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“Oceans are crucial to the Earth’s ecosystem and to all Americans because they drive global weather patterns, feed our people and are a major source of employment for fisheries and recreation. As president, I will commit my administration to develop the kind of strong, integrated, well-managed program of ocean stewardship that is essential to sustain a healthy marine environment.”
– President Barack Obama, 2008

 

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National Ocean Policy

2/27/12: Letter to the National Ocean Council Chairs Regarding Comments on the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan

7/1/11: Letter to National Ocean Council Chairs Regarding Comments and Recommendations on NOP Strategic Action Plans Full Content Outlines 

12/10: Science Requirements for Marine Spatial Planning, An Ocean Leadership Policy Document

1/27/10: Letter to CEQ on the Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Framework for Effective CMSP

7/16/09: The Role of Science in a National Ocean Policy for the Oceans, Coasts and the Great Lakes, a Presentation by Robert. B. Gagosian

 

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

02/12/12: Letter to NRDA Trustees on Draft Phase I Restoration Plan and Assessment

10/26/11: Letter to Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Preliminary Restoration Strategy

12/3/10: Letter to the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Regarding Lessons Learned

7/30/10: Letter to the National Research Council Committee on K-12 Science Education Regarding Comments on the Draft NRC Science Framework for Science Education

7/27/10: Article in the Washington Post: Research on Gulf Oil Spill Shouldn’t Take a Backseat to Litigation, by Robert B. Gagosian and Christopher F. D’Elia

6/23/10: Scientific Symposium Meeting Summary on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Louisiana State University

 

Climate Change

11/15/10: Follow-up Letter to NOAA With Recommendations Regarding NOAA’s Proposed Climate Service from Ocean Leadership’s Board Members

10/18/10: Letter to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Regarding the Strategic Vision and Framework Document for NOAA’s Proposed Climate Service

5/14/10: Letter to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Providing Recommendations for NOAA’s Climate Service Draft Proposal

4/9/10: Letter to John Holdren, Director of OSTP, Supporting the Dual-Frequency Scatterometer Mission Proposed by NOAA

6/09: Deciphering the Ocean Climate System, An Ocean Leadership Policy Document

 

Other Policy Documents

Testimonies

03/22/12:  Testimony of  Robert B. Gagosian, President and CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science Hearing  

 03/08/12: Testimony of Dr. Timothy Cowles, Program Director, Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education 

 

Letters of Endorsement

8/20/11: Letter to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Providing Recommendations on NOAA’s Draft Scientific Integrity Policy and Procedural Handbook

7/25/11: Letter to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Supporting HR 1171 (Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011)

11/29/10: Letter to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Recommending Dr. Scott Doney as Chief Scientist at NOAA

 09/24/07: Letter to Senators Harry Reid and Mitchen McConnel encouraging the Senate’s approval of US accession to the Law of the Sea Convention



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ONW: Week of May 14, 2012 – Number 164

ONW: Week of May 14, 2012 – Number 164

The staff here at Ocean Leadership works hard to make certain that each week we provide you with the most useful and timely information regarding our efforts, activities of the community, news from Capitol Hill, and all opportunities, jobs and internships that we feel you might find beneficial.

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Program Update: National Ocean Sciences Bowl – April 2012

Program Update: National Ocean Sciences Bowl – April 2012

The 15th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) Final was held April 19-22, 2012 at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Returning champions Marshfield High School from Marshfield, Wisconsin took home first place.

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Program Update: Advocacy – April 2012

Program Update: Advocacy – April 2012

Congressional appropriators got off to an early start this spring with both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees approving FY 2013 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bills in April with House and Senate floor consideration expected this month.

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