MPA Federal Advisory Committee History

The first MPA Federal Advisory Committee was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in 2003, and met for the first time in June 2003. This page contains a complete catalogue of each of that committee’s meeting held between 2003 and 2005, including their final recommendation report sent to the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior in June 2005.

June 2005 Recommendations to Departments of Commerce and the Interior:
“Protecting America’s Marine Environment: A Report of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee on Establishing and Managing a National System of Marine Protected Areas”

In June 2005, the MPA Federal Advisory Committee delivered its first set of recommendations to the Departments of Commerce and the Interior on establishing and managing a national system of marine protected areas. The report was unanimously adopted by the committee at its May 2005 meeting. The Committee is made up of 30 members representing diverse stakeholder perspectives and expertise, and nine federal agency ex-officio members. Public comments on the development of the national system are welcome, and can be submitted at mpa.comments@noaa.gov.

MPA Federal Advisory Committee Meeting Archive: 2003-2005

May 17-19, 2005, Portland, Maine
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Agenda
The draft agenda for the Federal Advisory Committee meeting in Portland, Maine.

Draft Synthesis Report, MPA Federal Advisory Committee, April 29, 2005.

Transcript
A full transcript of the May 17-19, 2005 proceedings in Portland, Maine

Minutes
The minutes from May 17-19, 2005 meeting in Portland, Maine. (pdf, 109kb)
Presentations and Documents:

• Bobbie Walker: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (pdf, 642kb)
  
• Robert Hayes: Marine Recreational Fishing (pdf, 155kb)
  
• Bobbi Walker: Impacts of MPAs on Recreational Charter Boats (pdf, 139kb)
  
• New England Fishery Management Council brochure (pdf, 173kb)
  
• Leslie-Ann McGee: MPAs in New England (pdf, 2.86Mb)

February 15-17, 2005, Arlington, Virginia

Agenda
The agenda for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting held in Arlington, Virginia.

Transcript
A full transcript of the February 15-17, 2005 proceedings.

Minutes
The minutes from the February 15-17, 2005 meeting in Arlington, Virginia have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley (pdf, 132 kb)

Presentations and Materials

• Exploring the Use of Marine Protected Areas as a Fishery Management Tool - The Experience of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (pdf, 3.02 Mb)
  
  
• "Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission" by Jim Zorn (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
  
  
• "Pacific State and Territorial Perspectives on the National System" by Tony MacDonald, Executive Director of the Coastal States Organization (pdf, 38 kb)
  
  
• "Presentation to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee" By Dan Furlong, Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (pdf, 237 kb)
  
  
• "Summary of Federal Agency Workshop on the National System of MPAs" by Joseph A. Uravitch, Director of National MPA Center (pdf, 85 kb)
  
  
• Synthesis Report - Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (pdf, 501 kb)
  
  
• Tlingit, “People of the Tides:” Tlingit protections and uses of the sea - Tribal Perspectives on Marine Protected Areas by Jack Lorrigan, Tribal Biologist, Sitka Tribe of Alaska (pdf, 8.2 Mb)
  
  
• "Knowns and Unknowns in MPA Science" by E.D. Houde, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (pdf, 1.4 Mb)
  

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September 21-24, 2004, Maui, Hawaii

Agenda
The agenda for the fourth Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

Transcript
A full transcript of the September 21-23, 2004 proceedings.

Minutes
The minutes from the September 21-23, 2004 meeting in Maui, Hawaii, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.

Presentations

• "Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Policy on MPAs," Eugenio Piniero-Soles, Chair, Caribbean Fishery Management Council(pdf, 1.4 MB)
  
  
• "Cultural Fishing Practices: The Fagasa Story," HTC Magele Apelu Aitaoto (pdf, 853 KB)
  
  
• "Developing the Comprehensive National System of Marine Protected Areas," Dr. Charlie Wahle, National Marine Protected Areas Center (pdf, 1.8 MB)
  
  
• "Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination in the Pacific," Don Palawski, Refuge Manager, Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (pdf, 1.3 MB)
  
  
• "Marine Reserves in the Fishery Management Context," Dan Waldeck, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 190 KB)
  
  
• "Micronesian Sea Tradition: Palau MPAs," Delegate Noah Idechong (pdf, 2.4 MB)
  
  
• "Marine Protected Areas Center Update," Lauren Wenzel, National Marine Protected Areas Center (pdf, 85 KB)
  
  
• "Perspectives on MPAs for Fisheries Management in Alaska," Stephanie Madsen, Chair, North Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 1.7 MB)
  
  
• "Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Presentation to the MPA FAC," Roy Morioka, Chair, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 1.4 MB)

April 6-8, 2004, Key Largo, Florida
The third meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held in Key Largo, Florida.

Agenda
The agenda for the third Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Read the Federal Register Notice for more details.

Minutes
The minutes from the April 6-8, 2004 meeting in Key Largo, Florida, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.

Transcript
A full transcript of the April 6-8, 2004 proceedings.

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November 17-19, 2003, San Francisco, CA
The second meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held in San Mateo, California.

Agenda
A detailed agenda of the second Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

Minutes
The minutes from the November 17-19, 2003 meeting in San Mateo, California, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.

Transcript
A full transcript of the November 17-19, 2003 proceedings.

Presentations

• "Review of the National MPA Center Role and the Federal Advisory Committee's Charge," Joseph Uravitch, Director, MPA Center (pdf, 834kb)
  
  
• "Area-Based Management of Living Marine Resources," Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Regulatory Programs (pdf, 817kb)
  
  
• "Towards a National Network of Marine Protected Areas in Canada," Mary Jean Comfort, National Coordinator, Government of Canada's Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 347kb)
  
  
• "Marine Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System," David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 4.8M - We recommend download and view it from local.)
  
  
• "The Nation's Ocean Heritage in the National Park Service," David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 1.5M - We recommend download and view it from local.)

June 24-25, 2003, Washington, D.C.
The inaugural meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held at the Department of Commerce auditorium.

Agenda
A detailed agenda of the two-day Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting, including links to presentations and public comments.

Transcript - Addendum to the MPA FAC Transcript (pdf, 53k)
A full transcript, including an addendum, of the June 24-25, 2003 proceedings.

Supporting Documents
Links to all documents provided to the Federal Advisory Committee and to the public during the augural meeting, including the MPA Executive Order, Committee charter, press releases, biographies, background documents, and presentations.

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