Participatory Processes Effectively Launch Seafloor Mapping and Characterization Initiatives: A Framework for Collaboration
Chris Caldow1, Bryan Costa2, Ryan Freedman1, Jeremy Potter3, Richard Brennan4, Tim Battista5 and Ashley Chappell6, (1)NOAA National Ocean Service, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (2)NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (3)Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, (4)NOAA, Office of Coast Survey, Silver Spring, MD, United States, (5)NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD, United States, (6)NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, United States