April 2013

Concerns Remain Over Potential Impacts HOUSTON, TX, April 16, 2013 –  Following an initial review of the National Ocean Policy Final Implementation Plan released earlier today, significant questions and concerns remain about whether continued implementation of this initiative will adversely impact commercial and recreational activities across the United States. In response to the plan’s release, […]

WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2013 – The National Ocean Council today released the National Ocean Policy Final Implementation Plan, as well as an Appendix containing actions that federal agencies will take to implement the plan.  In conjunction with today’s announcement, the White House Council On Environmental Quality also issued this press release.

The Northeast Regional Planning Body convened in Providence, Rhode Island for its second meeting on April 11-12, 2013.  This body is comprised of federal, state, and tribal officials and is tasked by the National Ocean Policy Executive Order with establishing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan for coastal and marine areas in and offshore Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,