U.S. Administration Continues Efforts to Implement Ocean Policy
Rhonda Moniz
May 22, 2012
The Obama Administration has proposed a National Ocean Policy (NOP), in an effort to help federal agencies manage research, and data collection to create better policy making decisions. The policy has been created to help in the efforts to save money and reduce conflict between policy makers and ocean users. The policy has highlights several goals including issues causing the most concern fro the oceans and Great lakes. The draft Implementation Plan includes more than 50 actions the Federal Government will take to improve the health of the oceans, coasts, and Great lakes. According to the National Ocean Council this will support tens of millions of jobs, contribute millions of dollars a year to the national economy, and are essential to public health and national security.