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Peer Review: Right Whale Decision Support Tool

Reviewers will evaluate a method that helps people understand when and where North Atlantic right whales risk entanglement in fixed fishing gear off the northeastern United States, and the likely effectiveness of different measures to reduce that risk.

Schedule

Monday, January 30, 2023:  Data

Morning Session
10:00 Introduction of Panel, Terms of Reference, Agenda Review Richard Merrick and Michael Asaro
10:15 ALWTRT Background and Overview of the Purpose of the Decision Support Tool (DST) Michael Asaro
10:45 Clarifying Questions and Discussion Panel
11:00 Model Overview: general background, highlights of what has changed, linkages to terms of reference Burton Shank
11:30 Clarifying Questions and Discussion Panel
12:00 Lunch  
Afternoon Session
1:00 Presentation: Gillnet and OTP Gear and Fisheries Alicia Miller, Laura Solinger
1:30 Presentation: Lobster/Jonah Crab Gear and Fisheries Burton Shank
2:15 Clarifying Questions and Discussion Panel
2:45 Break
3:00 Clarifying Questions and Discussion About Data Panel
4:00 Public Questions and Comments  
4:15 Discussion of Findings/Recommendations on DST Supporting Data Panel
5:00 Adjourn  

Tuesday, January 31, 2023: Models

Morning Session
10:00 Summary of Day 1 Richard Merrick
10:15 Presentation: Duke NARW “Habitat” (Distribution and Density) Model. What's new in recent model versions and how this is integrated into the DST Jason Roberts
11:15 Clarifying Questions and Discussion Panel
11:45 Public Questions and Comments  
12:00 Lunch  
Afternoon Session
1:00 Presentation: DST model. Co-occurrence model and scoring, risk/gear threat model and scoring, threat weightings, modeling the threats, model outputs Burton Shank
2:00 Clarifying Questions and Discussion About Models Panel
2:30 Break
2:45 Continue Discussion About Models Panel
4:00 Public Questions and Comments  
4:15 Discussion of Findings/Recommendations on DST and Supporting Models Panel
5:00 Adjourn  
Wednesday, February 1, 2023: Provide Recommendations (Optional Day)
9:00 Review of state of play Richard Merrick
9:15 Panel Discussion and Recommendations: Recommendations on whether each term of reference is met, recommendations for short- and long-term improvements in the DST Panel
12:00 End Meeting  

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on 01/30/2023