The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB) has posted meeting slides, a meeting summary, and a transcript from its inaugural in-person meeting that took place in West Long Branch, New Jersey in late September. The Mid-Atlantic RPB was formally established in April 2013 and is tasked under the National Ocean Policy Executive Order with developing a […]
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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
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The National Ocean Policy Coalition today transmitted a letter to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (RPB) co-leads following the RPB’s inaugural in-person meeting in September. The correspondence addresses the RPB’s development of user group engagement mechanisms, goals and principles, data and information sources, timelines, and a charter. The Mid-Atlantic RPB was formally established in April
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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
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Marine News: U.S. Policies: Raising Red Flags Offshore National Ocean Policy, Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning: two of the biggest issues you never heard of. It’s also far more complicated than you might think…
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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
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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
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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
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Charleston Post and Courier Op-Ed: Regulating Fishermen Out Of Business In recent years, high fuel prices and stringent federal regulations have combined to take an especially heavy toll on charter boat owners and operators across the United States…
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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
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