OS24C:
Translating Arctic Ocean Science to Policy: Exploring the Value of Ocean Observations for Policy and Decision Making

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Session ID#: 25505

Session Description:
Scientists can offer value to the world of policy through information that can support effective policy and decision making, but there is often a disconnect between this potential and its realization. Policy is traditionally understood as actions or ideas that are proposed to solve a particular problem and passes through a legislative process. Decision making differs because it is specific and operational in nature. There is a need to further explore ways in which science informs policy and decision making, looking at areas of rapid change and urgent need in the Arctic: maritime domain awareness, and food security and safety with outcome goals of exploring guidelines that govern activities in the North. The symposium will highlight community-based and standard scientific observations that inform policy at all levels, and how scientists and policy makers work together to overcome the disconnect between science and policy.
Primary Convener:  Monique Baskin, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Convener:  Henry Huntington, Self Employed, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs:  Henry Huntington, Huntington Consulting, Eagle River, AK, United States and Monique Baskin, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Henry Huntington, Huntington Consulting, Eagle River, AK, United States
Index Terms:

6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES]
6334 Regional planning [POLICY SCIENCES]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6615 Legislation and regulations [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Advancing research collaborations among agencies through the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee: A necessary step for linking science to policy. (Invited) (246152)
Meredith LaValley1, Sandra Starkweather2 and Sara Bowden1, (1)Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, Arlington, VA, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
Putting Science First: Using the Precautionary Principle in the Central Arctic Ocean to Prevent a Fishing Disaster Before it Occurs (Invited) (Invited) (287279)
Candace Nachman, NOAA Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES
Using the Alaska Ocean Observing System to Inform Decision Making for Coastal Resiliency Relating to Inundation, Ocean Acidification, Harmful Algal Blooms, Navigation Safety and Impacts of Vessel Traffic (Invited) (291727)
Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage, AK, United States
From Executive Desks to the Arctic Ocean and Back: A Dynamic Framework for Natural Resource Management (Invited) (222182)
Guillermo Auad, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Washington, DC, United States; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, US Department of the Interior, Sterling, VA, United States

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