Partner Engagement at the Mariana Archipelago Biosampling Summit
September 27, 2024
This report provides a record of the Marianas Biosampling Summit processes and discussions leveraged to meet summit goals.
On November 8-9, 2023, PIFSC hosted a Mariana Archipelago Biosampling Summit to improve shared understanding of the biosampling activities and needs in the region, increase transparency on biosampling activities, and foster collaboration. The goals of the summit were to compile and share an inventory of available Mariana Archipelago life history research, create shared understanding of biosampling approaches and purpose for the region, prioritize collaborative tasks to advance life history in the region, and reflect on how various groups engage with one another.
The key takeaways and shared priorities from the summit were to: (1) conduct coordinated outreach to support collaboration and unified messaging; (2) enhance collaboration between local resource management agencies, fishery managers, fishers, and the federal government; (3) identify and pursue additional funding to maintain and expand biosampling and life history in the region, including developing approaches for collaborative proposals and regional capacity building; and (4) expand the scope of work for the biosampling program to address both immediate and long-term data needs and management issues.
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Schemmel E, Cruz E, Iwane M, Sabater M 2024. Partner Engagement at the Mariana Archipelago Biosampling Summit U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-168, 36 p.
https://doi.org/10.25923/jtn8-az75