National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

By Frazier, Johnnie E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000699061
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 3.44 MB
Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Author:	Frazier, Johnnie E.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt
Excerpt: This is our final report on select performance measures used by NOAA to support two of its performance goals: (1) advance short-term warnings and forecasts, and (2) implement seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasts. The goals largely reflect activities of the National Weather Service (NWS), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and are included in the Department of Commerce FY 2001 Annual Program Performance Report FY 2003 Annual Performance Plan, FY 2001 Accountability Report and FY 2002 Performance Accountability Report.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, i -- INTRODUCTION, 1 -- OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY, 1 -- BACKGROUND, 3 -- FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS, 9 -- I. Fishery Management Measures Need to be More Understandable and -- Enforceable, 9 -- II. The Council Planning Process Would Benefit From Greater Fishery -- Enforcement Expertise, 13 -- III. NMFS Should Work With the Councils to Make Greater Use of Vessel -- Monitoring Systems to Monitor Closed Areas, 16 -- IV. OLE Should Make Optimum Use of Joint Enforcement Agreements with -- State Marine Enforcement Agencies, 20 -- A. NMFS/OLE needs to develop priorities and funding guidance for the -- JEA program, 21 -- B. JEA monitoring needs strengthening, 24 -- V. Fishery Enforcement Would Benefit From Increased Information -- Sharing and Cooperation Within NMFS and Among Federal and State -- agencies, 28 -- A. NMFS science and enforcement data should be electronically -- collected, integrated, and shared across organizational lines, 28 -- B. Intergovernmental information sharing would benefit enforcement -- efforts, 31 -- RECOMMENDATIONS, 34 -- APPENDIXES, 36