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President Obama signs an Executive Order establishing our Nation’s first National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

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  • July 1, 2011 at 2:31 PM EDT

    Joining Forces for Our Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes

    Last week, the National Ocean Council brought together more than 500 Federal, state, tribal, and local government representatives, indigenous community leaders, and other stakeholders and members of the public from across the country for a National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) Workshop in Washington, DC.

  • May 26, 2011 at 3:06 PM EDT

    Share Your Ideas with the National Ocean Council at a Listening Session Near You

    Experts from the National Ocean Council’s 27 Federal agencies and offices have been busy drafting strategic action plans to achieve nine national priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.

  • April 28, 2011 at 6:00 PM EDT

    Thank You Alaska!

    OSTP Policy Analyst Mary Boatman joined the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for an interactive “Webinar” to discuss issues concerning the Arctic region.

  • April 18, 2011 at 2:43 PM EDT

    Take an E-Trip to Alaska to Discuss Issues Facing the Arctic

    Tomorrow from 2-3pm EDT you can join the US Arctic Research Commission (USARC) and Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for an interactive “Webinar” to discuss issues concerning the Arctic.

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CMSP WORKSHOP

The National Ocean Council will hold a National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) Workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21-23. The first day of the Workshop will be a dedicated public and stakeholder session.

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LISTENING SESSIONS

Throughout June, the National Ocean Council will host 12 public listening sessions around the country. There are three main objectives for these listening sessions: 1) to hear about and discuss the actions and issues most important to Americans, 2) to use this knowledge to inform development of each of the nine strategic action plans, and 3) to offer a forum for the public to learn about the National Ocean Policy.
Click here for a list of dates and locations for these listening sessions.

NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH

President Obama has proclaimed June 2011 as National Oceans Month. Click here to read the proclamation.

On June 2, 2011, The Obama Administration took another important step to implement the Nation's first comprehensive ocean policy by launching a series of events aimed at gathering public input from the communities and economies that depend on and care for our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Click here to learn more and to get involved in the National Ocean Month public events.

National Ocean Council Strategic Action Plan
Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
Executive Order Establishing National Ocean Council