Seafood Production and Safety – sustainably harvesting seafood from the
ocean and aquaculture facilities and the development and implementation of
technologies to ensure that the seafood is safe for consumers.
Sustainable and Hazard-Resilient Coastal Communities – smart coastal
living and sustainable use of coastal land and water that will result in improved
quality of life for residents, increased economic prosperity, and resistance and
resilience to hurricanes and other coastal hazards.
Healthy Coastal and Marine Ecosystems – protection, restoration and longterm
sustainability of marine ecosystems, including increased understanding of
forcing functions such as water quality and quantity and physical loss of habitat.
Ecosystem-based fisheries management is encompassed by this focus area.
Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptations – effects of climate change on
marine and coastal ecosystems and their services to society, impacts to human
quality of life and economic prosperity and societal adaptations to mitigate
impacts.
The diagram below illustrates Florida Sea Grant’s four-year cycle
strategic planning and reporting cycle.