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• An Analysis of a Survey of Oregon Coast Decision Makers Regarding Climate Change
• Lessons from the Magic Planet: Researchers are engaging the curious in meaningful inquiry
• West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs
• Offshore Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest
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• Reaching Higher Ground: Oregon Sea Grant's Tsunami Research and Community Engagement
• Building a Resilient Coast: Maine Confronts Climate Change
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An Analysis of a Survey of Oregon Coast Decision Makers Regarding Climate Change
Publication No.: ORESU-S-09-001
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Date: 2009	Format: 8 1/2 x 11, 20 pages.
Oregon Sea Grant received a grant for 2007–09 from the NOAA Climate Program Office to conduct outreach and engagement activities with coastal decision-makers and communities to help them prepare for climate change. An essential component of this effort is understanding the opinions, attitudes, and information needs of the individuals we hoped to assist—specifically, Oregon coast professionals who make decisions about development in the coastal zone. This study, conducted during 2008, evaluated their perceptions and opinions about climate change and climate change information; their motivation toward and barriers to undertaking climate change-related activity; the importance they attached to being able to respond to specific climate change effects; and what assistance, if any, they believed they needed in order to respond.
Lessons from the Magic Planet: Researchers are engaging the curious in meaningful inquiry
Publication No.: ORESU-NR-09-001
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Date: 2009	Format: 8 1/2 x 11, 6 pages.
“Much of what we learn, we learn because we want to, because events in our lives intrinsically motivate us to find out more,” say Lynn Dierking and John Falk, Oregon Sea Grant professors in the College of Science at Oregon State University (OSU). “Under these conditions, we learn not only what we want, but also where, when, and with whom we want. This is free-choice learning, learning that is guided by the individual learner’s own needs and interests.” Learn more about the fascinating concept of free-choice learning in this six-page, full-color reprint from the winter 2009 issue of OSU’s Terra magazine.

West Coast Regional Marine Research and Information Needs
Publication No.: ORESU-Q-09-001
Price: No charge
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Date: 2009	Format: 8 1/2 x 11, 60 pages.
In 2006 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided funds through the National Sea Grant College Program to develop regional plans in coastal regions around the country. The Washington, Oregon, California, and University of Southern California Sea Grant programs partnered to develop a marine research and information plan for the West Coast region. This report covers the first phase of the process and presents research and information needs identified by regional stakeholders. It can be used by federal, state, tribal, and local agencies for planning and prioritizing local and regional research and information efforts. Academic institutions, private research enterprises, and nongovernmental organizations will also find this report helpful for linking to regional stakeholder needs and identifying a regional context for existing or planned work.

Offshore Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest
Publication No.: ORESU-W-08-001
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Date: 2008	Format: 8 1/2 x 11, 24 pages.
Global aquaculture is rapidly expanding to help fill the widening gap between seafood demand and supply from capture fisheries. United States aquaculture production accounts for only about 1.5 percent of total global production, and there has been little expansion over the past decade. The U.S. depends on imports to meet about 80 percent of its seafood demand, at an annual cost of $13 billion. Future availability of seafood for U.S. consumers is an issue worthy of immediate attention by policy makers and society. In response, NOAA is facilitating development of marine aquaculture, including offshore aquaculture. The forum reviewed in this white paper represents a first step in providing information on current scientific, technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects of offshore aquaculture, to better evaluate its potential in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaching Higher Ground: Oregon Sea Grant's Tsunami Research and Community Engagement
Publication No.: ORESU-V-09-001
Price: $9.95 per copy plus $3 shipping and handling.
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Date: 2009	Format: 17 minutes, color, DVD.
Two short videos on this DVD focus attention on the risks and responses to a tsunami hitting the Oregon coast. While the occurrence of such “monster waves” is currently impossible to predict, planning is possible and prudent, and Oregon Sea Grant is concentrating research and community education to help coastal citizens and communities prepare. Reaching Higher Ground focuses on Seaside, Oregon, and interrelated research and outreach efforts to benefit that vulnerable community, while the succinct Three Things You Need to Know distills critical information about tsunami readiness that every coastal resident and visitor should know.

Building a Resilient Coast: Maine Confronts Climate Change
Publication No.: ORESU-V-09-003
Price: Free
Available: From Maine Sea Grant
Date: 2009	Format: 1 hour, color, DVD.
Hear and see what your neighbors, town officials, and scientists have to say about sea-level rise, coastal flooding, and erosion; what it means to you; and what you can do about it.