Council Member Training Agenda

 

October 21-23, 2008

Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, DC

 

                                                Briefing Book Table of Contents

 

 

Day 1

 

October 21

 

Time

Min.

Subject

Presenter

8:00

30

Breakfast

 

 

8:30

15

Welcome and opening Remarks

Introduction to NOAA Fisheries

Handouts

Dr. Jim Balsiger

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries

 

8:45

5

Introductions

Goals and purposes of Council Training

Review of training manual, logistics

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H))

TAB K

Handouts

 

MODERATORS:

Bill Chappell

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Heidi Lovett

Office of Policy

 

8:50

70

Overview of Magnuson-Stevens Act and 10 National Standards (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E))

TAB E

Handouts

 

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

 

10:00

15

Break

 

 

10:15

60

Legal and regulatory requirements & building

an administrative record (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F))

TAB F

Handouts

 

Caroline Park

General Counsel, Fisheries

11:15

45

Ecosystem approaches to management

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H))

TAB S

Dr. Ned Cyr

Office of Science and Technology

 

12:00

90

Working lunch and panel presentation  TAB P:

Climate change and its impact on fisheries and fisheries management

 

Panel Leader:  Dr. Ned Cyr, Chief, Marine Ecosystems Division, Office of Science and Technology

Panelists: Dr. Michael Sigler, Alaska Fisheries Science Center

                 Ruth Ann Lowery, General Counsel, NOAA

Handouts

 

1:30

60

Stock assessments: The science of fisheries

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A))

TAB U

Handouts

 

Dr. Paul Rago

Northeast Fisheries

Science Center  

 

2:30

30

Annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (E))

TAB O

 

Galen Tromble

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

3:00

15

Break

 

 

3:15

30

ACLs, continued

 

Galen Tromble

3:45

30

Overview of fishery management strategies

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (I))

TAB N 

Galen Tromble

 

4:15

45

Protected resources

o    Endangered Species Act (ESA)     TAB H - Handouts

o    Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)  TAB I

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F))

     

 

 

Dr. Dwayne Meadows

David Cottingham

Office of Protected Resources

 

5:00

15

Questions; recap of day; announcements

 

Moderators

5:15

 

Adjourn

 

 


 

 

 

 

Day 2

 

October 22

 

Time

Min.

Subject

Presenter

8:00

25

Breakfast

 

 

8:25

5

Expectations for Day 2

 

Moderators

8:30

60

Council procedures/process and development of fishery management plans

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (G))

TAB L

Handouts

 

Jane DiCosimo

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

 

9:30

30

Essential fish habitat (EFH)

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E))

TAB T

Handouts

 

Karen Abrams

Office of Habitat Conservation

 

10:00

15

Break

 

 

10:15

45

Fishery economics  (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C))

TAB V

Handouts

Dr. Rita Curtis

Office of Science and Technology

 

11:00

45

Social science  (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C))

TAB W

Handouts

 

Dr. Peter Fricke

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

 

11:45

15

Recap and questions

Moderators

 

12:00

90

Lunch presentation

Collaborative decision-making on public policy issues

Laura Cantral, Senior Mediator, Meridian Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30

60

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Overview of current and proposed rules

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F))

TAB G

 

Steve Leathery

NMFS National NEPA Coordinator

 

2:30

60

Fisheries enforcement considerations

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E) and (H))

TAB Q

Handouts

Dale Jones

NMFS Enforcement

LCDR Chris Barrows

Fisheries Enforcement

U.S. Coast Guard

3:30

15

Break

 

 

3:45

30

Tribal treaty rights, native customs access and other rights of Western Pacific indigenous communities  (MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(D)

TAB X

Handouts

 

Dr. Gary Sims

Northwest Regional Office

 

4:15

45

Discussion; questions; group exercise to recap;

announcements

 

Moderators

5:00

 

Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3

 

October 23

 

Time

Min.

Subject

Presenter

8:00

25

Breakfast

 

 

8:25

5

Expectations for Day 3

 

Moderators

8:30

30

International fisheries issues impacting Councils

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(H))  

TAB R

Handouts

 

Dr. Dean Swanson

Office of International Affairs

 

9:00

60

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))

TAB J    

Handouts                                          

 

Gaye Williams

Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Administration

10:00

15

Break

 

 

10:15

90

Working the complete FMP process w/ exercise

(MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(G))

TAB M

 Handouts

Heidi Lovett

Office of Policy

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

 

11:45

15

Summary; wrap up

 

Moderators

12:00

 

Adjourn