▁organization ▁designed ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁purposes . ▁The ▁organization ▁thus ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ., ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁and ▁organization ▁ ▁The ▁Organ ization ' s ▁membership ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁thirty - five ▁coast al ▁states , ▁common wealth s ▁and ▁territ ories , ▁which ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁deleg ates ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Govern ors . ▁In cluding ▁senior ▁state ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁environmental , ▁natural ▁resource , ▁or ▁planning ▁ag encies , ▁these ▁deleg ates ▁const itute ▁C SO ' s ▁G over ning ▁Board . ▁ ▁Prior ities ▁Organ iz ational ▁prior ities ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 4 ▁are : ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Management , ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Ada pt ation , ▁Coast al ▁Land ▁Ac quisition , ▁National / Reg ional ▁Ocean ▁and ▁Coast al ▁Govern ance , ▁Cor als , ▁and ▁Fund ing . ▁ ▁Organ iz ational ▁prior ities ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 ▁were : ▁Cl imate ▁change , ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Management ▁Act ▁Re author ization , ▁Energy / Out er ▁Cont inental ▁Sh elf ▁( O CS ) ▁activities ▁and ▁appropri ations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Coast al ▁States ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Environment al ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁high - body ▁pipe fish ▁( Le pton ot us ▁elev atus )