Strategic Plan, 2008-20012
Table of Contents/Introduction

• Introduction


• Part I
• Mission Statement
• Vision
• The National Sea Grant College Program
• MIT Sea Grant College Program
• The Regional & Global Context
• Our Host Institution-The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• The Local Landscape-The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• The Region-The Gulf of Maine and Our Regional Infrastructure
• The Ocean-Related Scientific/Technological Setting
• Ocean Observatory Science
• Sustainability in Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Marine Geophysics
• Global Warming
• Marine Archaeology


• Part II
• MIT Sea Grant Strategic Plan
• MIT Sea Grant Program Goals
• Playing a Leading Role in Developing the Infrastructure Necessary for Integrated Marine Processes Modeling and Measurement
• Exploiting Marine Animal Behavior and Ocean Phenomena
• Supporting the Development of Critical Technologies Needed by the Ocean Research, Educational, and Commercial communities
• Conducting Research Addressing Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Water Quality
• Developing Food, Pharmaceutical, and Other Commercial Products Based on Marine Natural Organisms
• Educating our Citizenry in the Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Continued Expansion into the Marine Realm
• Part III
• Marine Advisory Services Strategic Plan

Introduction

Our strategic plan is inspired by our vision and governed by both our goals and objectives. Regional, national and global issues of current and/or future concern all come to bear in our plan for how best to proceed. This document explains how our efforts in research, education, and outreach mesh with those of other organizations currently addressing critical marine and coastal concerns. A number of compelling issues demand our attention, either as a solo entity or as a collaborative partner. And while many of these issues are manifested locally, they are, for the most part, global in nature. MIT Sea Grant aims, foremost, to employ innovative research, education and outreach to best utilize and sustain our marine resources.

This strategic plan conveys our mission as a Sea Grant College Program, as well as our vision of how our work impacts the oceans and all those people dependent upon them. The plan also provides the context in which we operate, from both a geographical and institutional standpoint, as well as that of the broader scientific community. In describing this scientific context, we also provide some detail regarding the areas in which MIT Sea Grant has significant expertise and could have significant impact.

Our goals represent a suitable challenge to our research network, as well as to our extensive and integrated education and outreach components. These goals, in turn, mold and govern our annual solicitation for new proposals, and guide us in both the long and short term toward projects whose success can best serve our constituents.

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