Federal, State and Other Stakeholders and Partners

Federal, State and Other Stakeholders and Partners
Federal Partners

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Coastal Program
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Navy

• Association of America State Geologists 
• Coastal Zone Management Councils formed under the Coastal Zone Management Act
• State Geological Surveys, Departments of Natural Resources, Departments of Environmental Protection, coastal colleges or universities, and other partners in:

• Alabama — Geological Survey of Alabama
• Delaware — Delaware Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware Geological Survey/University of Delaware
• Florida — Florida Department of Environmental Protection, including the Florida Geological Survey/; University of Florida
• Georgia — University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Louisiana —  Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; LDNR/Office of Coastal Management; Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority,Coastal Marine Institute @ Louisiana State University, University of New Orleans
• Maine — Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry/Maine Coastal Program and Maine Geological Survey
• Maryland — Maryland Department of Natural Resources/Maryland Geological Survey
• Massachusetts — Commonwealth of Massachusetts/University of Massachusetts Amherst/Geosciences
• Mississippi — Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
• New Hampshire — New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping; Department of Environmental Services and the New Hampshire Geological Survey
• New Jersey — New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Geological and Water Survey
• New York — New York Department of State, Office of Planning and Development and Stony Brook University, Department of Geosciences
• North Carolina – East Carolina University; North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute; North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Coastal Management
• Rhode Island — University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography; Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
• South Carolina — South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
• Texas —- Texas General Land Office
• Virginia —  Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy; College of William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Other Academic/Scientific Organizations

• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Councils and Working Groups:

• Northeast Regional Planning Body
• Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC)
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (MidA RPB)
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)
• Governors' South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA)
• Gulf of Mexico Alliance

BOEM holds meetings several times a year with regional sand management working groups (SMWGs) to discuss coastal restoration issues, concerns and challenges. The meetings allow for an exchange of information and perspectives, foster communication and coordination, and provide updates on funding opportunities, research efforts, and coastal projects. SMWG members represent state and federal agencies, researchers, non-governmental organizations and stakeholders who are committed to promoting a resilient and sustainable approach to the management of marine resources in an ecologically sound manner. SMWGs exist for the Gulf of Mexico, the Northeast (through MARCO), Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Florida.

BOEM’s slide presentations from many of the previous SMWG meetings are available on the events page.