The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today provided additional details and materials for an upcoming Sept. 22 workshop and RPB in-person meeting (Sept. 23-24) in Norfolk, VA.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean workshop is intended to provide an opportunity to engage stakeholders on data, information, and draft actions to support Mid-Atlantic ocean planning and inform the RPB meeting. A workshop agenda is now available, and registration is requested by Sept. 16.
As to the RPB meeting, registration is requested but not required, and the RPB has released materials including the following:
- Meeting Agenda
- RPB Membership Roster
- Updated Timeline
- Regional Ocean Action Plan Draft Outline
- Scopes and Objectives for Information Synthesis to Support Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Planning
- Regional Ocean Assessment Draft Outline
- Draft Interjurisdictional Coordination Actions
The RPB meeting will include discussion about draft data synthesis and information products and draft ocean plan actions and components.
The Mid-Atlantic RPB was formally established in April 2013 and is tasked under the National Ocean Policy Executive Order with developing a coastal and marine spatial plan for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
