WOC to Facilitate Industry Action on U.S. Ocean Policy and Marine Spatial Planning (Maritime Executive)

From: Maritime Executive

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is launching a two-year effort to improve ocean business community understanding, collaboration and participation in U.S. ocean policy and marine spatial planning (MSP) developments.

The WOC program includes:
• Organizing a national business conference on U.S. ocean policy in 2014.
• Developing an ocean business community roster in each of the 9 MSP regions.
• Establishing ocean business leadership fora in 3 of the MSP regions.

CRE on Harmonization of Seismic Regulation: US– A Report to CRE Brazil on the State of Seismic Regulation in the United States (Gulf of Mexico)

This material is being provided to CRE Brazil for its use in the harmonization of marine sound activities in a number of international proceedings.

The United  States  Government has regulated oil and gas seismic in the Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) for many years, first through the Minerals Management Service (“MMS”) and now through MMS’ successors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”). This Government regulation has occurred primarily under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (“MMPA”}.

State of Oregon adopts Territorial Sea Plan for ocean energy development (News Guard)

From: News Guard

PORTLAND – The State of Oregon has adopted a new Territorial Sea Plan (Part 5) that includes policies and maps governing how and under what conditions ocean renewable energy will be allowed to develop in state waters.

On Jan. 24, after a full day of comments and discussion, the Land Conservation and Development Commission voted to adopt the staff recommendations of the Department of Land Conservation and Development.

WOC TO FACILITATE INDUSTRY ACTION ON U.S. OCEAN POLICY AND MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING

World Ocean Council Program Will Develop Coordinated, Pro-active Business Community Involvement in U.S. Ocean Policy and Planning

7 February 2013

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is launching a two-year effort to improve ocean business community understanding, collaboration and participation in U.S. ocean policy and marine spatial planning (MSP) developments.

The WOC program includes:
• Organizing a national business conference on U.S. ocean policy in 2014.
• Developing an ocean business community roster in each of the 9 MSP regions.
• Establishing ocean business leadership fora in 3 of the MSP regions.