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National Sea Grant Advisory Board

The National Sea Grant Advisory Board is comprised of 15 individuals with diverse backgrounds in marine affairs. The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce, the undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere, and the director of the National Sea Grant College Program on scientific and administrative policy. The National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 changed the name of the Review Panel to the Advisory Board.

National Sea Grant Advisory Board Members

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Dale Baker

Frank Beal

Patty Birkholz

Paulinus Chigbu

Rosanne Fortner

Jeremy Harris

Amber Mace

Mike Orbach

Nancy Rabalais (Chair)

Rollie Schmitten (Vice-Chair)

Harry Simmons

Bill Stubblefield

Dick Vortmann

Dick West


Ex-Officio Members

National Sea Grant Office

Dr. Leon M. Cammen, Director, National Sea Grant College Program
Elizabeth J. Ban. Designated Federal Officer, National Sea Grant College Program

Sea Grant Association

Dr. LaDon Swann, , President, SGA; Director, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium


Upcoming Meetings

2013
September 23-24, 2013 (Location TBD)


National Sea Grant Advisory Board Legislation & Charter

National Sea Grant Advisory Board Legislation
National Sea Grant Advisory Board Charter


Sea Grant Advisory Board Reports

Biennial Report: The State of Sea Grant 2012 (October 2012). [2012 Program Impacts]
Biennial Report: The State of Sea Grant 2010 (October 2010). [2010 Program Impacts]
Allocation II Committee Recommendations
Sea Grant Research: A Report of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board, Prepared by the Committee to Review Sea Grant Research (August 2009)
Communications / Engagement: A Report from NOAA's National Sea Grant Advisory Board (August 2009)
National Sea Grant Advisory Board Futures Committee Report to the Board (August 2009)
Fisheries Extension Enhancement Initiative (FEE) Report (June 2008)
Administrative Review Committee: Staffing the National Sea Grant Office (May 2008)
John Woeste Oral Testimony on Sea Grant Reauthorization (April 2008)
John Woeste Written Testimony on Sea Grant Reauthorization (April 2008)
A Comprehensive Program Evaluation (COPE) Model For the National Sea Grant College Program (November 2007)
Report of Panel's NRC Review Subcommittee (August 2007)
Report on the 2008 Reauthorization of the National Sea Grant College Program
National Sea Grant Law Center - TAT Report
Coastal Community Development Report
Review and Recommendations: Sea Grant Program Evaluation Process
Report of the Sea Grant Review Panel’s Program Evaluation Committee
(November 2005)
Building Sea Grant: The Role of the NSGO (Duce Report)
A Mandate to Engage Coastal Users (Byrne Report)
Opportunity for National Sea Grant Outreach Growth (Implementing the Byrne Report)
Communicating for Success (Alden Committee-January 2005)
National Ports and Harbors Extension Program Report (January 2006)


Past Meeting Minutes

March 4-5, 2013 (Draft Minutes to come)
September 16-17, 2012 - Girdwood, AK
August 6, 2012
March 5-6, 2012
September 28-29, 2011
February 8-9, 2011
October 16-17, 2010
March 9-10, 2010

August 26-28, 2009
February 11-12, 2009
November 11-13, 2008
July 15, 2008
April 29, 2008
March 5-6, 2008
November 14, 2007
September 29-30, 2007
August 27, 2007
July 16, 2007
February 21-22, 2007
August 30, 2006
March 6-7, 2006
November 15-16, 2005
June 5, 2005
November 16-17, 2004
April 6-7, 2004
November 12-13, 2003
April 26 & 30, 2003

Staff Contact

Ms. Elizabeth J. Ban
Designate Federal Officer
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC-III, R/SG
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6233
Phone: (301) 734-1082
Fax: (301) 713-0799
Email: Elizabeth.Ban@noaa.gov