Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act (Ocean ROI Act) Introduced

Senators Murkowski and Cantwell along with Representatives Pingree and Salazar recently reintroduced the Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

In a letter to the sponsors, David Naftzger noted that "The Act has the potential to help boost our efforts to harness our region’s waters to create good, lasting jobs and investment opportunities across the eight Great Lakes States....The Ocean ROI Act is a positive step forward that emphasizes the importance of government support for the blue economy. We thank you once again for recognizing this emerging sector as fundamental to our nation’s international competitiveness and integral to our efforts to ensure healthy Great Lakes, oceans and coasts for all Americans. We look forward to working with you on this important issue which can help to deliver needed funding to help protect and restore our Great Lakes and advance economic opportunities in our region."