Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together

Building Ocean Science Partnerships describes a set of potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, particularly focused on the Pacific Coast of California and Baja California, the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico. Barriers to cooperation between scientists of the two nations are identified, and methods to overcome such barriers are recommended. The book describes how interactions can be promoted by enhancing opportunities for education and training, building and sharing scientific infrastructure, participating together in large-scale marine research programs and regional ocean observing systems, planning joint science events and publications, and developing sources of binational funding. Building Ocean Science Partnerships will be published in English and Spanish to make its contents widely accessible in the United States and Mexico. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Examples of Promising Science Programs and Projects3 Actions to Improve Cooperation and Influence Ocean Science Policymaking4 Findings and RecommendationsReferencesAPPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)APPENDIX B: Biographies of Joint Working Group MembersAPPENDIX C: Definition of AcronymsFull-Text Spanish Version of Building Ocean SciencesResumen Ejecutivo1 Introduccin2 Ejemplos de Proyectos y Programas Cientficos Promisorios3 Acciones para Mejorar la Cooperacin e Influir en el Establecimiento de Polticas en el Campo de las Ciencias Ocenicas4 Hallazgos y RecomendacionesReferenciasApndice A Acuredo de la AMC-NRC para Crear un Grupo de Trabajo Conjunto sobre Ciencias OcenicasAPNDICE B Biografas de los Miembros del Grupo Conjunto de TrabajoApndice C Definici de Acronismos