Coordinating and Advancing Field-Based Marine Science Education in Puget Sound: Boat Based Programs around the US Christian P. Sarason, Ocean Inquiry Project
First, some caveats…. We’re presenting here a summary of marine programs (e.g. on-the-water programs) that we know about around the USA. This list is likely not complete! The goal of this talk is to look at various programs around the country, and compare them to the types of programs we have here in Puget Sound. There are many possible successful models, and we hope that these programs serve as useful examples.
It’s Spring, and the plankton are active! Puget Sound San Francisco Bay Dana Point (Southern California) Great Lakes Long Island Sound Chesapeake Bay Northwest Atlantic Globe courtesy of
Area: ~4300 sq mi Population: ~10M+ Chespeake Bay
Area: ~500 sq mi Population: ~7M+ San Francisco Bay
Area: ~1000 sq mi Population: ~3M+ Puget Sound
San Francisco Bay Marine Science Institute Founded: ~32,000 students/year Land Campus? Yes Consortium Type? Yes Vessels: Power
Northwest Atlantic, Pacific (3 yrs) Sea Education Association (SEA) Founded: ~160 students/year (5K total) Land Campus? Yes Consortium Type? No Vessels: Sail
Long Island Sound Project Oceanology Founded: ~30,000 students/year Land Campus? Yes Consortium Type? Yes Vessels: Power
Dana Point (Southern California) Ocean Institute Founded: ~75,000 students/year Land Campus? Yes Consortium Type? Yes Vessels: Power, Sail
Chesapeake Bay Living Classroom Founded: ~50,000 students/year Land Campus? Yes Consortium Type? No Vessels: Sail, Power
The Great Lakes Inland Seas Founded: ~3500 students/year (52K total) Land Campus? No Consortium Type? No Vessel: Sail
Education Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence COSEE A network model of 7 regional Centers and one coordinating office Designed to be a coordinating center, connecting educators and scientists through the study of Oceanography.
The Pacific NW is conspicuously absent of COSEE! Globe courtesy of Florida South East Mid- Atlantic Northeast California (south) California (north) Gulf Large Boat Based Marine Science Programs COSEE
Science N orthwest A ssociation of N etworked O cean O bserving S ystems NANOOS Puget Sound Marine Environmental Modeling Partnership PSMEM
What is our vision for future of Marine Science Education in Puget Sound?