The Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean (MACO) today held a webinar that included an update on the Committee’s recent and ongoing work on stakeholder engagement plans and activities, the regional data portal, ocean and coastal mapping, marine debris, offshore wind, non-consumptive recreation, maritime commerce and navigation, and ocean and coastal acidification, as well as share preliminary details and feedback on the upcoming 2020 Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum to be held in May in New York, NY. A webinar recording and slides are accessible here.
MACO, created through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), was established to foster collaboration among states, federal agencies, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and federally recognized tribes, and to engage stakeholders. MARCO is a regional ocean partnership established in 2009 by the Governors of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
