NOPC today submitted comments in response to NOAA’s Request for Information on how NOAA should use existing authorities and associated measures to conserve the country’s oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes in furtherance of the effort to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030
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More than 90 groups representing a wide array of commercial and recreational interests from across the United States today urged President Biden to use collaborative, inclusive, and science-based approaches to ocean management that support jobs and healthy communities and not to designate marine monuments under the Antiquities Act, which could threaten the economy, jobs, and
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NOPC today submitted comments in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Request for Interest in commercial leasing for wind power development on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.
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NOPC today sent a comment letter to the U.S. Interior Department in response to a request for input on the pause on oil and gas leasing activity directed by Section 208 of the President’s January 27, 2021 Executive Order on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.”
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NOPC today provided comments and recommendations on external outreach and implementation associated with the administration’s 30×30 conservation initiative directed by Section 216(a) of the January 27, 2021 Executive Order on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.”
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NOPC today submitted a comment letter to NOAA that identifies siting principles for federal agencies to use as a guidepost when considering decisions surrounding access to and use of marine resources. The letter was submitted in response to the agency’s request for feedback on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. waters.
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NOPC today transmitted a letter to President-elect Biden requesting support for collaborative, transparent, and balanced multi-use ocean policies that support economic and environmental goals and help achieve mutual desires for greater economic prosperity and job creation, including through a vibrant Blue Economy The letter, which can be accessed through the hyperlink above, was signed by 70 groups representing a wide array of
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NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking public comments by Thursday, March 4 on draft 2020 marine mammal stock assessment reports (SAR’s) for marine mammals in the Atlantic (includes Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. territories in the Caribbean), Alaska, and Pacific regions. NMFS also seeks new information for strategic stocks that were not
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The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the availability of a Record of Decision for the 2017 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for proposed geological and geophysical activities in the Gulf of Mexico (the announcement was later published on Dec. 4). The Record of Decision allows geological and geophysical activities to continue to be permitted and authorized,
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In response to a 2019 petition filed by the State of Alaska, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, and the North Slope Borough, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced its decision not to delist the Arctic subspecies of ringed seal. While NMFS found that the petitioned action is currently not warranted, it noted that the agency
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