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2016 Council Training

NOAA Fisheries hosts an annual training course for newly appointed council members. Training topics might include roles and responsibilities of councils, MSA and other applicable laws, the science behind fisheries management, and other factors.

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NOAA Fisheries hosts an annual training course for newly appointed council members. Training topics might include:

  • Roles and responsibilities of councils.

  • MSA and other applicable laws.

  • Science behind fisheries management.

  • Other factors affecting fisheries management.

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast

 
8:30 - 8:35

Introductions

     > Goals and purposes of council training
     > Review of training manual, logistics

Brian Fredieu
Hannah Hafey

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
8:35 - 8:40 Welcome Remarks

Alan Risenhoover

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
8:40 - 9:10

Introduction to the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)
Establishment of the Councils

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

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

 
9:10 - 9:50

Council Process and Organization

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

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

9:50 - 10:05

Break

  
10:05 - 11:05

Parliamentary Procedures

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

 

Collette Collier Trohan

A Great Meeting, Inc.

 
11:05 - 11:45

Overview of the NOAA Fisheries/Council Operational Guidelines

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

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
11:45 - 12:30

Development of FMPs and Regional Operating Agreements

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

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

12:30 - 1:30 

Lunch

  
1:30 - 1:50

Rules of Conduct, Lobbying Restrictions, and Other Legal Requirements of all Council Members

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

Will Jacobi

DOC Office of the Asst. General Counsel for Administration
1:50 - 2:20

Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure Provisions

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

Lauren Smoker

NOAA Office of General Counsel
2:20 - 2:50 Group Activity - Financial Disclosure Requirements

Lauren Smoker

NOAA Office of General Counsel

2:50 - 3:05

Break

  
3:50 - 3:50

Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards and NS1 Guidelines

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

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
3:50 - 4:40

Protected Resources

     > Endangered Species Act
     > Marine Mammal Protection Act

Cathy Tortorici

Nancy Young

Office of Protected Resources
4:40 - 5:10 Protected Resources Group Activity

Cathy Tortorici

Nancy Young

Office of Protected Resources
5:10 - 5:20

Summary

     > Questions
     > Recap
     > Announcements

 Moderators

5:20

Adjourn

  

 

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast

 
8:30 - 8:40

Expectations for Day 2 & Refresh

Moderators
8:40 - 9:30

National Environmental Policy Act

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

Gretchen Harrington

Alaska Regional Office
9:30 - 10:05

Essential Fish Habitat and Deep Sea Corals

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

Terra Lederhouse

Office of Habitat Conservation

10:05 - 10:20

Break

  
10:20 - 11:20

Economic and Social Science Analysis in Fisheries

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

 

Chad Demarest

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

 
11:20 - 11:55

Recreational Fisheries Policy and Regional Implementation

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

Russ Dunn

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

11:55 - 1:25 

Lunch

  
1:25 - 2:25

Stock Assessment and Support of U.S. Fisheries

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

Patrick D. Lynch, Ph.D.

Stock Assessment Coordinator

 
2:25 - 3:25

Stock Assessment Group Activity

Patrick D. Lynch, Ph.D.

Stock Assessment Coordinator

3:25 - 3:40

Break

  
3:40 - 4:40

Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

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

Regina Spallone

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
4:40 - 5:25

ACL Group Activity

Regina Spallone

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

5:25

Adjourn

  

 

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:15 - 8:45

Breakfast

 
8:45 - 9:00

Expectations for Day 3 & Refresh

Moderators
9:00 - 9:50

Legal and Regulatory Requirements and Building an Administrative Record; FOIA

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

Stacey Nathanson

NOAA Office of General Counsel, Fisheries Section
9:50 - 10:20

Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

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

Heather Sagar

Office of Policy

10:20 - 10:40

Break

  
10:40 - 11:10

Electronic Monitoring and Reporting

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

 

Kelly Denit

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
11:10 - 11:50

Marine Aquaculture and Fishery Management Councils

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

David O'Brien

Office of Aquaculture
11:50 - 12:40

Fisheries Enforcement NOAA/USCG

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

Jim Landon

NOAA Fisheries Enforcement

LCDR Luke Slivinski

Fisheries Enforcement, USCG

12:40 - 1:40 

Lunch

  
1:40 - 2:25

Putting it All Together

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

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries
2:25 - 3:00

Summary

     > Wrap Up and Questions

Moderators

3:00

Adjourn

  

 

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 06/07/2021

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