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Scientific Consensus Statement for Mapping the Oregon Territorial Seafloor

Scientific Consensus Statement for Mapping the Oregon Territorial Seafloor

Dawn Wright, Chris Goldfinger, OSUand the

Oregon Territorial Sea Task Force

Dawn Wright, Chris Goldfinger, OSUand the

Oregon Territorial Sea Task Force

OPAC Meeting, Tillamook, 3/17/06

What the Statement IS …What the Statement IS …

An expression of need…

to fill a critical gap in data

Apolitical …coalition of academic and agency scientists

An information tool to consider and use when making decisions for and with the governor

Part of governor’s public position on ocean stewardship

A suggested process …(communal funding, communal availability)

What the Statement is NOT What the Statement is NOT

A request to OPAC for funding!

A request for underwater photography.

An attempt to direct activities or direction of the Science & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Territorial Sea, not the EEZTerritorial Sea, not the EEZ

Goldfinger et al., OSU Active Tectonics Lab

Isn’t it already mapped?Isn’t it already mapped?

Could you find your way to every town on this map?Could you find your way to every town on this map?

Ocean Thematic Layers

Graphic courtesy of Christina Massel, Steve Miller, Scripps

California Dept. of Fish & Game, Moss Landing Marine Labs

Details, Details…Details, Details…

100 m100 m

10 m10 m

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Marine Resources Program

An Example of Required Detail: Siletz

An Example of Required Detail: Siletz

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Marine Resources Program

An Example of Required Detail: Seal Rock

An Example of Required Detail: Seal Rock

Only 5% Thus Far!Only 5% Thus Far!

Images courtesy of NOAA and UNH

Seafloor Mapping: How and What?Seafloor Mapping: How and What?

Single Beam Multibeam

USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

Topo/Bathy is the Fundamental Base “Layer”

Topo/Bathy is the Fundamental Base “Layer”

Image courtesy of Dan Fornari, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Study AreaStudy Area

ApplicationsApplications

Tsunami Runup Models -Evacuation Planning

Habitat Restoration

Shoreline Change AnalysisAnalyzing Storm Impacts -Coastal Erosion

Fisheries ManagementCommercial Fishing

Marine Reserve Design

Emergency Response, Impact Assessment

Port Security

Maps and VisualizationsNavigation Products, Services

Wave Energy Oil Spill Response, Tracking

Coastal tourism, recreation MANY others

Why now?Why now?

Difficult to realistically set up a network of MPAs that addresses all habitat protection

issues without further mapping …

Take advantage of current momentum …

Vessels of opportunity, personnel

Consider cost of not doing this …E.g., tsunami damage in $billions

Lack of stewardship?

Desired Role of OPACDesired Role of OPAC

Endorsement of the need to gain this information …

Future OPAC letter of support to State Land Board, other entities …

Consider and use statement when making decisions for and with the governor.

ContactsContacts

Chris GoldfingerOSU College of Oceanic &

Atmospheric Sciences

Email:

gold@coas.oregonstate.eduWeb:

activetectonics.coas.oregonstate.edu

Dawn WrightOSU Geosciences

Email:

dawn@dusk.geo.orst.eduWeb:

dusk.geo.orst.edu/djl