NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research today announced that it is seeking nominations by Tuesday, Oct. 18 from Indigenous, Tribal, Native America, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian stakeholders from the Alaska or Pacific Ocean basin regions to serve on the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. Applicants should demonstrate expertise in expertise in areas of scientific research relevant to [...]
Archive | August, 2022
Comments Sought on Proposed Gulf of Maine Wind Research Lease
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking indications of interest and comments by Monday, Oct. 3 on the State of Maine’s proposal for a lease in ~9,700 acres of the Gulf of Maine to conduct wind energy research activities. BOEM’s Request for Competitive Interest includes ~68,000 acres in the Gulf of Maine. [...]
BOEM Seeks Comments on Interest in Gulf of Maine Wind Leasing
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking interest and public comments by Monday, Oct. 3 on potential commercial wind energy leasing in ~13.7 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Maine off Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Information obtained during the comment period will inform BOEM’s decision on whether to schedule a [...]
Nat’l Towing Safety Advisory Cmte. to Hold Public Meeting
The Coast Guard today announced that the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in La Porte, TX. The meeting will include remarks from Coast Guard leadership, reports on challenges expected to impact the towing vessel industry and challenges faced as a result of the pandemic, an overview of the Houston-Galveston sector, information [...]
White House Seeks Comments on Strategic Plan for Natural Capital Accounting
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today announced the availability of a draft National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions, with comments due by Friday, Oct. 21, stating that the natural capital accounts will mean that “[n]ature will finally be reflected on our nation’s balance sheet.” Among other things, the draft Strategy notes that natural capital [...]
NMFS Announces Corrective Action for Alabama Restoration Project
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced the availability of the Swift Track Living Shoreline Project: Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment, which was prepared by federal natural resource trustee agencies for the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group. The plan includes approves a corrective action for the project, which was initially selected for implementation in 2014. Through the corrective action, rock material [...]
Nat’l Offshore Safety Advisory Cmte. to Hold Public Meeting
The Coast Guard today announced that the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Spring, TX. The meeting will include an update from the Shell AUGER Subcommittee and a public comment session. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security through the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant regarding [...]
Nominees Sought for American Fisheries Advisory Committee
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking nominations by Sept. 24 from individuals interested in serving on the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, which is responsible for making recommendations to the Commerce Secretary for Saltonstall-Kennedy financial assistance awards to address fishing community needs in optimizing economic benefits, as well as recommendations to assist in the [...]
NMFS Announces Louisiana Restoration Plan
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced the availability of a Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Finding of No Significant Impact, which was prepared by federal and state natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group. The plan includes ~$75 million to help restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats.
NMFS Announces Availability of Stock Assessment Reports
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced its release of 50 final 2021 marine mammal stock assessment reports that were updated and finalized. The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare stock assessment reports for each stock of marine mammals occurring in waters under the jurisdiction of the United [...]
