The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of the following written materials ahead of its upcoming June 3-4 meeting in Mystic, CT: Compendium of Meeting Materials Summary of Spring 2015 Public Comments The purpose of the meeting will be to review revised products and discuss future work for the RPB. Established in 2012 […]
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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary of the April 2015 Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop and Introductory Slides and Data Synthesis and Agency Use Slides from the May 2015 Stakeholder Forum. In addition, it announced the release of an agenda for the RPB’s June 2015 meeting in Mystic, CT as well as an
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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda for its upcoming May 12 stakeholder forum in Salem, MA. The purpose of the forum is to review progress on the use of marine life and ocean use data and regulatory coordination. It will focus on topics to be addressed at the RPB’s
As part of its effort to develop a Regional Ocean Assessment, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today released a “Brief Overview of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean: Characteristics, Trends, and Challenges.” The white paper was developed by the RPB’s Regional Ocean Assessment Work Group and is intended to stimulate discussion within the RPB. The Mid-Atlantic RPB was
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The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of a work plan describing the process and content that RPB workgroups will follow and outlining RPB activities through the end of 2016. The three workgroups are focused on Interjurisdictional Coordination, Data Synthesis, and the Regional Ocean Assessment. The RPB also announced that it will hold
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The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Draft Climate Science Strategy. The Coalition’s comments focused on concerns surrounding language in the draft strategy regarding the role of the National Ocean Policy and its ecosystem-based management component in NMFS activities, including references to the National Ocean Policy as a
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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced the availability of an agenda and the opening of registration for its upcoming April 8 Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop in Durham, NH. The workshop is intended to help establish a framework and context for considering existing ocean planning projects and activities and define immediate and long-term next steps. In
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The Northeast Regional Planning Body today announced that that it will convene the following events in the coming months: Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop in Durham, NH (Wednesday, 4/8) Stakeholder Forum in Salem, MA (Tuesday, 5/12) Formal RPB Meeting on June 3-4 (location TBD) The workshop is intended to help establish a framework and context for considering
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The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body today announced the release of a summary and transcripts (Day 1 and Day 2) from its meeting held in New York, NY on Jan. 21-22, 2015. During the meeting, the RPB approved its approach for a Mid-Atlantic regional ocean plan, discussed refinements to workflows, spoke about progress with the development
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National Ocean Policy Coalition: Mid-Atlantic RPB Releases Jan. 2015 Meeting Materials In advance of its 3rd formal meeting to be held Jan. 21-22 in New York, NY, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB) today released the following meeting materials: Agenda Updated RPB Timeline Proposed Approach to Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Assessment
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