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Crs Report for Congress: Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook April 25, 2008 - Rl33603 by Bibliogov (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission made numerous recommendations for changing U.S. ocean policy and management. The 109th Congress reauthorized the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (P.L. 109-479), incorporating provisions recommended by both commissions, and authorized a new program to assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris (P.L. 109-449). Several bills encompassing a broad array of cross-cutting concerns such as ocean exploration; ocean and coastal observing systems; federal organization and administrative structure; and ocean and coastal mapping integration were considered, but t acted on during the 109th Congress. Similar bills have been reintroduced in the 110th Congress. Identification of the need for a comprehensive national ocean policy can be traced back to 1966, when a presidential Commission on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources was established (called the Stratton Commission after its chairman, Dr. Julius Stratton). The commission's 1969 final report, Our Nation and the Sea: A Plan for National Action, contained recommendations that led to reorganizing federal ocean programs by establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). By the late 1980s, a number of influential voices had concluded that U.S. ocean management remained fragmented and was characterized by a confusing array of laws, regulations, ...

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Publisher
Bibliogov
ISBN-10
1293024090
ISBN-13
9781293024096
eBay Product ID (ePID)
188749694

Product Key Features

Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Subject
Politics: General & Référence

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Date of Publication
10/10/2013
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Country of Publication
United States

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