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National Ocean Council: Another Step Toward Ocean Stewardship In another important step toward implementing President Obama’s National Ocean Policy, the National Ocean Council has determined it will formally include Regional Fishery Management Councils in regionally based coastal and marine spatial planning. The participation of the councils will ensure their valuable expertise is part of the […]

U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings: Ocean Policy Reaches Far Beyond the Sea If there’s one accomplishment President Obama can take credit for during his first term in office, it’s expanding the size and reach of the federal government. While this may be good for government bureaucrats, the policies and regulations imposed by the Obama Administration are

The Hill (Energy & Environment Blog): Administration Unveils Sweeping Plan To Protect the Country’s Oceans The Obama administration unveiled on Thursday a federal strategy for protecting the country’s oceans that calls for improving oil-spill response capabilities in the Arctic and managing the effects of climate change.  The draft plan outlines a series of steps that

U.S. House Committee: Obama Administration Moves Forward with Plan to Zone the Ocean WASHINGTON, D.C., January 12, 2012 – Today President Obama’s National Ocean Council, created by an Executive Order in 2010, released a draft action plan to move forward with the Administration’s goal of imposing new mandatory “ocean zoning.” This initiative could place huge

National Ocean Council: Opening Our Oceans With Data.Gov Today, we are pleased to announce the release of ocean.data.gov, the newest community on Data.gov. This effort is the result of two important initiatives of the Obama Administration: the development and implementation of the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great