Panel Regarding Marine Panel Regarding Marine Spatial Planning Spatial Planning
A public process of analyzing and A public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives that usually have been social objectives that usually have been specified through a political process specified through a political process (UNESCO). (UNESCO). Balance amongst multiple objectives Balance amongst multiple objectives Spatially focused Spatially focused Integrated Integrated
On June 12, 2009 - - Interagency Interagency On June 12, 2009 Ocean Policy Task Force Ocean Policy Task Force established – – led by CEQ led by CEQ established Charged with developing Charged with developing recommendations for a national recommendations for a national ocean policy, a framework for ocean policy, a framework for improved stewardship, and improved stewardship, and effective coastal and marine effective coastal and marine spatial planning. spatial planning. Interim Framework Report Interim Framework Report released 14 Dec. 2009. released 14 Dec. 2009.
Marine Spatial Planning Panel Marine Spatial Planning Panel Kate Moran – – OSTP OSTP Kate Moran Sandra Whitehouse – – Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy Sandra Whitehouse Kris Sarri Sarri – – Senate Commerce Committee Senate Commerce Committee Kris Ed Saade Saade - - Fugro Fugro Earthdata Earthdata, Inc. , Inc. Ed Larry Mayer – – CCOM/JHC UNH (moderator) CCOM/JHC UNH (moderator) Larry Mayer
Thrilled to see this level of interest, • Thrilled to see this level of interest, • concern and action with respect to concern and action with respect to the coastal and marine environment the coastal and marine environment • Clear acknowledgement of Clear acknowledgement of • importance of basing CMSP on sound importance of basing CMSP on sound science but… ….. .. science but
Concerns: Concerns: • what mechanisms will be in place to support what mechanisms will be in place to support • this science? this science? • confounded by uncertain delineation confounded by uncertain delineation • between federal and regional responsibilities between federal and regional responsibilities • NOC charged with establishing mechanisms NOC charged with establishing mechanisms • to identify science needs - - but who funds but who funds to identify science needs the identified needs and through what the identified needs and through what mechanisms? mechanisms?
• recognize need for spatial focus and recognize need for spatial focus and • establishment of management establishment of management boundaries but we must also recognize boundaries but we must also recognize that ecosystems are not fixed and that ecosystems are not fixed and therefore there needs to be flexibility therefore there needs to be flexibility with respect to these boundaries with respect to these boundaries
Applaud the concept of a national Applaud the concept of a national information management system to information management system to support MSP --- --- need to go beyond need to go beyond support MSP just quality standards and also just quality standards and also establish minimum spatial and establish minimum spatial and TEMPORAL requirements for baseline TEMPORAL requirements for baseline geographic, physical, chemical, and geographic, physical, chemical, and biological data -- -- IOOS IOOS biological data
• Is there sufficient data and Is there sufficient data and • understanding to create the needed understanding to create the needed decision support tools? decision support tools? • How will the needed decision How will the needed decision • support tools be developed? support tools be developed?
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Marine Spatial Planning Panel Marine Spatial Planning Panel Kate Moran – – OSTP OSTP Kate Moran Sandra Whitehouse – – Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy Sandra Whitehouse Kris Sarri Sarri – – Senate Commerce Committee Senate Commerce Committee Kris Ed Saade Saade - - Fugro Fugro Earthdata Earthdata, Inc. , Inc. Ed Larry Mayer – – CCOM/JHC UNH (moderator) CCOM/JHC UNH (moderator) Larry Mayer
MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING A public process of analyzing and allocating A public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives ecological, economic, and social objectives that usually have been specified through a that usually have been specified through a political process (UNESCO). (UNESCO). political process lti- -objective objective lti atially focused atially focused tegrated tegrated
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