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E2 Advocacy Projects:
Creating a National Ocean Policy
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Milestones
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Objective
Like a Clean Air Act for our air or a Clean Water Act for our water, we need a national policy that will offer landmark protection for our oceans. One major obstacle to protecting our oceans is the fact that they are currently governed by a mix of more than 140 laws and 20 different agencies. From overfishing and pollution, to warming temperatures and ocean acidification - a national ocean policy strengthens the government's ability to tackle these challenges.
Current Status
President Obama has announced a National Oceans Policy by adopting the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. This policy will strengthen ocean governance and coordination.
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Background
News articles
- Will search for oil off coast hurt sea life? - Feb 2, 2009, The Charlotte Observer
- Obama launches new oceans policy - Jul 19, 2010, AFP
- 'Historic' alliance of fishers to rally for rollback of overfishing mandate - Feb 24, 2010, E&E Daily
- Billions of Dollars and Millions of Jobs at Stake in Obama Ocean Policy - Sep 21, 2009, Public News Service
- Single ocean policy a tall order - Sep 21, 2009, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
- Obama task force calls for National Ocean Council - Sep 17, 2009, Associated Press
- Research finds higher ocean acidification off Alaska that could threaten fishing industry - Aug 24, 2009, Associated Press
- Alaska weighs in on new federal oceans policy - Aug 21, 2009, Los Angeles Times
- A New Focus on Ocean Conservation - Aug 16, 2009, The New York Times
- Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans - Jun 9, 2009,
- Obama launches ocean protection plan - Jun 12, 2009, Reuters
- Ban on salmon fishing a blow to California, Oregon - Apr 9, 2009, Reuters
- Seeding the Ocean - Mar 31, 2009, Audubon Magainze
- Fishermen brace for new ban on ocean salmon - Mar 5, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
- Overfishing imperils ocean life, study says - Mar 3, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
- Scramble for the seabed - Dec 30, 2008, The Economist
- Bush Administration to Withdraw Controversial Environmental Review Proposal - Dec 19, 2008, Pew Environment Group
- Governors' plan aims to make ocean healthier - Jul 29, 2008, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- New Rules Could Save Our Fish - Jul 16, 2008, This Is Fly
- Study Finds Humans' Effect on Oceans Comprehensive - Feb 15, 2008, The Washington Post
- Study Sees 'Global Collapse' of Fish Species - Nov 3, 2006, The New York Times
- Break the cycle of mismangement - Apr 10, 2006, Portland Press Herald
- U.S. Ocean Fish Recovery: Staying the Course - Aug 5, 2005, Carl Safina for Science Magazine
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