Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
Admiral James D. Watkins (Ret.), Chair, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Honorable Leon Panetta, Chair, Pew Oceans Commission
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative is a collaborative effort of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission to catalyze ocean policy reform. The Initiative is guided by a task force made up of five members of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and five members from the Pew Oceans Committee. Its primary goal is to accelerate the pace of change that results in meaningful ocean policy reform. Admiral Watkins is the former president of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education. He also served as Secretary of the Energy under President George H.W. Bush. His naval…
