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Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board

Ocean Studies Board

Polar Research Board

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COMMITTEE ON A SCIENCE PLAN FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD

LYNDA SHAPIRO (Chair),

University of Oregon, Charleston

KEVIN ARRIGO,

Stanford University, California

DON BOWEN,

Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia, Canada

ROGNVALDUR HANNESSON,

Norges Handelshoyskole, The Norwegian School of Economics and Business, Norway

STEVEN HARE,

International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, Washington

DAVID KARL,

University of Hawaii, Honolulu

BRENDA KONAR,

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

ROBIE MACDONALD,

Institute of Ocean Sciences, British Columbia, Canada

WIESLAW MASLOWSKI,

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

JULIAN MCCREARY,

University of Hawaii, Honolulu

CALEB PUNGOWIYI,

Robert Aqqaluk Newlin, Sr. Memorial Trust, Kotzebue, Alaska

VLADIMIR RADCHENKO,

Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

Staff

CHRIS ELFRING, Director,

Polar Research Board

SHELDON DROBOT, Study Director,

Polar Research Board

SARAH CAPOTE, Senior Program Assistant,

Ocean Studies Board

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OCEAN STUDIES BOARD

NANCY RABALAIS (Chair),

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin

LEE G. ANDERSON,

University of Delaware, Newark

WHITLOW AU,

University of Hawaii, Manoa

ARTHUR BAGGEROER,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

RICHARD B. DERISO,

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California

ROBERT B. DITTON,

Texas A&M University, College Station

EARL DOYLE,

Shell Oil (retired), Sugar Land, Texas

ROBERT DUCE,

Texas A&M University, College Station

PAUL G. GAFFNEY, II,

Monmouth University, Long Branch, New Jersey

WAYNE R. GEYER,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

STANLEY R. HART,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

RALPH S. LEWIS,

Connecticut Geological Survey (retired), Hartford

WILLIAM F. MARCUSON III,

US Army Corp of Engineers (retired), Vicksburg, Mississippi

JULIAN MCCREARY JR,

University of Hawaii, Honolulu

JACQUELINE MICHEL,

Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina

JOAN OLTMAN-SHAY,

Northwest Research Associates, Inc., Bellevue, Washington

ROBERT T. PAINE,

University of Washington, Seattle

SHIRLEY A. POMPONI,

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida

FRED N. SPIESS,

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

DANIEL SUMAN,

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Florida

Staff

SUSAN ROBERTS, Director

DAN WALKER, Scholar

JENNIFER MERRILL, Senior Program Officer

CHRISTINE BLACKBURN, Program Officer

ALAN B. SIELEN, Visiting Scholar

ANDREAS SOHRE, Financial Associate

SHIREL SMITH, Administrative Coordinator

JODI BACHIM, Research Associate

NANCY CAPUTO, Research Associate

SARAH CAPOTE, Senior Program Assistant

PHIL LONG, Program Assistant

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POLAR RESEARCH BOARD

ROBIN BELL (Chair),

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York

MARY ALBERT,

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire

AKHIL DATTA-GUPTA,

Texas A&M University, College Station

GEORGE DENTON,

University of Maine, Orono

RICHARD GLENN,

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Barrow, Alaska

JACQUELINE GREBMEIER,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

HENRY P. HUNTINGTON,

Huntington Consulting, Eagle River, Alaska

DAVID KARL,

University of Hawaii, Honolulu

MAHLON C. KENNICUTT II,

Texas A&M University, College Station (ex officio)

AMANDA LYNCH,

University of Colorado, Boulder

W. BERRY LYONS,

Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, Ohio

ROBIE MACDONALD,

Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, British Columbia

MILES MCPHEE,

McPhee Research Company, Naches, Washington

CAROLE L. SEYFRIT,

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

JOHN WALSH,

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

PATRICK WEBBER,

Michigan State University, East Lansing (ex officio)

TERRY WILSON,

Ohio State University, Columbus (ex officio)

WARREN ZAPOL,

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Staff

CHRIS ELFRING, Director

PAUL CUTLER, Senior Program Officer

SHELDON DROBOT, Program Officer1

ANDREAS SOHRE, Financial Associate

DIANE GUSTAFSON, Administrative Coordinator

RACHAEL SHIFLETT, Senior Program Assistant

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Acknowledgments

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:


PATTY BROWN-SCHWALENBERG, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Anchorage, Alaska

SUSAN HILLS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

SETH MACINKO, University of Rhode Island, Kingston

PETER MCROY, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

BRENDA NORCROSS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

JAMES OVERLAND, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle


Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Donald Siniff, University of Minnesota. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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