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The Honorable Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA COL March 2011

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Conduct & share science to: …Keep seafood safe …Protect wildlife & habitats …Assess damage … Restore the natural resources that were injured COL March 2011 3

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NOAA Ship NOAA Ship Pisces NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Pelican (UNOLS) Thomas Jefferson UNH Monterey Bay Aquarium Research UNH Center for Coastal University of California Institute (MBARI) and Ocean Mapping at Santa Barbara USF WHOI Texas A&M CIMAR/University of Miami Contract Vessels NOAA WP3D NRDA Cruise Weatherbird Penn State University of Miami WHOI Rosenstiel School of Marine Temple University University of South Florida and Atmospheric Research University of Louisiana (Lafayette) COL March 2011 8

Meetings/ Symposia • May: OSTP Meeting; Dispersant Workshop • June: COL Research Symposium • Aug/Sept: Subsurface Monitoring Listening Sessions • October: NSF Investigator Meeting Academic Liaison Sea Grant Meetings and Database NOAA WP3D COL March 2011 9

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Phases of Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA is a scientific and legal process COL March 2011 12

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