, 2009

Click here to go to the Oregon Dept. of Veterans' Affairs outreach contact form

Adobe Reader is required to view PDF files. Click the "Get Adobe Reader" image to get a free download of the reader from Adobe.