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U.S. National Ocean Policy and Its Implications for Industry

U.S. National Ocean Policy and Its Implications for Industry NOPC Presentation given at the Sustainable Ocean Summit, June 15, 2010, Belfast, Ireland

Need a Vacation? Boating Industry Announces Top Boating States

Discover Boating Adds Fun, Affordable On-the-Water Destinations for Top 10 CHICAGO (June 9, 2010) – Summer is here, and millions of Americans are looking for ways to escape with loved ones without traveling too far or spending too much. The U.S. recreational boating industry’s trade association, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), today announced the [...]

Expanded Fishing Closures in South Atlantic Will Result in Millions in Lost Sales

Bottom fishing ban would affect more than 1,300 businesses with an estimated $78 million in lost sales Alexandria, VA – June 8, 2010 – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and Big Rock Sports, LLC, today released an economic study that highlights the economic battering the southeast recreational fishing retail market would take should the current [...]

Marine Spatial Planning in U.S. Waters

Marine Spatial Planning in U.S. Waters Environmental Law Institute, December 2009

Arctic Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and the Role of the Arctic People

Website Link: Arctic Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and the Role of the Arctic People Session 1 Mp3 recording Paul Sandifer, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration PowerPoint Kate Moran, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President PowerPoint Session 2 Mp3 recording George Noongwook, Commissioner, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission PowerPoint Craig George, Senior Wildlife Biologist, [...]

A National Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

Website Link: A National Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Terry Holman, PowerPoint Paul Sandifer, PowerPoint Sandra Whitehouse, PowerPoint Seminar Summary Mp3 Recording (Large File)

OCS Advisory Board 2010 Workshop

Website Link: OCSAB 2010 Workshop 2010 OCS Workshop Program 2010 OCS Workshop Directory C.M. Van Zandt Award – Leon Hirsch Gulf of Mexico OCS Update – Lars Herbst Marine Spatial Planning – Jully McQuilliams Offshore Federal Royalties Issues – Jonathan Hunter Jonathan Hunter’s short biography Development of Cascade and Chinook – Cesar Palagi * Download video Rigs to Reef Decommissioning Program – Drew Hunger * Download video [...]

Homer Tribune: Fish are Easy on the Stomach

April 14, 2010 Homer Tribune: Fish are Easy on the Stomach Alaska fish can now claim another “best” on the health front. It is the easiest protein on your tummy. That is the conclusion of the first comparative study ever done on digestibility of America’s most popular proteins …

SlowTwitch.com: Famous on Accident

April 5, 2010 SlowTwitch.com: Famous on Accident Phil Morlock might be the most important guy in the bike industry you’ve never heard of. He’s Director of Environment Affairs for Shimano. He’s a bike lobbyist…

The Seminal: Offshore Oil Drilling: Politics Trumps Science

April 5, 2010 The Seminal: Offshore Oil Drilling: Politics Trumps Science President Obama is a vast improvement over former President Bush in every respect. Remember when we all decried the politicization of then-President Bush’s science-related decisions, and worked for a candidate who vowed to listen to science …