OAR 141-141-0110. Policies

(1) The OOST shall promote peer-reviewed, competitive research and monitoring that leads to increased knowledge and understanding of Oregon’s ocean and coastal resources. (2) The OOST shall promote innovative, collaborative, community-oriented, multi-institutional approaches to research, monitoring and data management related to Oregon’s ocean and coastal resources. (3) The OOST shall enhance this state’s capacity for peer-reviewed scientific ocean and coastal research; and (4) The OOST shall, subject to available funding, establish and execute a competitive grant program to conduct research and monitoring related to Oregon’s ocean and coastal resources. [2013 c.776 §2]