Discussion Item

Who

How long

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

9:00 a.m. Morning Session Begins

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome comments and open session with

Councils Tab A

Jim Balsiger

1 hr

10:00 – 10:30 Marine Protected Areas Update Tab B

Sam Rauch

½ hr

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

15 min

10:45 – 12:00 Budget issues  Tab C

(General update and FY 2009 allocation)

·         Council base funding

·         LAPPs funding

·         Stipends

·         RFMC Outreach Budget

GaryReisner/

Alan Risenhoover

1¼ hrs

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

On your own

1½ hrs

1:30 p.m. Afternoon Session Begins

1:30 – 3:00 PPBES and Performance Metrics Tab D

Alan Risenhoover/

Galen Tromble

1½ hrs

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

15 min

3:15 – 4:15 Five Year Grants Award Cycle and

Rolling  FY 2009 Funds Into the Next Grant Tab E

Rimas Liogys

1 hr

4:15 – 4:45 Observer Costs Comparison Tab F

Samantha Brooke

30 min

4:45 – 5:30 Maintaining Complete Council FMPs Tab G

Administrative Record

FOIA’s

Sam Rauch

45 min

5:30 p.m. Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, February 26, 2009

8:30 a.m. – Morning Session Begins

8:30 – 10:00 MSRA Implementation –

·         General overview/update (5 min)

·         MRIP (15 min) Tab H - Project Updates

·         National Standard 2 (15 min) Tab I

• Working Group
• 600.315
• Workshop Report

·         Revised NEPA / MSA procedures (15 min) Tab J

·         Annual catch limit and accountability measure guidance (40 min) Tab K

Alan Risenhoover

Gordon Colvin

Bill Michaels

Steve Leathery

Galen Tromble

1½ hrs

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

15 min.

10:15 – 12:00 Council Reports/Updates by each Council

                        Tab L

• CFMC
• GMFMC
• MAFMC
• NEFMC
• NPFMC - NPFMC2
• PFMC
• SAFMC
• WPRFMC

·         ACLs – Status of implementation for 2010 & 2011

·         Ending overfishing – Measures in FMPs or plans for each stock

·         Rebuilding status – Progress toward targets for each stock

Council Chairs

1¾ hr

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

On your own

1½ hrs

1:30 p.m. – Afternoon Session Begins

1:30 – 2:30 Disconnects with Stock Assessment Criteria/

Stock Assessment/ Stock Status Reporting.

      Tab M

Galen Tromble

1 hr

2:30 – 3:30 Marine Debris and Derelict Fishing Gear

Presentation Tab N

Holly Bamford – Marine Debris Prgm.

1 hr

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 – 4:15 Contractor Badges for Council Members/Staffs

              Tab O

Bill Chappell/

Alan Risenhoover

½ hr

4:15 – 4:30 Wrap-up

Alan Risenhoover

15 min

4:30 p.m. Adjourn.