Ellen Aronson
DOI Representative to the
West Coast Regional Planning Body
Regional Director
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Pacific OCS RegionNovember 8, 2013
Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit
San Diego, California
The National Ocean Policy and
Marine Planning
MSP & Economic Growth – LessonsFrom Around the World
National Context for Marine Planning
July 2010: Executive Order 13547 establishes our Nation’s first ever National Policy for Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
• Established the National Ocean Council• Introduced the framework for marine planning
April 2013: National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan• Federal actions built on 9 National Priority Objectives• Emphasizes voluntary nature of non-federal participation• Encourages regions to identify their ocean priorities through
voluntary marine planning
July 2013: Marine Planning Handbook • Operational guide for regions choosing to establish regional
planning bodies (RPBs)
Marine planning is a science- and information-based tool that can help advance local and regional interests, such as management challenges associated with multiple uses of the ocean, economic and energy development priorities, and conservation objectives.
Marine Planning goals:• Inter-agency coordination• Public and stakeholder participation• Build upon and complement existing efforts• Inclusiveness, transparency, and process integrity• Regional marine plan
To develop marine plans, representatives from all levels of government work together, publicly and transparently, as a regional planning body.
Marine Planning as part of the National Ocean Policy
NATIONAL CONSISTENCY
REGIONAL FLEXIBILITY
NORTHEAST
Existing Regional Planning Bodies
MID-ATLANTIC
PACIFIC ISLANDS
BOEM and Marine Planning
EXPERIENCE & RESOURCES
Oil & Gas Program
Five Year Leasing Program
Renewable Energy Program*
Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Forces
Public & stakeholder meetings
Sound science foundation
Marine Minerals Program
Environmental Studies Program
Nearly $1 billion in research
>3,300 reports
FORMAL PARTICIPATION
DOI Representative
to the RPBs in:
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic (and federal co-lead)
Alaska*
West Coast*
Supporting the DOI Representative in:
Southeast*
Pacific Islands
West Coast Marine Planning
Pre-planning and coordination
Tribal engagement
Data sharing
Sub-regional approach?
Source: Principle Power, Inc.
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Pacific OCS Region Contact
Ellen AronsonRegional Director, Pacific OCS RegionBureau of Ocean Energy Management
Pacific OCS Region805-389-7502
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