Coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) is one of the nine priority objectives proposed in the Interim Report of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (Task Force) of September 10, 2009 (Interim Report). This framework for CMSP in the United States provides a definition of CMSP, identifies the reasons for engaging in CMSP, and describes its geographic scope. It articulates national CMSP goals and guiding principles that would be adhered to in CMSP efforts and the eventual development and implementation of coastal and marine spatial plans (CMS Plans). In addition, this framework describes how CMSP and CMS Plans would be regional in scope and developed cooperatively among Federal, State, tribal, local authorities, and regional governance structures, with substantial stakeholder and public input.
The USGS is leveraging its ScienceBase Catalog architecture to provide a portal to USGS data of importance to the CMSP effort. This catalog provides a Web interface and eventual catalog services that will share important data from the USGS with the broader CMSP Information Management System.
Community Home website: http://www.cmsp.noaa.gov/
