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NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST)
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) established a Joint Subcommittee on Oceans in 2003. At the direction of the Ocean Action Plan, this group was expanded in 2005 to include Science and Technology. The JSOST reports to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in addition to the Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI). The JSOST adheres to the rules and regulations of the NSTC. The group consists of Deputy Assistant Secretaries or appropriate representatives from the Executive branch agencies and departments of the Committee on Ocean Policy. Click here for specific functions of the JSOST.
Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy
The JSOST developed the National Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy designed to establish and realize priorities for ocean science and technology.
for the next decade. This document was developed through a collaborative effort involving all federal agencies with interests and responsibilities linked to the ocean, as well as representatives from state and local governments, academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations. Community input was generated from a public workshop two public comment periods, and a series of a series of regional public and conference information sessions.
Recent Activities
The JSOST held a Town Hall outreach event at the 2008 Ocean Sciences
Meeting in Orlando, Florida, to discuss progress on the implementation
of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan. The Town Hall presentations are
listed below:
Interagency Working Group Activities
The JSOST oversees a number of Interagency
Working Groups. Their products are listed below:
Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and
Human Health:
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