Section 196.566 - Trust dutiesThe Oregon Ocean Science Trust shall:
(1) Promote peer-reviewed, competitive research and monitoring that leads to increased knowledge and understanding of Oregon's ocean and coastal resources;(2) Promote innovative, collaborative, community-oriented, multi-institutional approaches to research and monitoring related to Oregon's ocean and coastal resources;(3) Enhance this state's capacity for peer-reviewed scientific ocean and coastal research; and(4) Subject to available funding, establish and execute a competitive grant program to conduct research and monitoring related to Oregon's ocean and coastal resources.