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Director
Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC)
Emily Shumchenia is the Director of the Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC) and Manager of the Northeast Ocean Data Portal (www.northeastoceandata.org). RWSC was collaboratively founded and is led by federal agencies, states, offshore wind developers and lease holders, and non-governmental organizations with the common priorities of sharing information, standardizing data collection and monitoring protocols, defining key scientific research needs, and amplifying the results of existing and ongoing research related to offshore wind and wildlife along the U.S. Atlantic coast. RWSC is hosted by the two Regional Ocean Partnerships on the Atlantic Coast - the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) and Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO). As Northeast Ocean Data Portal Manager, Emily is responsible for engagement around ocean data development and use in decision-making with agencies, industry, the research community, and other stakeholders. Since 2014, Emily has coordinated and led the NROC-MARCO Marine Life Work Groups, which together developed one of the most comprehensive libraries of marine life spatial data products in the U.S. Emily holds a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET