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January, 2007

Governors’ Regional Leadership. January, 2007. Alliance Strengths. Governors’ Initiative Action Oriented Cost Effective Integrated Locally Driven Bottom-up. Setting the Stage … U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and Joint Ocean Commission Initiative Recommendations.

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January, 2007

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  1. Governors’ Regional Leadership January, 2007 Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  2. Alliance Strengths • Governors’ Initiative • Action Oriented • Cost Effective • Integrated • Locally Driven • Bottom-up Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  3. Setting the Stage …U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy andJoint Ocean Commission Initiative Recommendations • Advance regional ecosystem approaches to management • Address land-based pollution • Protect coastal ecosystems, wetlands and estuaries • Educate the next generation of ocean stewards Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  4. Regional Concern, Governors’ Initiative April 2004 - new “alliance” of the five Gulf State Governors Identified regional priority issues and state leads Healthy beaches and shellfish beds – Florida Coastal wetland restoration – Louisiana Environmental education – Alabama Identification and characterization of Gulf habitats – Texas Reductions in nutrient loading – Mississippi Including engagement of 6 Mexican Gulf States Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  5. U.S. Ocean Action PlanDecember 2004 Gulf of Mexico Regional Partnership Action (page 11) Regular briefings to US Council on Ocean Protection (USCOP), the Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR), and Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) SIMOR Work Plan Commitment to Gulf of Mexico Alliance Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  6. Federal Workgroup • USDOE • USDOI • USDHH / PHS • USDOS • USDOT • USEPA In April 2005, CEQ forms the Federal Workgroup to support the Alliance NASA NSF USACE USDA USDOC / NOAA USDOD / Navy EPA and NOAA designated as federal coordinators Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  7. Governors’ Action Planfor Healthy and Resilient Coasts Intentionally focused (versus comprehensive) 5 Priority Issues 11 specific actions Short-term “on the ground” successes 36-month outcomes For each action, an “Action Blueprint” with major steps Two projects in Mexico Approved and signed by all 5 Gulf State Governors and CEQ Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  8. State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit • March 28-30, 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas • Hosted by Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi • Release ceremony for Governors’ Action Plan by: • Gov. Rick Perry, TX • Gov. Kathleen Blanco, LA • Gob. Engenio Hernandez Flores, Tamaulipas • Gob. Fidel Herrera Beltran, Veracruz Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  9. Implementation Activities Matrix • State and federal agencies identified specific contributions to accomplish major steps in Governors’ Action Plan • Action from March 2006 to March 2009 • The Alliance will next engage business/industry, NGOs, and academic community • A “living document” at www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  10. On the Right Track • Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card recognized the Gulf Alliance as a bright spot in the nation • Regional ocean governance received highest grade • Admiral Watkins Commends Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Governors’ Action Plan Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  11. Value of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance • A “working model” of regional ocean governance seen as a model by other regions • State leadership in U.S. OAP implementation • Will decrease overall costs and increase effectiveness of coastal management on regional scales • Supporting Gulf Coast recovery and contributing to more resilient coastal communities – protecting lives and livelihoods Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  12. Nutrient Reduction N-1: Establish the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Nutrient Criteria Coordination Team N-2: Implement nutrient reduction activities during Gulf recovery and rebuilding N-3: Develop and promote an aligned, five Gulf State voice on the need to reduce Gulf of Mexico hypoxia Water Quality WQ-1: Develop Red Tide Forecasting Tool in the U.S. and Mexican Gulf States WQ-2: Beach Water Quality Management Tool WQ-3: Improve government efficiency in water quality monitoring Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  13. Nutrient Criteria • All States must have a plan to develop Numeric Nutrient Criteria • EPA Guidelines: • By Waterbody Type (1. Lakes & Reservoirs, 2. Rivers & Streams, 3. Estuaries & Coastal, & 4. Wetlands • By Ecoregion (Level 3 or higher resolution) • By 4 parameters • Causal – TP & TN • Response – Chlorophyll a & water clarity • By Variables • Magnitude • Duration • Frequency Gulf of Mexico Alliance

  14. Nutrient Criteria, continued State Strategy Simplest first • Lakes & Reservoirs • Rivers & Streams • Estuaries & Coastal • Wetlands Gulf of Mexico Alliance

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