Oregon's territorial sea is a 3 mile wide strip of ocean under state jurisdiction that reaches from the shoreline out to sea. This area and the resources within it are managed by state and federal agencies in trust for the public. The Oregon Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) was first adopted in 1994 and consists of goals and policies that act as a coordination framework and guide for agencies to use while managing resources within the territorial sea.
Since its adoption, the plan has been amended as new ocean needs and uses have been discovered (a chapter was added on submarine cable installation in 2001, and in 2009 on marine renewable energy development). The
Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) was given the responsibility of stewarding the TSP, in conjunction with DLCD, to manage future amendments as needs arise.
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Introduction
Part One: Ocean Management Framework
Part Two: Making Resource Use Decisions
Part Three: Rocky Habitat Management Strategy
Learn about the Draft Amendment for Part Three (2022)
1994 In process of updates
Part Four: Uses of the Seafloor
Part Five: Uses of the Territorial Sea
Appendices