| Date | Letter | Category |
|---|
| 03-20-2007 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Vice President Gore urging him to enhance awareness of the oceans role in climate change | Climate Change |
| 03-20-2007 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letters to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner regarding Climate Change | Climate Change |
| 03-20-2007 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine urging leadership on Ocean Policy | Regional and State Ocean Governance Reform |
| 02-07-2007 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senators Maria Cantwell and Olympia Snowe regarding Climate Change hearings | Climate Change |
| 01-30-2007 |
2006 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card letter to President Bush | National Ocean Governance Reform |
| 09-21-2006 |
Letter to House Leaders commending them on the passage of the NOAA Organic Act (H.R 5450) | New Funding for Ocean Policy and Programs |
| 08-02-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Chairman Pombo and Representatives Abercrombie, Gilchrest, Saxton, and Young on the Stevens Inouye International Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance Legacy Act of 2006 (H.R. 5946) | International Leadership |
| 07-27-2006 |
Thank you letter to Senator Cochran for oceans related programs in the Fiscal Year 07 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill | New Funding for Ocean Policy and Programs |
| 07-19-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to House Leadership with recommendations to enhance H.R. 5018 | Fisheries Management Reform |
| 07-10-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senate Appropriators request continued support for ocean, coastal and Great Lake science, management, and education programs in the Commerce Justice Science FY 2007 appropriations bill | New Funding for Ocean Policy and Programs |
| 06-28-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta to House Appropriations Committee regarding the funding level for NOAA for Fiscal Year 07 | New Funding for Ocean Policy and Programs |
| 06-23-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter of Congratulations to Senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye for the Senate passage of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 5018) | Fisheries Management Reform |
| 06-16-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye regarding Ballast Water (S. 770) | National Ocean Governance Reform |
| 06-13-2006 |
Bill Ruckelshaus letter to New York Senator Joseph Bruno urging the passage of the New York Ocean and Bays Protection Act (S. 7244 A) | Regional and State Ocean Governance Reform |
| 06-12-2006 |
Joint Initiative Commissioners letter to Senators with the report, From Sea to Shining Sea Priorities for Ocean Policy Reform | National Ocean Governance Reform |
| 06-07-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to House Leadership House Leadership with recommendations to enhance H.R. 5018 | Fisheries Management Reform |
| 05-17-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye regarding support of NOAA, NASA and NSF funding for research and education | Research, Science and Education |
| 05-16-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta to Chairman Pombo encouraging use of Joint Initiative Principles in H.R. 5018 | Fisheries Management Reform |
| 05-16-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta comparative assessment of the various House MSA reauthorization bills and how well they reflect the Joint Initiative Principles | Fisheries Management Reform |
| 05-11-2006 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senators John Sununu and Barbara Boxer regarding National Ocean Policy Study hearing | National Ocean Governance Reform |
| 03-23-2006 |
Mr. Panetta Memo to New York House Speaker Silver regarding the New York State Ocean Initiative | Regional and State Ocean Governance Reform |
| 02-01-2006 |
2005 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card letter to President Bush | National Ocean Governance Reform |
| 11-17-2005 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to James Connaughton regarding the state of California for its progressive efforts with ocean policy and protection | Regional and State Ocean Governance Reform |
| 09-09-2005 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta letter to Senator Byrd regarding Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill | New Funding for Ocean Policy and Programs |
| 08-31-2005 |
Adm Watkins and Mr. Panetta, along with over 70 other national leaders letter to Senator Majority Leader Frist regarding accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | International Leadership |
| 07-20-2005 |
Letter to Senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye regarding Coastal Zone Management Act and the Coral Reef Conservation Act | National Ocean Governance Reform |
