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Council Member Training Agenda
Crowne Plaza Hotel

8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910

October 27 - 29, 2009



A

2009 NMFS Council Member Training Agenda

    Overview of Topics and Presenters: Printable Agenda
   
B

2009 Council Training Biographies 

    Session Presenters and Training Staff: Biographies
   
C

Acronyms 

    National Marine Fisheries Service: Acronyms
   
D

Overview of the NOAA Organization 

    NOAA Office Structure: Organization Chart
   
E

Roberts Rules of Order 

    Council Meeting Procedures, Motions and FAQ:  Rules Summary
 

 

F

Introduction to MSA and National Standards 

  Presentation: Introduction to the MSA
 

 

Handouts:
1. Review of Recent Court Rulings
2. NMFS’s National Standards Guidelines
3. Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries, ChapterVI - Fishery Conservation and Management

 

 
G

Legal and Regulatory Requirements 

    Presentation: NOAA General Counsel for Fisheries

 

 
H

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

    Presentation: Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species
    Handout: Species of Concern by FMC Area

 

 
I

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) 

    Presentation: Fisheries and the Marine Mammal Protection Act

 

 
J

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

    Presentation: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

 

 
K

Rule of Conduct; Conflict of Interest/Disclosure 

    Presentation: Ethics Rules for Fishery Management Council Members
  Handouts:
1. Rules of Conduct for Members of Regional Fishery Management Counclis
2. Rules of Conduct for Employees, Advisors, and Contractors of Regional FMCs

 

 
L

Design and Use of Catch Shares Under MSA 

    Presentation: Design and Use of Catch Shares Under the Magnuson - Stevens Act

 

 
M

Annual Catch Limits and Other Requirements 

    Presentation: Guidance on Annual Catch Limits and Other Requirements

 

 
N

Council Process and Development of FMPs 

    Presentation: Council Process and Development of Fishery Management Plans

 

 
O

Putting It All Together 

    Presentation: Putting it All Together:The Complete Process
    Handouts:
1. Fishery Management Timeline Options
2. Timelines Options Explained
3. Hypothetical Fishery Management Regulation with EA
4. Council Approval Process Flowchart
5. Overview of Statutory Timelines

 

 
P

Enforcement Considerations 

    Presentation: Fisheries Enforcement NOAA/USCG

 

 
Q

International Fisheries Issues 

    Presentation: NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs

 

 
R

Ecosystem Approaches to Management 

    Presentation: Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries Management: Why the Interest and                           Aren’t We Doing this Already?

 

 
S

Stock Assessments: The Science of Fisheries 

    Presentation: Stock Assessments: The Science of Fisheries

 

 
T

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

    Presentation: Essential Fish Habitat: What Do Council Members Need to Know?
    Handout: NOAA Habitat Program 2008 NMFS Accomplishments

 

 
U

Economic Analysis 

    Presentation: Economic Analysis
    Handout: Guidelines for Economic Reviews of NMFS Regulatory Actions

 

 
V

Guidance for Use of Social Science  

    Presentation: Assessing Social and Community Impacts of Fishery Management Actions
  Handouts:
1. Guidelines for Assessment of the Social Impact of Fishery Management Actions
2. Anthropological Applicationsin the Management of Federally Managed Fisheries
3. Fish Scales: Scale and Method in Social Science Research for North Pacific and West
    Coast Fishing Communities
4. Monitoring Environmental Impacts
5. Toward a Model for Fisheries Social Impact Assessment
6. Some NMFS Social Science Publications

 

 
W

 Federal Tribal Trust Responsibilities  

    Presentation: Federal Tribal Trust Responsibilities in the Context of the MSA
  Handouts:
1. American Indian and Alaska Native Policy of the U. S. Department of Commerce
2. DOI Order No. 3225: Endangered Species Act and Subsistence Uses in Alaska
3. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
4. Sec. Order: American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the     Endangered Species Act
   
X  Publications 
   

2009 Council Training List of Publications and Websites:
1. 2008 Business Report, USDOC/NOAA/NMFS
2. Rules of Conduct for Employees, Advisors, and Contractors of RFMCs
3. Rules of Conduct for Members of RFMCs
4. NOAA Fisheries Habitat Program (2008 Accomplishments)  
5. Essential Fish Habitat Factsheet
6. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
7. 2008 Status of U.S. Fisheries, June 2009
8. Fisheries of the United States 2008, July 2009
9. A Guide to Fisheries Stock Assessment

     
 
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