Objectives • Announce the availability of the draft Northeast Ocean Plan Draft Northeast Ocean Plan • Provide an overview of the draft Northeast Ocean Plan Public Release Webinar • Describe the public comment process and upcoming opportunities Northeast Regional Planning Body to discuss the draft Plan May 25, 2016 • Answer clarifying questions from the public on both the draft Northeast Ocean Plan and public engagement process Agenda Submitting Questions and Comments 12:00 PM Welcome, introductions, agenda review • Submit your questions and comments via the webinar Q&A function 12:10 PM Overview of the draft Northeast Ocean Plan • Questions can be submitted anytime throughout the webinar 12:40 PM Perspectives from NE RPB Members for discussion during the Q&A session 1:00 PM Facilitated public Q&A and comments • All questions will be included in the webinar record, even those we do not have time to answer 1:50 PM Wrap up and next steps 1
NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN Why do we ne e d Why do we need this plan? • Ocean is a busy place a n o c e a n pla n? • Need to manage for new uses • Understand changing ecosystems and economies • Need for government to work together better • Focused regional discussion on future of the ocean Wha t do e s the NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN No rthe a st Oc e a n Pla n do ? What Does the Northeast Ocean Plan Do? Enables regional characterization of marine life, habitat and human activities using unprecedented online library of peer ‐ reviewed regional data Sets expectation for federal government to use this information to guide and inform regulatory and management decisions within existing authorities Supports identification of potential conflicts and compatibility, and affected resources Employs best practices for regulatory/management processes through interagency coordination, stakeholder engagement, use of data Identifies future priority science and research needs 2
NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN Northeast Regional Planning Body • Six New England states Northeast Ocean Plan goals Six federally ‐ recognized tribes • • Nine federal agencies 1. Healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems New England Fishery Management Council • 2. Effective decision-making • Two ex ‐ officio members: NYand Canada 3. Compatibility among past, current and future ocean uses NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN OUTREACH + ENGAGEMENT Website + Regional Stakeholder social media + eblasts forums + workshops Ca le nda r a nd RPB 3–6 we e ks b e fo re e a c h upda te s RPB me e ting Subject specific projects + Pro je c t re po rts, me e ting targeted outreach + F o c us o n upc o ming RPB summa rie s, o the r work groups de c isio ns pro duc ts Cumula tive ly re a c he d tho usa nds o f pe o ple a c ro ss ma ny issue a re a s Existing meetings + events E xpe rt/ sc ie ntific re vie w o f Ho w wa s the me tho ds, pro duc ts L e ve ra g e d e xisting o ppo rtunitie s to re a c h No rthe a st sta ke ho lde rs Va rio us to pic s, thro ug ho ut State public meetings + Ne w E ng la nd advisory groups Oc e a n Pla n Inte ra c tive a nd info rma l de ve lo pe d? T hro ug ho ut Ne w E ng la nd 3
NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES OCEAN DATAPORTAL NATIONAL MARINE LIFE & AQUACULTURE HABITAT SECURITY COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL RESTORATION OFFSHORE SAND FISHING RESOURCES CULTURAL RECREATION RESOURCES ENERGY & MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION Wha t a re the NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN diffe re nt pa rts Northeast region and need for 1 o f the pla n? ocean planning Plan process and development 2 of Data Portal Using plan data in regulatory and management 3 decisions across 10 ocean management topics 4 Plan implementation Future science and research priorities 5 4
