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ACADEMY PANEL CITES PROGRESS MADE BY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM

Washington, DC — October 18, 2006 — By employing tools of networked governance, the National Marine Sanctuary Program is on the road to building a strong performance-based management system, according to a report issued by a National Academy of Public Administration panel.

Prepared for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ready to Perform? Planning and Management at the National Marine Sanctuary Program evaluates the National Marine Sanctuary Program’s planning and performance-based management systems. The Academy panel found that the program has made an excellent start and must continue its efforts to streamline its planning process and focus on performance.

The panel also found that the National Marine Sanctuary Program has grown substantially in recent years, and is uniquely positioned to experiment with place-based innovations in ocean governance that involve other agencies, communities and stakeholders. Sanctuaries have the flexibility to work with federal agencies, communities, non-profits, citizens, and state and local governments in ways that other marine agencies cannot. Therefore, the panel recommended that:

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Executive Branch, and Congress should look to the National Marine Sanctuary Program as an essential part of ocean governance, and invest resources in the program accordingly.

The program should continue to build the four key systems it has for performance-based management: its national strategic plan, sanctuary management plans, condition reports and annual operating plans.

Ready to Perform? Planning and Management at the National Marine Sanctuary Program can be accessed at http://www.napawash.org/Marine.Sanctuary.pdf

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