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2011 Council Member Training
Crowne Plaza Hotel • Silver Spring, MD 20910
November 29 - December 1, 2011
 
AGENDA
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  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
Tuesday - November 29, 2011
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 - 8:30     - Breakfast -     (30 min)   

8:30 - 8:35
(5 min)

Introduction: Goals and Purposes of Council Training,
Review of Training Manual, Logistics
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H)

Bill Chappell
Tara Scott
Sustainable Fisheries
8:35 - 8:50
(15 min)		 Welcome and Opening Remarks Alan Risenhoover
Director, Sustainable Fisheries
Module 1 Councils Role & Responsibilities
8:50 - 9:30
(40 min)		 Introduction to the Magnuson-Stevens Act & 10 National Standards
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
Marian Macpherson
Sustainable Fisheries
9:30 - 10:30
(60 min)		 Council Process and Development of Fishery Management Plans Administrative Record
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (G)
Jane DiCosimo
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
10:30 - 10:45     - Break -     (15 min)   
10:45 - 11:45
(60 min)		 Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Provisions, Rules of Conduct, Lobbying Restrictions, and Other legal Requirements of All Council Members
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
Dana Jacob
Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Administration
11:45 - 1:15     - Lunch -     (90 min)   
1:15 - 2:00
(45 min)		 Legal and Regulatory Requirements & Building an Administrative Recorde
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
Katie Renshaw
General Counsel, Fisheries
2:00 - 2:45
(45 min)		 Group Activity: Council Members Role & Responsibility Jane DiCosimo
Marian Macpherson
Sustainable Fisheries
Module 2 MSA & Other Applicable Laws
2:45 - 3:30
(45 min)		 Magnuson-Stevens Act and 10 National Standards
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
Marian Macpherson
Sustainable Fisheries
3:30 - 3:45     - Break -     (15 min)   
3:45 - 4:30
(45 min)		 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
Steve Leathery
NMFS Nationa NEPA Coordinator
4:30 - 5:00
(30 min)		 Essential Fish Habitat & Deep Sea Coral Authorities
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
Tom Bigford
Habitat Conservation
5:00 - 5:15
(15 min)		 Summary
Discussion; Questions; Recap; Announcements		 Moderators
5:15     - Adjourn -
Wednesday - November 30, 2011
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
7:45 - 8:15     - Breakfast -     (30 min)   
8:15 - 8:30
(15 min)		 Welcome from the Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Eric Schwaab
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
8:30 - 8:35
(5 min)

Expectations for Day 2

 Moderators
8:35 - 9:00
(35 min)

Day 1 Refresh

 Moderators
Module 2 Continued...
9:00 - 9:45
(45 min)		 Protected Resources
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
     • Endangered Species Act (ESA)
     • Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
Presentation: ESA Overview
Marta Nammack
Helen Golde
Protected Resources
9:45 - 10:15
(30 min)		 Protected Resources Group Activity
Marta Nammack
Helen Golde
Protected Resources
10:15 - 10:30     - Break -     (15 min)   
Module 3 Science Behind Fisheries Management
10:30 - 11:30
(60 min)		 Stock Assessment Exercise
 MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A)
Presentation: Stock Assessments
Rick Methot
Science & Technology
11:30 - 12:15
(45 min)		 Stock Assessment Exercise Rick Methot
Science & Technology
12:15 - 1:45     - Lunch -     (90 min)   
1:45 - 2:45
(60 min)		 Annual Catch Limits (ACL) & Accountability Measures
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (E)
Regina Spallone
Sustainable Fisheries
2:45 - 3:15
(30 min)		 ACL Group Activity
Regina Spallone
Sustainable Fisheries
3:15 - 3:30     - Break -     (15 min)   
3:30 - 4:00
(30 min)		 Design & Use of Catch Shares Under the MSA
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (I)
Presentation: Catch Shares
Kelly Denit
Sustainable Fisheries
4:00 - 4:30
(30 min)		 Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H)
Kenric Osgood
Science & Technology
Module 4 Other Factors Affecting Management Decisions
4:30 - 5:00
(30 min)		 International Fisheries Issues Impacting Councils
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H)
Jean-Pierre Ple
International Affairs
5:00 - 5:30
(30 min)		 Summary
Discussion; Questions; Mock Council Assignments; Announcements		 Moderators
5:30     - Adjourn -
Thursday - December 1, 2011
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 - 8:30     - Breakfast -     (30 min)   
8:30 - 8:35
(5 min)

Expectations for Day 3

 Moderators
8:35 - 8:45
(10 min)

Day 2 Refresh

  
Module 4 Continued...
8:45 - 9:15
(30 min)		 Recreational Fisheries Data Improvements & Policy Discussion
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(I)
Presentation: Recreational Fisheries
Russ Dunn
National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries
9:15 - 9:55
(40 min)		 Economic Analysis
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C)
Rita Curtis
Office of Science and Technology
9:55 - 10:35
(40 min)		 Guidance for Use of Social Science in Fishery Management
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C)
Rita Curtis
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
10:35 - 10:45     - Break -     (10 min)   
10:45 - 11:15
(30 min)		 Catch Shares Group Activity Kelly Denit
Sustainable Fisheries
11:15 - 12:00
(45 min)		 Tribal Treaty Rights, Native Customs Access & other rights or Western Pacific Indigenous Communities
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(D)
Dr. Gary Sims
Northwest Regional Office
12:00 - 1:15     - Lunch -     (75 min)   
1:15 - 2:00
(45 min)		 Fisheries Enforecement NOAA/USCG
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H)
Bruce Buckson
Director, NMFS Enforcement
LCDR Dan Schaeffer
Fisheries Enforcement US Coast Guard
2:00 - 2:30
(30 min)		 Putting It All Together
MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(G)

Marian Macpherson
Sustainable Fisheries
2:30 - 2:45     - Break -     (15 min)   
2:45 - 4:15
(90 min)

Mock Council Meeting

 Moderators
4:15 - 4:30
(5 min)

Summary; Wrap Up

 Moderators
4:30     - Adjourn -
 
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