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Based on the scientific consensus from the NECOP research and Integrated Assessment, the Task Force developed the first ever action plan regarding the Gulf's hypoxic zone. The Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico describes a national strategy to reduce the frequency, duration, size, and degree of hypoxia in the region. The Action Plan, derived from considerable stakeholder input, outlines the goal of reducing the five-year average size of the hypoxic zone to less than 5,000 km2. To accomplish this goal, the states throughout the Mississippi River watershed endorsed a voluntary set of cost-effective actions. The Task Force is currently reassessing and updating the Action Plan.

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