Summary Report June 4-6, 2013 Washington, DC www.CapitolHillOceanWeek.org Agenda Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Opening Keynote The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere How Vulnerable Are We? A Timeline for the Changing Coast Austin Becker, Ph.D. Candidate, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources, Stanford University Photo Credit: Office of Sen. Whitehouse Kelly Burks-Copes, Research Ecologist and Project Manager, Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “The ocean can do a lot of things, Lindene Patton, Chief Climate Product Officer, Zurich Insurance but it can’t speak for itself.” The New Normal: – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Adapting to Coastal Risks 2013 Leadership Award Honoree The Honorable Joe Garcia, Member of Congress, FL-26 Alessandra Score, Lead Scientist, EcoAdapt Now in its 12th year, Capitol Hill Ocean Week® Michael Cohen, Vice President for Government Affairs, Renaissance Re is the premier ocean conference held annually in Jessica Grannis, Staff Attorney, Georgetown Climate Center, Washington, D.C. Over three days, more than Georgetown University Law Center 550 attendees heard from Members of Congress, Michael Marrella, Director, Waterfront and Open Space Planning Division, Department of City Planning, New York City researchers, industry, and state and local leaders John D. Schelling, Earthquake/Tsunami/Volcano Program Manager, about the most vital ocean issues that must be Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division addressed by our society. Pulling from a broad David Waggonner, President, Waggonner & Ball Architects range of ocean and coastal topics, sessions this year examined how cooperation in a variety of sectors A Focus on Coastal Communities: New Paradigms for Federal Service helps build ecological, economic, and social resilience Piper Crowell, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Jared Huffman, CA-02 in and beyond America’s coastal communities. Braxton Davis, Director, North Carolina Division of Coastal Utilizing the resources at our new venue, the Management Newseum’s Knight Conference Center, CHOW® Derrin Babb-Brott, Director, National Ocean Council, Executive Office of the President 2013 featured an expanded online presence. During Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works the week, nearly 1,000 tweets using #CHOW2013 Sandy Eslinger, Coastal Resiliency Policy Advisor, NOAA Coastal reached more than 450,000 Twitter accounts, and Services Center more than 2,200 online users watched CHOW Wendi Weber, Northeast Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service live on the Internet with OceansLIVE. Photos, video, and presentations are available at www. CapitolHillOceanWeek.org. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Thursday, June 6, 2013 The Next Generation of Fishing Blue News: Michael Conathan, Director, Ocean Policy, Center for American What Gets Covered and Why Progress The Honorable Carl Levin, U.S. Senator, Michigan Aaron Adams, Director of Operations, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Sunshine Menezes, Ph.D., Executive Director, Metcalf Institute, URI Bubba Cochrane, President, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders Graduate School of Oceanography Alliance Seth Borenstein, Science Writer, The Associated Press Meghan Jeans, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Programs, Curtis Brainard, Staff Writer, Columbia Journalism Review The New England Aquarium Kevin McCarey, Filmmaker-Author, Savannah College of Art and Brad Pettinger, Executive Director, Oregon Trawl Commission Design Matt Tinning, Executive Director, Marine Fish Conservation Network Mark Schleifstein, Environmental Reporter, NOLA.com/ The Times- Picayune Reducing Risks to People and Nature: Updates from the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic Did You Know? The Honorable Mark Begich, U.S. Senator, Alaska MPAs Work and Support a Vibrant Economy Larry McKinney, Director, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico The Honorable Dan Benishek, M.D., Member of Congress, MI-01 Studies, Texas A&M University The Honorable Lois Capps, Member of Congress, CA-24 Jeffrey Short, Principal, JWS Consulting, LLC Fred Keeley, Former Speaker Pro Tempore, California State Assembly Jerry Ault, Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries, University of Boosting Economic Growth: Miami Job Creation, Coastal Tourism, and Ocean Recreation The Honorable Sam Farr, Member of Congress, CA-20 Michael Cohen, Owner/Director, Santa Barbara Adventure Company Isabel Hill, Director, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce Boosting Economic Growth: Addressing Risks to Ports, Trade and Supply Chains Jeff Gray, Superintendent, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary The Honorable Alan Lowenthal, Member of Congress, CA-47 Pat Maher, American