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MPA Federal Advisory Committee History
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The first MPA Federal Advisory Committee was appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce in 2003, and met for the first time in June
2003. This page contains a complete catalogue of each of that
committee’s meeting held between 2003 and 2005, including
their final recommendation report sent to the Secretaries of Commerce
and the Interior in June 2005.
June
2005 Recommendations to Departments of Commerce and the Interior:
“Protecting America’s Marine Environment: A Report
of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee on Establishing
and Managing a National System of Marine Protected Areas”
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In June 2005, the MPA Federal Advisory Committee delivered its
first set of recommendations
to the Departments of Commerce and the Interior on establishing
and managing a national system of marine protected areas. The
report was unanimously adopted by the committee at its May 2005
meeting. |
MPA Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting Archive: 2003-2005
May 17-19, 2005, Portland,
Maine
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Agenda
The draft agenda for the Federal Advisory Committee meeting in
Portland, Maine.
Draft
Synthesis Report, MPA Federal Advisory Committee, April 29, 2005.
Transcript
A full transcript of the May 17-19, 2005 proceedings in Portland,
Maine
Minutes
The minutes from May 17-19, 2005 meeting in Portland, Maine. (pdf,
109kb)
Presentations and Documents:
February 15-17,
2005, Arlington, Virginia
Agenda
The agenda for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting held in Arlington, Virginia.
Transcript
A full transcript of the February 15-17, 2005 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the February 15-17, 2005 meeting in Arlington,
Virginia have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee
Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr.
Dan Bromley (pdf, 132 kb)
Presentations and Materials
- Exploring
the Use of Marine Protected Areas as a Fishery Management
Tool - The Experience of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (pdf, 3.02 Mb)
- "Great
Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission"
by Jim Zorn (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
- "Pacific
State and Territorial Perspectives on the National System"
by Tony MacDonald, Executive Director of the Coastal States
Organization (pdf, 38 kb)
- "Presentation
to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee"
By Dan Furlong, Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (pdf, 237 kb)
- "Summary
of Federal Agency Workshop on the National System of MPAs"
by Joseph A. Uravitch, Director of National MPA Center (pdf,
85 kb)
- "Society and MPAs: Understanding the Human Dimensions"
by Patrick Christie, School of Marine Affairs and Jackson School of International Studies (pdf,
2.83 mb)
- Synthesis
Report - Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
(pdf, 501 kb)
- Tlingit,
“People of the Tides:” Tlingit protections and
uses of the sea - Tribal Perspectives on Marine
Protected Areas by Jack Lorrigan, Tribal Biologist,
Sitka Tribe of Alaska (pdf, 8.2 Mb)
- "Knowns
and Unknowns in MPA Science" by E.D. Houde,
University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science,
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (pdf, 1.4 Mb)
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September 21-24, 2004,
Maui, Hawaii
Agenda
The agenda for the fourth Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
Transcript
A full transcript of the September 21-23, 2004 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the September 21-23, 2004 meeting in Maui, Hawaii,
have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated
Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.
Presentations
- "Caribbean
Fishery Management Council's Policy on MPAs," Eugenio
Piniero-Soles, Chair, Caribbean Fishery Management Council(pdf,
1.4 MB)
- "Cultural
Fishing Practices: The Fagasa Story," HTC Magele
Apelu Aitaoto (pdf, 853 KB)
- "Developing
the Comprehensive National System of Marine Protected Areas,"
Dr. Charlie Wahle, National Marine
Protected Areas Center (pdf,
1.8 MB)
- "Inter-Jurisdictional
Coordination in the Pacific," Don Palawski, Refuge
Manager, Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Complex (pdf, 1.3 MB)
- "Marine
Reserves in the Fishery Management Context," Dan
Waldeck, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council
(pdf, 190 KB)
- "Micronesian
Sea Tradition: Palau MPAs," Delegate Noah Idechong
(pdf, 2.4 MB)
- "Marine
Protected Areas Center Update," Lauren Wenzel,
National Marine Protected Areas Center (pdf, 85 KB)
- "Perspectives
on MPAs for Fisheries Management in Alaska," Stephanie
Madsen, Chair, North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(pdf, 1.7 MB)
- "Western
Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Presentation
to the MPA FAC," Roy Morioka, Chair, Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council (pdf, 1.4 MB)
April 6-8, 2004, Key Largo,
Florida
The third meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee was held in Key Largo, Florida.
Agenda
The agenda for the third Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
Read the Federal
Register Notice for more details.
Minutes
The minutes from the April 6-8, 2004 meeting in Key Largo,
Florida, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee
Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman,
Dr. Dan Bromley.
Transcript
A full transcript of the April 6-8, 2004 proceedings.
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November 17-19, 2003, San Francisco,
CA
The second meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee was held in San Mateo, California.
Agenda
A detailed agenda of the second Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee meeting.
Minutes
The minutes from the November 17-19, 2003 meeting in San Mateo,
California, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee
Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman,
Dr. Dan Bromley.
Transcript
A full transcript of the November 17-19, 2003 proceedings.
Presentations
- "Review
of the National MPA Center Role and the Federal Advisory Committee's
Charge," Joseph Uravitch, Director, MPA Center (pdf,
834kb)
- "Area-Based
Management of Living Marine Resources," Dr. Rebecca
Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Regulatory
Programs (pdf, 817kb)
- "Towards
a National Network of Marine Protected Areas in Canada,"
Mary Jean Comfort, National Coordinator, Government of Canada's
Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 347kb)
- "Marine
Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System," David
P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and
Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 4.8M - We recommend
download and view it from local.)
- "The
Nation's Ocean Heritage in the National Park Service,"
David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife,
and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 1.5M - We
recommend download and view it from local.)
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June 24-25, 2003, Washington,
D.C.
The inaugural meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee was held at the Department of Commerce auditorium.
Agenda
A detailed agenda of the two-day Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee meeting, including links to presentations
and public comments.
Transcript
- Addendum
to the MPA FAC Transcript (pdf, 53k)
A full transcript, including an addendum, of the June 24-25,
2003 proceedings.
Supporting
Documents
Links to all documents provided to the Federal Advisory Committee
and to the public during the augural meeting, including the
MPA Executive Order, Committee charter, press releases, biographies,
background documents, and presentations.
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