NOAA recently launched an agency-wide effort to gather public input on section 216(c) of the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The executive order directs NOAA to collect recommendations on how to make fisheries—including aquaculture—and protected resources more resilient to climate change. This includes changes in management and conservation measures and improvements in science, monitoring, and cooperative research. Through April 2, 2021, we invite your input on how best to achieve these objectives via email to OceanResources.Climate@noaa.gov.
We are hosting three national stakeholder calls—two are open to all stakeholders and one is specifically for state and tribal governments. We will continue to gather input throughout 2021, including through discussions with the Regional Fishery Management Councils and the interstate fishery commissions. The list below will be updated as new opportunities for stakeholder input are confirmed.
National Stakeholder Meetings
March 2021
March 23, 2021
Conference call open to all stakeholders nationally
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT
Dial in: (888) 769-8793 (toll-free); or (212) 547-0306
Passcode: 4379815#
Time limit: 3 minutes per person; additional rounds as time allows
This call will be recorded
March 25, 2021
Conference call open to all tribes and states
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. EDT
Dial in: (877) 716-4288 (toll-free); or (312) 470-7386
Passcode: 6268962#
This call will be recorded
April 2021
April 1, 2021
Conference call open to all stakeholders nationally
Time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. EDT
Dial in: (800) 857-9693 (toll-free); or (630) 395-0354
Passcode: 5473603#
Time limit: 3 minutes per person; additional rounds as time allows
This call will be recorded
Fishery Management Council/Commission Meetings
NOAA will be collecting input from council members on Section 216(c) during the Fishery Management Council meetings listed below.
March 2021
March 23, 2021
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
March 29, 2021
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
April 2021
April 7, 2021
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
April 12, 2021
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting
April 13, 2021
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting
April 14, 2021
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting
April 27, 2021
Caribbean Fishery Management Council Meeting
Information on 30x30
The U.S. Department of the Interior is the lead for Section 216(a) of this Executive Order, also known as 30x30. All stakeholder input on that section can be sent directly to DOI at oiea@ios.doi.gov.
Klamath River. Credit: Shane Anderson.
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.
Graphic of globe showing sea surface height change from 1992 to 2019. Credit: NASA.
Scientists sample for pollock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries