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Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC) Comments on the Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

The Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC) commented on the Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning on February 12, 2010, to the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force via the Internet. View the letter here. (PDF)

U.S. Recreational Fishing & Boating Coalition Comments on Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

The U.S. Recreational Fishing & Boating Coalition commented on the Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning on February 12, 2010, to the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. View the letter here. (PDF)

Detroit News: Federal takeover of lakes looms

February 11, 2010 Detroit News: Federal takeover of lakes looms Like Asian carp and other invasive species, the White House has recently laid the groundwork for a federal takeover of the Great Lakes and its tributaries …

Joint Ocean Commission Initiative: Joint Initiative Supports Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (PDF)

December 15, 2009 Joint Ocean Commission Initiative: Joint Initiative Supports Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (PDF) The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative supports the White House Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force’s Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, released Monday, December 14. In September, the Task Force [...]

Hawaii Ocean Law: White House Ocean Policy Task Force Releases Framework for Spatial Planning

December 14, 2009 Hawaii Ocean Law: White House Ocean Policy Task Force Releases Framework for Spatial Planning News Flash – the Executive Office of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality just published the Ocean Policy Task Force’s Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning …

Ocean Policy Task Force Releases Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (December 14, 2009)

Ocean Policy Task Force Releases Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (December 14, 2009)

ESPN Outdoors: MLPA Could Hit Coast Fishing Hard

November 17, 2009 ESPN Outdoors: MLPA Could Hit Coast Fishing Hard During the past few months, the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force has earned most of the attention for the threat that it poses to angler access …

Environment News Service: White House Proposes National Ocean Council to Chart Course for Ocean Health

September 21, 2009 Environment News Service: White House Proposes National Ocean Council to Chart Course for Ocean Health The White House is offering for public comment a new plan to better govern and protect the nation’s ocean waters, coasts and the Great Lakes. Under the plan, a new interagency National Ocean Council would be created [...]

Obama Administration Officials Release Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report (September 17, 2009)

Obama Administration Officials Release Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report (September 17, 2009)

Environmental Defense Fund: White House Ocean Policy in the Doldrums: Bold Vision and Strong Action Needed to Secure Ocean Protections

August 18, 2005 Environmental Defense Fund: White House Ocean Policy in the Doldrums: Bold Vision and Strong Action Needed to Secure Ocean Protections The oceans need a champion. But despite clarion calls for decisive action to save our seas, President Bush failed to mention the word oceans once in his February 2005 State of the [...]