MAY 25, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Greenfield: (713) 337-8821; brent.greenfield@oceanpolicy.com Following today’s release of the draft Northeast regional ocean plan, National Ocean Policy Coalition Executive Director Brent Greenfield issued the following statement: “Since the Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) was first established in 2012, the National Ocean Policy Coalition (Coalition) has been actively [...]
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Northeast RPB Releases Draft Ocean Plan, Related Materials
The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of the draft Northeast regional ocean plan for public review and comment through Monday, July 25. In conjunction with today’s release, the RPB also published a draft Northeast baseline economic and natural resource assessment, and over 3,000 new maps of marine life (including draft synthesis summary [...]
U.S. House Natural Resources Subcmte. Holds NOP Oversight Hearing
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans today held an oversight hearing on “The Implications of President Obama’s National Ocean Policy.” Subcommittee members and witnesses representing the National Association of Charterboat Operators, Seafreeze, Ltd., Magellan Wind, and Family Farm Alliance discussed the potential regulatory, economic, and societal impacts of National [...]
Northeast RPB Announces Webinar Details, Public Meetings
The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda for a May 25, 2016 webinar (12:00 – 2:00 pm EST) to unveil the draft Northeast regional ocean plan, as well as a series of 9 public meetings to be held in June that will include public comment opportunities. The webinar will include [...]
Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body Posts Dec. 2015 Webinar Materials
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body has posted materials including the slide presentation, summary, transcript, and recording from its December 8, 2015 webinar, which provided updates on activities since the RPB’s September meeting, particularly with regard to the development of draft ocean plan actions. The Mid-Atlantic RPB was formally established in April 2013 and is tasked [...]
NOPC Submits Comments on NOAA’s Draft Ecosystem-Based Management Fisheries Policy
The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments on the National Marine Fisheries Services’ Draft Ecosystem-Based Management Fisheries Policy. The comments focus on language associated with the draft policy connecting ecosystem-based fisheries management with ecosystem-based management and the National Ocean Policy Executive Order.
NOPC Submits Comments on Draft Gulf of Mexico Restoration Plan
The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The Coalition’s comments focused on language in the Draft PDARP/PEIS that references spatial planning (without defining or addressing it with specificity) as well as the potential establishment or [...]
Northeast RPB Announces Jan. 2016 Meeting for EBM Working Group
The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that its Ecosystem-Based Management Working Group will hold its second meeting from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The location is TBD, but will likely be in the Boston, MA-Providence, RI area. Following a decision at its June 2015 meeting, the RPB established a 12-member [...]
Mid-Atlantic Stakeholder Liaison Cmte. to Hold Nov. 20 Public Meeting
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean’s Stakeholder Liaison Committee, established in 2014 to provide input on ocean planning to MARCO, which in turn relays information to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB), will hold an in-person meeting in Annapolis, MD on Friday, Nov. 20 (9:00 am – 12:30 pm Eastern). The meeting will also [...]
NOPC Submits Comments on Mid-Atlantic Ocean Plan Working Draft Content
April 1, 2016 • Categories: Comments, NOPC in the News, News, Resources • by Editor
The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments on the Working Draft Content of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body’s Regional Ocean Action Plan…
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