Media Coverage

The Coast Guard today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, July 24 on revised regulations associated with the approval, carriage, and maintenance of certain safety equipment required on vessels and offshore units or facilities. The Coast Guard said the regulations are being revised to align with current industry practice and provide more transparent regulations for the […]

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, June 6. Agenda items include consideration of draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off Oregon that are expected to be released for public review and comment, a NOAA briefing on the spatial suitability modeling and

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Wednesday, June 21 on its proposal to authorize Invenergy Wind Offshore, LLC to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys in the New York Bight off New Jersey and New York. The high-resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys would involve the use of a multibeam echosounder,

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced the release of its final “Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy that it said will guide the agency in “serving all communities more equitably and effectively.” The strategy includes goals for prioritizing the identification, equitable treatment, and meaningful involvement of underserved communities, providing equitable delivery of services, and prioritizing equity and environmental

As part of its effort to develop an updated action plan for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it will hold a series of public input sessions on Great Lakes restoration and protection priorities, with meetings set for Cleveland, OH (Wed., June 7), Superior, WI (Wed., July 12), Rochester, NY (Wed., July 19), and Detroit, MI

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold public meetings in Virginia Beach, VA on June 6-8.  Agenda items include an update from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and a state working group update on compensation.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, July 3 on a draft environmental impact statement for the construction and operations plan for the proposed Atlantic Shores South Wind Project offshore New Jersey.  In conjunction with the comment period, BOEM will hold public hearings in Manahawkin, NJ (Wednesday, June 21), Atlantic City, NJ (Thursday, June

NOAA today announced the initiation of a process to potentially designate a ~740-square mile national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie, calling the effort “part of the action that NOAA is taking to support President Biden’s America the Beautiful initiative.” Comments are sought by Tuesday, July 18 on the scope and significance of issues to be addressed in preparing

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Council’s (MARCO) Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean (MACO) held its 5th annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum in New York, NY on May 17-18. This year’s event included a focus on climate-ocean action, offshore wind transmission planning, Mid-Atlantic biodiversity conservation, planning for sustainable ocean economies, the incorporation of tribal elements and knowledge in data tools,

The State Department today announced that it is seeking comments by Friday, June 16 on the proposed scope for the upcoming United States Ocean Acidification Action Plan (“Action Plan”), which it says will highlight U.S. leadership in reducing carbon emissions, strengthening monitoring, research, and coordination efforts, and investing in adaptive measures.  Public comments are also sought on suggestions