Day 1

October 23

Time

(elapsed time)

Subject

Presenter

8:30 (15)

Welcome, Opening Remarks

Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs

8:45 (10)

Goals and Purposes of Council Training; Review of Training manual, logistics

Mary Hope Katsouros, Moderator

Fish for the Future Foundation

8:55 (20)

Introduction to NOAA, NOAA organizational structure, How Council fits in w/Strategic Plans (TAB K)

Handouts

Bill Chappell, Division Chief

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Regulatory Services

9:15 (60)

Overview of Magnuson-Stevens Act and 10 National Standards (TAB E)

Handouts

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

10:15 (15)

Break

10:30 (45)

Legal and Regulatory Requirements & building an Administrative Record (TAB F)

Handouts

Caroline Park

General Counsel, Fisheries

11:15 (60)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) overview

(TAB G)

Steve Leathery

National NEPA Coordinator

12:15 (90)

Working Lunch- Panel presentation: Council members’ role and responsibilities from the perspectives of Congress and other agencies

Jean Flemma, Legislative Staff, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Ocean, US House Committee on Natural Resources

Diane Regas, Oceans Program, Environmental Defense

Gary Reisner, Director, Office of Management and Budget, NOAA Fisheries 

1:45 (45)

Ecosystem Approaches to Management (TAB S)

Handouts

Dr. Ned Cyr

Science and Technology Marine Ecosystems Division

2:30 (30)

Essential Fish Habitat (TAB T)

Handouts

Heather Ludemann

Office of Habitat

Conservation

3:00 (15)

Break

3:15 (30)

Review of fish harvesting techniques, gear, vessels, and fishery management techniques (TAB L)

Handouts

Heidi Lovett

Office of Sustainable Fisheries Regulatory Services

3:45 (45)

Development of Fishery Management Plans & Council Procedure/Process (TAB M)

Handouts

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

4:30 (20)

Questions & discussion

Macpherson & Lovett

4:50 (5)

Recap of day, announcements

M.H. Katsouros

5:00

Adjourn

6:00 (90)

Evening Session --  Discussion: Council perspectives from prior members, executive directors, and new members

Day 2

October 24

8:25 (5)

Expectations for day 2

M.H. Katsouros, Moderator

8:30 (60)

Fishery Science and Basic Stock Assessment Methods

TAB U

Handouts

Rick Methot

Science and Technology

9:30 (60)

Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Accountability Measures

TAB O

Galen Tromble, Division Chief

Office of Sustainable Fisheries Domestic Fisheries

10:30 (15)

Break

Protected Resources

o    Endangered Species Act (ESA) TAB H

Handouts

o    Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (TAB I)

Mi Ae Kim

Office of Protected Resources

David Cottingham

Office of Protected Resources

11:30 (45)

Fishery Economics (TAB V)

Handouts

José Montañez, Economist

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

12:15 (90)

Lunch Presentation:  Collaborative Decision Making on Public Policy Issues

     John Erhmann, PhD, Senior Partner, Meridian Institute

1:45 (60)

Enforcement (TAB Q)

Handouts

Dale Jones, Director

NMFS Office of Enforcement

LCDR Chris Barrows

Chief, Fisheries Enforcement

U.S. Coast Guard

2:45 (450

Social Science (TAB W)

Handouts

Peter Fricke, Sociologist

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

3:30 (15)

Break

3:45 (60)

Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) (TAB P)

Handouts

Mark Holliday, Director

Office of Policy

4:45 (10)

Questions, Recap of day, Announcements

M.H. Katsouros

5:00

Adjourn

Day 3

October 25

8:25 (30)

Expectations for day 3

M.H. Katsouros, Moderator

8:30 (30)

Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Provision for all Council members; Rules of Conduct and other Legal Requirements (TAB J)

Handouts

Will Jacobi, Senior Counsel
Ethics Law and Programs Division, Office of the General Counsel

9:00 (30)

International Fisheries Issues Impacting Councils (TAB R)

Handouts

Rebecca Lent, Director

Office of International Affairs

9:30 (30)

Tribal Treaty Rights, Native Customs Access and Other Rights of Western Pacific Indigenous (TAB X)

Handouts

Susan Bishop,

Harvest Manager, Team Leader, Puget Sound and Washington Coast

10:00 (15)

Break

10:15 (90)

Working the Complete FMP Process with group exercise (TAB N)

Handouts

M. Macpherson

H. Lovett

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

11:45 (15)

Summary, Wrap up

M.H. Katsouros

12:00

Adjourn