A Review of the Accomplishments and Plans of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program (1994) -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- OBJECTIVE OF THE REPORT -- HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM -- BUDGET HISTORY -- PANEL'S INTERACTION WITH THE COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM -- EVOLUTION OF THEMES -- IMPORTANCE OF NOAA-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN COP -- NOAA STRATEGIC PLAN -- PLANNING, REVIEW, AND ADVISORY STRUCTURES -- PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS -- OUTLINE OF REPORT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2 COASTAL FISHERIES ECOSYSTEMS -- INTRODUCTION -- GOALS AND OBJECTIVES -- PROGRESS AND QUALITY -- UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH -- THEME MANAGEMENT -- RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS -- FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS -- Science Planning -- Program Management -- INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS-ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Bering Sea FOCI -- South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment (SABRE) -- Predation and Structure of the Georges Bank Ecosystem -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3 COASTAL ECOSYSTEM HEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- GOALS AND OBJECTIVES -- PROGRESS AND QUALITY -- UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH -- THEME MANAGEMENT -- RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS -- FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS -- INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS-ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Nutrient Enhanced Productivity (NEP) -- Toxic Chemical Contaminants -- Estuarine Habitat Program -- Review of EHP Projects -- Findings Regarding EHP Projects -- Resource Information Delivery -- Mandated Programs -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 COASTAL HAZARDS -- INTRODUCTION -- GOALS AND OBJECTIVES -- PROGRESS AND QUALITY -- UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH -- THEME MANAGEMENT -- RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS -- FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS -- INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS-ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- CoastWatch Program -- Tsunami Program -- Hurricane Winds Program -- Coastal Winds Program.

Ocean Color Program -- Coastal Storm Surge Modeling Program -- Great Lakes Forecasting System (GLFS) -- East Coast Forecast System Feasibility Experiment (ECFSFE) -- Coastal Forecast System (CFS) -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUMMARY -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- OTHER ISSUES -- Transition -- Earmarks and Add-ons -- Communication of COP Contributions -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix 1 Bering Sea FOCI Site Review Report -- INTRODUCTION -- STOCK STRUCTURE -- CIRCULATION AND PHYSICS -- RECRUITMENT MECHANISMS -- FOOD CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 2 SABRE Site Review Report -- BACKGROUND -- OFFSHORE PROCESSES -- INSHORE PROCESSES -- PHYSICS AND PHYSICS MODELING -- BIOLOGICAL MODELING -- NEW TECHNOLOGIES -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix 3 Acronyms and Definitions -- Appendix 4 Panel Biographies.