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February 13, 2012

MarineBIOS: Marine and Coastal Map Viewer (Santa Barbara Independent)

From: Santa Barbara Independent

The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today announced a new marine and coastal map viewer, called MarineBIOS.

This interactive map is a new tool for accessing California statewide marine spatial planning data. Users can visually explore and retrieve pertinent marine and coastal spatial planning information compiled for past and present DFG projects, including Marine Protected Area (MPA) planning.

Located at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/gis/viewer.asp, the website is an in-depth source of information about California’s MPAs, as well as some of the more common spatial planning data that was used to create those MPA regulations. For example, users may look up information on the distribution of kelp canopies, benthic and intertidal habitats, important marine managed areas or points of interest relevant to marine user groups.

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February 7, 2012

Study locates key loggerhead sea turtle feeding areas (Summit Voice)

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — Biologists working to protect dwindling loggerhead sea turtlepopulations have discovered two previously unknown feeding hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico. The new sites are off the coast of southwest Florida and near the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Along with protecting turtles where they nest and breed, resource managers could use the new information to protect important feeding grounds, though the scientists aren’t yet sure why the turtles congregate in these areas. Loggerheads typically forage on the seafloor for crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters, and shellfish like clams or conchs.

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January 30, 2012

White House NOC issues National Ocean Policy draft (Oil & Gas Journal)

01/23/2012
By Nick Snow
Washington Editor

The White House’s National Ocean Council issued a National Ocean Policy draft on Jan. 12 that describes actions the federal government might take to address the most pressing challenges facing oceans and US coasts, as well as the Great Lakes.

The proposals focus on nine priority objectives, describe possible actions and their intended outcomes, outline key milestones, identify key agencies and other responsible entities, and list time frames. Comments will be accepted through Feb. 27.

The strategy is based on Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM), which the draft described as an integrated resource management approach that considers the entire ecosystem, including humans.

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January 10, 2012

OIRA Watch

Some two dozen legislative proposals to improve the regulatory process are under consideration by the Congress.  Nonetheless, the immediate relief needed for job creation can come though OIRA.

Accordingly  we have launched an interactive public docket (IPD), OIRA Watch,  aimed at demonstrating the need for OIRA to act on particular issues of interest.

The impact of any “Watch” site is heavily depending upon the credibility of its sponsor; please view CRE’s credentials, giving particular attention to the information contained in this link.

December 12, 2011

The Critical Role of Civil Servants

Historically, federal civil servants played a critical role in developing and implementing federal policy. The attached article in the Administrative Law Review,published by the American Bar Association in conjunction  with the Washington College of Law of the American University, sets forth in Section D on page 54  the critical role career federal employees had in the establishment of centralized regulatory review in the White House Office of Management and Budget.

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