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APPENDIX I
Joint Scientific Review Group Workshop
Agenda
April 13-14, 1999, Seattle, Washington
1. Introduction and logistics
1.1. Rapporteur, and protocol for producing final minutes
1.2. Objectives for the meeting
1.3. Approval of draft agenda
2. General issues
2.1. Role of the SRGs
2.1a. Standardization of the recommendation
process, the relationship between different SRGs and NMFS, and the future role
of the SRGs
2.1b. SRG review of SARs and primary
documents
2.2. ZMRG proposed definition
2.2a. Status update (Eagle)
2.3. Serious injury proposed guidelines
2.3a. Status update (Eisele)
2.4. MMPA reauthorization
2.4a. NMFS activities (Barlow)
2.4b. Is there a role for the SRGs?
2.5. Stranding programs
2.5a. Proposed recommendation to change
focus to collection of data relevant to monitoring populations (Heyning)
2.6. Native take issues and discussion
3. Stock assessment report issues
3.1. Schedule for SAR revision
3.1a. Status quo (annual revision
and publication)
3.1b. Alternative schedules
3.2. Standards for inclusion of data/estimates/information
into SARs
3.2a. Proposed citation standards
(Clapham)
3.2b. Discussion
3.3. Rmax values used in PBR calculations
3.3a. Guidelines for use of observed
rates instead of defaults
3.4. Incidental take reporting methods
3.4a. Standardization of reports in
SAR tables
3.4b. Other issues
3.5. Recovery factors for ESA-listed species
3.5a. Review of NMFS activities on
ESA reclassification criteria (DeMaster)
3.5b. Proposed starting point for
discussion (Taylor)
3.5c. Other issues/discussion
3.6. Stock definition
3.6a. Issues
3.6b. Case study descriptions to illustrate
issues/problems
3.7. Transboundary stocks (extending beyond the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone)
3.7a. Issues (Read)
4. Conclusion
4.1. Approval of joint recommendations
4.2. Other
List of Documents for the Joint Meeting
1. "Recovery Factors for Endangered Marine Mammals: A Discussion Paper
for the Joint SRG Meetings," by B.L. Taylor, P.R. Wade, D.P. DeMaster,
and J. Barlow.
2. "Citation Standards for Stock Assessment Reports," by P. Clapham.
3. "Current PBR Guidelines," from Wade and Angliss (1997). |