▁testim ony ▁from ▁count less ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ▁released ▁its ▁Pre lim inary ▁Report ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁review ▁by ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁Govern ors ▁and ▁ ▁other ▁st ake hold ers . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁submitted ▁its ▁Final ▁Report ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Congress , ▁" An ▁Ocean ▁Blue print ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ". ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁officially ▁exp ired , ▁as ▁called ▁for ▁under ▁the ▁O ce ans ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Archive ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ' s ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁PDF ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁O ce ans ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ' s ▁final ▁report ▁ ▁Naval ▁Institute ▁Pro ceed ings ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Index ▁Don ▁Wal sh ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Information ▁Center ▁NO AA ▁( 3 5 ▁pp ) ▁ ▁T ales ▁of ▁Not - so ▁An cient ▁Mar in ers : ▁A ▁Marine ▁Technology ▁Review ▁from ▁the ▁M TS ▁Archives ▁( Sum mer ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Ocean ▁Policy ▁Category : O cean ography ▁Category : Environment al ▁policy ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Broad ford ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁central ▁Victoria , ▁Australia . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6