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Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan

Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. SeaWeb /National Press Club MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian A. Bowles, Secretary Deerin Babb-Brott, Asst. Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Zone Management. Oceans Act of 2008.

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Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan

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  1. Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan SeaWeb/National Press Club MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian A. Bowles, Secretary Deerin Babb-Brott, Asst. Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Zone Management

  2. Oceans Act of 2008 Mandated development of comprehensive, integrated plan on short timeline Set Policy Framework: the “oceans 15” Excludes fisheries management from plan jurisdiction Requires projects to be consistent with the plan and that the plan be adopted under the state coastal zone management plan Establishes impact mitigation fee and trust fund

  3. Process Elements • Workgroups – data, analysis, mapping • Stakeholders – data, issues • Policy/science advisory bodies

  4. Six of the “oceans 15”

  5. GOALS Balance and protect the natural, social, cultural, historic, and economic interests of the marine ecosystem Recognize and protect biodiversity, ecosystem health, and the interdependence of ecosystems Support wise use of marine resources, including renewable energy, sustainable uses, and infrastructure Incorporate new knowledge as the basis for management that adapts over time to address changing social, technological, and environmental conditions 15 requirements of the Act OUTCOMES • Integrated ocean management plan • Special, sensitive, unique resources identified and protected • Areas and management standards for renewables and other uses • Blueprint for Plan 2.0: science, stakeholder, policy/management adaptive frameworks STRATEGIES

  6. Recreational activity Commercial fishing activity

  7. Infrastructure Navigational uses

  8. Special, Sensitive or Unique Resources • Marine mammals • Avifauna • Seafloor features • Fish, crustaceans and shellfish

  9. Ocean Plan Management Areas: • Prohibited-13% • Renewable Energy-2% • Multi-use-85%

  10. Wind Energy Siting

  11. Multi-Use Area • New regulatory siting standard under MEPA: • Specified uses presumptively excluded; presumption may be overcome by a clear demonstration: • No less environmentally damaging practicable alternative • Public benefits associated with the proposed project clearly outweigh the public detriment to the SSU resource

  12. Resources and usesfor telecommunication & electric cables

  13. Resources and usesfor pipelines

  14. Resources and usesfor commercial tidalenergy facilities

  15. Resources and usesfor sand/gravelextraction

  16. Science Framework • Further characterize spatial patterns of uses • Complete high-resolution seafloor mapping • Habitat characterization/EVI • Assess potential climate change effects on ocean ecology

  17. Plan available on-line at mass.gov/eea

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