Seabed Safety, Security, and Stewardship

Future Implications for U.S. Coast Guard Strategy, Policy, and Operations

Susan A. Resetar, Aaron C. Davenport, Eric Cooper, Michelle D. Ziegler, Peggy Wilcox

ResearchPublished May 28, 2025

As part of the U.S. Coast Guard's Project Evergreen, this report outlines the strategic importance of seabed developments and potential future implications for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard might consider developing organizational structures, capabilities and capacities, doctrine, relationships and partnerships, technology, and enhanced maritime domain awareness in the undersea realm to ensure seabed safety, security, and stewardship.

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Resetar, Susan A., Aaron C. Davenport, Eric Cooper, Michelle D. Ziegler, and Peggy Wilcox, Seabed Safety, Security, and Stewardship: Future Implications for U.S. Coast Guard Strategy, Policy, and Operations. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center operated by the RAND Corporation, 2025. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3019-3.html.
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This research was sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard and conducted in the Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations (IISO) Program of the Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD).

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