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Sixteenth Public Meeting July 22, 2004 Washington, D.C.

Fifteenth Public Meeting April 2-3, 2003, Washington, D.C.

Fourteenth Public Meeting January 24, 2003, Washington, D.C.

Thirteenth Public Meeting November 22, 2002, Washington, D.C.

Twelfth Public Meeting October 30, 2002, Washington, D.C.

Eleventh Regional Public Meeting September 24-25, 2002, Chicago, IL

Tenth Regional Public Meeting August 21-22, 2002, Anchorage, AK

Ninth Public Meeting July 23-24, 2002, Boston, MA

Eighth Public Meeting, June 13-14, 2002, Seattle, WA

Seventh Public Meeting, May 13-14, 2002, Honolulu, HI

Sixth Public Meeting, April 18-19, 2002, Los Angeles, CA

Fifth Public Meeting, March 7-8, 2002, New Orleans, LA

Fourth Public Meeting, February 22, 2002, St. Petersburg, FL

Third Public Meeting, January 15-16, 2002, Charleston, South Carolina

Second Public Meeting, November 13-14, 2001, Washington D.C.

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News (most recent first)

Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Chairman U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on September 21, 2004

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Presents Final Report An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy To Submit Final Report To Congress at 3:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, Room 192 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.; Event Open to Media and Public

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy To Submit Final Report To President and Congress on Sept. 20; Commission Chairman Admiral James D. Watkins To Testify Before Senate Commerce Committee on Sept. 21

Statement of Admiral James D. Watkins on the Oceans 21 Bill and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Prepares for Delivery of Final Report, An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century

Statement of Admiral James Watkins on New Congressional Ocean Legislation

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Public Meeting in Washington July 22

Statement of Admiral James Watkins on the Release of the Administration's Organic Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Extends Comment Deadline to June 4, 2004

Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired), Chairman U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 22, 2004

A Blueprint for U.S. National Ocean Policy for the 21st Century: U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Releases Preliminary Report

Video Summary of the Preliminary Report

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy’s Preliminary Report Calls For Immediate Action – Release Set for 9:00 a.m. on April 20, National Press Club Ballroom

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy’s Stakeholder Briefing Set for April 19th in Washington, DC

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Announces Comment Period for Preliminary Report April 20 - May 21, 2004

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy To Release Preliminary Report April 20

A U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Statement on the Upcoming Release of its Report

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy 2003 News Archive

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Public Meeting in Washington Friday, Jan. 24

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Public Meeting in Washington April 2-3

Member of U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Discuss Development of New National Ocean Policy in Galveston, April 29

National Academy of Sciences’ Morgan Gopnik Joins U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy as Senior Advisor

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Sets Framework for New National Ocean Policy: Table of Contents Document Outlines Major Areas of Interest

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy 2002 News Archive

Commission Launches Tour to Nine Major Coastal Regions January 14 in Charleston, SC and Annapolis, MD

New U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Sets Course for St. Petersburg

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Public Meetings in New Orleans March 7-8

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Conduct Site Visit in Portland March 20

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Names Science Advisory Panel to Provide Scientific Expertise and Counsel on Ocean and Coastal Issues

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Public Meetings in Los Angeles Area April 17-18; Ted Danson, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Mary Nichols and Others to Address New Federal Oceans Policy

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Regional Public Meetings in Honolulu May 13-14; News Briefing Set for 2:45 p.m., Monday, May 13, at the Renaissance Ilikai

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Regional Public Meetings in Seattle on June 13-14; News Briefing Set for 2:10 p.m. at the Port of Seattle June 13

Malcolm Williams Joins U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Northeast Regional Public Meetings in Boston’s Historic Faneuil Hall, July 23-24

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Alaska Regional Public Meetings in Anchorage, August 21-22

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold Great Lakes Regional Public Meetings in Chicago, September 24-25

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Releases Mid-Term Report

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hear Final Testimony in Washington on Oct. 30

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy 2001 News Archive

White House Release Names Commissioners - June 15, 2001

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to Hold First Meeting Sept. 17

Presidential Commission on Ocean Policy Elects Admiral James D. Watkins as Chairman

Commission on Ocean Policy to Meet with National-level Organizations and Federal Agencies

Dr. Thomas R. Kitsos Named Executive Director of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

U.S. Ocean Commission Holds Second Meeting -- Hears from Members of Congress, Community Leaders, Agency Representatives

Federal Register Notices (most recent first)

Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting on July 22, 2004

Federal Register Notice of April 20, 2004 Release of Preliminary Report

Federal Register Notice of April 2-3, 2003 Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of January 24, 2003 Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice Archive

Federal Register Notice of November 22, 2002 Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of October 30, 2002 Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of September 24-25, 2002 Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of August 21-22, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of July 23-24, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of June 13-14, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of May 13-14, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of April 18-19, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of March 7-8, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of February 22, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of January 15-16, 2002 Regional Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of October 24, 2001 Second Public Meeting

Federal Register Notice of Inaugural Meeting

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