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The ME Division has been restructured to allow greater flexibility to ride the latest waves of change in the Coast Guard and the Auxiliary. The largest piece of our portfolio is education. With programs like Sea Partners, Good Mate, Clean Marina’s and Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) mitigation and hundreds of dedicated public educators, these programs have the potential to prevent pollution incidents from happening. All of these programs will now be managed by a single Branch Chief with two Branch Assistants in the Education and Prevention Branch of the ME Division.

 

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Pollution Incident Response (PIR) Course

Good Mate Manual & PowerPoint

Court Decision. Ballast Water Prohibition

Study Guide - MSAM/MEES

National Ocean Policy Report Released

"NO DISCHARGE ZONE" SIGN

100th Meridian Initiative

Aquatic Nuisance Species Information

"Clean Boating Course" Lesson Plan

Training Guide - ANS

Waterway Watch & Sea Partners Training

"ZAP the ZEBRA" Brochure

Sea Partners Training Presentations


News and Bulletins

The Good Mate Manual can be downloaded and viewed here. A Course Overview of the Good Mate Manual is also available here as a Powerpoint presentation.

 

Aquatic Nuisance Species Information. A listing of "ANS" Web Sites and Outreach Material Available through ANSC

 

Court Decision. Ballast Water Prohibition. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Affirming right to prohibit ballast water discharge

 

"Clean Boating Course" Lesson Plan. This Clean Boating Lesson Plan is a product of the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative. The Initiative promotes and celebrates voluntary adoption of measures to reduce pollution from marinas and recreational boating.
 

Marine Environmental Education Specialist Study Guide
 

Training Guide - U.S. Coast Guard’s Aquatic Nuisance Species and Ballast Water Program
 

National Ocean Policy Report Released - The US Commission on Ocean Policy released the pre-publication copy of its final report on 20 Sep 2004.  This report is the most comprehensive review of our nation’s marine policy framework since the release of the Stratton Commission report 35 years ago and addresses many issues involving the Coast Guard's environmental protection missions.  Chapters 16 through 19 are of particular significance to the USCG.  The Administration has 90 days to respond to Congress on the recommendations in this report.  The pre-publication copy is available online.
[Source: DVC-ME]
 
Waterway Watch and Sea Partners were the subjects of a train-the-trainers meeting in New Orleans in July, at which some 90 USCG, Auxiliary and Civilian members of Coast Guard Forces were given a “train-the-trainer” education on the two programs. This article describes the meetings and what was covered. [Posted 16 Sept 04]
 

"NO DISCHARGE ZONE" SIGN 

"ZAP the ZEBRA" Brochure -- ANS 

The 100th Meridian Initiative: A Strategic Approach to Prevent the Westward Spread of Zebra Mussels and Other Aquatic Nuisance Species

 

Sea Partner Training Presentations. In addition to the Good Mate Manual and Overview, the following instructional aids are available for Sea Partner Training:

Sea Partner Introduction - Powerpoint Presentation
Sea Partner Cleanup Lesson Plan Outline
Sea Partner Presentation Guide

 

 

 

 

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