10th NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA JUNE 26-28, 2001 Agenda Tuesday, June 26, 2001 Location: National Marine Fisheries Laboratory Conference Room 110 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, CA 12:30 p.m. Sign in by all Participants and Audience and Registration for Public Statements to NOAA SAB [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public questions and statements, unless the Chair requests otherwise. The limit for verbal statements by any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by the SAB, if requested by the SAB Chair.] 1:00 p.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1:05 p.m. Opening Statement of the Chair and Self-introductions of the SAB Members Present (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1:15 p.m. Welcoming Remarks and Opening Statement (Scott Gudes- Acting Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere) 2:00 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Science Overview (Bill Hogarth - Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries) 2:15 p.m. "Conducting Science in a Regulatory Environment" (Bill Fox - Director, NMFS Office of Science and Technology) 2:45 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. Round Table Discussion: "Streamlining Science Advice for Management" Discussants: Science Advisory Board Churchill Grimes - Director, NMFS Santa Cruz Laboratory Don McIsaac - Executive Director, Pacific Fisheries Management Council (invited) Cindy Thomson - NMFS Santa Cruz Laboratory Cyreis Schmitt - NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mike Sissenwine - Director, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center 4:15 p.m. Public comments on the discussion and questions of the panel 4:30 p.m. Public statements (any subject) 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day Wednesday, June 27, 2001 Location: West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel Santa Cruz Room 175 West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 7:30 a.m. Sign-in by all Participants and Audience [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED.] 8:00 a.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 8:05 a.m. Round Table Discussion: "Ensuring Science Quality and Credibility - NOAA Partners" Discussants: Science Advisory Board Bill Fox - Director, NMFS Office of Science and Technology David Evans - Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Ted Lillestollen - Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management Greg Withee - Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services (NESDIS) 9:45 a.m. Public comments on the discussion and questions of the panel 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Round Table Discussion: "Ensuring Science Quality, Credibility, and Relevance - Academic and State Partners" Discussants: Science Advisory Board Mike Sissenwine - Director, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center Mike Tillman - Director, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Tom Schroeder - Director, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Bob Stickney - Director, Texas Sea Grant L.B. Boydstun - California Fish and G a.m.e (invited) Usha Varanasi - Director, NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center 11:45 a.m. Public comments on the discussion and questions of the panel 12:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. "Science and Litigation: An Introduction" (Bill Fox - Director, NMFS Office of Science and Technology) 1:10 p.m. Round Table Discussion: "Science and Litigation" Discussants: Science Advisory Board Bill Fox - Director, NMFS Office of Science and Technology Mike Sissenwine - Director, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center Mike Tillman - Director, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Cindy Thomson, NMFS Santa Cruz Laboratory Judson Feder - NOAA Office of the General Counsel (invited) L.B. Boydstun - California Fish and G a.m.e (invited) 3:00 p.m. Public comments on the discussion and questions of the panel 3:15 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Briefings on activities of SAB Subcommittees and Working Groups (TBD) (CCEHBR and Geodesy Reviews) 4:00 p.m. SAB Discussion (Lead, Al Beeton) 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day Thursday, June 28, 2001 Location: West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel Santa Cruz Room 175 West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 7:30 a.m. Sign-in by all Participants and Audience and Registration for Public Statements to NOAA SAB [NOTE - Attendance is open to any interested individual, but registration is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public questions and statements, unless the Chair requests otherwise. The limit for verbal statements by any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by the SAB, if requested by the SAB Chair.] 8:00 a.m. Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 8:05 a.m. SAB Discussion and Follow-up of Previous Day's Activities (Lead, Al Beeton) 8:30 a.m. Presentation and SAB discussion of SAB comments on DOC Aquaculture Guidelines (Susan Hanna - Chair, SAB Subcommittee on Aquaculture) 9:00 a.m. Presentation of the NOAA Response to the Report of the SAB Panel on Climate Monitoring (Greg Withee - Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services) 9:30 a.m. SAB Discussion of the NOAA Response to the Report (Lead - Soroosh Sorooshian) 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Public Comments or Questions on the Report and NOAA's Response (3 min each limit) 11:00 a.m. Public Statements (any subject) 11:30 a.m. Further SAB Discussion and Follow-up of Previous Activities (Lead, Al Beeton) 12:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns