Institute of Maritime History

HMAP invites papers for the conference, Oceans Past III: Stories from the sea - history of marine animal populations and their exploitation. The conference will take place at Synge Lecture Hall, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 18‐20 November 2010.

Obama Administration Officials Release Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report

Make your voice heard - they do listen.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Dear colleagues,

We often discuss how policy makers fail to give little or no consideration to our issues.  In June, the Obama Administration created the Interagency Ocean Policy Taskforce under the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).  It is important for us to note that "preserving our maritime heritage" is identified as part of the National Policy.