Consortium of Ocean Leadership

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA AdministratorFebruary 28, 2008

Consortium of Ocean Leadership


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AgendaFY 2007 Accomplishments

FY 2008 Highlights

FY 2009 Budget

FY 2009 Highlighted Programs

Transition and Opportunities

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2007 Accomplishments

Ocean Acidification Buoy Launched

Expedition to the Deep Slope

Living Ocean Foundation’s Underwater Classrooms


Ocean Acidification Buoy

Living Ocean Foundation: Project SeaCAMEL

Exploration to the Deep Slope

2007 AccomplishmentsGulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery Program

NCCOS report on nutrient pollution

California Department of Water Resources Awards

Coastal America Partnership Award

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Bonnethead Shark, GoM

Harmful Algal Bloom, FL

2007 Nobel Peace Prize

NOAA IPCC Members

Thomas R. Karl

Dr. David Easterling

Dr. David Fahey

Dr. Isaac Held

Sydney Levitus

Ron Stouffer

Dr. Thomas Peterson

Dr. Venkatachala Ramaswamy

Dr. Susan Solomon


2008 HighlightsInternational Year of the Reef

International Polar Year

New Marine Debris Initiative

Aquaculture

Ocean Today Kiosks

Climate Data on global sea level

Lophelia II Project


Offshore Aquaculture

Fishnet-entangled SealArtist sketch of Ocean

Today Kiosk

Legislative Priorities2007 – Continuing to Push on Capitol Hill

a NOAA Organic Acta National Offshore Aquaculture Acta Coral Reef Acta Hydrographic Services Improvement Acta Titanic

2008 – Working through NOAA/Administration for Clearance

a Coastal Zone Management Acta National Sea Grant College Programa NOAA Corps Legislation


Congressional NOAA Initatives

Integrated Ocean Observing System

Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act

National Climate Service

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Act

National Marine Sanctuaries Act

Hurricane Research

Other Potential Initiatives

a Magnuson-Stevens Implementation Deadlines

a Seafood Inspectiona NOAA Corps

Legislation


FY2009 Budget ContextNOAA Services Crucial to Our Nation’s Competitiveness

Increasing Need to Monitor and Understand Global Climate Change

Increasing Pressure on Ocean and Coastal Resources

Severe Weather Affecting our Economy and Public Safety

NOAA Environmental Information Key to Millions of Decisions

Fiscal Environment Continues to Require Careful Resource Decisions


NOAA Budget Trend


2.83.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

3.6 3.7 3.84.1

3.13.3 3.3

3.73.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

$0.0

$0.5

$1.0

$1.5

$2.0

$2.5

$3.0

$3.5

$4.0

$4.5

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009

President’s BudgetEnacted


Program

FY’08 Enacted

Intramural Funding

FY’08 Enacted

Extramural Funding

FY’08 Enacted

Total Funding

FY’09 RequestedIntramural Funding

FY’09 RequestedExtramural

Funding

FY’09 Requested

Total Funding

NCCOS 39,752 11,713 51,465 32,758 18,801 48,559

OAR Labs & JI 107,412 14,965 122,377 110,771 10,700 121,471

Competitive Res. Programs

66,140 48,639 114,779 45,402 55,796 101,198

IOOS 8,900 18,300 27,200 6,500 14,555 21,055

Sea Grant Research

1,997 26,527 28,524 1,431 26,068 27,499

Marine Debris 1,972 1,200 3,172 3,000 1,000 4,000

Ocean Ex. & Research

16,947 11,776 28,723 12,827 8,500 21,327

Ocean Health Initiative

2,928 0 2,928 1,000 -- 1,000

Ocean Res. Priorities Plan

--- --- --- 4,000 1,000 5,000

Jason Ed. & Outreach

2 2,207 2,209 0 0 0

EPP/MSI Total 2,343 11,563 13,906 2,424 11,837 14,261

B-WET Total 1,553 8,081 9,634 0 0 0

Narragansett Bay Education

45 847 892 0 0 0

CB Interpretive Buoys

33 413 446 0 0 0

Great Lakes Education

13 247 260 0 0 0

Anacostia Watershed Ed.

7 127 134 0 0 0

TOTAL 250,044 156,605 406,649 220,113 145,257 365,370

Percentage 61.5% 38.5% 60% 40%

Extramural & Intramural Funding

FY2005-2009


Enacted Budgets % IncreaseFY’01 to FY’07


Summary by Line Office


FY2009 Budget HighlightsRequest of $4,109.8M is $202.6M or 5.2% above the FY 2008 Enacted

Budget Supports Core Mission Services

Restores Funding Levels from FY2008 President’s Request

Supports Key Capital Acquisition Needs for Satellites and Facilities

Continues Investment in the President’s Ocean Initiative

Supports Climate Change Research and Observations

Supports Investments in Weather Forecast Infrastructure


FY2009 Highlighted Programs

Supporting The President’s Ocean Initiative

IOOS

Ocean Exploration & Research

Climate Monitoring & Predictions

Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts


Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative


$ in millionsRequest Amount

Program Change

Improvements to Navigation Services

$3.7 +$3.7

Marine Debris $4.0 +$4.0

Ocean Observations (IOOS)

$21.1 +$7.0

Research: Hurricane Hazards & Watershed Influences

$5.0 +$5.0

Research: Sensors for Marine Ecosystems

$5.0 +$5.0

CELCP $15.0 +$7.0

Coastal and marine waters generate over

$63 billion annually in goods and services

Integrated Ocean Observing System

IOOS2001-2008

a Transitioned Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (RCOOSs) to a competitive, peer-reviewed funding process

a 2007 - Established NOAA IOOS Program in NOS

Highlightsa FY2009 President’s Budget Request –

$21.0M for IOOS

b $14.5M IOOS Regional Observations

b $6.5M NOAA IOOS

a The future of IOOS


Ocean Exploration & Research



Ocean Exploration $15.2

ECS Mapping $3.4

National Undersea Research Program

$9.2

The National Undersea Research Program and Office of Ocean

Exploration Offices Have Been Merged

Climate Monitoring & Predictions


During 1980-2003, the U.S. sustained 58 weather or climate-related disasters, with damages and costs exceeding $1 billion

per event


Program Change

Satellite Climate Sensors $74.0 +$74.0

National Integrated Drought Information System

$10.4 +$2.0

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

$6.3 +$3.3

Ocean Current Circulation

$5.0 +$1.0

TAO Array Refresh $4.2 +$1.1

Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts


NOAA’s forecasts, warnings, and associated emergency responses result in $3 billion in savings in a typical hurricane

season


Program Change

Local Warnings & Forecasts Base Restoration

$10.1 +$10.1

Hurricane Forecasting Improvements

$5.3 +$5.3

All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio

$11.3 +$2.9

AWIPS Technology Infusion $19.1 +$6.6

Profiler Network Conversion $9.7 +$4.8

The Transition for NOAAAn Insider’s Perspective

Capitalize on Change

Timing

Preparation


The Transition for the Ocean Community

Opportunitiesa Programsa Budgets

Consistent Strategy

Communicate growing demand for ocean community’s services


In Conclusion…

Theodore Roosevelt: “Citizenship in a Republic”Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910


Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA AdministratorFebruary 28, 2008



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