Greenwire: Interior Offshore Wind Leasing Program Seen as ‘Test Case’ for Marine Spatial Planning As the 27-agency National Ocean Council begins the formidable task of mapping out the myriad resources of the nation’s oceans, lakes and coasts, some are looking to the Interior Department’s offshore wind program for hints of how early planning can improve [...]
Archive | June, 2011
DOI: USGS Arctic Study Evaluates Science and Knowledge Gaps for OCS Energy Development – June 23, 2011
DOI: USGS Arctic Study Evaluates Science and Knowledge Gaps for OCS Energy Development WASHINGTON – In response to a request from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the U.S. Geological Survey today released the ‘science gap and sufficiency’ report evaluating science needed to better inform decisions regarding oil and natural gas exploration and development in [...]
Greenwire: Listening tour for policy council begins — not fittingly, advocates hope — at Arlington Cemetery – June 10, 2011
Greenwire: Listening tour for policy council begins — not fittingly, advocates hope — at Arlington Cemetery In what one ocean activist said he hoped wasn’t a harbinger of the future of the initiative, the first listening session on action plans to implement the National Ocean Policy took place last night at Arlington National Cemetery. The [...]
BOEMRE, NOAA, and USGS Launch Maritime Expedition – June 9, 2011
NOAA: BOEMRE, NOAA and USGS Launch Maritime Science Expedition Off Mid-Atlantic Coast Aboard the Research Ship Nancy Foster The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) today announced that a multi-agency team of ocean scientists has launched an expedition using sonar [...]
Greenwire: Ruckelshaus, Marine Experts Lend Support to Fledgling White House Ocean Initiative – June 8, 2011
Greenwire: Ruckelshaus, Marine Experts Lend Support to Fledgling White House Ocean Initiative The White House’s proposed National Ocean Policy earned a vote of confidence from former U.S. EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus and a blue-ribbon panel of marine experts yesterday, just days before administration officials embark on a nationwide tour to discuss a series of draft [...]
The Bay Citizen (CA): Environmentalists Seek Speed Limits For Ships to Protect Whales – June 6, 2011
The Bay Citizen (CA): Environmentalists Seek Speed Limits For Ships to Protect Whales Environmentalists launched a legal effort Monday to limit shipping speeds in national marine sanctuaries off California’s coastline to protect whales from noise and deadly collisions…
E&E News PM: White House releases draft water policy – June 2, 2011
E&E News PM: White House releases draft water policy The National Ocean Council today released a series of draft action plans aimed at addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing U.S. oceans and coasts and the Great Lakes…
Regional Fishery Management Councils’ Comments on Draft Strategic Action Plan for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning – June 29, 2011
June 29, 2011 • Categories: Comments, Resources • by Editor
Regional Fishery Management Councils: Comments on Draft Strategic Action Plan for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Dear Ms. Sutley: Please consider the following comments to reflect the position of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (RFMCs) on the issue of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP)…
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