New IAN contract staff

Dr. Bill Nuttle expands the IAN network into the Great White North of Ottawa, Canada. Naturally, Bill's first assignment took him to Florida where he joined Bill Dennison and Caroline Wicks to map new directions for NOAA's Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR). The team interviewed over 40 senior scientists and coastal resource managers to identify coastal issues that will drive management decisions in South Florida over the next decade. The CSCOR program seeks to support critical science needed to support ecosystem management. IAN's recommendations will help CSCOR obtain the information needed to respond to this dynamic and changing coastal environment. Bill Nuttle, a Maryland native and University of Maryland graduate has expertise in science applied to the restoration and management of coastal ecosystems (www.eco-hydrology.com). "I always try to look for creative solutions, outside of the box," says Bill, "especially when temperatures are stuck below zero in Ottawa."

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