Pew Oceans Commission<\/a>. The task force\u2019s report is an important and welcomed step but the bigger picture is perhaps more exciting.\u00a0 The report signals that the Obama administration is focusing on the oceans, raising it to the highest levels government.\u00a0\u00a0There is much more to be done for the oceans, but this is a terrific step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Obama administration took a big step towards\u00a0harmonizing the policies of the federal government as it relates to oceans.\u00a0 With 140 federal laws and more than 20 federal agencies and commissions covering the oceans, you can imagine how difficult it can be to keep everything straight.\u00a0 The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force issued its report …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1953,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[312,677,678,676],"coauthors":[5158],"class_list":["post-348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-obama","tag-ocean-policy","tag-task-force","tag-white-house"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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The Obama administration took a big step towards\u00a0harmonizing the policies of the federal government as it relates to oceans.\u00a0 With 140 federal laws and more than 20 federal agencies and commissions covering the oceans, you can imagine how difficult it can be to keep everything straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n