Media Coverage

Acting BOEM Director Walter Cruickshank today released a message regarding his agency’s overall offshore wind leasing strategy and announcing the path forward. Noting that Atlantic and Pacific federal waters provide “a world-class wind resource” and that the ocean is “already a very busy place,” Cruickshank called stakeholder engagement “an essential part” of BOEM’s renewable energy program […]

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today highlighted the agency’s development of 6 region-specific plans to connect and collaborate with the recreational fishing community “where they live and fish” (Alaska, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, Greater Atlantic, Pacific Islands, Southeast, West Coast).  Release of the plans, which the agency calls “the latest step in NOAA Fisheries’ continued commitment to strengthening our relationship with saltwater recreational

In his written statement for a U.S. House Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing today on NOAA’s FY 2020 budget request, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator Tim Gallaudet emphasized the importance of maximizing economic contributions of ocean and coastal resources, stating that NOAA’s budget request “makes the necessary investments for strong

During her opening statement today at a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing on the Council of Environmental Quality, CEQ Chair Mary Neumayr highlighted CEQ’s work on oceans and specifically the new federal ocean policy. Noting that “the health and prosperity of our Nation’s oceans, Great Lakes, and coastal communities is a priority for many

In an op-ed published today in The Hill, Long Island Commercial Fishing Association Executive Director Bonnie Brady shared her group’s perspective on how implementation of the National Ocean Policy and its marine planning component could impact the Long Island seafood industry. Stating that the Mid-Atlantic ocean planning effort being conducted under the National Ocean Policy

In an op-ed published today in the Gloucester Times, New Bedford Seafood Consulting’s Jim Kendall highlighted concerns about the regulatory impacts of Northeast Regional Planning Body activities on New England’s fishing industry. Writing that federal agencies will be bound to implement the RPB’s marine plan pursuant to the National Ocean Policy Executive Order, among other