page_title: United States Commission on Ocean Policy
section_title: Working groups
hierarchical_section_title: United States Commission on Ocean Policy / Working groups
caption_attribution_description: English: The United States Commission on Ocean Policy - (l-r) front row: Professor Marc J. Hershman; Dr. Thomas R. Kitsos (Executive Director); Mr. Ted A. Beattie; and Dr. Paul A. Sandifer. Second row: Mr. Lawrence Dickerson; Mrs. Lillian Borrone; Ms. Ann D'Amato; and Mr. Paul L. Kelly. Back row: Mr. Christopher Koch; Mr. Edward B. Rasmuson; Dr. James M. Coleman; Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.) (Chairman); Mr. William D. Ruckelshaus; Dr. Andrew A. Rosenberg; Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, USN (Ret.); Dr. Robert Ballard; and Dr. Frank Muller-Karger.
context_page_description: The United States Commission on Ocean Policy was created by an act of the 106th United States Congress known as the Oceans Act of 2000. The commission's mandate was to establish findings and develop recommendations for a new and comprehensive national ocean policy. The final report was delivered in September 2004, and shortly afterwards the commission was terminated, as scheduled by the Oceans Act.
context_section_description: In the course of its work, the Commission established four working groups to address the following issues:
  Governance
  Research, Education and Marine Operations
  Stewardship
  Investment and Implementation
caption: Members of the Watkins Commission
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