Senate Holds Hearing On the Future of Ocean Governance

摘要

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing on November 4 titled "The Future of Ocean Governance: Building our National Ocean Policy."The chairman of the committee, Sen. John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), gave the opening statement."Our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes provide our nation with unmatched wealth," said Rockefeller. "Yet today, ocean management remains fragmented, with an array of laws, regulations and practices that confound efforts to protect, manage and restore our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes for future generations. We have a responsibility to get this right, and I look forward to working with the administration as it finalizes its recommendations for the national ocean policy and develops a framework for coastal and marine spatial planning."