Presidential Document2021-11979
National Ocean Month, 2021
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June 7, 2021
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June 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30143-30144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11979]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10226 of June 1, 2021
National Ocean Month, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The world's ocean basins are critical to the success of
our Nation and, indeed, to life on Earth. The ocean
powers our economy, provides food for billions of
people, supplies 50 percent of the world's oxygen,
offers recreational opportunities for us to enjoy, and
regulates weather patterns and our global climate
system. During National Ocean Month, we celebrate our
stewardship of the ocean and coasts, and reaffirm our
commitment to protecting and sustaining them for
current and future generations.
My Administration is dedicated to improving our
Nation's public health by supporting resilient ocean
habitats, wildlife, and resources in which all
Americans rely on. Through our ``America the
Beautiful'' initiative, we are working with State,
Tribal, and local partners to conserve at least 30
percent of United States lands and waters by 2030--so
that our natural world can continue to supply the food,
clean air, and clean water that every one of us depends
on to survive. We are also committed to supporting
safe, plentiful, and sustainable seafood harvesting for
domestic consumption and export, and reducing public
health risks such as harmful algal blooms that have
proliferated as a result of climate change and the
acidification of our waters.
The ocean has always been essential to our economy, and
that will remain true as we build back better and
develop the clean industries and good jobs of the
future. My plan to dramatically expand offshore wind
energy over the next 10 years will provide good-paying
union jobs and a sustainable source of clean energy.
Investing in resilient, reliable coastal
infrastructure--including modern ports and waterways--
that can withstand the impacts of rising seas and
powerful storms will keep our economy competitive in
the global marketplace while making our families safer.
Conserving and restoring coastal wetlands and habitats
will also strengthen our efforts to tackle climate
change, improve the resilience of coastal communities,
and help restore nursery areas that are important to
our fisheries. Investing in our fishing communities and
supporting local seafood supply options will also be
critical to helping us build a climate-resilient,
sustainable ocean economy.
Climate change is a global challenge that is integrally
linked to the ocean. By protecting our ocean and
coastal ecosystems and resources, we are also
protecting the worldwide economies and people that
depend on them. To address these challenges, we are
building on our Nation's long legacy of ocean
exploration and research to gain new insights into
ocean ecosystems and biodiversity and ways the ocean
can sequester and store carbon. Marine life, changing
ocean conditions, and plastic and other pollution pay
no attention to national boundaries. That is why we
must focus on a worldwide approach to conservation and
sustainability. In collaboration with our international
partners, my Administration will continue America's
global leadership in ocean science, stewardship, and
conservation. Our engagement in international efforts,
such as the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science
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for Sustainable Development, reflects the priorities
and values of my Administration to ensure that ocean
science delivers greater benefits for the American
people, the people of the world, and international
ocean ecosystems.
My Administration is also committed to delivering
climate justice, including ensuring equitable access to
our ocean and coasts for all Americans--and working to
ensure that Indigenous Americans, Black Americans, and
other people of color are no longer forced to shoulder
disproportionate climate and environmental burdens, as
they historically have. My Administration will work
hard to further break down the barriers many
communities of color face by creating new opportunities
to diversify ocean-related access and workforces. We
will also equip educators with tools to teach our
Nation's youth how to become a powerful generation of
ocean stewards.
It is imperative that we take proper action now to
ensure that the ocean continues to thrive. During
National Ocean Month, we recognize the central role of
a healthy ocean in sustaining all of our lives, and
pledge to find innovative ways to conserve, protect,
and restore our ocean.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2021 as
National Ocean Month. I call upon Americans to take
action to protect, conserve, and restore our ocean and
coasts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
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