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What are Sea Grant "Theme Teams?"
"Theme Teams", representing the research, extension, and communication elements of Sea Grant as well as the National Sea Grant Office and Review Panel, are responsible for:

1. Coordinating individual Sea Grant program activities within a theme
   
   
2. Identifying new opportunities and new directions for national Sea Grant initiatives and investments.
   
   
3. Catalyzing cooperative efforts between: Sea Grant College Programs, individual programs and the NSGCPO, Sea Grant and NOAA, and Sea Grant and DOC.
   
   
4. Providing opportunities for cooperative ventures with other agencies.

Sea Grant "thematic areas" represent core areas of emphasis and expertise that reside within the national Sea Grant nework programs and affiliated universities. Current thematic areas include.

• Aquaculture
• Coastal Communities and Economies
• Coastal Natural Hazards
• Ecosystems and Habitats
• Education and Human Resources
• Fisheries
• Ocean and Coastal Technologies
• Seafood Science and Safety
• UrbanCoast

Steering Committee of Coastal Natural Hazards Theme Team
Co-Chairs
      M. Richard DeVoe Rick.DeVoe@scseagrant.org – South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
      Vijay Panchang vijayp@oar31.oar.noaa.gov – National Sea Grant Office, NOAA

Communications Representative
      Linda Blackwell Linda.Blackwell@scseagrant.org – South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

Extension Representative
      Bob Bacon Robert.Bacon@scseagrant.org – South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

National Review Panel Liaisons
      Peter Bell pmayobell@msn.com
      Frederick Hutchinson (207) 667-0726