Ocean Planning in the Northeast

November 15-16, 2017 Northeast RPB Meetings (Durham & Exeter, New Hampshire)

• Briefing Packet (PDF) (1.8Mb, 32pp)
• Results of Ecological Importance Data Methods Review (PDF) (158K, 8pp)

May 24, 2017 Northeast RPB Meeting (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

• Northeast Regional Planning Body Spring 2017 Meeting (PDF) (296k, 33pp)
• Agenda (PDF) (67k, 2pp)
• NE RPB Spring 2017 Stakeholder Forum Summary (PDF) (297k, 24pp)
• NE RPB Meeting Presentation (PDF) (16Mb, 54pp)
• NE Ocean Plan Implementation Update 5-2-17 Stakeholder Forum (PDF) (16.7Mb, 39pp)
• Draft Approach for Evaluating Plan Performance (PDF) (87k, 2pp)
• DRAFT Interim Guide to Draft Data Products and Potential Methods for the Important Ecological Area Framework May 9 2017 (PDF) (481k, 13pp)

May 2, 2017 Stakeholder Forum (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

• Draft Approach for Evaluating Plan Performance (PDF) (391k, 7pp)
• May 2, 2017 Stakeholder Forum Agenda (PDF) (87k, 2pp)

Full Resolution

• Northeast Ocean Plan (PDF) (203pp, 16M)
  • Front Cover and Table of Contents (PDF) (6pp, 3M)
  • Chapter 1 (PDF) (10pp, 10M)
  • Chapter 2 (PDF) (16pp, 11M)
  • Chapter 3 (PDF) (110pp, 9M)
  • Chapter 4 (PDF) (24pp, 14M)
  • Chapter 5 (PDF) (14pp, 3M)
  • Endnotes, Appendices, and Acknowledgements (PDF) (23pp, 3M)

Low Resolution

• Northeast Ocean Plan (Low-Res) (PDF) (203pp, 9.6M)
  

Full Resolution

• Draft Northeast Ocean Plan (PDF) (198pp, 77.5M)
  • Front Cover and Table of Contents (PDF) (5pp, 2.2M)
  • Chapter 1 (PDF) (10pp, 6.8M)
  • Chapter 2 (PDF) (16pp, 6.4M)
  • Chapter 3 (PDF) (109pp, 51.9M)
  • Chapter 4 (PDF) (22pp, 6.9M)
  • Chapter 5 (PDF) (14pp, 1.9M)
  • Endnotes (PDF) (5pp, 104k)
  • Appendices (PDF) (13pp, 932k)
  • List of Acronyms (PDF) (2pp, 63k)

Low Resolution

• Draft Northeast Ocean Plan (Low-Res) (PDF) (198pp, 11.7M)
  • Chapter 1 (Low-Res) (PDF) (10pp, 1.4M)
  • Chapter 2 (Low-Res) (PDF) (16pp, 978k)
  • Chapter 3 (Low-Res) (PDF) (109pp, 7.0M)
  • Chapter 4 (Low-Res) (PDF) (22pp, 1.1M)
  • Chapter 5 (Low-Res) (PDF) (14pp, 507k)span>

Response to Comments

• Northeast Regional Planning Body: Response to Public Comment on the Draft Northeast Ocean Plan (PDF) (11pp, 686K)

Agenda

NE Ocean Plan Implementation Update 5-2-17 Stakeholder Forum

Draft Approach for Evaluating Plan Performance

January 2016 EBM Working Group Meeting

• Meeting Summary (PDF) (3pp, 521k)
• Meeting Agenda and Materials (PDF) (7pp, 613k)

