Obama Administration Officials Announce Final Recommendations of Ocean Policy Task Force

摘要

On July 19, President Barack Obarna's administration released the final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts and Great Lakes and create a National Ocean Council (NOC). The final recommendations prioritize actions for the NOC to pursue and call for a flexible framework for coastal and marine spatial planning to address conservation, economic activity, user conflict and sustainable use of the ocean, coasts and the Great Lakes.