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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced dates for a series of public events to provide updates on their planning activities and discuss two topics slated for the agenda at the RPB’s formal meeting in November (related to options for moving forward on the “Effective Decision Making” and “Healthy Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems” goals).  Additional [...]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that it will host a public webinar from 12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in order to provide updates on the ongoing characterization of fish, marine mammal, bird, and sea turtle distribution and abundance in the Northeast.  Details on the webinar are available here. The [...]

During today’s meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), National Ocean Council Office Director Beth Kerttula participated in an ocean science and policy discussion with Consortium for Ocean Leadership President and CEO Robert Gagosian, and Geochemical and Environmental Research Group Director and Texas A&M University Professor and James Whatley Endowed Geosciences [...]

Northeast RPB Announces Workshop, Public Meeting The Northeast Regional Planning Body will hold a Natural Resources Workshop and its fourth official public meeting in Cambridge, MA on June 25-26, 2014.  Workshop/meeting registration is accessible here. In addition to public comment opportunities, the RPB meeting will include an update on ongoing Northeast planning activities, including efforts [...]

Mid-Atlantic RPB Approves Planning Framework, Seeks Comments on Engagement Strategy The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body has released the regional ocean planning framework that it adopted at its May 20-21 meeting in Baltimore.  In addition, comments are currently being sought on a draft stakeholder engagement strategy outline.  Comments are due by July 15. The Mid-Atlantic RPB [...]

National Ocean Policy Coalition: NOPC Comments on Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body’s Draft Regional Ocean Planning Framework The National Ocean Policy Coalition today transmitted comments to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body on its draft regional ocean planning framework…

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body has announced that it will hold its next public meeting in Baltimore, MD on May 20-21, 2014.  While a meeting agenda has not yet been released, the Mid-Atlantic RPB has previously stated that it expects to discuss and approve a regional ocean planning framework at the upcoming meeting. The Mid-Atlantic [...]

Following its meeting in Cambridge last month, the Northeast Regional Planning Body today released its Framework for Ocean Planning in the Northeast United States.  The framework and work plan addresses communications and public engagement as well as the principles, goals, objectives, and actions that will guide RPB activity through 2016. Established in 2012 pursuant to [...]

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced that it will hold a series of public listening sessions (see below) to provide an overview of the Draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Planning Framework and provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. Annapolis, MD (Monday, Feb. 24; 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.-7:30 [...]