DEPARTMENT SUMMARY Our country’s ocean and coasts face an era of unprecedented activity. Offshore wind, commercial fishing, recreation, shipping, and other ocean industries are all competing to use the same waters. Without comprehensive, coordinated planning, we end up with ocean conflicts that can harm our ocean environment and limit advances toward a sustainable ocean economy. Ocean Conservancy is helping address this problem by supporting regional ocean planning that will protect, maintain, and restore healthy marine ecosystems while allowing sustainable economic development. Planning allows us to make smart, balanced choices that will help our ocean and local communities thrive. By taking a more holistic approach, engaging local ocean users, and improving ocean data on both the envi