November 2015 RPB Meeting

• Meeting Minutes (PDF) (77pp, 386k)
• Public Comment Letters Received, Fall 2015 (updated: January 2016) (PDF) (28pp, 2.4M)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF) (4pp, 246k)
• Meeting Materials (PDF) (153pp, 4.4M)
• Northeast Ocean Plan – Approaches to Content for Chapter 4 and 5 (PDF) (7pp, 153k)
• Northeast Ocean Plan – Draft of Section 4.1.1 Best Practices for Agency Coordination (PDF) (9pp, 214k)
• Northeast Ocean Plan Outline – Chapter 3 Addendum (PDF) (6pp, 966k)
• Northeast Ocean Plan Outline – Chapter 5 Addendum (PDF) (5pp, 160k)
• Components of Important Ecological Areas (IEAs) – Draft Under Consideration (PDF) (3pp, 120k)

Fall 2015 Stakeholder Forum

• Draft Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2pp, 212k)
• Final Meeting Summary (PDF) (62pp, 4.5M)
• Presentation: RPB Update (PDF) (36pp, 3M)
• Presentation: Monitoring and Evaluation (PDF) (14pp, 903k)
• Presentation: Science and Research (PDF) (14pp, 583k)
• Presentation: Implementation Roles (PDF) (5pp, 516k)
• Northeast Ocean Plan Outline: October 2015 Summary Draft (PDF) (5pp, 500k)

Inaugural EBM Working Group Meeting

• EBM Working Group Terms of Reference (3pp, 300k)
• Meeting Agenda and Materials (PDF) (2pp, 2M)
• EBM Working Group Inaugural Meeting Summary (PDF) (3pp, 181K)
• Presentation: EBM Working Group Inaugural Meeting (PDF) (11pp, 2M)

June 2015 RPB Meeting

• Meeting Summary (PDF) (77pp, 3M)
• Draft Agenda (PDF) (3pp, 340k)
• Meeting Materials (PDF) (156pp, 6.6M)
• Summary of Public Comment, Spring 2015 (PDF) (18pp, 1.5M)
• Draft RPB Work Plan, June 2015 (PDF) (4pp, 400k)
• Draft Northeast Ocean Plan Outline, June 2015 (PDF) (3pp, 391k)

Spring 2015 Stakeholder Forum

• Stakeholder Forum Agenda (PDF) (121k, 1p)
• Introduction Slides (PDF) (1.4M, 15pp)
• Data Synthesis and Agency Use Slides (PDF) (3.7M, 17pp)

Spring 2015 EBM Workshop

• EBM Workshop Agenda (PDF) (170k, 2pp)
• EBM Workshop Summary (PDF) (4M, 57pp).

November 2014 RPB Meeting

• Summary of Discussions (PDF) (100pp, 4.1M)
• Meeting Summary Appendices (PDF) (69pp, 3.2M)
• Summary of Public Comment (PDF) (164pp, 6.9M)

Fall 2014 Public Meetings

• • Summary of Public Comment (PDF) (164pp, 6.9M)
  • Summary of options for discussion under each goal (PDF) (6pp, 339k)

This summary is from the following two reports.

• Background report for Effective Decision Making goal (PDF) (29pp, 793k)
• Background report for Healthy Ocean and Coastal Ecosystems goal (PDF) (5pp, 315k)

August 2014 Marine Life Webinar

• Webinar Introductory Presentation (PDF) (13pp, 592k)
• Duke University Presentation on MDAT (PDF) (35pp, 3.9M)
• Marine Life Webinar Summary (PDF) (4pp, 424k)

June 2014 RPB Meeting

• June 2014 RPB Meeting Transcript (PDF) (101pp, 707K)
• RPB Membership Roster, July 2014 (PDF) (4pp, 173K)
• NE RPB Charter, July 2014 (PDF) (11pp, 1.7M)
• Advisory Function Options (PDF) (4pp, 220k)
• June 2014 RPB Meeting Agenda (PDF) (3pp, 306k)
• June 2014 RPB Meeting Summary (PDF) (56pp, 2.9M)

