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The National Ocean Policy and Marine Planning

MSP & Economic Growth – Lessons From Around the World. The National Ocean Policy and Marine Planning. Ellen Aronson DOI Representative to the West Coast Regional Planning Body Regional Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific OCS Region November 8, 2013

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The National Ocean Policy and Marine Planning

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  1. MSP & Economic Growth – Lessons From Around the World The National Ocean Policy and Marine Planning Ellen Aronson DOI Representative to the West Coast Regional Planning Body Regional Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific OCS Region November 8, 2013 Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit San Diego, California

  2. National Context for Marine Planning • July 2010: Executive Order 13547 establishes our Nation’s first ever National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes • Established the National Ocean Council • Introduced the framework for marine planning • April 2013: National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan • Federal actions built on 9 National Priority Objectives • Emphasizes voluntary nature of non-federal participation • Encourages regions to identify their ocean priorities through voluntary marine planning • July 2013: Marine Planning Handbook • Operational guide for regions choosing to establish regional planning bodies (RPBs)

  3. Marine Planning as part of the National Ocean Policy • Marine planning is a science- and information-based tool that can help advance local and regional interests, such as management challenges associated with multiple uses of the ocean, economic and energy development priorities, and conservation objectives. • Marine Planning goals: • Inter-agency coordination • Public and stakeholder participation • Build upon and complement existing efforts • Inclusiveness, transparency, and process integrity • Regional marine plan • To develop marine plans, representatives from all levels of government work together, publicly and transparently, as a regional planning body. NATIONAL CONSISTENCY REGIONAL FLEXIBILITY

  4. Existing Regional Planning Bodies NORTHEAST PACIFIC ISLANDS MID-ATLANTIC

  5. BOEM and Marine Planning FORMAL PARTICIPATION DOI Representative to the RPBs in: Northeast Mid-Atlantic (and federal co-lead) Alaska* West Coast* Supporting the DOI Representative in: Southeast* Pacific Islands • EXPERIENCE & RESOURCES • Oil & Gas Program • Five Year Leasing Program • Renewable Energy Program* • Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Forces • Public & stakeholder meetings • Sound science foundation • Marine Minerals Program • Environmental Studies Program • Nearly $1 billion in research • >3,300 reports

  6. West Coast Marine Planning Pre-planning and coordination Tribal engagement Data sharing Sub-regional approach? Source: Principle Power, Inc.

  7. Pacific OCS Region Contact Ellen Aronson Regional Director, Pacific OCS Region Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Pacific OCS Region 805-389-7502 Ellen.Aronson@boem.gov www.boem.gov Click links to reach Pacific OCS Region website: About BOEM About Regions Pacific Region

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