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Ocean Policy of the Barack Obama Administration

I. Obama ocean policy executive orders and proclamations of marine national monuments

1) in Hawaii

2) In Arctic

3) In Atlantic

'''II. The marine policy actions of the executive branch agencies and departments (3 weeks ago)'''

1) denial of permits for seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration and the related permanent withdrawal of federal lands on the Atlantic continental shelf from oil and gas leasing by BOEM; the Atlantic Canyons Marine National Monument

2) the permanent withdrawal of federal lands beneath the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the US Arctic ocean from oil and gas drilling

3) the Bering Strait traffic separation scheme and "areas to be avoided" for international shipping through US waters in the Bering Sea

4) the federal bill enacted to ban the sale of personal care products that include plastic microbeads

5) the designation of a no-fishing zone (except for crab and lobster traps) in the "Senator Lautenberg Deepsea Coral Protection Area" for deepsea canyons on the edge of the continental shelf from NY to NC

6) definition of "waters of the United States" for discharge and fill permits under the Clean Water Act

7) proposed listing of Oceanic whitetip shark as "threatened" (i.e., almost at risk of extinction) throughout its range due to shark finning

8) the 4x expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (including designation of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs as co-trustee)

9) denial of permit to Georgia Aquarium to import beluga whales from Russia for captive display and breeding program

10) proposed rules to prevent harassment of Hawaii spinner dolphins from dolphin/wildlife tour vessels

'''III. brief case studies of scientific evidence-based marine policy decisions on the topics of'''

1) marine pollution (noise and plastics)

2) protected species

3) climate and the oceans

4 )sustainable fisheries

5) aquaculture

6) offshore energy development.