A polar bear along the Arctic Ocean coastline in Alaska illustrates the kind of environmental issues that will have to be considered under the new ocean policy in regard to developments such as offshore oil exploration.
NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY: News about release of Draft Recommendations Released on Thursday by the Ocean Policy Task Force, and about the San Francisco CEQ Hearing on Thursday on National Ocean Policy
- NOAA Administrator Comments on Release of Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report to the President – NOAA Press Release
- Feds, Lubchenco take first step toward national ocean policy- The Oregonian
- Obama’s ocean task force releases report – The Christian Science Monitor
- Obama Seeks National Oversight of Waters- NY Times
- Obama task force calls for National Ocean Council- Associated Press
- Broad Ocean Conservation Goals Pose Significant New Challenges – NY Times/ Greenwire
- My View: Reaching out for input through Ocean Policy Task Force – by Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service
- Obama panel releases comprehensive ocean report- San Francisco Chronicle
- Oceana lauds Obama Administration’s commitment to healthy oceans- Environmental-expert.com
- 'Healthy Oceans Matter' To This Administration Says NOAA Head- Oregon Public Broadcasting
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- Studies show effects of acidification on marine ecosystems
- Business leaders demand urgent political action on offshore wind energy
- More on Hawaiian Monk Seal KP2:Hawaiian Monk Seal Too Friendly? CBS News- includes videos
- Wales plans to use new powers to set up marine reserves
- Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists
- Italian researchers find rare black coral forest
- Animal Welfare Groups Unite for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
- Massive coral protection plan approved
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