“A historic opportunity is at hand to make positive and lasting changes in the way we manage our oceans. …An important part of this new framework is strengthening…efforts to identify and resolve issues at the regional level. It is also critical that decisions about ocean and coastal resources be based on the most current, credible and unbiased scientific data and information. …ocean education should be strengthened to better engage the general public.” 

- An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2004

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OAC = Ocean Advisory Commission
SAC = Science Advisory Council

 

January Events At a Glance

Date Event Title
01/04/10 RELEASE of FINAL MA Ocean Management Plan
01/27/10 Indicators Report

01/04/10
RELEASE of FINAL MA Ocean Management Plan

Boston, MA
Event Status:  Report Released for Stakeholders and the Broader Public

Description: On this date, the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental affairs (EEA) released the FINAL MA Ocean Management Plan. These documents are the culmination of more than 18 months of intense effort led by EEA and other state agency personal with extensive technical support from the MA Ocean Partnership.  They incorporate stakeholder input and the best available scientific information to produce the first integrated ocean management plan for use in the United States.

Related Information

Press Release: Final MA Ocean Management Plan 01/04/10

Complete, two-volume set of the Final MA Ocean Management Plan 01/04/10

 

01/27/10
Indicators Report
Boston, MA
Event Status: Release of Final Draft Report on Monitoring and Indicators

Description: This report is the product of the two previous Indicators Working Sessions (10/22/09 & 11/10/09) in support of the MA Ocean Plan development, implementation and evolution.

Related Information

Developing Performance Indicators to Evaluate the Management Effectiveness of the MA Ocean Management Plan [January 2010]

 

 

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