Moirs Environmental Dialogues

Sherman’s Lagoon syndicated cartoonist Jim Toomey and Blue Frontier Campaign president David Helvarg talk about the goals and accomplishments of the National Ocean Policy Task Force. Claudia the crab & Finley the fish wearing blue shirts, two members of a national movement involving thousands of people for ocean conservation from the capital steps in Honolulu east to Cambridge MA Community Center, New Orleans north to Anchorage. David Helvarg’s “Seaweed Rebellion” has brought people together, provided unity and focus while enhancing awareness of the grassroots (seaweed holdfasts) ocean movement. Mike Dunmeyer, Ocean Champions Executive Director, joins in with the latest on the Ocean Policy Task Force’s work to create a National Ocean Management Policy Framework and their recently released draft: “Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning.” Hold on to your mask and flippers.