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

Ellen.Aronson@boem.gov

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