Comments closed July 13
Support updated protections for Olympic Coast sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- What
- NOAA is modernizing the management plan that protects the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and public comment shapes the final result.
- Where
- Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- How much
- The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, a protected stretch of Pacific coastal waters off Washington state, depends on a current and enforceable management plan to safeguard its wildlife, water quality, and ecosystems.
- Decided
- Comments closed July 13, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read May 12, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur plain-English read of the Federal Register 2026-09372 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchThe first sentence of our What’s at risk read of the notice; the whole read is under Case.
- DecidedJuly 13, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read May 12, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record October 15, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
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Protective action worth supporting
NOAA is modernizing the management plan that protects the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and public comment shapes the final result.
What’s at risk
If we stay silent
Our plain-English read of the official notice ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words below.
In the agency’s own words
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has prepared a draft management plan (DMP) as part of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS or sanctuary) management plan review. The DMP, which replaces a 2011 sanctuary management plan, was developed to evaluate substantive progress toward implementing the goals of the sanctuary, and to make revisions to the management plan as necessary to fulfill the purposes and policies of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. NOAA also prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA), which evaluates the environmental impacts of implementing the DMP, and…
The groups on this fight
2 groups are in on this fight
In on this fight means a link on this decision itself: the group's own regulations.gov comment on it, or a case filed over it naming the group. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- National Audubon Society
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on July 13, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗ - Surfrider Foundation
In on this fight · linked
Filed its own comment on this decision on July 13, 2026.
Their comment on regulations.gov ↗
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The ground
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The photograph on this page: Olympic National Forest, Washington. More Than Just Parks.
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