In an op-ed published today in The Hill, Long Island Commercial Fishing Association Executive Director Bonnie Brady shared her group’s perspective on how implementation of the National Ocean Policy and its marine planning component could impact the Long Island seafood industry. Stating that the Mid-Atlantic ocean planning effort being conducted under the National Ocean Policy [...]
Archive | May, 2016
NOPC Statement on Release of Draft NE Ocean Plan
MAY 25, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brent Greenfield: (713) 337-8821; brent.greenfield@oceanpolicy.com Following today’s release of the draft Northeast regional ocean plan, National Ocean Policy Coalition Executive Director Brent Greenfield issued the following statement: “Since the Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) was first established in 2012, the National Ocean Policy Coalition (Coalition) has been actively [...]
Northeast RPB Releases Draft Ocean Plan, Related Materials
The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of the draft Northeast regional ocean plan for public review and comment through Monday, July 25. In conjunction with today’s release, the RPB also published a draft Northeast baseline economic and natural resource assessment, and over 3,000 new maps of marine life (including draft synthesis summary [...]
New Bedford Seafood Industry Rep: NE Ocean Plan Could Harm Fishermen
In an op-ed published today in the Gloucester Times, New Bedford Seafood Consulting’s Jim Kendall highlighted concerns about the regulatory impacts of Northeast Regional Planning Body activities on New England’s fishing industry. Writing that federal agencies will be bound to implement the RPB’s marine plan pursuant to the National Ocean Policy Executive Order, among other [...]
U.S. House Natural Resources Subcmte. Holds NOP Oversight Hearing
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans today held an oversight hearing on “The Implications of President Obama’s National Ocean Policy.” Subcommittee members and witnesses representing the National Association of Charterboat Operators, Seafreeze, Ltd., Magellan Wind, and Family Farm Alliance discussed the potential regulatory, economic, and societal impacts of National [...]
Northeast RPB Announces Webinar Details, Public Meetings
The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda for a May 25, 2016 webinar (12:00 – 2:00 pm EST) to unveil the draft Northeast regional ocean plan, as well as a series of 9 public meetings to be held in June that will include public comment opportunities. The webinar will include [...]