Natural Resources Workshop

• Natural Resources Workshop Summary (PDF) (31pp, 951k)
• Natural Resources Workshop Agenda (PDF) (2pp, 302k)
• Marine Life Assessment Inventory Summary–Draft for Workshop (PDF) (58pp, 716k)
• Introductory Presentation (PDF) (14pp, 896k)
• MDAT Overview Presentation (PDF) (33pp, 4.3M)
• Existing Data Sources Presentation (PDF) (15pp, 479k)
• Existing Approaches to Define Ecological Areas Presentation (PDF) (14pp, 1.2M)

January 2014 RPB Meeting

• January 2014 RPB Meeting Summary (PDF) (155pp, 4M)
• January 2014 RPB Meeting Transcript (PDF) (163pp, 1M)
• Framework for Ocean Planning in the Northeast United States (PDF) (33pp, 791K)
• January 2014 RPB Meeting Agenda (PDF) (6pp, 271K)
• October 2013-January 2014 Public Comment Summary (PDF) (95pp, 3.5M)
• January 2014 RPB Meeting Materials (PDF) (195pp, 4.2M)
• RPB Draft Goals, October 2013 (PDF) (3pp, 471K)

May-June 2013 Public Comment Meetings

• May-June 2013, Public Comments Summary (PDF) (43pp, 2.3M)
• May-June 2013, Public Comments on Draft Ocean Planning Goals (online, mail, email) (PDF) (157pp, 6.7M)

April 2013 RPB Meeting

• April 2013 RPB Meeting Agenda (PDF) (4pp, 333K)
• April 2013 RPB Meeting Public Comments (PDF) (32pp, 17M)
• April 2013 RPB Meeting Summary (PDF) (67pp, 5.2M)
• Compilation of Public Comments Received – Fall and Winter 2012 (PDF) (22pp, 586K)

November 2012 RPB Meeting

• November 2012 RPB Meeting Agenda (PDF) (3pp, 352K)
• November 2012 RPB Meeting Summary (PDF) (62pp, 3.4M)

Baseline Assessment

• Baseline Assessment (PDF) (173pp, 5.7M)
  • Section 1. Executive Summary (PDF) (2pp, 710k)
  • Section 2. Introduction (PDF) (3pp, 928k)
  • Section 3. Resources and Infrastructure (PDF) (40pp, 12.3M)
  • Section 4. Coastal and Marine Economy (PDF) (57pp, 17M)
  • Section 5. Mapping Resources to Economic Value Generation (PDF) (7pp, 2M)
  • Section 6. Future Trends (PDF) (10pp, 3.6M)
  • References and Appendices (PDF) (46pp, 12.2M)
  • The Baseline Assessment page contains a full listing of maps and figures used in the Baseline Assessment.

Recreation and Tourism

• Recreational Characterization Study–Individual Uses FAQ (PDF) (2pp, 131k)
• Recreational Characterization Study–Whale Watching FAQ (PDF) (2pp, 108k)
• Recreational Characterization Study–SCUBA Survey FAQ (PDF) (2pp, 109k)
• Recreational Characterization Study–Marine Events FAQ (PDF) (3pp, 125k)
• Recreational Boating Industry Engagement in New England, Final Report (23pp, 683K)

