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2013年5月31日

2013年国家海洋月

美利坚合众国总统

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从提供食物和能源到帮助维持气候和我们的安全，海洋在我们国家生活的几乎每一个方面发挥着至关重要的作用。海洋把我们和世界各国连在一起，支持促进我们增长经济的交通运输和贸易网络。对于数百万计的美国人来说，我们的海岸也是获得好工作和良好生活的途径。保持海洋、海岸和五大湖（Great Lakes）的清洁及丰富的物产与我们每一个人利益相关——正是因为这个原因，不仅我们这一代人必须明智地管理海洋，而且未来的世世代代也必须如此。

勇于迎接这个考验意味着克服过度捕捞、污染和气候变化带来的威胁。本届政府正在承担这项任务，与各级政府的伙伴和整个民营部门一起努力。今年早些时候，我们确定了一个规划，将全国海洋政策（National Ocean Policy）变成保护环境、调整联邦运行和促进经济增长的具体行动。该计划指明了利用科学和数据共享改善决策的道路，通过减少重复项目和取消繁文缛节，确保更有效地使用纳税人的税金。最重要的是，依靠美国人民——利用他们的知识和发挥各社区的自主能力，运用本地解决方案迎接我们面临的挑战。

通过在海洋管理中的明智抉择，我们能够给我们的工商企业提供蓬勃发展所需的工具，同时保护我们海洋生态的长期健康。为了纪念海洋月，让我们再次重申这些目标，为我们的海岸经济进行再投资并在今后几年继续承诺良好管理。

为此，我，美利坚合众国总统巴拉克•奥巴马（BARACK OBAMA），以美国宪法和法律赋予我的权力，特此宣布2013年6月为国家海洋月（National Oceans Month）。我呼吁美国人民行动起来，保护、维护并恢复我们的海洋、海岸和五大湖。

我谨于2013年5月31日这一天，即美利坚合众国独立237年之际，亲笔在此签名为证。

巴拉克•奥巴马

Obama Proclamation on National Oceans Month

31 May 2013

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

May 31, 2013

NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH, 2013

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

From providing food and energy to helping sustain our climate and our security, the oceans play a critical role in nearly every part of our national life. They connect us to countries around the world, and support transportation and trade networks that grow our economy. For millions of Americans, our coasts are also a gateway to good jobs and a decent living. All of us have a stake in keeping the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes clean and productive -- which is why we must manage them wisely not just in our time, but for generations to come.

Rising to meet that test means addressing threats like overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Alongside partners at every level of government and throughout the private sector, my Administration is taking up that task. Earlier this year, we finalized a plan to turn our National Ocean Policy into concrete actions that protect the environment, streamline Federal operations, and promote economic growth. The plan charts a path to better decision-making through science and data sharing, and it ensures tax dollars are spent more efficiently by reducing duplication and cutting red tape. Best of all, it puts stock in the American people -- drawing on their knowledge and empowering communities to bring local solutions to the challenges we face.

By making smart choices in ocean management, we can give our businesses the tools they need to thrive while protecting the long-term health of our marine ecosystems. Let us mark this month by renewing those goals, reinvesting in our coastal economies, and recommitting to good stewardship in the years ahead.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as National Oceans Month. I call upon Americans to take action to protect, conserve, and restore our oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

BARACK OBAMA

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