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Ironically, areas that have the least amount of human impact are now becoming more

accessible to humans due to climate change.

A new management plan proposed by the Obama administration is aiming to make

some big changes in federal ocean management. The plan sets a national goal of

ocean resource protection and creates an ocean council to guide a new ecosystem-

based approach. It addresses many areas of ocean policy including offshore energy

exploration, agricultural runoff, general conservation, fisheries management and

recreation of beachgoers like you! At its core, the new plan aims to set up a new

National Ocean Council of top-level officials, who will then guide the new “ecosystem

based” approach to ocean management.

for the full story in the NY times, visit

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/09/18/18greenwire-broad-ocean-conservation-goals-pose-significan-24019.html