June 2018 Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting

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Primary goals of this meeting are to introduce eight new MAFAC members to Committee and NMFS leadership and to receive an in depth report on the activities and progress of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force to dat

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Primary goals of this meeting are to introduce eight new MAFAC members to Committee and NMFS leadership and to receive an in depth report on the activities and progress of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force to date from Task Force members and the West Coast Regional Administrator. There will be discussion and updates on other topics noted below:

MEETING ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES

Decisions will be made on the following:

Date extension on the Terms of Reference for the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force
Engagement of the Aquaculture Task Force members for expertise on science and research needs

Discussion and Potential New Topics:

Building consumer confidence and support for U.S. seafood

Informational Briefings and Updates:

Legislative, administrative, budget and transition updates
Recreational Fisheries Summit outcomes
Response to Resilience Report recommendations
Update on science activities: new research technologies, modeling, stock assessment improvements
Update on aquaculture efforts

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Schedule

Day 1 Day 2

Time	Subject	Presenter
8:30 - 9:00	Welcome and Introductions Introduction of new leadership and members	Terri Beideman, Chair Jennifer Lukens, Director, Office of Policy
9:00 - 9:30	Report from the Assistant Administrator Administration priorities	Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
9:30 - 10:00	Report from the Deputy Assistant Administrator Response on MAFAC's Resilience Report	Samuel Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 11:15	Science Enterprise Update New research technologies, modeling, or other strategies in development to improve science and stock assessments Science response on Resilience recommendations Presentation slides (PDF, 43 pages)	Francisco (Cisco) Werner, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor
11:15 - 12:00	Recreational Fisheries Update Review of Recreational Fisheries Summit and its outcomes Discussion on regional communications Annotated Agenda (PDF, 1 page) Presentation slides (PDF, 11 pages)	Russ Dunn, Senior Advisory on Recreational Fisheries Tim Sartwell, Recreational Fishery Management Specialist, Office of Sustainable Fisheries
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch - walk to Airport restaurants
1:30-2:00	Administrative Session- MAFAC members only
2:00-2:10	Public Comment
2:10-2:30	Reports from the State Directors Meeting and Fisheries Commissions Outlooks for year ahead	David Donaldson, Executive Director, Gulf States Randy Fisher, Executive Director, Pacific States
2:30-3:30	Report from the Deputy Assistant Administrator Budget update NOAA Aquaculture Program updates Presentation slides (PDF, 27 pages)	Paul Doremus, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations
3:30-3:45	Break
3:45-5:00	Building Consumer Confidence and Support for U.S. Seafood Overview of current outreach work, FishWatch, etc. Topics raised at North American Seafood Show Stakeholder viewpoints "Brainstorm" with MAFAC members Annotated agenda (PDF, 1 page) Presentation slides (PDF, 15 pages)	Laurel Bryant, Chief, External Affairs, Office of Communications
5:00-5:15	MAFAC Discussion on Day's Activities & Preview for Wednesday's Activities	Terri Beideman, Chair Heidi Lovett, Assistant Designated Federal Officer to MAFAC
5:15	Adjourn, No Host Happy Hour at Embassy Suites by Hilton, Portland Airport

Time	Subject	Presenter
8:30 - 11:30 (break when needed)	Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force topics: The salmon/steelhead landscape; CBP Task Force purpose, goals, and overview of outcomes (Thom) Tribal perspectives (Penny, Austin, Friedlander, Kieffer) Relationships and cross-sector education; policy framework, vision, and qualitative goals (Scribner, Grizzel) Quantitative goals (Norman) Next steps, extension on Terms of Reference for Task Force, DECISIONAL (Thom) Task Force presentation slides (PDF, 32 pages) Tribal Perspectives presentation slides (PDF, 35 pages) Vision and draft Guiding Principles (PDF, 1 page) Qualitative Goals (PDF, 4 pages) Example: Chum Summary Sheet (PDF, 2 pages)	Barry Thom, Regional Administrator for the West Coast Zachary Penney, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Bob Austin, Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Randy Friedlander, Coleville Tribes BJ Kieffer, Spokane Tribe Kevin Scribner, Salmon Safe Jeff Grizzel, Grant County Public Utility District Guy Norman, State of Washington and Northwest Power Conservation Council
11:30-11:45	Close Out: Action Items, Next Steps, Next Meeting	Terri Beideman, Chair Jennifer Lukens, Federal Officer
11:45	Adjourn, prepare for afternoon site visit for MAFAC members only Background presentation slides (PDF, 16 pages)

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:30 - 11:30

(break when needed)

Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force topics:

The salmon/steelhead landscape; CBP Task Force purpose, goals, and overview of outcomes (Thom)
Tribal perspectives (Penny, Austin, Friedlander, Kieffer)
Relationships and cross-sector education; policy framework, vision, and qualitative goals (Scribner, Grizzel)
Quantitative goals (Norman)
Next steps, extension on Terms of Reference for Task Force, DECISIONAL (Thom)

Barry Thom, Regional Administrator for the West Coast

Zachary Penney, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Bob Austin, Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation

Randy Friedlander, Coleville Tribes

BJ Kieffer, Spokane Tribe

Kevin Scribner, Salmon Safe

Jeff Grizzel, Grant County Public Utility District

Guy Norman, State of Washington and Northwest Power Conservation Council

11:30-11:45

Close Out: Action Items, Next Steps, Next Meeting

Terri Beideman, Chair

Jennifer Lukens, Federal Officer

11:45

Adjourn, prepare for afternoon site visit for MAFAC members only

Background presentation slides (PDF, 16 pages)

Last updated by Office of Policy on 08/09/2023