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2018 Council Training

An annual training course for newly appointed council members.

Schedule

TimeLengthSubjectPresenter
7:0060Breakfast 
8:0015

Introductions

Goals and Purposes of Council Training

 

Moderators:

Brian Fredieu

Hannah Hafey

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

8:1535

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

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

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

8:5045

Council Process and Organization

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

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

9:3515Break 
9:5030

Recreational Fisheries Policy and Regional Implementation

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

Russ Dunn

Office of the Assistant Administrator

10:2070

Use of Fisheries Data in Management

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

Kelly Denit/Richard Cody

Office of Sustainable Fisheries Office of Science and Technology

Elizabeth Chilton

Office of Science and Technology

11:3060Lunch 
12:3060

Stock Assessment and Support of U.S. Fisheries

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

Patrick D. Lynch, Ph.D.

Office of Science and Technology

1:3075Stock Assessment Group Activity 
2:4515Break 
3:0060

Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Accountability Measures

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

Regina Spallone

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

4:0060ACL Group Activity 
5:00 Adjourn 
TimeLengthSubjectPresenter
7:0060Breakfast 
8:0010Expectations for Day 2 & RefreshModerator
8:1060

Parliamentary Procedures

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

Colette Collier Trohan

A Great Meeting, Inc.

9:1010Break 
9:2045

Development of FMPs

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

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

10:0515Break 
10:2045

Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards and NS1 Guidelines

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

Deb Lambert

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

11:0560

Economic and Social Science Analysis in Fisheries Management

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

Chad Demarest

Northeast Fishery Science Center

12:0590Lunch: Brownbag with NOAA Fisheries Leadership 
1:3540

Protected Resources: ESA and MMPA

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

Kristy Long

Jacqueline Pearson-Meyer

Office of Protected Resources

2:1515Protected Resources Group Activity             
2:2510Break 
2:3560

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

3:3535

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)

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

Kara Meckley

Office of Habitat Conservation

4:1015Break 
4:2540

Fisheries Enforcement

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

Logan Gregory

Office of Law Enforcement

 

5:05 Adjourn 
TimeLengthSubjectPresenter
7:0060Breakfast 
8:0010Expectations for Day 3 & Refresh

Moderator

 

8:1020

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

  • Presentation
  • Rules for Council Members
  • Rules for Council Employees

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

Arthur Warren

DOC Senior Counsel for Ethics

8:3020Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies

Adam Chandler

DOC Counsel for Employment and Labor

8:5015Break 
9:0570

Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure Provisions and Group Activity

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

Lauren Smoker

NOAA Office of General Counsel

10:1545

Building an Administrative Record; FOIA

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

Stacey Nathanson

NOAA Office of General Counsel

11:0015Break 
11:0590Wrapping Up Activity

Marian Macpherson

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Jessica Coakley

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

12:45 Adjourn 

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 09/17/2024

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