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Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR)

SIMOR is co-chaired by the Associate Director for CEQ and agency representatives who report directly to the co-chairs of the Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration. The members consist of Deputy Assistant Secretaries or appropriate representatives from the Executive branch agencies and departments of the Committee on Ocean Policy.

Functions:

1. Facilitate and coordinate the work of existing ocean and coastal interagency groups focused on the management of living and nonliving marine resources
2. Recommend the creation of new topical task forces as needed
3. Coordinate with government-wide environmental and natural resource efforts that have important ocean components
4. Identify opportunities for improvements in the application of science for ecosystem-based management of ocean resources
5. Identify priority research needs that can enhance management capabilities
6. Facilitate use of ocean science and technology, including ocean observations, in the implementation of ocean and coastal management and policies
7. Recommend assessments and analyses of Federal ocean resource management initiatives
8. Identify opportunities and articulate priorities for enhancing ocean education, outreach, and capacity building
9. Identify opportunities for the promotion of international collaboration in ocean resource management