NOAA’s Coastal Training Program is a national program based at each of the 30 NERRS, in place to bring helpful scientific data and information to coastal communities through training and technical assistance. At TRNERR, its Coastal Training Program focuses on spanning boundaries to generate social ecological solutions to pressing challenges in Southern and Baja California.  It works with other Reserve programs to enable research that happens at the Reserve and beyond to be applied in management and leverages social and interdisciplinary science to do so.  To date, the Coastal Training Program has reached thousands of coastal decision-makers resulting in capacity building, increased knowledge, and measurable impact.

Whether organizing large conferences or engaging one-on-one with local, state, regional, and federal government, non-profit organizations, community based organizations, and academia, CTP is a committed partner in co-development of resources and elevating the human dimension to improve coastal decision-making.