As described in the RWSC Governance Structure, the RWSC is collaboratively led by four Sectors with equal representation on the Steering Committee. The RWSC is hosted by the two Regional Ocean Partnerships on the Atlantic coast, the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), with support from the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation.
NROC and MARCO are the two Regional Ocean Partnerships on the U.S. Atlantic coast and were authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to serve as “intergovernmental coordinators for shared regional priorities” and to “receive Federal funding to conduct scientific research, conservation, and restoration activities, and coordination on shared regional priorities.”
