Archive | March, 2015

NOPC Submits Comments on NMFS’ Draft Climate Science Strategy

The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Draft Climate Science Strategy.  The Coalition’s comments focused on concerns surrounding language in the draft strategy regarding the role of the National Ocean Policy and its ecosystem-based management component in NMFS activities, including references to the National Ocean Policy as a [...]

Northeast RPB Releases April 2015 EBM Workshop Agenda

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda and the opening of registration for its upcoming April 8 Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop in Durham, NH. The workshop is intended to help establish a framework and context for considering existing ocean planning projects and activities and define immediate and long-term next steps.  In [...]

Northeast RPB Announces Dates for Spring 2015 Workshop, Forum, and Meeting

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that that it will convene the following events in the coming months: Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop in Durham, NH (Wednesday, 4/8) Stakeholder Forum in Salem, MA (Tuesday, 5/12) Formal RPB Meeting on June 3-4 (location TBD) The workshop is intended to help establish a framework and context for considering [...]

Mid-Atlantic RPB Releases Jan. 2015 Meeting Summary and Transcripts

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary and transcripts (Day 1 and Day 2) from its meeting held in New York, NY on Jan. 21-22, 2015. During the meeting, the RPB approved its approach for a Mid-Atlantic regional ocean plan, discussed refinements to workflows, spoke about progress with the development [...]