United States Commission on Ocean Policy
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The United States Commission on Ocean Policy (sometimes known as the Watkins Commission, after the chairman of the commission during its first gathering, James Watkins) was created by an act of the One Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States known as the Oceans Act of 2000.
[edit] Working Groups
In the course of its work, the Commission established four working groups to address the following issues:
- Governance
- Research, Education and Marine Operations
- Stewardship
- Investment and Implementation
[edit] History
The Act was passed in the Senate June 6, 2000, and become effective on January 20, 2001.
The Commission is composed of 16 members. Per the Act, the House and Senate Majority each nominated 8 people, and the President appointed 4 from each list.
The Commission began its work in September 2001 with a series of nine regional meetings and 18 additional site visits in every coastal region of the United States and the Great Lakes. The Commission heard testimony from 445 experts, including many of the nation’s top ocean scientists and researchers, environmental organizations, industry, citizens, and government officials, as well as receiving written testimony from countless others.
The Commission released its Preliminary Report on April 20, 2004, for review by the nation’s Governors and other stakeholders.
On September 20, 2004, the Commission submitted its Final Report to the President and Congress, "An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century".
[edit] External links
- Official Commission web site
- PDF version of the Oceans Act of 2000
- Naval Institute Proceedings 2001 Index Don Walsh
- 1965 Coastal Zone Information Center NOAA (35 pp)
- Tales of Not-so Ancient Mariners: A Marine Technology Review from the MTS Archives (Summer 2006)
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