Difference between revisions of "National Ocean Policy and National Ocean Council"
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| − | On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued | + | On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued [http://www.whitehouse.gov/files/documents/2010stewardship-eo.pdf Executive Order 13,547] which established the National Ocean Policy ([http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/policy NOP]) and the National Ocean Council ([http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/about NOC]) to implement it. The goal of the policy is to "ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests."<ref>75 Fed. Reg. 43,023.</ref> One of the key components of the NOP is development of coastal and marine spatial plans to improve Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional management. |
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Revision as of 10:27, 13 July 2011
On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order 13,547 which established the National Ocean Policy (NOP) and the National Ocean Council (NOC) to implement it. The goal of the policy is to "ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests."[1] One of the key components of the NOP is development of coastal and marine spatial plans to improve Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional management.
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- ↑ 75 Fed. Reg. 43,023.