Southeast Equity and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan
NOAA Fisheries is working to advance equity and environmental justice through our marine conservation and management work in the Southeast.
Overview
In May 2023, NOAA Fisheries finalized its first-ever national Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy. The national strategy describes the path the agency will take to incorporate equity and environmental justice into the vital services the agency provides to all communities. NOAA Fisheries needs your help operationalizing the national strategy in the Southeast Region of the United States.
Request for Information
Through September 30, 2023, NOAA Fisheries requests your input on specific actions and related performance metrics to incorporate into our Southeast Equity and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan. In addition to submitting written suggestions through the online portal, you can provide verbal comments during a webinar-based listening session on September 28, 2023. The webinar-based listening session will be available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The public input we receive in response to this Request for Information will inform the development of a Southeast Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Implementation Plan that is specific and responsive to the needs of underserved communities in the U.S. Caribbean, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Fisheries will supplement the information we receive in response to this Request for Information with information we obtain through a series of focus group meetings we are conducting with underserved community members and liaisons throughout the region.
Webinar: Request for Information - September 28, 2023
You must register to make a public comment (regístrese para hacer un comentario público/ Đăng ký để bình luận công khai) during the NOAA Fisheries' September 28 webinar. Only use this Form if you intend to make an oral comment on the record.
If you wish to provide a written comment, please submit via the online portal.
Enviar sugerencias por escrito a través del portal en línea
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Webinar Transcript (to be posted after September 28, 2023 webinar)
Webinar Presentation (presentación/bài thuyết trình): Request for Information
- English (Recording with closed caption /Powerpoint slides)
- Spanish (español) (Recording with closed caption /Presentation slides)
- Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) (Recording with closed caption /Presentation slides)
Additional Resources