V1, 7/18/05 2 SEACOOS External Evaluation January 17-19, 2005 St. Petersburg, FL SUMMARY OF RECOMMEDATIONS............................................................................................... 3    DETAILED FINDINGS .................................................................................................................... 9 Background ............................................................................................................................. 9 General Findings ................................................................................................................... 10 Governance and Planning..................................................................................................... 11 Observations and Modeling .................................................................................................. 12 Data Management................................................................................................................. 13 Federal .................................................................................................................................. 15 Extension & Education......................................................................................................... 17