§ 3701. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to provide for—

• (1) development coordination 1 1 So in original. and implementation of a comprehensive interagency plan to—
  • (A) monitor and conduct research on the processes and consequences of ocean acidification and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems; and
  • (B) maintain and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;
• (2) maintenance of an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
• (3) assessment and consideration of regional and national ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and
• (4) research adaptation strategies and mitigating the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification and related co-stressors on marine ecosystems.