Dr. Lenore Alpert attended the South Atlantic Workshop on Marine Spatial Planning in Charleston, S.C. in late September. The workshop, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and others, was organized to share information on national and regional policies on ocean management and marine spatial planning. Lenore represented the Florida Ocean Alliance, a nonprofit statewide organization where she serves as Executive Director, and discussed their recent report urging an ocean management plan for Florida.