U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Preliminary Report
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Preliminary Report

Author: United States House of Representatives

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781677766802

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U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy preliminary report: hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, May 5, 2004.

Preliminary Report of the U.s. Commission on Ocean Policy
Preliminary Report of the U.s. Commission on Ocean Policy

Author: James D. Watkins

Publisher:

Published: 2004-05-31

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 9780756742058

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Beginning in Sept. 2003, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy convened a series of 15 public meetings & 17 site visits around the country. Members learned firsthand about the most pressing issues facing the nation regarding the use & stewardship of ocean & coastal resources. This Report builds on info. presented at those meetings, combined with the latest scientific & technical info. on oceans & coasts, & inputs from 100s of experts. This draft remains a work in progress, but the findings & policy recommendations reflect a consensus of the Commission members, & what they believe to be a balanced approach to protecting the marine environment while sustaining the vital role oceans & coasts play in our lives & national economy. Illus.

Ocean Commissions
Ocean Commissions

Author: Harold F. Upton

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1437938027

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In June 2009, the Obama Admin. established an Ocean Policy Task Force to develop a national ocean policy. On Sept. 10, 2009, the task force released an Interim Report which includes national ocean policy priorities, a governance structure for interagency coordination, and an implementation strategy. Most congressional activity has focused on specific topics, incl. ocean exploration, ocean and coastal mapping, ocean and coastal integrated observation, ocean acidification research and monitoring, and coastal and estuarine land conservation. Contents of this report: (1) Background: U.S. Comm. on Ocean Policy; Pew Oceans Comm.; Admin. Response; Joint Ocean Comm. Initiative; (2) Issues for Congress. Charts and tables.