🌊NOAA to Evaluate Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Public Meeting on National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Announces Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund and Partnership Proposals
This notice invites non-Federal entities to partner with the ocean and coastal mapping programs of NOAA's National Ocean Service on jointly-funded projects of mutual interest and establishes selection criteria and submission requirements for such projects under the Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund opportunity. With this funding opportunity, NOAA will match selected non-Federal partners at a 70:30/NOAA:partner ratio for projects proposing to contract for ocean, coastal, and/or Great Lakes mapping data totaling up to $1,000,000 per project. Selected non-Federal partners further benefit from this opportunity by leveraging NOAA's contracting and data management expertise. This ocean and coastal mapping funding opportunity is subject to the availability of funds.
Learn More🌊Public Preferences Survey for Coastal Management by NOAA
The Department of Commerce is seeking public comments on a proposal to collect information aimed at assessing public preferences and values regarding coastal and marine management. This data collection is intended to support the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, enhancing decision-making for conservation and management of coastal resources.
Learn More🌊Notice of the 50th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
NOAA and the Department of Interior (DOI) will hold the 50th meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). NOAA and DOI will be accepting oral comments during the meeting; written comments may be submitted in advance.
Learn More🌊NOAA Meeting Notice for Rookery Bay Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Office for Coastal Management will hold an in-person public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Evaluation Findings for Coastal Zone Management Programs
Notice is hereby given of the availability of final evaluation findings for the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and six State and Territory coastal management programs: American Samoa, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, and Oregon, which were prepared pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Learn More🌊NOAA Public Meeting on Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Office for Coastal Management will hold an in-person public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🎣Amendment 23 to CPS Fishery Management Plan Impacting Fisheries
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce. If approved, Amendment 23 would implement a revised rebuilding plan for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine. This proposed amendment is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act or MSA), the CPS FMP, and other applicable laws. NMFS will consider public comments in deciding whether to approve, disapprove, or partially approve Amendment 23. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, NMFS also announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment that analyzes the potential effects of the associated proposed amendment.
Learn More🌊Final Guidance on Regional Ocean Partnerships By NOAA Available Now
Under the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA), coastal States (including Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa), Indian Tribes (as defined in the final guidance), and other entities may form new partnerships and apply to NOAA (as delegated) for designation as a regional ocean partnership (ROP). ROPs coordinate the management of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. After inviting Tribal consultation and careful consideration of public comments, NOAA announces the final guidance on designating new ROPs under the NDAA.
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