Good Morning MARMAM list serve Members,

The National Ocean Council announced that the public will have until July 2nd to comment on the strategic action plan outlines for each of the nine objectives in the National Ocean Policy. Writing teams composed of representatives from the National Ocean Council agencies developed these outlines to provide an initial view as to how federal agencies might address the priority objectives. They are preliminary documents that serve as an early and valuable point in the plan development process for focusing public and stakeholder input. We encourage you to submit comments and ideas by the deadline--July 2, 2011. In addition to submitting comments online, you may participate in one of the regional listening sessions on the strategic action plan outlines. Those sessions are as follows:

DATE, LOCATION, VENUE
June 9, 6:00pm-8:30pm
Washington, DC, Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
June 9, 4:00pm-9:00pm
Barrow, AK, North Slope Borough Offices
June 10, 4:00pm-9:00pm
Anchorage, AK, Wilda Marston Theatre, Z. J. Loussac Library
June 13, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Chicago, IL, U.S. EPA Regional Headquarters
June 15, 5:00pm-9:00pm
Jacksonville, FL, University of North Florida
June 16, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Honolulu, HI, The Neal Blaisdell Center
June 27, 11:30am-3:00pm
Exeter, NH, Exeter High School
June 27, 5:00pm-8:30pm
Galveston, TX, Galveston Convention Center
June 27, 8:30am-5:00pm
Ocean Shores, WA, Quinault Beach Resort and Casino
June 30, 1:00pm-5:00pm
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, TBD
June 30, 10:00am-5:00pm
West Long Branch, NJ, Monmouth University
July 1, Time TBD
Portland, OR, Portland State University

We appreciate your support and participation in this process.

-- Jonathan Shannon

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Jonathan Shannon
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr
Outreach Specialist
jonathan.shannon@noaa.gov