2017 Council Training

An annual training course for newly appointed council members.

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About

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 - 8:45	Introductions Goals and purposes of council training Review of training manual, logistics	Brian Fredieu Hannah Hafey Office of Sustainable Fisheries
8:45 - 9:20	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 Presentation (PDF, 21 pages) Council Diagrams (PDF, 8 pages)
9:20 - 10:05	Council Process and Organization MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(B) and (G)	Jessica Coakley Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Presentation (PDF, 23 pages)
10:05 - 10:20	Break
10:20 - 11:30	Use of Fisheries Data in Management > MRIP > Observer data and electronic monitoring	Richard Cody, Ph.D. Elizabeth Chilton Brett Alger Office of Science and Technology MRIP Presentation (PDF, 11 pages) Data Presentation (PDF, 24 pages)
11:30 - 12:30	Lunch
12:30 - 1:30	Stock assessment and support of U.S. Fisheries MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A)	Patrick D. Lynch Ph.D. Stock Assessment Coordinator Presentation (PDF, 82 pages)
1:30 - 2:45	Stock Assessment Group Activity	Activity Handout (PDF, 5 pages)
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 4:00	Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Accountability Measures MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A) and (B)	Regina Spallone Office of Sustainable Fisheries Presentation (PDF, 27 pages)
4:00 - 5:00	ACL Group Activity	Activity Handout (PDF, 2 pages)
5:00	Adjourn

Time	Subject	Presenter
8:00 - 8:30	Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40	Expectations for Day 2 and Refresh	Moderator
8:40 - 9:20	Overview of NMFS Council Operational Guidelines MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	Marian Macpherson Office of Sustainable Fisheries Presentation (PDF, 17 pages)
9:20 - 9:30	Break
9:30 - 10:15	Development of FMPs and Regional Operating Agreements MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E) and (G)	Jessica Coakley Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Presentation (PDF, 28 pages)
10:15 - 10:25	Break
10:25 - 11:05	Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards and NS1 Guidelines MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	Deb Lambert Office of Sustainable Fisheries Presentation (PDF, 38 pages) Resource Handout (PDF, 2 pages) Guidance Handout (PDF, 55 pages)
11:05 - 12:05	Economic and Social Science Analysis in Fisheries Management MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C)	Chad Demarest Northeast Fishery Science Center
12:05 - 1:30	Brownbag Lunch with NMFS Leadership
1:30 - 2:10	Recreational Fisheries Policy and Regional Implementation MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(I)	Russ Dunn Office of the Assistant Administrator Presentation (PDF, 20 pages)
2:10 - 2:20	Break
2:20 - 3:00	Protected Resources: ESA and MMPA > Endangered Species Act (ESA) > Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)	Nancy Young Kris Petersen Office of Protected Resources ESA Presentation (PDF, 17 pages) MMPA Presentation (PDF, 16 pages) MMPA Background Info (PDF, 4 pages)
3:00 - 3:15	Protected Resources Group Activity
3:15 - 3:30	Break
3:30 - 4:30	National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)	Marian Macpherson Office of Sustainable Fisheries Presentation (PDF, 22 pages)
4:30 - 5:00	Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	Kara Meckley Office of Habitat Conservation Presentation (PDF, 30 pages)
5:00	Adjourn

Time	Subject	Presenter
8:00 - 8:30	Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45	Expectations for Day 3 and Refresh	Moderator
8:45 - 9:05	Rules of Conduct, Lobbying Restrictions, and other legal requirements of all council members MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	David Maggi DOC Office of the General Counsel Presentation (PDF, 16 pages) Council Conduct Rules (PDF, 12 pages)
9:05 - 10:15	Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure Provisions and Group Activity MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	Lauren Smoker NOAA Office of General Counsel Presentation (PDF, 26 pages)
10:15 - 10:35	Break
10:35 - 11:20	Building an Administrative Record; FOIA MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)	Stacey Nathanson NOAA Office of General Counsel Presentation (PDF, 27 pages)
11:20 - 12:05	Fisheries Enforcement MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)	Logan Gregory Office of Law Enforcement
12:05 - 1:05	Lunch
1:05 - 2:05	Parliamentary Procedures MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(G)	Colette Collier Trohan A Great Meeting, Inc.
2:05 - 2:20	Break
2:20 - 3:20	Wrap-up Activity	Marian Macpherson Office of Sustainable Fisheries Jessica Coakley Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
3:20 - 3:35	Break
3:35 - 4:05	Wrap-up Activity
4:05 - 4:15	Summary, Wrap-up, and Questions	Moderators
4:15	Adjourn

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 10/29/2021

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