In 2019, Maine established the Science and Policy Advisory Council to assess the impact of climate change on Maine’s marine species. This council works to strengthen scientific monitoring and research regarding the potential effects of climate change on the state’s marine ecosystems. The full text can be found here.
Maine and Maryland task forces have completed reviews, and legislators in those states are now looking to implement recommendations. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Oregon have introduced similar bills to establish an OA task force.
Oregon introduced S.B.260 (2019), which appropriates money from the Oregon Science Trust and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to analyze ocean chemistry.
