Leaders from business and industry, state and local government officials, academics and non-profit organizations recently gathered at Monmouth University to discuss, “Building a Sustainable Future For New Jersey’s Coastal and Ocean Economy” for which Dodge’s President and CEO Chris Daggett was the keynote speaker.

Chris, who is a former Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II Administrator  told the audience that “the next 30 years may bring the most significant changes to the coastal ocean since industrialization in the 19th century.”