SERO Draft Strategic Plan FY 2016-2020: Addressing Key Challenges

The Southeast Regional Office's draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2016-2020 focuses on improving organizational effectiveness, promoting economically vibrant fisheries and communities, and maximizing benefits for protected resources. Key challenges such as increased demand for consultations and changing regulatory landscapes are addressed through five strategic goals aiming to enhance operational and programmatic strategies. By aligning resources with priorities, leveraging limited resources effectively, and improving the scientific basis for managing trust resources, SERO aims to navigate the evolving landscape successfully.

• Strategic plan
• Fiscal years
• Organizational effectiveness
• Fisheries
• Communities

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1. Southeast Regional Office DRAFT Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2016-2020 April 2015

2. Background One component of national effort to ensure NOAA Fisheries regulatory and science programs are transparent and aligned with two core mandates: o Productivity and sustainability of fisheries and fishing communities o Recovery and conservation of protected resources Identifies new operational and programmatic strategies intended to help SERO address key challenges during the 5-year planning period U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 2

3. Key Challenges Increased demand for Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish Habitat consultations Anticipated influx of large-scale Gulf of Mexico restoration projects funded by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill settlement agreements and other legislation Changing regulatory landscape and desire for increased economic opportunities Elevated scrutiny of the science supporting conservation and management decisions Expectation to provide additional services with less resources U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 3

4. Five Strategic Goals 1. Improve SERO s organizational effectiveness 2. Promote economically vibrant fisheries and communities 3. Improve scientific basis for managing NOAA trust resources 4. Leverage limited resources in support of organizational priorities 5. Maximize benefits of Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish Habitat consultation resources U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 4

5. Goal 1: Improve SEROs Organizational Effectiveness Objectives and implementation strategies establish systematic processes to o Identify and communicate annual priorities o Align budget, personnel, and information management resources in support of those priorities U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 5

6. Goal 2: Promote Economically Vibrant Fisheries and Communities Objectives and implementation strategies enhance cross- program coordination to leverage limited resources in support of common goals Fishery-specific examples o Increase user benefits while sustaining protected resources and habitat protections o Better integrate and inform fishery consultation processes o Maximize conservation gains when developing regulations to reduce bycatch of fish and/or protected species U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 6

7. Goal 3: Improve Scientific Basis for Managing NOAA Trust Resources Objectives and implementation strategies establish systematic processes to o Collaboratively identify and communicate SERO s science priorities o Identify priority gaps o Address or close priority gaps with available resources (e.g., SERO field staff, LAPP and Social Science Branches, contracts and grants) U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 7

8. Goal 4: Leverage Limited Resources in Support of Organizational Priorities Objectives and implementation strategies o Increase use of partnerships to help accomplish organizational priorities o Promote public stewardship of NOAA trust resources through enhanced communication, education and outreach U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 8

9. Goal 5: Maximize Benefits of Consultation Resources Objectives and implementation strategies focus on streamlining Endangered Species Act and Essential Fish Habitat consultation processes to o Improve customer service o Achieve greater conservation benefits through efficiencies U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 9

10. Next Steps Public comment period ends July 11, 2015 How to comment: o Use online comment form at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/; or o Email Heather Blough at heather.blough@noaa.gov All comments will be considered in finalizing draft plan for implementation in Fiscal Year 2016 U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 10

11. Questions? U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page 11