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Faces of Ocean Planning: Cape Cod’s Self-Reliance

The nonprofit’s renewable energy goals are likely to be bolstered by the implementation of the Northeast Regional Ocean Plan. For more than 35 years, Self-Reliance (formerly Cape and Islands Self-Reliance) has worked to educate Cape Cod residents, businesses, and neighborhoods on the economic benefits of renewable energy.… Read the rest

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The Comment Period is Over . . . So, What’s Next for the Northeast Ocean Plan?

In a recent regionwide poll conducted by Edge Research, 66 percent of New Englanders support the implementation of a regional ocean plan. Just 54 percent felt the ocean was in good health – a lukewarm response, at best.… Read the rest

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Calendar of Events

June 30: Northeast Regional Ocean Plan Public Meeting in Portland, Maine

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June 29: Northeast Regional Ocean Plan Public Meeting in Rhode Island

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Ocean planning is underway in the Northeast. We are the first region in the nation to have a formal planning body at work on developing a true regional ocean plan. Learn more about the meetings, requests for public comment, and other ways you can get involved as a stakeholder in New England’s ocean future.

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The New England Ocean Action Network (NEOAN) is a diverse network of organizations, individuals and industries working together to promote new approaches to ocean management in our region based on collaboration, cooperation and sound science. Join our movement for healthy oceans, good government and thriving coastal communities.

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Our Partners

  • North American Marine Environment Protection Association
  • Connecticut Ornithological Association
  • Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association
  • E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs
  • New England Aquarium
  • Surfrider
  • Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
  • Ocean River Institute
  • Save the Bay
  • The Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association
  • Conservation Law Foundation
  • Island Institue
  • MASSPORT
  • Massachusetts Audubon
  • Ocean Conservancy
  • Sailors for the Sea
  • Sea Education Association
  • Cape Cod and Island - Self-Reliance
  • Rhode Island Chapter of the Sierra Club
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Initiative
  • Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems
  • Seacoast Science Center
  • Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation
  • Deep Water Wind
  • Center for American Progress
  • Audubon Society of Rhode Island
  • Clean Water Action Rhode Island
  • Ocean Renewabale Power Company
  • Mystic Aquarium