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 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/sap/> 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 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/sap/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 -- Jonathan Shannon NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr Outreach Specialist jonathan.shannon@noaa.gov