“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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SAC = Science Advisory Council

 

July Events At a Glance
Date Event Title
07/01/09 Release of DRAFT MA Ocean Management Plan
07/19/09-
07/23/09		 NOAA's Costal Zone 2009 Conference
07/22/09 MA Ocean Management Day
(at NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference)
07/29/09 MOP Governing Board Meeting
07/29/09 MOP Partners' Event

Event Details:

07/01/09 (starting at 1:00pm)
Release of DRAFT MA Ocean Management Plan
New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston
Event Status:  Report Delivered for Legislative review and Public Comment

Description: On this date, the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental affairs (EEA) released the DRAFT MA Ocean Management Plan. These documents are the culmination of more than 12 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 draft integrated ocean management plan for potential use in the United States.

Related Information:

EEA Press Release on Draft MA Ocean Management Plan 07/01/09

Video of press conference

(Many of the files below are large and may be viewed more quickly if saved to your local computer. To save any of these files, see Instructions for Downloading Large Files. )

Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan - Volume 1
Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan - Volume 2

Note: for individual chapter and figure downloads please click here.

 

Technical Reports Written to Support Plan Development
Ocean Planning Work Group Reports

Agency work groups prepared the following six reports, organized by topic area, which synthesized available data for the ocean planning area:

Massachusetts Ocean Partnership-Funded Reports

In partnership with EEA, the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership funded the following reports to support the ocean planning effort:

 

 

07/19-23/09 (Sunday thru Thursday)
NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers— 64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA
Event Status:  Ocean resource managers, MOP Partners, other ocean-use stakeholders and general public

Description: Excerpted from NOAA site— Our coastal and ocean landscape is changing, whether it's the climate, shoreline, habitat, or even the people setting and implementing policy. Join NOAA for Coastal Zone 09 from July 19 to 23, 2009 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Terrace in Boston, Massachusetts, as attendees explore the many facets of change and share tools and information to help in managing our changing coastal and ocean resources.

Related Information:

Meeting schedule and other details: NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference Website

 

07/22/09 (8:00am-10:00pm)
MA Ocean Management Day (at NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference)
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers—  64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA
Event Status:  Ocean resource managers, MOP Partners, other ocean-use stakeholders and general public

Description: The MA ocean management planning effort will be the primary focus of this conference day.  The MA Ocean Partnership staff will be conducting a discussion panel with the EEA ocean management planning team (Café Conversation, 2:00-4:30pm) and, as the lead non-federal conference partner, MOP is hosting the aquarium reception (7:00-10:00pm) where MOP Partners, ocean resource managers and others can learn about our science program projects and communications tools.  To facilitate Partner participation in this timely and pertinent event, MOP will be sponsoring a full-day (7/22) conference registration (or aquarium reception) for official MOP Partners (details to follow).

07/22/09 Tentative Agenda:

8:00am— Coffee & Conference Check-in
9:00-10:30am— Local Plenary **
10:30-11:00am— Break
11:00-12:30pm— Concurrent Sessions
12:30-2:00om— Lunch on Your Own
2:00-4:30pm— Café Conversations **
2:00-3:30— Concurrent Sessions
3:30-4:00pm— Break
4:00-5:00pm— Concurrent Sessions
7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Aquarium Reception ** (at the New England Aquarium)

** MOP related/supported activities

Related Information:

Video of Meeting

Meeting schedule and other details: NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference Website

MOP Communication & Outreach

MOP - Who We Are (PDF)

MOP - Partners Quotes (PDF)

Stakeholder Participation in Massachusetts Ocean Management Planning: Observations on the Plan Development Stage, Final Report, July 2009
  

Planning Frameworks

Planning Framework Options for the Massachusetts Ocean Plan (PDF) (441 KB)

Compatibility Determination: Considerations for Siting Coastal and Ocean Uses (PDF) (383 KB)

A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World (PDF) (3.92 MB)

Integrated Data Network

An Integrated Statewide Ocean Data Network: Providing Data Analysis Necessary for Integrated Multi‐use Ocean Management in Massachusetts (PDF)(4.69 MB)

Ecosystem and Economic Modeling

Science Tools to Implement Ecosystem Based Management in Massachusetts (PDF) (1.66 MB)

Developing a Framework for Compensatory Mitigation Associated with Ocean Use Impacts on Commercial Fisheries (PDF) (222 KB)

Characterization of Community‐Specific Spatial and Socio‐Economic Linkages to Massachusetts Waters (PDF) (6.32 MB)

 

07/29/09 (tentatively, 10:30-12:00pm)
MOP Governing Board Meeting
Hiebert Marine Lab, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
Event Status:  MOP Governing Board and MOP Staff

 

07/29/09 (11:45am-7:00pm)
MOP Partners’ Event
Hiebert Marine Lab, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
Event Status:  Current and Prospective MOP Partners

Description: This will be a landmark Partners’ Event— EEA staff will present and discuss the draft MA Ocean Management Plan.  Staff from the Consensus Building Institute will help us conduct a facilitated discussion of critical Plan elements in order to help Partners prepare for constructive and effective participation during the public/stakeholder comment period.  A report of specific issues, questions and concerns will be generated.

Tentative Meeting Agenda:

11:45-2:00 Meeting convenes with a working luncheon: Briefing and Discussion of Draft Ocean Management Plan with EEA
2:15-5:00 Breakout Sessions, Facilitated Dialogue, Next Steps, Adjourn
5:00-7:00 Closing Reception (for all attendees)
Ross’ Grill, 237 Commercial Street, Provincetown

Related Information:

Video of Meeting

New Feature: Interactive, Indexed Meeting Report

07/29/09 MOP Partners’ Event Report (PDF)

MOP Partners' Event Details (PDF)

07-29-09 EEA Presentation (PDF)

07-29-09 MOP Who We Are Presentation (PDF)

 

 

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