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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of a NOAA-authored draft discussion paper on the use of ocean plans to further coordination actions under the Coastal Zone Management Act.  The purpose of the paper is to provide both the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic RPB’s with a discussion on how CZMA could be used to […]

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of the following presentation materials for its upcoming Oct. 20 Stakeholder Forum in Durham, NH: RPB Update Monitoring and Evaluation Science and Research Implementation Roles Northeast Ocean Plan Outline: October 2015 Summary Draft Established in 2012 pursuant to the National Ocean Policy Executive Order, the Northeast RPB

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a draft agenda for the upcoming Oct. 20 Stakeholder Forum in Portsmouth, NH.  Additional materials will be available next week. The purpose of the forum is to provide updates and discuss progress on the draft Northeast ocean plan and obtain input on potential approaches and

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda for an upcoming Sept. 30 inaugural meeting of the Ecosystem-Based Management Working Group in Portsmouth, NH.  The agenda includes a call-in number and webinar information for those who are unable to attend in person. The purpose of the meeting is to review the

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today provided additional details and materials for an upcoming Sept. 22 workshop and RPB in-person meeting (Sept. 23-24) in Norfolk, VA. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean workshop is intended to provide an opportunity to engage stakeholders on data, information, and draft actions to support Mid-Atlantic ocean planning and inform

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that the Oct. 20 Stakeholder Forum will take place in Durham, NH.  Registration is accessible here.  In addition, the RPB’s Nov. 16-17 meeting will take place in Portland, ME. The RPB meeting is expected to include review of revised draft products and discussion of the RPB’s future work,

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean today posted the following materials from its July 13, 2015 webinar regarding its projects in support of Mid-Atlantic ocean planning: Participant list PowerPoint List of webinar questions from the public Webinar recording The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean was established in 2009 by the Governors of New

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that it will hold a Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and an RPB meeting on Nov. 16-17.  Meeting locations are TBD. Established in 2012 pursuant to the National Ocean Policy Executive Order, the Northeast RPB was formed to develop a coastal and marine plan for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,

The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary of its June 3-4 meeting in Mystic, CT.  During its meeting, the RPB reviewed and decided on next steps for the use and synthesis of data and other information, reviewed a draft outline and work plan for the Northeast ocean plan, and made

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