Comments Due August 19
Today, NOAA Fisheries announced a first-ever draft Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy, which is open for public comment through August 19. We are planning a robust outreach effort around this strategy to hear directly from people across the nation. The dates and times for those webinars are listed on our website.
This draft national strategy describes the path that NOAA Fisheries will take to incorporate equity and environmental justice into the vital services we provide to all stakeholders.
Our goals under the strategy are:
- Prioritize identification, equitable treatment, and meaningful involvement of underserved communities.
- Provide equitable delivery of services.
- Prioritize equity and environmental justice in our mandated and mission work.
NOAA Fisheries plans to accomplish our goals by providing an empowering environment within the agency to support multiple equity and environmental justice approaches; incorporating equity and environmental justice in agency policies and plans; achieving equity in research and researching equity; increasing engagement; distributing benefits equitably; and promoting inclusive governance. There is much work ahead.
By focusing on these goals and objectives, NOAA Fisheries will provide more equitable stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat.
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