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| Those interested in compatible uses of Washington’s coastal and marine resources from shipping to surfing are invited to share their input at the June 21 session. |
The Grays Harbor County Marine Resources Committee invites local stakeholders, residents and others with an interest in compatible uses of Washington’s coastal and marine resources to community forum on Tuesday, June 21st from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The forum will be held at Grays Harbor College, Room 2250.
The goal of the gathering is to provide a forum for coastal communities to share information describing their use of Washington coastal and marine areas as part of the outer continental shelf; to offer perspectives regarding potential conflicts with future alternative energy projects there; and contribute to the development of a system of communication designed to identify potential conflicts as early as possible, to avoid them or to mitigate their impact.
Keynote speaker for the meeting is Flaxen Conway, Director of the Marine Resource Management Program, Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. She will discuss a research project started at the university in the spring of 2010 related to renewable energy and space use conflicts on the outer continental shelf. The project’s primary objectives are to identify and characterize potential space and use conflicts that could result from renewable energy activities in the Outer Continental Shelf of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and to describe strategies and specific measures for avoiding or resolving these conflicts.
