The Council on Environmental Quality today published the Implementation Plan for Recommendations for Increasing the Efficiency of Permitting for Ocean Exploration, Mapping, and Research Activities, which were previously released in June. The effort is an outgrowth of the November 2019 Presidential Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska. Implementation [...]
Archive | November, 2020
New England Fishery Mgmt. Council to Hold Public Meeting
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that the New England Fishery Management Council will hold a virtual public meeting Dec. 1-3. The meeting agenda will include final reports from the Northeast Regional Ocean Council and Responsible Offshore Development Alliance on their collaborative effort to update commercial fisheries data on the Northeast Ocean Data Portal, review and approval [...]
Northeast Regional Ocean Council Holds Public Meeting
The Northeast Regional Ocean Council today held a virtual meeting to discuss budget and programmatic challenges and opportunities associated with the pandemic and recent election, general updates, special topics including coastal resilience and ocean planning, and NROC Committee updates. During the meeting, it was noted that federal legislation to authorize and fund regional ocean partnerships passed the Senate [...]
Applicants Sought for Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research today announced that it is seeking applications by Wednesday, Dec. 9 from individuals interested in filling up to four vacancies on the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. Individuals are sought who have demonstrated expertise in areas of scientific research relevant to ocean exploration, including marine archaeology, or ocean-science education and communication, and representatives [...]
Comments Sought on Proposed Deepwater Port
The Maritime Administration today announced that comments are being sought by Thursday, Dec. 3 on the Coast Guard’s preparation of an environmental impact statement for the proposed ownership, construction, operation, and decommissioning of an offshore oil export deepwater port ~99 miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, LA at a water depth of 162 feet. The proposed Blue Marlin Offshore [...]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to Hold Public Meeting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force will hold a virtual public meeting Dec. 8-10. The meeting agenda includes updates on new species occurrences in the United States, updates from interagency invasive species organizations, presentations on horizon scanning and risk assessment as tools for invasive species management, presentations on ballast water and [...]
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board to Hold Public Meeting
NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research today announced that the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (Board) will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10. The meeting agenda includes discussion of topics including an Office of Ocean Exploration and Research program review and NOAA’s response to Board’s October 2020 letter. The Board, which was established pursuant to the [...]
