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 events:
- July 13 webinar (11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern) to provide an update on MARCO projects for data and information in support of Mid-Atlantic RPB activities (including recently-awarded MARCO contracts in support of Mid-Atlantic ocean planning;
- August tribal listening sessions in Virginia and New York; and
- Sept. 22 public workshop in Norfolk, VA on Mid-Atlantic RPB activities
The Mid-Atlantic RPB was formally established in April 2013 and is tasked under the National Ocean Policy Executive Order with developing a coastal and marine spatial plan for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
