If completed, this new sanctuary under the first U.S. ocean protection plan would push the country along the path to conserve at least 30% of ocean waters under U.S. jurisdiction by 2030, the White House said.
The Biden administration has established what it calls the first-ever action plan specifically targeting ocean health.
The Ocean Policy Committee, co-chaired by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy organized the ideas under what they’re calling the United States Ocean Climate Action Plan. But even as climate change is targeted, Biden said his efforts are meant to ensure a robust and sustainable ocean economy, from tourism to commercial fishing.
In the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii, Biden will direct the Commerce Department to consider initiating a new national marine sanctuary designation within 30 days to protect all U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands. If completed, the new sanctuary would help ensure the U.S. reaches Biden’s goal of protecting 30% of oceans within the U.S.’s reach.
Earlier this month, Biden moved to block future oil CL00, -0.36% and gas NG00, -1.49% leasing in the Arctic Ocean’s federal waters, part of a plan to protect 16 million acres of land and water in Alaska. But with that move came his controversial approval of ConocoPhillips’ COP, +3.69% large-scale Willow drilling project on Alaska’s oil-rich North Slope.
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