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National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes. Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council Washington, D.C. March 3, 2011. Michael Weiss Deputy Associate Director Ocean and Coastal Policy Council on Environmental Quality. National Ocean Council.

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National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

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  1. National Policy for Stewardship of theOcean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council Washington, D.C. March 3, 2011 Michael Weiss Deputy Associate Director Ocean and Coastal Policy Council on Environmental Quality National Ocean Council

  2. E.O. 13547 & Final Recommendations • Establishes our Nation’s first ever National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes • Creates an interagency National Ocean Council to provide sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to advance the National Policy • Prioritizes 9 categories for action that seek to address the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes • Establishes a flexible framework for effective coastal and marine spatial planning to address conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of ecosystem services National Ocean Council

  3. National Ocean Council National Ocean Council Principals/Deputies Co-Chairs: CEQ/OSTP Office of Energy and Climate Change Governance Coordinating Committee State/Tribal/Local National Economic Council Steering Committee (CEQ, OSTP, Staff Director, and Chairs of the IPC) Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel National Security Council Ocean Resource Management Interagency Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chair Ocean Science and Technology Interagency Policy Committee Chair/Co-Chairs Working groups could be retained or established as standing or ad hoc Sub-Interagency Policy Committees (IPCs): e.g., Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, Ocean Acidification, Ocean Observations, Mapping, Ocean Education, Climate Resiliency and Adaptation, Regional Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, Water Quality and Sustainable Practices on Land, and Arctic. The Extended Continental Shelf Task Force and other designated interagency committees, as appropriate, would report to the Steering Committee and coordinate with the two IPCs. ------ Reporting ------ Coordination ---- Communication

  4. Governance Coordinating Committee Governance Coordinating Committee State/Tribal/Local State Regional Representatives Brian Baird (West Coast) Kathleen Leyden (Northeast) David Naftzger (Great Lakes) LeleiPeau (Pacific Islands) Mark Robbins (Alaska) Paige Rothenberger (Caribbean) George Stafford (Mid-Atlantic) Bill Walker (Gulf of Mexico) State Legislative Representative Kevin Ranker Tribal Representatives Steve Crawford Jacque Hostler Micah McCarty Representatives from inland States (2) (TBD) Local Government Representatives Kristin Jacobs Geraldine Knatz Joan Murphy

  5. Nine Priority Objectives • Four priority objectives to improve the way we do business: • Ecosystem-based management • Coastal and marine spatial planning • Inform decisions and improve understanding • Coordinate and support • Five areas of special focus: • Resiliency/adaptation to climate change and ocean acidification • Regional ecosystem protection and restoration • Water quality and sustainable practices on land • Changing conditions in the Arctic Ocean • Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observations and infrastructure National Ocean Council 5

  6. Strategic Action Plans • The NOC’s ORM-IPC and OST-IPC are charged with developing strategic action plans for the priority objectives • Plans would address the Obstacles and Opportunities identified for each objective and would: • Identify specific and measurable near-term, mid-term, and long-term actions, with appropriate milestones, performance measures, and outcomes to fulfill each objective; • Consider smaller-scale, incremental, and opportunistic efforts that build upon existing activities, as well as more complex, larger-scale actions that have the potential to be truly transformative; • Explicitly identify key lead and participating agencies; • Identify gaps and needs in science and technology; and • Identify potential resource requirements and efficiencies; and steps for integrating or coordinating current and out-year budgets. • Strategic action plan public comments are now being accepted http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/comment National Ocean Council 6

  7. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: A Regional Planning Process CMSP Process CMS Plan • Coordination/Engagement • Local authorities • Indigenous community reps • Consultation • Fishery Management Councils • Engagement • Stakeholders • Scientists & technical experts • Public

  8. CMSP Framework: A Regional Planning Process CMSP Process CMS Plan

  9. Questions? “America's stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes is intrinsically linked to environmental sustainability, human health and well-being, national prosperity, adaptation to climate and other environmental changes, social justice, international diplomacy, and national and homeland security.” - President Barack Obama www.WhiteHouse.gov/oceans National Ocean Council

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