Territorial Sea Plan

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

• A. History of Ocean Planning in Oregon
• B. The Ocean Policy Advisory Council
• C. Oregon's Territorial Sea
• D. Laws and Legal Authorities Affecting Ocean Management
• E. Ocean Management Agencies
• F. Plan Implementation
• G. Ocean Management Goals and Policies (2001)

Part Two: Making Resource Use Decisions

• A. Resources Inventory and Effects Evaluation
• B. Joint Review Panels (JRPs)
• C. Local Government Consultation

Part Three: Rocky Habitat Management Strategy

Learn about the Draft Amendment for Part Three (2022)

• 2019 General Updated Policies and Principles
  

1994 In process of updates

• F. Site Analysis & Categories
• G. Site Designations
• H. Rocky Shore Management at Cape Arago (2001)

Part Four: Uses of the Seafloor

• A. Telecommunication Cables, Pipelines, and Other Utilities

Part Five: Uses of the Territorial Sea

• A. For the Development of Renewable Energy Facilities or Other Related Structures, Equipment or Facilities (2019)

Appendices

Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
• Appendix B. References
• Appendix C. Acronyms And Abbreviations
• Appendix D. Notes on Tidal Related Shore Lines
• Appendix E. Oregon Ocean Law: ORS 196.405-.515
• Appendix F. Goal 19, Ocean Resources
• Appendix G. Policies of the Oregon Ocean Plan
• Appendix H. Rocky Shores Classification System
• Appendix I. Three Arch Rocks Management Report