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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that it will hold a Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and an RPB meeting on Nov. 16-17.  Meeting locations are TBD. Established in 2012 pursuant to the National Ocean Policy Executive Order, the Northeast RPB was formed to develop a coastal and marine plan for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary of its June 3-4 meeting in Mystic, CT.  During its meeting, the RPB reviewed and decided on next steps for the use and synthesis of data and other information, reviewed a draft outline and work plan for the Northeast ocean plan, and made [...]

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced a series of upcoming public events related to ocean planning in the Mid-Atlantic.  The RPB also announced that it will hold its next in-person meeting in Norfolk, VA on Sept. 23-24, 2015. As to the upcoming engagements, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean will host the following [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of the following discussion materials ahead of its June 3-4 meeting in Mystic, CT: Draft RPB Work Plan Draft Northeast Ocean Plan Outline The purpose of the meeting will be to review revised products and discuss future work for the RPB. Established in 2012 pursuant to [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of the following written materials ahead of its upcoming June 3-4 meeting in Mystic, CT: Compendium of Meeting Materials Summary of Spring 2015 Public Comments The purpose of the meeting will be to review revised products and discuss future work for the RPB. Established in 2012 [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary of the April 2015 Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop and Introductory Slides and Data Synthesis and Agency Use Slides from the May 2015 Stakeholder Forum.  In addition, it announced the release of an agenda for the RPB’s June 2015 meeting in Mystic, CT as well as an [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda for its upcoming May 12 stakeholder forum in Salem, MA.  The purpose of the forum is to review progress on the use of marine life and ocean use data and regulatory coordination.  It will focus on topics to be addressed at the RPB’s [...]

As part of its effort to develop a Regional Ocean Assessment, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today released a “Brief Overview of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean: Characteristics, Trends, and Challenges.”  The white paper was developed by the RPB’s Regional Ocean Assessment Work Group and is intended to stimulate discussion within the RPB. The Mid-Atlantic RPB was [...]

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of a work plan describing the process and content that RPB workgroups will follow and outlining RPB activities through the end of 2016.  The three workgroups are focused on Interjurisdictional Coordination, Data Synthesis, and the Regional Ocean Assessment. The RPB also announced that it will hold [...]