The Gulf of Mexico provides seafood, oil, and biological and cultural diversity that benefit the whole country. Those of you who do not live near it may have noticed that those who do have had a rough couple of years with natural and human-caused disasters. In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, President Obama created the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force “charged with development of a restoration strategy that proposes a Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration agenda.” After one year, the task force has released its plan for the Gulf Coast. Public comments are welcome from October 5-26 and the Gulf Coast would benefit from a broad distribution of public commenters. Visit the website below to read the Plan (Spanish and English available), and provide comments.
Many thanks,
Jessie
Jessica A. Kastler, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Program Development
Marine Education Center
Gulf Coast Research Lab
703 East Beach
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
228 872 4269 (phone)
228 818 8894 (fax)
Special thanks to Richard Charter