Plan Describes Top Ten Primary Ocean USING PLAN DATA TO Resources and Activities INFORM DECISIONS Overview of importance of each ocean resource or 1. activity to ocean management 2. Regulatory and management landscape of that Federal agency actions to update resource/activity and use Plan data and information in regulatory and management 3. Peer-reviewed maps and data available on portal decisions within existing authorities. 4. Regulatory and management actions identified by RPB agencies Maintain, update and develop additional data for the Portal Inform regulatory/environmental review and management decisions Identify potentially affected stakeholders and resources Enhance interagency coordination NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN MARINE LIFE & HABITAT Marine Life & Habitat This section of the plan describes the process for developing and the status of an unprecedented library of regional data products characterizing marine life and habitat including: • Maps of species • Maps of habitat types • Draft maps of species groupings developed to assist decision-making 5
NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN Cor als MARINE LIFE & MARINE LIFE & HABITAT HABITAT Marine Life & Habitat Defines Important Ecological Areas as habitat areas and species, guilds, or communities critical to ecosystem function, recovery, and resilience. They are further divided by five components: • Areas of high productivity • Areas of high biodiversity • Areas of high species abundance • Areas of vulnerable marine resources • Areas of rare marine resources L ong-tail ed duck : pr edi cted annual r el ative abundance Mammal s sensitive to high fr equency sound NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN MARINE LIFE & O V E RV I E W AC T I O N S MARINE LIFE & O V E RV I E W AC T I O N S HABITAT HABITAT ML -1 Upda te ma rine life da ta ML -5 Use ma rine life a nd ha b ita t da ta a s ke y inputs to mo nito r e c o syste m he a lth ML -2 Upda te ha b ita t da ta ML -6 Use ma rine life a nd ha b ita t da ta to info rm a pplic a b le ML -3 I de ntify o ppo rtunitie s to upda te ma rine life a nd ha b ita t re vie w pro c e sse s unde r fe de ra l e nviro nme nta l a nd re g ula to ry da ta e ve ry five ye a rs la ws ML -4 Adva nc e the ma pping o f I mpo rta nt E c o lo g ic a l Are a s ML -7 Use ma rine life a nd ha b ita t da ta to info rm re spo nsib ilitie s within ma na g e d a re a s ML -8 Use ma rine life a nd ha b ita t da ta to info rm o the r ma na g e me nt a c tivitie s 6
Appr oac h to NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN B oston H ar bor MARINE TRANSPORTATION Passengervessels T ug T ow vessels NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN MARINE O V E RV I E W AC T I O N S TRANSPORTATION MT -1 Ma inta in e xisting m a p s a nd d a ta o n the Po rta l MT -2 Pro vid e a d d itio na l d a ta thro ug h ne w a na lyse s MT -3 Use the Po rta l a nd Pla n to info rm re g ula r o p e ra tio ns a nd m a na g e m e nt o f the MT S MT -4 Use the Po rta l a nd Pla n to id e ntify p o te ntia l c o nflic ts, im p a c ts a nd p o te ntia lly a ffe c te d m a ritim e sta ke ho ld e rs d uring p e rm itting a nd le a sing fo r ne w p ro p o se d a c tivitie s MT -5 Use the Pla n to info rm d re d g ing a nd fe d e ra l na vig a tio n p ro je c ts MT -6 C o ntinue o utre a c h to m a ritim e sta ke ho ld e rs to und e rsta nd c urre nt tre nd s a nd the p o te ntia l e ffe c ts o f ne w a c tivitie s to the MT S 7
NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL FISHING COMMERCIAL & O V E RV I E W AC T I O N S RECREATIONAL FISHING CF -1 Ma inta in e xisting ma ps a nd da ta o n the po rta l L o bster T r ap E nd L ine Density CF -2 De ve lo p a dditio na l re g io na l ma ps a nd da ta o f c o mme rc ia l a nd re c re a tio na l fishe rie s CF -3 I nfo rm re g ula to ry a nd e nviro nme nta l re vie ws o f a g e nc y a c tio ns fo r the ir po te ntia l impa c ts to c o mme rc ia l a nd re c re a tio na l fishe rie s CF -4 I de ntify po te ntia lly a ffe c te d c o mme rc ia l fishing sta ke ho lde rs All VMS S c al l op Vessels 2011-2014 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE Wind r esour c es in the Nor theast U .S. fr om a 2010 DOE study. Renewable ener gy planning ar eas. 8
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