MPA Federal Advisory Committee - FAC Meetings Agenda
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Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
500 West Fletcher
Alpena, Michigan 49707
Alpena, MI
October 23-25, 2007
Monday, Oct 22, 2007
| 8:00-4:00 |
Subcommittee 3 Work Session: MPA Natural and Social Science
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Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007
| 8:00 |
Sign-In by All Participants
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| 8:30 |
Call to Order
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| 8:35 |
Committee Business |
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- Roll call
- Introduction of Prospective New Members
- Review of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes of April 2007 meeting
- Quorum Discussion and Vote
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| 9:15 |
Welcome to Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Jeff Gray, Sanctuary Manager
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| 9:30 |
Chair's Direction to Subcommittees
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| 9:45 |
Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback |
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- Subcommittee 1: Identifying Regional Priorities for Conservation
- Subcommittee 2: Incentives and Implementation for an Effective National System of MPAs
- Subcommittee 3: MPA Natural and Social Science
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| 12:15 |
Working Lunch: Finalizing the National System Framework
Joseph Uravitch and Jonathan Kelsey, Marine Protected Areas Center
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| 1:15 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:15 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 4:15 |
Public Comment
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn
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| 6:30 |
Committee Dinner
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Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007
| 8:00 |
Call to Order
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| 8:05 |
Update on Status of Subcommittee Reports
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| 8:15 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 10:00 |
Break
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| 10:15 |
Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 12:00 |
Working Lunch:
Creating a Network of MPAs in the Gulf of Mexico
Billy Causey, Regional Director, Southeast and Gulf of Mexico, National Marine Sanctuaries Program
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| 1:15 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:15 |
Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn for the Day
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| 6:00-8:00 |
Committee Reception, including Honoring of Departing Members
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Thursday, Oct 25, 2007
| 8:00 |
Call to Order
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| 8:05 |
Public Comment
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| 9:05 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 10:00 |
Break
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| 10:15 |
Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 12:30 |
Working Lunch / Completion of Committee Reports
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| 1:45 |
Reflections from Departing Members
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| 2:30 |
Draft FAC Charge for 2008-09 / Discussion of Possible Speakers
Joseph Uravitch, Marine Protected Areas Center
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| 3:30 |
Final Business
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| 3:45 |
Adjourn
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Friday, Oct 26, 2007
| 8:00-1:00 |
Field Visit to Forty Mile Point and Presque Isle Lighthouses
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