2019 OEAB Meetings
Meeting 14:
December 3-4, 2019, Washington, DC
- Meeting Agenda (pdf)
- Federal Register Notice (pdf)
OER Briefings
- OER Update (pdf)
Other Presentations
Minutes
- Meeting 14 Minutes (pdf)
Information about OER
- Windows to the Deep 2019: Exploration of the Deep-sea Habitats of the Southeastern United States Summary Factsheet (pdf)
- Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada Summary Factsheet (pdf)
- 2020 Expeditions Timeline (pdf)
- FY20 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Expeditions Overview (pdf)
- FY19 Federal Funding Opportunity Grants Overview (pdf)
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Supported by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (pdf)
Background Information
- Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska (pdf)
- Summary of the 2019 White House Summit on Partnerships in Ocean Science & Technology (pdf)
- Draft NOAA Strategies
- NOAA Fleet Plan (pdf)
OEAB Actions/Products
Meeting 13:
July 31–August 1, Washington, DC
- Meeting Agenda (pdf)
- Federal Register Notice (pdf)
OER Briefings
- OER Update (pdf)
- OER Program Review (pdf)
Other Presentations
- FACA Review (pdf)
- OEAB Five-Year Self Assessment (pdf)
- Forecasting Future Trends (pdf)
- Welcome from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (pdf)
Minutes
- Meeting 13 Minutes (pdf)
Information About OER
- FY2019 Expeditions-Timeline (pdf)
- Windows to the Deep 2019: EX1903 Factsheet (pdf)
- 2019 Technology Demonstration: EX1904 Factsheet (pdf)
- Deep Connections 2019: EX1905 Factsheet (pdf)
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Articles Supported by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (pdf)
Background Information
- Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal Vision (pdf)
- Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education (pdf)
- A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals (pdf)
- Executive Order 13817 of December 20, 2017: A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals (pdf)
- Executive Order 13840 of June 19, 2018: Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States (pdf)
- Executive Order 13875 of June 14, 2019: Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees (pdf)
- Remarks by President Trump on America’s Environmental Leadership (pdf)
- Ocean Exploration: Diving to New Depths and Discoveries (House Subcommittee on Environment Hearing)
- Chair Lizzie Fletcher of the Subcommittee on Environment Opening Statement (pdf)
- Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Opening Statement (pdf)
- Katy Croff Bell Witness Testimony (pdf)
- Katy Croff Bell Response (pdf)
- Carlie Wiener Witness Testimony (pdf)
- Carlie Wiener Bell Response (pdf)
- Steve Barrett Witness Testimony (pdf)
- Steve Barrett Bell Response (pdf)
- David Lang Witness Testimony (pdf)
- Leadership to Power the American Blue Economy (NOAA fact sheet) (pdf)
Letters and Actions
- OEAB Recommendations for Ocean Exploration Vision Statement (pdf)
- OEAB Recommendations for Ocean Exploration Vision Statement Transmittal Letter (pdf)
- OEAB Recommendations for NOAA UUV Systems and Operations Strategy (pdf)
- OEAB Recommendations for NOAA UUV Systems and Operations Strategy Transmittal Letter (pdf)
Meeting 12:
March 26 – 27, Oakland, CA
- Agenda (pdf)
- Federal Register Notice (pdf)
OER Briefings
- NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research Program Update (pdf)
- Federal Funding Opportunity Overview (pdf)
- OER Education Review Response: Implementation Update (pdf)
Presentations
- Mariculture and the Blue Economy (pdf)
- 2018 National Ocean Exploration Forum Update (pdf)
- Welcome to the Port of Oakland (pdf)
Minutes
- 12th Meeting Minutes (pdf)
Information about OER
- Oceano Profundo 2018 Expedition Summary (pdf)
- Mapping Deepwater Areas in the Caribbean and South Atlantic Bight Expedition Summary (pdf)
- 2019 OER Expeditions Prospectus (pdf)
- 2019 OER Expeditions Schedule (pdf)
- FY18 OER Federal Funding Opportunity Prospectus (pdf)
- ASPIRE Workshop Executive Summary (pdf)
- OER Bibliographic Citation Analysis Feb 2019 (pdf)
Background Information
- December 2018 Financial Times Article (pdf)
- March 2019 Financial Times Article (pdf)
- March 2019 WSJ Article (pdf)
Letters and Actions