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Audubon New York Calls for New Governor to Make Ocean and Coastal Health a Top Priority |
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Albany, NY, December 14, 2006 - A coalition
of national, state and local environmental groups,
including Audubon New York, outlined a series of key
actions Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer should take to
reverse the decline of New York's ocean health and
make the state a national leader in ocean and
coastal protection.
Last June, state lawmakers unanimously passed the
New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem
Conservation Act to help restore and protect the
state's marine resources. The landmark legislation
established an interagency Council to help
coordinate marine resource management and adopted an
ecosystem-based management approach for ocean and
coastal resources.
According to the coalition, the next steps include
creation of an Ocean Health Index as an annual
report card of the state's ocean health, convening
the Mid-Atlantic Governors to address regional ocean
issues and supporting and funding the
recently-established New York Ocean and Great Lakes
Ecosystem Conservation Council's work.
To learn more about Audubon New York and their
conservation work, please visit
http://ny.audubon.org/.
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