Advisory Council Actions

National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations to the superintendents of the national marine sanctuaries and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on issues including management, science, service, and stewardship; and to serve as liaisons between their constituents in the community and the sanctuary. Advisory councils offer collective advice and recommendations, approved through consensus or majority vote, in a variety of forms including, but not limited to, resolutions, motions, letters and reports. Below is a list of the non-administrative actions prepared in written form since 2011 by the 14 advisory councils supporting the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

Action	Action Date	Meeting Date	Council
Letter of Support for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Oceanographic Mooring Program	03/21/2013	03/15/2013	Olympic Coast
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	01/23/2013	01/18/2013	Olympic Coast
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	01/23/2013	11/13/2012	Monitor
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	01/14/2013	01/15/2012	Thunder Bay
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	01/11/2013	10/16/2012	Stellwagen Bank
Recommendation Regarding the Disposition of Platform HI-A-389-A	01/02/2013	11/14/2012	Flower Garden Banks
Letter to California Department of Fish & Game and Associated Resolution Supporting Policies on Forage Fishing	12/13/2012	12/13/2012	Monterey Bay
Letter of Support for the Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	11/20/2012	11/15/2012	Cordell Bank
Letter of Support to Sportfishing Conservancy for Sanctuary Classic Fishing & Photography Tournament	11/16/2012	11/16/2012	Channel Islands
Letter of Support for the Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	10/30/2012	09/12/2012	Flower Garden Banks
Letter of Support for Listing Flower Garden Bank National Marine Sanctuary as Part of the Special Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol	10/12/2012	09/12/2012	Flower Garden Banks
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	10/09/2012	08/16/2012	Gray's Reef
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	10/05/2012	09/20/2012	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Aloha 'Āina Guidance Document	09/20/2012	09/20/2012	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Letter of Support for Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	Gulf of the Farallones
Resolution in Support of Proposed Boundary Revision of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to include the San Francisco-Pacifica Exclusion Area in the Northern Management Area	08/23/2012	08/23/2012	Gulf of the Farallones
Motion Regarding Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	08/21/2012	08/21/2012	Florida Keys
Motion Regarding the Base Location of EPA Water Quality Protection Program Staff	06/19/2012	06/19/2012	Florida Keys
Letter to California Air Resources Board Regarding Use of Cap-and-Trade Auction Funds to Incentivize Ship Speed Reduction	05/18/2012	05/18/2012	Channel Islands
Letter of Support for the California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program	05/18/2012	05/18/2012	Channel Islands
Letter of Support for the California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program	04/27/2012	04/26/2012	Cordell Bank
Letter of Support for the Reactivation of the National Marine Sanctuaries Site Evaluation List	04/19/2012	04/19/2012	Monterey Bay
Letter Requesting NOAA to Release the Stellwagen Bank Ecological Research Area Proposal to the New England Fishery Management Council	03/21/2012	02/16/2012	Stellwagen Bank
Letter of Support for a Discovery Center on Kaua'i	02/10/2012	02/09/2012 - 02/10/12	Papahānaumokuākea
Letter Regarding Proposed Wilderness Designations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	02/10/2012	02/09/2012 - 02/10/12	Papahānaumokuākea
Letter of Support to UCSB for Bren School Student Project	01/20/2012	01/20/2012	Channel Islands
Final Recommendations (Reports) on: Climate Change, Ecosystem Protections, Enforcement, Humpback Whales, Maritime Heritage, Native Hawaiian Culture, Ocean Literacy, Offshore Development, and Water Quality	01/17/2012- 01/18/2012	01/17/2012- 01/18/2012	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Resolution Supporting a Fee on Both Single-Use Plastic Bags and Paper Bags	01/13/2012	01/13/2012	Papahānaumokuākea
Comments on Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement	01/05/2012	01/04/2012	Fagatele Bay
Motion to Adopt the Goals, Objectives, Process, Timeline and Map for the Sanctuary Goals and Objectives for Marine Zoning Review	12/13/2011	12/13/2011	Florida Keys
Motion to Change the Wording Regarding Grouper to Apex Predatory Fish in the Draft for Sanctuary Advisory Council Review - Goals and Objectives for Marine Zoning Review	12/13/2011	12/13/2011	Florida Keys
Letter of Support to NOAA for the California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program	12/08/2011	12/08/2011	Monterey Bay
Letter of Support for Big Ocean: A Network of the World's Large-Scale Marine Managed Areas	11/15/2011	07/11/2011	Papahānaumokuākea
Resolution in Support of Boundary Expansion for Both the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries	11/10/2011	11/10/2011	Gulf of the Farallones
Letter Supporting the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Its Management Plan Review Process	11/02/2011	11/02/2011	Papahānaumokuākea
Resolution in Support of an Elevated Focus on Education at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument	11/02/2011	11/02/2011	Papahānaumokuākea
Resolution Acknowledging the Environmental Impacts of Both Live Aboard and Transient Cruising Vessels Who Improperly or Illegally Anchor and the Proliferation of Derelict Vessels	10/25/2011	10/25/2011	Florida Keys
Motion on Spiny Lobster Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone	08/16/2011	08/16/2011	Florida Keys
Resolution Supporting Designation of Snapper Ledge and Coral Nursery as Special Protection Areas	08/16/2011	08/16/2011	Florida Keys
Resolution on Regulatory and Marine Zone Action Plans	08/16/2011	08/16/2011	Florida Keys
Resolution Supporting Prohibition on and Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Grocery Bags	07/22/2011	07/22/2011	Channel Islands
Motion on Acropora Protection	06/21/2011	06/21/2011	Florida Keys
Resolution in Support of Natural Resources Damage Assessment Funding for Projects	06/21/2011	06/21/2011	Florida Keys
Letter Providing Recommendations to NOAA's Draft Aquaculture Policy	06/07/2011	06/07/2011	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Letter Providing Recommendations Related to Towed Aquapod Array Technology	06/07/2011	06/07/2011	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Resolution Regarding Single-Use Plastic Bags	04/21/2011	04/21/2011	Monterey Bay
Letter on Draft Recommendations for a National Aquaculture Policy for NOAA	04/11/2011	04/14/2011	Papahānaumokuākea
Letter to NOAA Aquaculture Program Requesting Additional Time to Comment on their Draft Aquaculture Policy	04/11/2011	04/04/2011- 04/05/2011	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Approval of Management Plan Working Groups, Work Plans and Process - Climate Change, Ecosystem Protections, Enforcement, Humpback Whale Protections, Maritime Heritage, Native Hawaiian Culture, Offshore Development, Ocean Literacy, and Water Quality	04/04/2011- 04/05/2011	04/04/2011- 04/05/2011	Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
Letter of Support for Reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA)	03/24/2011	03/02/2011	Flower Garden Banks
Letter of Support for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan	03/22/2011	03/18/2011	Olympic Coast
Council Comment Letter to NOAA and Department of Commerce on Proposed Aquaculture Policies	03/18/2011	03/18/2011	Channel Islands
Resolution on Draft Aquaculture Policy	02/15/2011	02/15/2011	Florida Keys
Letter Encouraging Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to Prioritize the Reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act	01/20/2011	01/20/2011	Papahānaumokuākea

Issues Galvanizing Advisory Councils