2009-2013 Strategic Plan (206 kb pdf)

Florida Sea Grant’s Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 reflects the input of hundreds of Floridians representing academia, government, industry and citizens. It addresses issues that are important to Florida, the nation and the world. The plan defines Florida Sea Grant’s role and strategies for addressing critical coastal and marine issues in the framework of four programmatic focus areas:

• healthy coastal and marine ecosystems;
• sustainable and hazard-resilient coastal communities;
• seafood production and safety;
• climate change: impacts and adaptations.

It also identifies three cross-cutting goals:

• provide sound scientific information;
• develop an informed citizenry that understands the value and vulnerability of coastal and marine resources;
• support a decision-making process that involves the full range of coastal interests.

As such, the plan aligns thematically with focus areas and goals set forth in the strategic plan of the National Sea Grant College Program.

The programmatic focus areas and their associated goals and strategies were developed through a year-long process that included an issues survey completed by members of regional advisory committees and Florida residents, and a two-day workshop in Florida attended by more than 80 educators, university and agency scientists, resource managers, extension specialists and representatives from the private sector. This plan considers Sea Grant’s future role in Florida in coordination with the Florida Oceans and Coastal Council, the Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Research Plan, and the NOAA Southeast Atlantic Regional Research Plan. Finally, the plan reflects Florida Sea Grant’s partnership with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), allowing an integrative consideration of the land-water interface when conducting research, education and extension programs.

Florida Sea Grant’s Vision and Mission

Florida Sea Grant envisions a future where people use our coastal and marine resources in ways that capture the economic and recreational benefits they offer, while preserving their quality and abundance for future generations.

Florida Sea Grant’s mission is to support integrated research, education, communication and extension to enhance the responsible use and conservation of coastal and marine resources to create a sustainable economy and environment.

Four-year Cycle
	2006 2007 2008 2009 Four-Year Strategic Plan Implementation Plan Annual Work Plan Annual Work Plan Annual Work Plan Annual Progress Report of Prior Year Annual Progress Report of Prior Year Annual Progress Report of Prior Year Annual Progress Report of Prior Year