Defend the National Ocean Policy
Please ask Congress to support the National Ocean Policy and oppose any proposal that would restrict its funding or implementation.
Last year, President Obama established the National Ocean Policy to help protect and restore our nation's oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. The policy not only reaffirms the United State's commitment to ocean stewardship, it also defines new approaches for how we get there, including enhanced collaboration at the regional level.
But now some members of Congress are attempting to stop the National Ocean Policy with a backdoor attack through an FY12 Interior Appropriations Bill. Halting implementation of the policy would reduce our nation's capacity to protect and restore our ocean and coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend upon them
Please make your voice heard and ask your Representative to support the National Ocean Policy and oppose any proposal that would restrict its funding or implementation.
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