To prepare coastal communities and economies to be ready for and resilient to climate change impacts on the nations marine resources, advances in the acquisition and analysis of the data across…

To prepare coastal communities and economies to be ready for and resilient to climate change impacts on the nations marine resources, advances in the acquisition and analysis of the data across disciplines is required to make informed decisions. The focus of this project includes developing advanced technologies for data generation, data management, and data analysis across oceanographic, ecologic, and social science fields in the central tropical pacific ocean. Specifically, the project informs effective marine resource management within the US affiliated pacific islands region by providing highquality research to advance data acquisition in six key areas: (1) passive and active acoustics, (2) molecular tools/ omics, (3) optical systems, (4) remote sensing, (5) social science, (6) data GAP mitigation. Project personnel will support essential data acquisitions by providing technical support to advance genomics approaches, create rigorous data management standards, develop dynamic species distribution modeling approaches, implement advanced technologies (including machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the use of uncrewed systems), determine best practices for incorporating nonmarket values in policy evaluations, and develop novel database and data applications.