NOPC in the News

The Northeast Regional Planning Body has announced that its meeting that was originally scheduled to take place on November 12-13, 2013 in the Boston, MA area will now take place on January 22-23, 2014. According to the announcement, the January meeting will include a public review, revision, and approval of goals, objectives, and accompanying actions […]

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has announced that the “marine planning meeting” originally scheduled to take place on November 14, 2013 will now take place on February 11, 2014 in Biloxi, MS. According to the meeting announcement, the objective of the meeting is to “understand the individual state coastal planning programs; to identify opportunities for

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has announced the postponement until February 2014 of a “marine planning meeting” that had originally been scheduled to take place on November 14, 2013 in Biloxi, MS. According to the meeting announcement, the objective of the meeting is to “understand the individual state coastal planning programs; to identify opportunities for

Citing the recent federal government shutdown, the Northeast Regional Planning Body has announced that it is postponing its next meeting, which was originally scheduled to take place November 12-13 in the Boston, MA area.  The new date will be posted here after the meeting has been rescheduled. The 2010 National Ocean Policy Executive Order tasks

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body, formally established in April 2013 and tasked under the National Ocean Policy with developing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, has announced that it will hold its inaugural meeting on Sept. 24 and 25 at Monmouth University.  The meeting will

July 19, 2013-National Ocean Council Director Deerin Babb-Brott today announced the release of a “Marine Planning Handbook” to “support the efforts of regions that choose to engage marine industries, stakeholders, the public, and government to advance their economic development and conservation priorities,” adding that the handbook “reflects the extensive public and stakeholder input received in

July 3, 2013–The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body, formally established in April 2013 and tasked under the National Ocean Policy with developing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Plan for Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, announced today that it will hold a public webinar from 10:00 a.m. EST – 3:00 p.m. EST on

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body, comprised of federal, state, and tribal officials representing Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, has released a summary of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Planning Workshop held in early April in Arlington, VA.  Video clips of the plenary sessions are available here.  The two-day invitation-only event was convened