Evolving Economic, Environmental, and Social Pressures on Our Ocean and Coasts
IBSS is pleased to announce its collaborative partnership with Lynne Carbone & Associates Inc. (LCA) in their winning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ProTech Oceans Domain to provide science-based solutions. IBSS’ role on Team LCA adds scientific, technical, and professional services strength to oceans and coasts in LCA’s broad strategic planning, leadership, and organizational management expertise. Both companies share a long history delivering innovative and effective solutions to multiple NOAA line offices.
“We choose our clients with the philosophy that our work should positively impact the world. We have been engaging in NOAA’s mission and values for over 18 years. We join NOS in providing professional services, science, and technology to solve the complex challenges facing our oceans and coasts.” Sonya Velasco, CEO
Under the Oceans Domain, Team LCA will provide a blend of organizational, scientific, technical and professional services to NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). These resources will support mission objectives towards NOS’ three main priorities: coastal resilience, coastal intelligence, and place-based conservation.
The coastal resilience priority involves preparedness, response, and recovery from oil spills and vessel groundings to hurricanes and marine debris. In light of increasing threats to our coasts, coastal resiliency has become a national priority. NOS supports and informs improved decision making and end-to-end coastal preparedness, response, recovery, and resiliency.
The coastal intelligence priority involves the nation’s nautical charts, environmental monitoring and assessment, or socioeconomic tools. The goal is to increase ocean and coastal ‘intelligence’ and thereby improve the ability of public and private decision makers to make informed choices.
Place-based conservation conserves coastal places that provide economic benefits to local communities. These communities rely on dollars spent on activities such as recreation and tourism. NOS works to conserve marine areas and preserve the economic benefits of these special places to local communities through its coastal management and place-based conservation programs.
