[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 32431-32432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13160]


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                Proclamation 9138 of May 30, 2014

                
National Oceans Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Americans look to the oceans as natural treasures, a 
                source of food and energy, and a foundation for our way 
                of life. Our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes provide 
                jobs and attract tourism. They provide a habitat for 
                scores of species. They are vital to our Nation's 
                transportation, economy, and trade, linking us with 
                countries across the globe and playing a role in our 
                national security. This month, we reaffirm our 
                responsibility to keep our oceans and coastal 
                ecosystems healthy and resilient.

                Meeting this responsibility requires us to reduce 
                pollution, prevent habitat loss, support sustainable 
                fisheries, and prepare for the unavoidable impacts of 
                climate change. To tackle these challenges, my 
                Administration is taking action to deliver on the 
                commitments in our National Ocean Policy. Through this 
                policy, we are striving to improve coordination across 
                all levels of government, enhance efficiency, better 
                our capability to collect and share information, and 
                adopt ecosystem-scale planning and management. The 
                Federal Government is working in coastal regions with 
                States and tribes to support communities as they 
                develop the solutions that work best for them. By 
                taking these steps, we can safeguard these treasured 
                ecosystems and conserve resources that help drive our 
                economy.

                During National Oceans Month, let us remember our 
                obligations to good ocean stewardship. Let us celebrate 
                the bounty our marine ecosystems provide by sustaining 
                them for generations to come.

                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 2014 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 
                thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-13160
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