Economic and Community Development
Assisting marine and coastal-dependent enterprises, agencies and communities in making sound decisions that benefit local communities and the region, while managing resources for sustainability
Many urban communities in the Pacific Northwest are developing rapidly while many smaller coastal communities are deteriorating due to the loss of resource-based employment. Sustainable communities benefit from economic vitality and from the involvement of the citizenry and their elected officials in planning for and implementing community development. At the same time, healthy communities can benefit from new resources and technologies that are incorporated in a compatible manner. WSG activities enhance the sustainable production of economic goods and services that flow from or depend upon the marine environment.