OPAC Meetings

OPAC Meeting Agendas and Documents

This page contains OPAC archives with agendas and supporting documents including video, meeting summaries. The meetings of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) are open to the public. Please refer to the agenda for the location of each meeting.

For upcoming OPAC events visit the OPAC Current Events page.

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New OPAC Member Orientation Document (605 KB)

OPAC meetings are conducted in accordance with the Council's Operating Procedures (38 KB) and often include time for public comment. At the discretion of the OPAC Chair, the time allotted to individuals may be limited to accommodate all those who wish to speak within the comment period.

For a copy of the video record of an OPAC meeting, please visit the OPAC YouTube Playlist, or contact Andy Lanier at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Video records for OPAC meetings prior to 2016 are available on DVD, upon request.

December 11, 2024

The Ocean Policy Advisory Council will meet virtually on December 11, 2024 for the purpose of discussing the topics of offshore wind energy, an new use of the seafloor (underwater wine storage), and to receive updates on a number of other ocean policy and management topics. The meeting will take place via Zoom, starting at 9:00 AM and ending at 4:00PM.

pdf View the Draft Meeting Agenda (232 KB)

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Meeting Materials:

Meeting Summaries for Approval:

pdf OPAC Draft Meeting Summary - April 22, 2024 (167 KB)

pdf OPAC Draft Meeting Summary - June 14, 2024 (169 KB)

Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Agenda Item Materials:

document OPAC STAC Form and Function Guidelines Draft, October 2024 (201 KB)

document OPAC STAC Call for Nominations, October 2024 (109 KB)

pdf Will White - OPAC STAC nomination (314 KB)

pdf James Lerczak - OPAC STAC nomination (259 KB)

pdf David Kling - OPAC STAC nomination (1016 KB)

June 14, 2024

The Ocean Policy Advisory Council met virtually on June 14, 2024 for the purpose of discussing the topic of offshore wind energy. The meeting took place via Zoom, started at 8:30AM and ended at ~12:30PM.

View the Draft Agenda

Meeting Materials Link

View the Draft Meeting Summary

April 22, 2024

The Council will host a virtual meeting on April 22, 2024. The meeting agenda is focused on the topics of offshore wind energy planning and the TSP Part Three, Rocky Habitat Management Strategy.