20250418 15443900 1.0 TRUE IWG_OEC_StrategicPriorities <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>NOMEC Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Exonomic Zone. Published 4/13/2023. POC: Caitlin Adams, IWG-OEC Executive Secretary, caitlin.adams@noaa.gov</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> NOAA NOMEC IWG-OEC Ocean Exploration and Characterization Priorities Strategic Priorities Adams NOMEC Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Exonomic Zone. Published 4/13/2023. 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