Hotel & Lodging Association Richard D. Stewart, Co-Director, Great Lakes Maritime Research Mike McCartney, President & CEO, Hawai’i Tourism Authority Institute Rick Nolan, Principal, Boston Harbor Cruises Roger Bohnert, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Intermodal Tom Schmid, President & CEO, Texas State Aquarium Systems Development, U.S. Maritime Administration Kathy Broadwater, Deputy Executive Director, Maryland Port A Focus on Coastal Communities: Administration Local Responses to Global Challenges John Farrell, Executive Director, U.S. Arctic Research Commission Cylvia Hayes, Clean Economy Expert and First Lady of Oregon Jim Haussener, Executive Director, California Marine Affairs and Brooke Smith, Executive Director, COMPASS Navigation Conference Rebecca Goldburg, Ph.D., Director, Ocean Science Division, The Pew Charitable Trusts Leadership Roundtable: Briana Goodwin, Program Coordinator/Tsunami Debris Response Looking Back, Racing Ahead Coordinator, SOLVE Juliet Eilperin, White House Reporter, The Washington Post Boze Hancock, Marine Restoration Scientist, The Nature Conservancy Randall Luthi, President, National Ocean Industries Association Julia Roberson, Director, Ocean Acidification Program, Ocean Jim Moriarty, CEO, Surfrider Foundation Conservancy Mike Nussman, President & CEO, American Sportfishing Association John Weber, Ocean Planning Director, Northeast Regional Ocean Council Andrew Rosenberg, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Vice Admiral Roger Rufe, USCG (Ret.), Commissioner, Pew Oceans Commission The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator, Rhode Island 2 “Marine reserves and economically viable fishing industries can coexist. The health of our economy and the health of our oceans are not mutually exclusive.” – Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, NOAA Dr. Sullivan discussed the importance of a science- Resilient America based dialogue with Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for policymakers during the 2013 Oceans and Atmosphere Dr. Kathryn D. keynote address. Sullivan delivered the keynote address at “Resilience can mean Photo Credit: NASA CHOW 2013, examining the vital role a preparedness on a short healthy ocean and coasts play in the lives of America’s citizens and communities. Drawing fuse… but it also is on her unique experiences as an astronaut resilience for the future.” “We as a nation and oceanographer, Dr. Sullivan emphasized our role as citizens of an ocean planet and – Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, NOAA can be looking at highlighted the need for “environmental intelligence,” a concept that combines data how we are going with analysis, modeling, and assessment in to build or move order to turn raw data into information for action. Expanding NOAA’s role in in response... to providing environmental intelligence allows what’s coming in communities to build resilience – the strong ecological, economic, and social connections In Memoriam future storms, as that allow people to plan for, respond to, and Senator Daniel Inouye, Senator recover from events. Frank Lautenberg, and Admiral well as what our James Watkins _ three great coast is going to ocean champions whose leadership helped create a cleaner, look like in the safer, and more resilient ocean future.” _ were remembered this year – Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant by Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan and Secretary of the Army for NMSF’s 2013 award honorees. Civil Works Each brought a vision and determination to their work that will benefit our ocean nation for decades to come. 3 “Nothing is going to be solved in one day. Nothing that we do is going to be perfect. Figure out what is achievable for your community, and implement those things.” – Jessica Grannis, Georgetown Climate Center The destruction in A Changing Coast Mantoloking, N.J., caused The recent increase in extreme storm Coastal regions are already moving by Superstorm Sandy events – from Katrina to Sandy – is toward strengthening the social illustrates the importance redefining the way we examine coastal and economic ties that increase of coordinating federal and risks at the community, regional, state action to address local community resilience to hazards and recovery and response and national levels. Over the course disasters, taking the first steps to – including through the of three sessions, CHOW 2013 create a more resilient nation. National Ocean Policy’s investigated vulnerabilities and how collaboration mechanisms. seaside communities and multiple Photo Credit: NOAA NOS levels of governments may adapt to the changing coastal environment. While many communities focus on near-term strategies that can offer immediate protection, ignoring long-term time horizons masks the economic and social impacts resulting from lack of planning. Integrating The New Normal: How to Prepare For