[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33119-33120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14237]


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                Proclamation 8688 of June 2, 2011

                
National Oceans Month, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Oceans Month, we celebrate the value of 
                our oceans to American life and recognize the critical 
                role they continue to play in our economic progress, 
                national security, and natural heritage. Waterborne 
                commerce, sustainable commercial fisheries, 
                recreational fishing, boating, tourism, and energy 
                production are all able to contribute to job growth and 
                strengthen our economy because of the bounty of our 
                oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.

                Last year, I signed an Executive Order directing my 
                Administration to implement our Nation's first 
                comprehensive National Policy for the Stewardship of 
                the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes. This policy 
                makes more effective use of Federal resources by 
                addressing the most critical issues facing our oceans. 
                It establishes a new approach to bringing together 
                Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and all 
                of the ocean's users--from recreational and commercial 
                fishermen, boaters, and industry, to environmental 
                groups, scientists, and the public--to better plan for, 
                manage, and sustain the myriad human uses that healthy 
                oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes support.

                One year after the devastating BP Deepwater Horizon oil 
                spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we remain committed to the 
                full environmental and economic recovery of the region. 
                My Administration is assessing and mitigating the 
                damage that was caused by this tragedy, and restoring 
                and strengthening the Gulf Coast and its communities. 
                These efforts remind us of the responsibility we all 
                share for our oceans and coasts, and the strong 
                connection between the health of our natural resources 
                and that of our communities and economy. While we 
                embrace our oceans as crucial catalysts for trade, 
                bountiful sources of food, and frontiers for renewable 
                energy, we must also recommit to ensuring their safety 
                and sustainability, and to being vigilant guardians of 
                our coastal communities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 2011 as National 
                Oceans Month. I call upon Americans to take action to 
                protect, conserve, and restore our oceans, coasts, and 
                Great Lakes.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2011-14237
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