H.R. 3873
would establish "ocean innovation clusters" to strengthen coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships.
would establish "ocean innovation clusters" to strengthen coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships.
would amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NOAA Administrator, to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities.
would establish "ocean innovation clusters" to strengthen coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships.
CEQ requested input to inform the development of an Ocean Justice Strategy, which will describe the vision, goals, and high-level objectives for coordinating and guiding ocean justice activities across the federal government.
The Department of State and NOAA seek public comment on the proposed scope for the upcoming United States Ocean Acidification Action Plan, which will highlight leadership in reducing carbon emissions; strengthening monitoring, research, and coordination research efforts; and investing in adaptive measures.
which would amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NOAA Administrator, to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities, was passed by the House.
would amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the NOAA Administrator, to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities.
would provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities.
NOAA announced its intention to prepare a National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in accordance with the Coral Reef Conservation Act, providing the public with background on the scoping, seeking specific input, and providing a general opportunity for comment the administration can consider while developing the national strategy.
After years of debate and two weeks of intense negotiation, on March 4 United Nations (U.N.) delegates agreed on wording for a treaty to protect marine life in the high seas (UN News). The high seas, or the marine areas beyond any nation’s jurisdiction, compose nearly two-thirds of the world’s ocean and have long been considered the “wild west” of the ocean, given their lack of oversight and collective exploitation (Nature).