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This Friday Is It!

Friday, February 12th is it... the last day to urge the Obama administration to adopt a strong framework for effective coastal and ocean planning that will give us the tools to protect, maintain and restore the health of our coasts and oceans. We believe that a strong national ocean policy with a framework for effective coastal and marine spatial planning will benefit fishermen, divers, surfers, sailors, kayakers, boaters, beachgoers and others who have a direct and passionate connection to the oceans. Copy (control C) the sample message below and paste it (control V) on the Council of...

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Friday, February 12th is it... the last day to urge the Obama administration to adopt a strong framework for effective coastal and ocean planning that will give us the tools to protect, maintain and restore the health of our coasts and oceans.  We believe that a strong national ocean policy with a framework for effective coastal and marine spatial planning will benefit fishermen, divers, surfers, sailors, kayakers, boaters, beachgoers and others who have a direct and passionate connection to the oceans.

Copy (control C) the sample message below and paste it (control V) on the Council of Environmental Quality's website (link here).  Please personalize the first few lines of your comment to make your support more powerful.

As a citizen who is concerned about the health of our ocean and coasts, I commend you for your tireless work to develop a unifying national ocean policy and an effective coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) framework to maintain, protect, and restore our remarkable coastal and ocean environments.

The Interim Framework includes many elements that are essential to the success of CMSP, including an emphasis on ecosystem-based management and a call to use a precautionary approach and address cumulative impacts.

I urge you to strengthen the Framework further before it is finalized. Protecting, maintaining, and restoring ecosystem health should be made a priority. Issues like dead zones, unsustainable fishing, short-sighted oil and gas development, and the destruction of coastal wetlands threaten all of us who value it and rely on its resources. We need a national ocean policy that will require coordinated management that addresses multiple issues at the same time.

Finally, please build on the Task Force's important work by issuing an Executive Order to protect, maintain, and restore the health of ocean ecosystems and advance CMSP. Such an action would make great strides toward leaving a blue legacy.

After sending your message to the White House, please take a moment to ask your friends, family and colleagues to take action as well.  We need an army of voices!

 

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5 February 2010, 8:00 pm

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2010 dates to remember

Ocean champs, wanted to share with you some of the upcoming events and awareness days in 2010 - mark your calendars!  Please feel free to share in the comments other relevant dates you know of and we’ll add it to the list: January 13th - Wear Blue for Oceans Day (thanks to everyone for supporting this [...]

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1 February 2010, 7:02 pm

2010-ocean

Ocean champs, wanted to share with you some of the upcoming events and awareness days in 2010 - mark your calendars!  Please feel free to share in the comments other relevant dates you know of and we’ll add it to the list:

January 13th - Wear Blue for Oceans Day (thanks to everyone for supporting this awareness day for our National Ocean Policy!)

February 12th -LAST DAY to comment on the Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

March 22nd - World Water Day

April 22nd - Earth Day

June: National Oceans Month

June 5th - World Environment Day

June 8th - World Ocean Day

June 8th - 11th - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

June 20th - International Surfing Day

August 25th - 29th - Monterey Bay Aquarium’s ocean film festival

September TBD (usually the third week) - Ocean Champions Annual DC Reception

October 10 - Long Bay Triathlon, South Carolina - sponsored by Ocean Champions

November 2 - Election Day - help us keep and elect Ocean Champions in Congress!

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1 February 2010, 7:02 pm

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