Representatives of the following organizations make up the Regional Advisory Group for this project:

FEDERAL AGENCIES

• National Sea Grant
• Nat'l Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• US Environmental Protection Agency (Region IV)
• US Dept. of Defense -- Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• National Park Service
• US Fish and Wildlife Service (Region IV)
• US Geological Survey -- Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies
• National Estuarine Research Reserve System
• US Dept of Homeland Security -- Federal Emergency Management Administration (Region IV)
• USDA -- Natural Resources Conservation Service

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Southeran Association of Marine Laboratories
• SE Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Assoc.
• Southeast Aquatic Research Plan
• Southeast and Caribbean Region Team (NOAA Regional Collaboration) - (for more about "SECART" view the NOAA in the Carolinas 2008 Workshop presentation by Jeff Payne)
• South Atlantic Alliance (Governors Alliance)

STATE AGENCIES

North Carolina

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources:
  • Division of Coastal Management, Policy and Research
  • Division of Marine Fisheries
  • Division of Water Quality

South Carolina

• Department of Natural Resources:
  • Marine Resources Division
• Department of Health and Environmental Control:
  • Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
  • Water Quality Division

Georgia

• Department of Natural Resources:
  • Coastal Resources Division
  • Environmental Protection Division
• Department of Community Affairs- Office of Planning and Quality Growth

Florida

• Department of Environmental Protection:
  • Water Resources Management
  • Coastal Management Program
  • Florida Oceans and Coastal Resources Council
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission