Water: Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries & Beaches
Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries & Beaches
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Features
Interagency Ocean Policy Task ForceEPA Marine Debris Prevention Toolkit
International Coastal Cleanup
National Coastal Conditions Assessment (NCCA) - Field Operations Manual (PDF) (133pp, 13MB, About PDF)
National Coastal Condition Assessment Laboratory Methods Manual (PDF) (241pp, 1.8MB, About PDF)
National Coastal Condition Assessment Site Evaluation Guidelines (PDF) (25pp, 356K, About PDF)
NCCA - Quality Assurance Project Plan (PDF) (141pp, 1.8K, About PDF)
National Marine Debris Monitoring Program Report
EPA's Ocean Survey Vessel Bold 2010 Annual Report (PDF) (26pp, 5MB, About PDF)
Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment Report (PDF) (162pp, 1MB, About PDF)
Climate Ready Estuaries
National Estuary Program Multimedia
Previous Features
National Ocean Policy
On July 19, 2010, the President issued Executive Order 13547 (EO) that establishes the Nation’s first comprehensive National Policy for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. The EO adopts the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, and directs Federal agencies to take steps to implement them. It also creates an interagency National Ocean Council to strengthen ocean governance, and provide sustained, high-level focus on the national priority objectives for action to advance the National Policy. On November 9th, 2010, EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe attended the inaugural National Ocean Council meeting where Agency responsibilities were discussed along with the ambitious set of actions the National Policy lays out. EPA is now in the process of working with Federal, State, and tribal partners to coordinate efforts in implementing the goals and priorities outlined by EO 13547 and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Final Recommendations.
The EO, Final Recommendations, and other key documents can found at the National Ocean Council website (http://www.whitehouse.gov/oceans).
Coastal Watershed Protection
- National Estuary Program
- Council of Large Aquatic Ecosystems
- Climate Ready Estuaries
- Coastal Watershed Fact Sheet
Marine Pollution Prevention
Monitoring and Assessment
- OSV Bold
- National Coastal Condition Reports
- National Coastal Condition Assessment Field Operations Manual (133pp, 13MB, About PDF)
- National Coastal Condition Assessment Laboratory Methods Manual (241pp, 1.8MB, About PDF)
- National Coastal Condition Assessment Site Evaluation Guidelines (25pp, 356K, About PDF)
- National Coastal Condition Assessment Quality Assurance Plan (141pp, 1.8K, About PDF)
Ocean and Coastal Partnerships
- Coral Reef Taskforce
- Coastal America
- Committee on Marine Transportation System
- EPA - Howard University Partnership
- Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR)
Public Health Protection at Beaches
Other Marine and Coastal Activities: Marine and Ocean Discharges, Creating Artificial Reefs, Invasive Species, Volunteers