NERACOOS has identified seven priority theme areas that help guide the design, development and implementation of the regional ocean observing system.
Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health
Ocean Energy Planning and Management
Cross cutting themes:
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
These areas were determined in part by our collaboration with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), a regional ocean partnership for New England established at the recommendation of the 2004 U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to "facilitate the development of regional goals and priorities and improve responses to regional issues."
Our partnering with NROC ensures that NERACOOS activities are directly tied to regional priorities and planning efforts and that the regional observing system delivers data and products that effectively support stakeholders working in these themes.