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81 FR 36135 - National Oceans Month, 2016

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Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2016 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9459 of May 31, 2016

                
National Oceans Month, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Covering more than 70 percent of the earth's surface, 
                oceans have a profound impact on our way of life. Home 
                to a great diversity of plant and animal species, their 
                precious ecosystems provide food and energy that are 
                integral to our survival. In bringing tourism and 
                recreation to coastal areas, oceans are important to 
                America's economy, and they help facilitate trade and 
                transportation, give mobility to our Armed Forces, and 
                preserve our Nation's maritime heritage. In observation 
                of National Oceans Month, we recommit to good ocean 
                stewardship and redouble our efforts to preserve the 
                health and resilience of our vast oceans, coasts, and 
                Great Lakes.

                Jeopardizing marine populations and degrading oceanic 
                habitats, pollution poses a significant risk to all of 
                our interconnected oceans. Oceans and their nearby 
                regions are also highly vulnerable to the effects of a 
                changing climate--a once-distant threat that is now 
                very present and is affecting ecosystems and shoreline 
                communities on every coast. Rising sea levels, coastal 
                storms, and a growing risk of erosion and flooding are 
                looming realities faced by seaside towns. It is 
                critical that we take measures to safeguard our blue 
                planet and heed the urgency to defend against these 
                mounting threats, particularly in the Arctic where the 
                effects of a changing climate are already swiftly 
                accelerating.

                In collaboration with stakeholders; scientists; 
                businesses; and State, tribal, and local partners, my 
                Administration is continuing to implement the National 
                Ocean Policy, a coordinated effort to support local 
                communities, strengthen our ocean economy, and improve 
                the health of our oceans. We are concentrating on key 
                areas outlined in our 2016 Annual Work Plan, including 
                combatting illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing 
                and monitoring significant changes in the acidity of 
                our oceans. We are also focused on reducing the toxic 
                effects of harmful algal blooms, which occur when algae 
                grow too rapidly and threaten the safety of our food, 
                drinking water, and air quality. Using the science-
                based roadmap laid out in the National Ocean Policy, we 
                are dedicated to enhancing the economic and ecological 
                sustainability of our oceans and advancing our 
                knowledge of how they influence and are influenced by 
                human activity.

                This month, let us continue the work of ensuring the 
                well-being of these grand bodies of water and the 
                communities that depend on them. As we celebrate the 
                immense beauty and power of our oceans, we are reminded 
                of our shared responsibility to protect them--now and 
                for generations to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 2016 as National 
                Oceans Month. I call upon Americans to take action to 
                protect, conserve, and restore our oceans, coasts, and 
                Great Lakes.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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                                                                                                 Proclamation 9459 of May 31, 2016

                                                                                                 National Oceans Month, 2016


                                                                                                 By the President of the United States of America

                                                                                                 A Proclamation
                                                                                                 Covering more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface, oceans have a profound
                                                                                                 impact on our way of life. Home to a great diversity of plant and animal
                                                                                                 species, their precious ecosystems provide food and energy that are integral
                                                                                                 to our survival. In bringing tourism and recreation to coastal areas, oceans
                                                                                                 are important to America’s economy, and they help facilitate trade and
                                                                                                 transportation, give mobility to our Armed Forces, and preserve our Nation’s
                                                                                                 maritime heritage. In observation of National Oceans Month, we recommit
                                                                                                 to good ocean stewardship and redouble our efforts to preserve the health
                                                                                                 and resilience of our vast oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.
                                                                                                 Jeopardizing marine populations and degrading oceanic habitats, pollution
                                                                                                 poses a significant risk to all of our interconnected oceans. Oceans and
                                                                                                 their nearby regions are also highly vulnerable to the effects of a changing
                                                                                                 climate—a once-distant threat that is now very present and is affecting
                                                                                                 ecosystems and shoreline communities on every coast. Rising sea levels,
                                                                                                 coastal storms, and a growing risk of erosion and flooding are looming
                                                                                                 realities faced by seaside towns. It is critical that we take measures to
                                                                                                 safeguard our blue planet and heed the urgency to defend against these
                                                                                                 mounting threats, particularly in the Arctic where the effects of a changing
                                                                                                 climate are already swiftly accelerating.
                                                                                                 In collaboration with stakeholders; scientists; businesses; and State, tribal,
                                                                                                 and local partners, my Administration is continuing to implement the Na-
                                                                                                 tional Ocean Policy, a coordinated effort to support local communities,
                                                                                                 strengthen our ocean economy, and improve the health of our oceans. We
                                                                                                 are concentrating on key areas outlined in our 2016 Annual Work Plan,
                                                                                                 including combatting illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and moni-
                                                                                                 toring significant changes in the acidity of our oceans. We are also focused
                                                                                                 on reducing the toxic effects of harmful algal blooms, which occur when
                                                                                                 algae grow too rapidly and threaten the safety of our food, drinking water,
                                                                                                 and air quality. Using the science-based roadmap laid out in the National
                                                                                                 Ocean Policy, we are dedicated to enhancing the economic and ecological
                                                                                                 sustainability of our oceans and advancing our knowledge of how they
                                                                                                 influence and are influenced by human activity.
                                                                                                 This month, let us continue the work of ensuring the well-being of these
                                                                                                 grand bodies of water and the communities that depend on them. As we
                                                                                                 celebrate the immense beauty and power of our oceans, we are reminded
                                                                                                 of our shared responsibility to protect them—now and for generations to
                                                                                                 come.
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                                                                                                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States
                                                                                                 of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
                                                                                                 and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2016 as National
                                                                                                 Oceans Month. I call upon Americans to take action to protect, conserve,
                                                                                                 and restore our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.


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                                                                                                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day
                                                                                                 of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independ-
                                                                                                 ence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.




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