[Fwd: Re: GOM wildemess] Subject: [Fwd: Re: GOM wilderness] Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 14:36:17 -0500 From: "Ben Haskell" Organization: NOAA To: Katie Geenen 3 of 3 emails -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: GOM wilderness Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:50:15 -0400 From: Ben Haskell Reply-To: Ben.Haskell@noaa.gov Organization: NOAA To: Kathryn.Ries@noaa.gov CC: Dan Basta ,Craig Mclean ,Jeff Benoit References: <39C145C7.63481544@noaa.gov> <39C234E2.DAD75BDA@noaa.gov> <39C23FF3.E2BCEF2A@noaa.gov> <39C244D6.C7415A04@noaa.gov> Great- I'll make the change. thanks. Kathryn Ries wrote: > Hi Ben, > See my suggested minor changes in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > habitats. > - In general, NOAA supports the creation of a network of MPAs in the Gulf of Maine and the National Ocean Service would be interested in participating in > the design and implementation of such a network. > - NOS believes the network should be created through a community-based > collaborative process involving all interested and affected stakeholders. > - The proposed GOM International Wilderness could serve as the backbone to > this network of MPAs. > - It may be appropriate for the soon-to-be-created U.S. MPA Federal Advisory > Committee to consider this proposal as a high priority. > - In the short-term, since MPAs were identified as a high priority issue at > the NOAA%GOM Council workshop it would be appropriate for the MPA subgroup to > > consider this proposal. > > > > > > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CAPS below. Katie Ben Haskell wrote: > > Dan and Katie- > Thanks for your comments. My full name is Benjamin Cowie-Haskell and my title > is Operations and Program Manager. Are you OK with these revised talking > points? > > > > -INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE, I WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING: -THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS AWARE OF THIS PROPOSAL AND FINDS IT AN INTRIGUING CONCEPT. THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED THE INTIATORS OF THE IDEA TO SEEK THE INPUT OF REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS (ESPECIALLY THE FISHING COMMUNITY AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS) ABOUT THE IDEA AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFITSlIMPACTS. > - The proposal is innovative and COULD POTENTIALLY protect a range of significant - The proposal is currently being considered by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. They are in the process of gauging the reaction of various stakeholders to this proposal and the impacts it might have on them. Kathryn Ries wrote: 1 of 3 2/1/20012:57 P' -THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS AWARE OF THI PROPOSAL AND FINDS IT AN INTRIGUING CONCEPT. THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED TH INTIATORS OF THE IDEA TO SEEK THE INPUT OF REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER (ESPECIALLY THE FISHING COMMUNITY AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS) ABOUT THE IDEA AND THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS/IMPACTS. - The proposal is innovative and could potentially protect a range of significant habitats. - In ueneral, NOAA supports the creation of a network of MPAs in the Gulf of Maine and the National Ocean Service would be interested in participating in the design and implementation of such a network. - NOS believes the network should be created through a community-based collaborative process involving all interested and affected stakeholders. - The proposed GOM International Wilderness could serve as the backbone to this network of MPAs. - It may be appropriate for the soon-to-be-created U.S. MPA Federal Advisory Committee to consider this proposal as a high priority. - In the short-term, since MPAs were identified as a high priority issue at the NOAA/GOM Council workshop it would be appropriate for the MPA subgroup to consider this proposal.