2011

National Ocean Council: Opening Our Oceans With Data.Gov – December 6, 2011

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National Ocean Council: Opening Our Oceans With Data.Gov Today, we are pleased to announce the release of ocean.data.gov, the newest community on Data.gov. This effort is the result of two important initiatives of the Obama Administration: the development and implementation of the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great […]

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Alaska Mayor: Feds’ Fish Panel Puts Communities At Risk – November 25, 2011

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Anchorage Daily News Op-Ed by Mayor of Unalaska, AK:  Feds’ Fish Panel Puts Communities At Risk As mayor of a community that relies upon healthy fisheries to sustain our economy and city services, I find the prospect of a centralized ocean policy that restricts the autonomy of our Regional Fishery Management Councils to be troubling…

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Gloucester Daily Times (MA): Fishermen, Farming, Mining Groups Decry Ocean Zoning – November 24, 2011

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Gloucester Daily Times (MA):   Fishermen, Farming, Mining Groups Decry Ocean Zoning A national alliance of fishing groups, including the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition, and advocates for the nation’s farmers, ranchers, builders and miners have urged Congress to negate President Obama’s National Ocean Policy, rolled out in 2010 via executive order…

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Seafood Coalition Highlights Concerns With National Ocean Policy, Requests Congressional Action

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Seafood Coalition:  Letter to the Chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee In a November 7, 2011 letter to the Chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, the Seafood Coalition expressed its appreciation for recent congressional oversight hearings, adding that testimony at the hearings demonstrates “the need for Congressional action barring the Administration from continuing to

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Panama City (FL) News Herald: Southerland Spars with National Ocean Policy Teams Members – October 29, 2011

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Panama City (FL) News Herald: Southerland Spars with National Ocean Policy Teams Members PANAMA CITY — Verbal sparing on Capital Hill between U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland and two members of the National Ocean Policy team highlighted a disagreement over the Obama Administration’s coastal policies.  Southerland, R-Panama City, took the Obama Administration to task for “misleading

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Environment & Energy Daily: Admin Officials Fail To Allay GOP Fears On Marine Planning – October 27, 2011

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Environment & Energy Daily: Admin Officials Fail To Allay GOP Fears On Marine Planning House Republicans and top Obama administration officials are butting heads over how far the administration’s new National Ocean Policy will reach.  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley attempted to

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U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland: Obama Administration Caught in Oceans Policy Bait-and-Switch – October 27, 2011

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U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland: Obama Administration Caught in Oceans Policy Bait-and-Switch WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steve Southerland, II took the Obama Administration to task this week for misleading the American people in an attempt to increase its regulatory control over our oceans and coastal industries…

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Groups Representing Inland Interests Outline Concerns With National Ocean Policy, Seek Congressional Oversight

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Agricultural Retailers Association, CropLife America, National Association of Home Builders, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Mining Association, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, Public Lands Council, The Fertilizer Institute: Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of U.S. House Natural Resources Committee In an October 26, 2011 letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the

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U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Holds Second National Ocean Policy Oversight Hearing

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On October 26, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held its second oversight hearing on “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.”  The hearing included testimony from the National Ocean Industries Association and the Recreational Fishing Alliance.

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