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Priority Topic E: Conserve Natural Resources in the Sanctuary

Background: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary's primary mandate is to conserve and protect resources in the sanctuary.

How will this priority topic be addressed? To address this topic, two working groups will be formed: one to address living resources conservation and one to address spill prevention, preparedness, response and restoration.


LIVING RESOURCE CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP
Staff Lead: Liam Antrim
Advisory Council Lead: Fan Tsao, Marine Conservation Biology Institute and Teresa Scott, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Upcoming Meetings (Link will open calendar in a new tab/window.)
Background Documents:
August 21 Meeting Notes (212k pdf)
Living Resource Conservation Background Document (852k pdf)
Channel Island NMS vessel discharges proposed rule (3/28/08) (76k pdf)
Cordell, Farallones, Monterey NMS vessel discharges proposed rule (3/27/08) (60k pdf)
California Sanctuaries final regulations (11/20/08) (328k pdf)



SPILLS PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RESTORATION WORKING GROUP
Staff Lead: Bob Pavia
Advisory Council Lead: Bob Bohlman, Marine Exchange of Puget Sound and Chip Boothe, WA Department of Ecology
Upcoming Meetings (Link will open calendar in a new tab/window.)
Background Documents:
Spills Draft Strategies from 10/16/09 (88k pdf)
September 22 Meeting Notes (64k pdf)
OCNMS Subarea Contingency Plan (644k pdf)
August 12 Meeting Notes (180k pdf)
OCNMS/USCG MOU Spills Highlights (2.7Mb pdf)
Spills Working Group Background (260k pdf)
Candidate Spills Working Group Topics (52k pdf)
Draft ATBA Strategy (88k pdf)
Spills Strategies from Other Sanctuaries (48k pdf)
Straight of Juan de Fuca WAMS (3.9Mb pdf)
North Puget Sound Long-term Oil Spill Risk Management Panel Final Report (21.2Mb pdf)
Tugboat Compliance With ATBA (7.5Mb pdf)
Port Access Route Study of Strait of Juan de Fuco (800k pdf)

For more information on this group, please contact the Navigating the Future team at ocnmsmanagementplan@noaa.gov
or at (360) 457-6622 x28.

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