MAFAC Meeting June 2010

June 29 - July 1, 2010
Prospector Hotel, Juneau, AK

ADVANCE MATERIALS

Presentations

Opening Remarks & Introductions

BP Deepwater Horizon - Science Enterprise

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Science and Regulatory Issues Related to the DWH-MC-252 OIL Spill
• Science Summary Presentation on the DWH-MC-252 Oil Spill, presented by Dr. Jane Lubchenco, June 3, 2010
• GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse - new online tool, "one-stop shop" for real-time spill response information.
• Proposals for Economic and Social Science Studies Related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Regulatory Responsibilities for activities on the Outer Continental Shelf

• Annotated Agenda (Note: lots of links to websites and documents embedded in document)
• Presentation: The Habitat Conservation Program's Role in Outer Continental Shelf Development Activities
• Presentation: Protected Resources Activities for Deepwater Horizon MC252 Spill

Natural Resources Damage Assessments

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Oil Spill NRDA Process and Deepwater Horizon Incident
• Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program fact sheet

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Disaster Declarations

• Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Fishery Failure Determination in Gulf of Mexico (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, May 24, 2010)
• Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces Fishery Failure Determination for Florida (June 2, 2010)

Lessons Learned from the Exxon Valdez

• Presentation: What did we learn with Exxon Valdez that informs DWH spill?
• Mission without a map: The Politics and Policies of Restoration Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Report on the history of the settlement, damage assessment, and restoration following the Exxon Valdez spill, released by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, Alaska, Department of Fish and Game.

Aquaculture Update

• Annotated Agenda

Recreational Fishery Issues

• Annotated Agenda
• 2010 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Summit: Report, Summary, and Summit Video
• Summit: Outcomes and next steps - DRAFT Recreational Saltwater Fishing Action Agenda
• RFWG conference call - 21 June 2010
• Cover memo engaging MAFAC Recreational Working Group Members
• Summary of comments received
• Full written transcript of call
• Audio recording of call  (MP3)
• MRIP Update

Protected Resources Program

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Overview of the NMFS Protected Resources Program
• Background materials
• ESA Listing Work Load June 2010
• ESA Fact Sheet
• MMPA Fact Sheet
• Office of Protected Resources Fact Sheet
• Permits, Conservation and Education Division
• Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Conservation Division
• Endangered Species Division
• Planning and Program Coordination Division

NOAA/NMFS Reports

• FY2011 Budget Highlights
• Budget Update
  • MAFAC Priority Subject Area Crosscut - FY 2008-FY 2011
  • National Catch Share Program
  • Protected Species Research and Management
  • Integrated Ecosystem Assessments
  • Chesapeake Bay Regional Studies
• NOAA Next Generation Strategic Plan
• Presentation: NOAA's Future Direction: Meeting NOAA's Strategic Goals and Objectives
• MAFAC Vision 2020 updates
• FY2010 Status of Fisheries

NOAA Catch Shares Policy

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: DRAFT NOAA Catch Share Policy

MAFAC Administration

• Time, Place, Agenda topics-next meeting
• Committee assignments
• Charter

Subcommittees and Workgroups

Protected Resources

Ecosystem Management

Commerce

Recreational Fisheries

AGENDA

Federal Register Notice

Meeting Overview & Recommendations

Transcripts

• June 29, 2010
• June 30, 2010
• July 1, 2010