OCEAN HEALTH = 69 MILLION US JOBS “It’s The Oceans, Stupid” — Can we save the engine of our economy thinkprogress.org

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OCEAN HEALTH = 69 MILLION US JOBS "It's The Oceans, Stupid" — Can we save the engine of our economy

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By Michael Conathan, CAP's Director of Ocean Policy at American Progress One of the cornerstone recommendations of both the Pew Oceans Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy whose reports were published in 2003 and 2005 respectively, was the institution of a national ocean policy to harm