The Obama Administration invites you to help develop a new national ocean policy

[dorado50]

What Bob said....heres to the self interest politicians in office now

[sandydiego]

1. Ecosystem-Based Management: Adopt ecosystem-based management as a foundational principle for comprehensive management of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
2. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Implement comprehensive, integrated, ecosystem based coastal and marine spatial planning and management in the United States.
3. Inform Decisions and Improve Understanding: Increase knowledge to continually inform and improve management and policy decisions and the capacity to respond to change and challenges. Better educate the public through formal and informal programs about the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
4. Coordinate and Support: Better coordinate and support Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional management of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. Improve coordination and integration across the Federal Government and, as appropriate, engage with the international community.
5. Resiliency and Adaptation to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification: Strengthen resiliency of coastal communities and marine and Great Lakes environments and their abilities to adapt to climate change impacts and ocean acidification.
6. Regional Ecosystem Protection and Restoration: Establish and implement an integrated ecosystem protection and restoration strategy that is science-based and aligns conservation and restoration goals at the Federal, state, tribal, local and regional levels.
7. Water Quality and Sustainable Practices on Land: Enhance water quality in the ocean, along our coasts, and in the Great Lakes by promoting and implementing sustainable practices on land.
8. Changing Conditions in the Arctic: Address environmental stewardship needs in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent coastal areas in the face of climate-induced and other environmental changes.
9. Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Observations, Mapping, and Infrastructure: Strengthen and integrate Federal and non-Federal ocean observing systems, sensors, data collection platforms, data management, and mapping capabilities into a national system, and integrate that system into international observation efforts.

[sandydiego]

Policy Translation:

1. Ecosystem-Based Management: Get everyone out of the ocean
2. Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Coastal Fencing
3. Inform Decisions and Improve Understanding: Total transparency=Nothing to see here. You would not understand our decisions anyway. You are a infidel waterman/fisherman!
4. Coordinate and Support: Everyone get out of the ocean. If you enter the ocean or you flush that toilet we will arrest and fine you to pay for our efforts.
5. Resiliency and Adaptation to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification: Stop farming, eating, and flushing.
6. Regional Ecosystem Protection and Restoration: Establish and implement an integrated ecosystem protection and restoration strategy that is not science-based and everyone get out of the ocean
7. Water Quality and Sustainable Practices on Land: Stop flushing your toilet and get out of the ocean
8. Changing Conditions in the Arctic: Stop driving and heating up the world/walk, wear a parka
9. Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Observations, Mapping, and Infrastructure: Create false reports that create Federal and non-Federal ocean Big $$$$$ grants, incorrect placement of sensors, false data collection platforms, skewed data management, and mapping capabilities into a national system, and integrate that system into international observation efforts. Only grant-driven scientist who worked on global warming projects are allowed on the ocean

This is really what "they" mean!

[mtnbykr2]

I am with "D" on this one, as a matter of fact I believe most would be,
How can we possibly have any faith that any one of the government clowns, or anything done by said clowns would ever be done properly,
legally, or for that matter, in the interest of "we the people"

[PapaDave]

It's all a plot I tell ya... In the immortal words of Pinky, "We're gonna do what we do every night Brain, plot to take over the world..."

[Dunegoat]

Originally Posted by PapaDCh

It's all a plot I tell ya... In the immortal words of Pinky, "We're gonna do what we do every night Brain, plot to take over the world..."

Actually, it was Brain who said that. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[maui jim]

With Barbara Boxer on this..it is not good for anybody.... Her office is in San Bernadino, so I'm sure she understands the coast.. and knows whats good for us..., maybe she should keep the Sonny Bono dream alive with the pipeline to the Salton Sea..