- Myanmar releases new marine spatial planning strategy and data portal
- Belgian maritime spatial plan available for review
- US Washington State preliminary draft marine spatial plan available for review
- South African cabinet approves draft marine spatial planning bill
- Trinidad and Tobago to develop marine spatial plan for NW Trinidad
- Case study of how climate change incorporated into British Columbia marine use plans available
- UN and European Commission release roadmap to accelerate MSP worldwide
- UN Ocean Action Hub seeks public comments on ensuring sustainable marine and coastal ecosystems by April 5
- EU call for MSP grant proposals open until April 28
- UN contest offers access to social and environmental data to find ways to slow climate change
- Presentations from European Commission-UN's MSP conference available
- Presentations from second Baltic maritime spatial planning forum available
- New global wind maps show possible ocean areas for offshore wind farms
- Oceans storing more heat than previously estimated
- Climate change impacts on deep seafloor ecosystems reviewed
- UK Crown Estate grants lease for large floating windfarm off the coast of Scotland
- US makes all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico available for oil and gas exploration and development
- US President Trump altering US environmental policy – large budget cuts proposed for ocean and atmosphere programs, ocean observing satellites, and coast guard
- Bipartisan commission recommends 29 actions to US president and Congress to effectively manage nation’s ocean and coastal resources
