Congrats to These Ocean Management Planning Teams
The Rhode Island Special Area Management Planning Team, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Planning Body, and the Northeast Regional Ocean Planning Body all won the 2017 Excellence in Solutions award from the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. The award states: to fully utilize and protect the ocean requires good planning which is why this year’s Solutions Award is going to three model programs that engage a wide range of ocean stakeholders including state, federal, and tribal ocean resource managers to better understand, map, and make use of our public seas for all citizens.
Photo Credit: Peter Benchley Ocean Awards