MPA Federal Advisory Committee
- FAC Meetings Agenda
Revised Agenda
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
Crystal City Hilton
2399 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA
February 15-17, 2005
Tuesday, February 15
| 8:30 |
Sign-In by All Participants
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| 9:00 |
Call to Order
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| 9:05 |
Committee Business |
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- Approval of Minutes of September 2004 meeting
- Review of Agenda
- Process for Reviewing Synthesis Document
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| 9:30 |
Welcome and Remarks, Scott Rayder, NOAA Chief of Staff
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| 10:00 |
MPA Center Update, Joseph A. Uravitch, Director, MPA Center |
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- Report on Federal Workshop on the National System of MPAs
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| 10:15 |
Pacific State and Territorial Perspectives on the National
System, Tony MacDonald, Executive Director, Coastal States
Organization
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| 10:45 |
Break
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| 11:00 |
Fishery Management Councils' MPA-Related Activities |
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- South Atlantic, George Geiger, Vice Chair
- Mid Atlantic, Dan Furlong, Executive Director
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| 12:00 |
Lunch and Presentation
Patricia Zell, Minority
Staff Director and Chief Counsel
US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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| 1:00 |
Tribal Perspectives on Marine Protected Areas
Mel
Moon and Dolly Garza, Moderators |
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- Jack Lorrigan, Sitka Tribe
- Jim Zorn, Great Lakes Intertribal Fish Commission
- Billy Frank, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
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| 3:45 |
Break
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| 4:00 |
Public Comment Period
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| 5:30 |
Adjourn for the Day
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| 6:30 |
Committee Dinner
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Wednesday, February 16
| 7:30 |
Sign In By All Participants
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| 8:00 |
Call to Order
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| 8:05 |
Document Review and Discussion: Compiling Comments
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| 12:00 |
Lunch
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| 1:00 |
Document Review and Discussion: Addressing Comments
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| 2:45 |
Break
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| 3:00 |
MPA Science: Knowns and Unknowns |
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- Natural Science, Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory, Center for Environmental Science, University
of Maryland
- Social Science, Dr. Patrick Christie, School of Marine
Affairs and Jackson School of International Studies, University
of Washington
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn for the Day
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Thursday, February 17
| 7:30 |
Sign In by All Participants
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| 8:00 |
Call to Order
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| 8:10 |
Public Comment Period
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| 9:00 |
Reflections and Next Steps
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| 12:30 |
Lunch and Presentation
Administration Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy,
James L. Connaughton, Director, President’s Council
on Environmental Quality
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| 1:30 |
Reflections and Next Steps (cont)
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| 3:15 |
Break
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| 3:30 |
Summary of Document Review Status and Next Steps
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| 4:30 |
Committee Business |
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- Review key agenda items for
May meeting
- Logistics for next meeting
- Other items
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn
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