Marine Life

• Options for Effective Decision-Making – September 2014 (PDF) (29pp, 733k)
• MDAT Final Work Plan – Avian Species (PDF) (17pp, 3.1M)
• MDAT Final Work Plan – Fish Species (PDF) (11pp, 4.1M)
• MDAT Final Work Plan – Mammals & Sea Turtles (PDF) (13pp, 5.5M)
• Avian Work Group Call 1 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (8pp, 504k)
• Avian Work Group Call 1 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 156k)
• Avian Work Group Call 2 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (4pp, 286k)
• Avian Work Group Call 2 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 164k)
• Avian Work Group Call 3 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (6pp, 10M)
• Avian Work Group Call 3 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 150)
• Fish Work Group Call 1 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (4pp, 244k)
• Fish Work Group Call 1 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 155k)
• Fish Work Group Call 2 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (6pp, 394k)
• Fish Work Group Call 2 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 154k)
• Fish work group Call 3 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (3pp, 3M)
• Fish work group Call 3 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 157k)
• Mammals & Turtles Work Group Call 1 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (7pp, 375k)
• Mammals & Turtles Work Group Call 1 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 151k)
• Mammals & Turtles Work Group Call 2 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (4pp, 272k)
• Mammals & Turtles Work Group Call 2 Summary (PDF) (3pp, 164k)
• Mammals & Turtles work group Call 3 Agenda and Materials (PDF) (2pp, 3.6M)
• Mammals & Turtles work group Call 3 Summary (PDF) (2pp, 146k)
• Marine Life Assessment Inventory–Draft for Workshop (PDF) (58pp, 716k)
• Marine Life Work Group Invitees–Marine Mammals (PDF) (2pp, 46k)
• Marine Life Work Group Invitees–Fish (PDF) (2pp, 42k)
• Marine Life Work Group Invitees–Avian (PDF) (2pp, 42k)

Commercial Fishing

• Commercial Fisheries Spatial Characterization, Final Report to the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (PDF) (66pp, 2.2M)
• Commercial Fisheries Spatial Characterization, Appendices B-C (PDF) (38pp, 14.7M)
• Commercial Fisheries Spatial Characterization, Appendices D-G (PDF) (17pp, 1.5M)
• Commercial Fisheries Spatial Characterization, Phase II, Final Report to the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (PDF) (37pp, 3.0M)
• Commercial Fisheries Spatial Characterization, Phase II, Appendices (PDF) (19pp, 17.0M)

Aquaculture

• NROC White Paper: Overview of the Aquaculture Sector in the Northeastern United States (PDF) (25pp, 503K)
• Working Session Summary, Aquaculture Sector (PDF) (22pp, 584K)

Energy

• Working Session Summary, Energy Sector (PDF) (23pp, 626K)
• NROC White Paper: Overview of the Energy Sector in the Northeastern United States (PDF) (18pp, 506K)
• 2015 Energy Sector Update (PDF) (9pp, 324K)
• Planning for Offshore Energy Development: How Marine Spatial Planning Could Improve the Leasing/Permitting Processes for Offshore Wind and Offshore Oil/Natural Gas Development (PDF) (90pp, 3.7M)

Maritime Commerce

• NROC White Paper: Overview of the Maritime Commerce Sector in the Northeastern United States (PDF) (15pp, 783K)
• Working Sessions Summary, Maritime Commerce Sector (PDF) (19pp, 618K)

• Trifold Ocean Planning Brochure (PDF) (2pp, 587k)
• Baseline Assessment Factsheet (PDF) (1p, 146k)
• Party/Charter Mapping Factsheet (PDF) (1p, 145k)
• Marine Life and Habitat Factsheet (PDF) (2pp, 525k)
• Maritime Commerce Factsheet (PDF) (2pp, 2.8M)
• Mapping Commercial Fisheries Factsheet (PDF) (2pp, 743k)

• RFP: Develop a Regional Ocean Planning Baseline Assessment for the Northeastern United States (PDF) (15pp, 464k)
  • Baseline Assessment RFP Q&A (PDF) (3pp, 353k)
• RFP: Characterization of Marine and Coastal Recreational Activities in New England (PDF) (9pp, 404k)
  • Characterization of Recreational Activities RFP Q&A (PDF) (2pp, 414k)
• RFP: Develop Products Characterizing Marine Life Distribution, Abundance, and Trends (PDF) (17pp, 571k)
  • Marine Life RFP Q&A (PDF) (5pp, 372k)
• CLOSED RFP: Characterization of Spatial Patterns of Commercial Fishing Activity in New England, Phase II (PDF) (11pp, 414K)