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NOAA Fisheries 2003 Constituent Sessions
NOAA Fisheries 2003 Constituent Sessions
NOAA Fisheries announces eight regional constituent sessions to be held in conjunction with Fishery Management Council meetings from June through September 2003. The sessions are intended to gather public input on ways to improve the effectiveness of NOAA Fisheries and its management of living marine resources. The regional sessions will be a collaborative effort involving all major marine fisheries interests - councils, commercial and recreational fishermen, tribal representatives, environmental organizations, and federal and state government. The primary objective is to assemble and provide a comprehensive analysis of the diverse opinions, attitudes, and perspectives of marine resource stakeholders as they relate to broad themes in management and daily operations. The secondary objective is to identify performance measures for fishery management.
Each session will be held during that regions’ Fishery Management Council meeting. The dates are:
- Western Pacific - June 10 (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) and June 11 (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.) at the Western Pacific Council meeting in Honolulu, HI. The meeting location is the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, HI 96814, telephone: 808-955-4911.
- North Pacific - June 13 (2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the North Pacific Council meeting in Kodiak, AK. The meeting location is the Kodiak Inn - Best Western, 236 Rezanof Drive West, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone: 907-486-5712.
- Caribbean - June 20 (9
a.m. - 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the Caribbean
Council meeting in St. Croix, USVI. The meeting location
is the The Buccaneer Hotel, 5007 Estate Shoys-Lot #7, Christiansted, St. Croix USVI
800-255-3881
- Gulf of Mexico - July 15 (2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the Gulf of Mexico Council meeting in Naples, FL. The meeting location is the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club, 851 Gulf Shore Blvd., North Naples, Fl. 34102, telephone: 800-237-7600.
- Mid-Atlantic - August 5 (1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the Mid-Atlantic Council meeting in Baltimore, MD. The meeting location is the Wyndham Baltimore - Inner Harbor, 101 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, telephone: 410-752-1100.
- Pacific - September 8 (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) and September 9 (8 a.m. - 11 a.m.) at the Pacific Council meeting in Seattle, WA. the meeting location is the DoubleTree Guest Suites Seattle Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, WA 98188, telephone: 206-575-8220.
- New England - September 16 (2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the New England Council meeting in Fairhaven, MA. The meeting location is the Holiday Inn Express, 110 Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719, telephone: 508-997-1281.
- South Atlantic - September 18 (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) at the South Atlantic Council meeting in Pawley’s Island, SC. The meeting location is Pawley's Plantation, 70 Tanglewood Drive, Pawley's Island, SC 29585, telephone: 800-367-9959.
If you plan to attend or want more information, please contact: Patricia Lawson, 301-713-2239 x145 or Patricia.Lawson@noaa.gov
[Updated – May 8, 2003]
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