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NOC Blog 
- July 30, 2012 at 1:33 PM EDT
Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (ret.) (1927 – 2012) – Champion of Ocean Policy
We note with much regret the passing of Admiral James D. Watkins on Thursday.
- May 16, 2012 at 12:55 PM EDT
Valuable Support for Maritime Industries
The Director of Business Development for a global underwater services company explains how the National Ocean Policy provides the needed framework to stimulate job creation and economic growth.
- March 23, 2012 at 5:36 PM EDT
Law of the Sea Convention Update
President Obama has stated that the United States will promote the stewardship and sustainable use of the oceans in several ways including by cooperating and exercising leadership at the international level and pursuing U.S. accession to the Law of the Sea Convention.
- March 23, 2012 at 10:30 AM EDT
Supporting science-based decision-making in the Arctic Region
The National Ocean Council is making available a wealth of data for successful planning and management in the Arctic.
DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
As part of President Obama's National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, the National Ocean Council has released the draft Implementation Plan to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. It describes more than 50 actions the Federal Government will take to improve the health of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes, which support tens of millions of jobs, contribute trillions of dollars a year to the national economy, and are essential to public health and national security.
Click here to review the draft Implementation Plan.
Click here to view public comments received.
OCEAN.DATA.GOV
The National Ocean Policy’s Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning calls for the development of a robust information management system to allow easy access to and transparency of data and information necessary for coastal and marine spatial planning. Successful planning requires the synthesis of a broad range of data and information about ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environments and the way people use these environments.
To fit these needs, the National Ocean Council teamed with the Data.gov initiative to create ocean.data.gov, an open and accessible website that houses and references a wealth of information and tools available to support ocean planning efforts.
CMSP WORKSHOP
The National Ocean Council has published the National CMSP Workshop Report Summary.
