Sportfishing industry commends members for leadership in helping to address challenges to recreational fishing access Alexandria, VA – July 29, 2010 – During its annual State of the Industry breakfast, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) launched a renewed effort to unite the sportfishing industry and the country’s 60 million anglers with one united voice to [...]
Archive | July, 2010
Sportfishing and Boating Communities Continue to Call for Public Access in New National Ocean Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 21, 2010 – On July 19, 2010, the White House’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force released its final report on a new national policy with the stated goals of ensuring protection, maintenance and restoration of the nation’s oceans, coastal areas and the Great Lakes. Over the past year, the recreational fishing [...]
Associated Press: Obama launches policy to protect oceans – July 19, 2010
Associated Press: Obama launches policy to protect oceans WASHINGTON—The Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes…
The White House Council on Environmental Quality: Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force – July 19, 2010
The White House Council on Environmental Quality today released the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. PDF Version.
Obama Administration Officials Announce the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force
WASHINGTON, DC – Obama Administration officials today released the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen ocean governance and coordination. The Final Recommendations prioritize actions for the [...]
White House Issues Executive Order For Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
The White House issued an Executive Order on July 19, 2010, regarding stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. PDF version.
NOLA.com: Obama launches policy to protect nation’s oceans – July 19, 2010
NOLA.com: Obama launches policy to protect nation’s oceans With the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster serving as a reminder of the fragility of the world’s oceans, the Obama administration on Monday announced a new, comprehensive national policy for managing the nation’s oceans, the Great Lakes and their coasts …
Los Angeles Times: Obama to launch ocean initiative – July 19, 2010
Los Angeles Times: Obama to launch ocean initiative Reporting from Washington — President Obama on Monday is set to create a national stewardship policy for America’s oceans and Great Lakes, including a type of zoning that could dramatically rebalance the way government regulates offshore drilling, fishing and other marine activities …
National Ocean Policy Coalition Weighs In On Ocean Policy Task Force’s Final Recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 19, 2010 The National Ocean Policy Coalition expressed its concern that the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force announced today could result in unintended economic and societal consequences for ocean policy stakeholders. “The National Ocean Policy Coalition believes that the Task Force’s final recommendations could lead to a new [...]
Sportfishing Community Applauds Legislation to Improve Federal Marine Fisheries Management System
Legislation introduces measures to address management deficiencies and prevent precipitous, massive fisheries closures WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 15, 2010 – Today, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced legislation designed to safeguard the strong conservation standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) while addressing a growing crisis within the federal marine fisheries management system. [...]
