MAFAC Meeting October 2011

October 25-27, 2011

Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C., USA 20001
 

ADVANCE MATERIALS 
Introductions and opening remarks

• Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries

MAFAC Business: Review of Action Item table

• Dr. Mark Holliday, Director Office of Policy, NMFS

Introduction to new Communications Office staff

•  Judy Gan, Director, Office of Communications

2012 NMFS Regulatory Program Situation and Outlook/Q&A

• Annotated Agenda
• Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries

Update on Office of Law Enforcement activities

• Bruce Buckson, Director, NMFS Office of Law Enforcement

2012 NMFS Science Situation and Outlook/Q&A

• Annotated Agenda
• Dr. Richard Merrick, NMFS Chief Science Advisor

Budget Briefing

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Status report of FY2012, 13 (Gary Reisner, NMFS CFO, Office of Management & Budget)
• Presentation: Meeting the NOAA Healthy Ocean Goal (Peg Brady, NMFS, NOAA Oceans Strategic Planning Lead)
• Budget Priorities Process (Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries)
• MAFAC Priority Subject Area Crosscut - FY 2008-FY 2012

NMFS Habitat Blueprint

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Input from MAFAC – future issues, future priorities (Brian Pawlak, Acting Director, Office of Habitat Conservation)

Blue Carbon Initiatives and Climate Adaptation Update

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Introduction to ‘Blue Carbon’ (Roger Griffis, Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS)
• Presentation: National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (Roger Griffis, Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS)

National Ocean Policy Implementation – Priority Objectives

• Presentation: Update on Draft Strategic Action Plans (Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries

Multipurpose Marine Cadastre and CMSP activities

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Supporting Offshore Renewable Energy with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre (Tony LaVoi/David Stein, NOS)

Implementing the NOAA/DOC Aquaculture Policies 

• Annotated Agenda
• Shellfish Initiative
• Technology Transfer
• Presentation: The Implications of NOAA's Aquaculture Policy:Where We Go from Here? (Dr. Michael Rubino, Director, Office of Aquaculture)
• Kris Sarri, DOC Office of Policy
  

NOAA Caribbean Strategy

• Annotated Agenda
• Dr. Jeff Payne, Deputy Director, NOS Coastal Services Center

MAFAC Administration 
Subcommittees and Workgroups 
Ecosystem

Strategic Planning, Budget, and Program Management

• Budget Prioritization

Recreational Fisheries

Protected Resources

Agenda

Federal Register Notice

Meeting Overview & Recommendation

Transcripts

• Oct 25, 2011
• Oct 26, 2011
• Oct 27, 2011