WGCA Releases Draft Work Plans
June 11th, 2009
West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health Update
Now Available for Public Comment:
Draft Work Plans for Carrying Out the WCGA Action Plan
We are pleased to release eight draft work plans for the West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health (WCGA) and invite the public to comment by July 10, 2009. Action Coordination Teams (ACTs) comprised of state representatives from Washington, Oregon, California, federal and tribal governments, industry, and academia developed these draft work plans to carry out actions in the following areas:
· Climate change
· Polluted runoff
· Marine debris
· Spartina eradication
· Renewable ocean energy
· Ocean awareness and literacy
· Seafloor mapping
· Sediment management
A summary of work plan contents is available in this overview < http://westcoastoceans.gov/docs/WCGA_Executive_Overview-FINAL.pdf> .
Public comments < http://westcoastoceans.gov/contact/> are welcome through July 10, 2009. For details, please refer to the Action Teams < http://westcoastoceans.gov/teams/> page at the WCGA Web site.
Thank you,
Brian Baird
Jessica Hamilton
Kathleen Drew
Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, California
Natural Resources Policy Advisor, Office of Oregon Governor Kulongoski
Executive Policy Advisor, Office of Washington Governor Gregoire
