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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.
May 26, 2011 at 3:06 PM ET by Andy Lipsky

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 28, 2011 at 6:00 PM ET by Mary Boatman

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.
April 18, 2011 at 2:43 PM ET by Andy Lipsky

From Coast to Coast, Working Together for our Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes

Members of the newly convened Governance Coordinating Committee chime in on what they think their work and membership means to the people and the communities they serve.
March 22, 2011 at 1:40 PM ET by Rick Weiss and Sahar Wali

Open for Comments: National Ocean Policy Strategic Action Plans

As part of President Obama’s commitment to move toward the first comprehensive national policy for our oceans, the National Ocean Council (NOC) is responsible for developing strategic action plans to achieve nine priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
January 24, 2011 at 4:22 PM ET by Shere Abbott and Mike Boots

Deputies Building on Great Momentum for Our Oceans

Shere Abbott and Mike Boots, Co-Chairs of the Deputies Committee of the National Ocean Council, recap this week's deputies meeting, which included reviewing the final elements of the governance structure and the next steps to produce the action plans.
December 17, 2010 at 4:29 PM ET by Shere Abbott and Mike Boots

National Ocean Council Principals Hold Inaugural Meeting

Twenty-five Cabinet Secretaries and senior officials from across the Federal Government gather in the Roosevelt Room of the White House for the inaugural meeting of the National Ocean Council’s (NOC) Principal-level Committee.
November 12, 2010 at 2:56 PM ET by National Ocean Council Staff

Ocean Council Moving Full Steam Ahead

The National Ocean Council (NOC) works to build a governance structure that will support the Council as it works to ensure the stewardship of our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes.
September 24, 2010 at 4:20 PM ET by John P. Holdren, Nancy Sutley

Executive Order for the Stewardship of Our Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes

On July, 19, 2010, President Obama established our Nation’s first National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes.
July 19, 2010 at 6:12 PM ET by NOC Team

Meet the National Ocean Council

Officials from departments, agencies and offices throughout the Federal government make up the National Ocean Council.
July 19, 2010 at 3:23 PM ET by NOC Team

Obama Administration Officials Announce the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force

Today the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force released its Final Recommendations, which call for a new National Ocean Policy and the establishment of a National Ocean Council to address conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of the ocean, our coasts and the Great Lakes.
July 19, 2010 at 3:23 PM ET by NOC Team