[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25929-25930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11779]


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                Proclamation 9622 of May 31, 2017

                
National Ocean Month, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Ocean Month celebrates the mighty oceans and 
                their extraordinary resources. This month, we recognize 
                the importance of harnessing the seas for our national 
                security and prosperity.

                Thirty-four years ago, President Ronald Reagan 
                proclaimed the creation of the U.S. Exclusive Economic 
                Zone, making clear America's sovereign right to 
                explore, exploit, conserve, and manage ocean resources 
                extending 200 nautical miles from our shores. This is 
                the world's largest Exclusive Economic Zone, spanning 
                more than 3.4 million square nautical miles--an area 
                larger than the combined landmass of all 50 States. We 
                must recognize the importance of our offshore areas to 
                our security and economic independence, all while 
                protecting the marine environment for present and 
                future generations.

                Today, our offshore areas remain underutilized and 
                often unexplored. We have yet to fully leverage new 
                technologies and unleash the forces of economic 
                innovation to more fully develop and explore our ocean 
                economy. In the field of energy, we have just begun to 
                tap the potential of our oceans' oil and gas, wind, 
                wave, and tidal resources to power the Nation. The 
                fisheries resources of the United States are among the 
                most valuable in the world. Growing global demand for 
                seafood presents tremendous opportunities for expansion 
                of our seafood exports, which can reduce our more than 
                $13 billion seafood trade deficit.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as 
                National Ocean Month. This month, I call upon Americans 
                to reflect on the value and importance of the oceans 
                not only to our security and economy, but also as a 
                source of recreation, enjoyment, and relaxation.

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

[FR Doc. 2017-11779
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