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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT – Please post and distribute
Oct. 31, 2024
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to meet on November 8
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary's Advisory Council will meet virtually, using GoToMeeting on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. The council will review working group recommendations related
to four programmatic sections of the draft management plan and decide whether to adopt a resolution to forward Climate Vulnerability Assessment adaptation and mitigation strategies
to the sanctuary superintendent. The council will receive presentations from the Department of Ecology on Offshore Wind Energy landscape in Washington state and Past, present, and future
acidification levels in Olympic Coast Dungeness crab habitat from Dr Simone Alin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. The meeting is open to the public.
WHAT: Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Public comment: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Online https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/934726957 or phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3412, Access Code: 934-726-957
The Sanctuary Advisory Council is composed of 21 representatives of various local and regional organizations and agencies whose role is to advise the sanctuary superintendent on matters
of policy and in reviewing strategic plans.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is administered by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was designated in 1994 as the first national marine
sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest. It encompasses nearly 3,200 square miles of significant natural and cultural resources off the Washington coast, extending from Cape Flattery to the
mouth of the Copalis River.
For more information or to obtain a copy of the agenda, contact Chris Butler-Minor 360-406-
2079, Chris.ButlerMinor@noaa.gov <mailto:Chris.ButlerMinor@noaa.gov> .
On the Web:
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov>
NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: http://olympiccoast@noaa.gov <http://olympiccoast@noaa.gov>
Sanctuary Advisory Council: https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/ <https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/>
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Best regards,
Chris Butler-Minor (she/her)
Community Engagement Specialist
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary <https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/>
115 E Railroad Ave, Suite 301 Port Angeles, WA 98362
Chris.B <mailto:chris.butlerminor@noaa.gov> utlerMinor@noaa.gov <mailto:chris.butlerminor@noaa.gov> | 360-406-2079
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