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Appendix D Workshop Agendas
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
February 5-7, 2001
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
OPEN SESSION
11:00 a.m.
Welcome—John Steele, Chair, and Susan Roberts, Study Director
11:15 p.m.
Sponsor perspectives—Michael Sissenwine, National Marine Fisheries Service
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Jeremy Collie presents overview of effects of mobile gear on seafloor habitats
1:40p.m.
Peter Auster presents overview of effects on benthic communities
2:20 p.m.
Joe DeAlteris presents overview of gear versus natural disturbance
3:00 p.m.
Open session adjourns for the day
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
OPEN SESSION
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair
9:00 a.m.
Gear Effects
Overview—Joe DeAlteris
9:15 a.m.
Types of bottom fishing gear and interaction with the seabed—Arnie Carr, Massachusetts
Department of Fisheries
9:45 a.m.
Sediment resuspension by mobile fishing gear—Jim Churchill, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
10:15 a.m.
Break
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10:30 a.m.
The effect of bottom tending mobile gear in New England: A conservation perspective— Anthony Chatwin, Conservation Law Foundation
11:00 a.m.
Problems with the environmental assessments of bottom trawling and scallop dredging— Chris Zeman, American Oceans Campaign
11:30 a.m.
General Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Lunch—
Preliminary balance sheet for Georges Bank closed areas—Brian Rothschild, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
1:00 p.m.
Gear effect and habitat studies in Georges Bank closed areas—Frank Almeida, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NMFS
1:30 p.m.
Habitat concerns of the New England Fishery Management Council—Tom Hill, Chair, New England Fishery Management Council
2:00 p.m.
Marine habitat management in Maine—Linda Mercer, Maine Department of Marine Resources
2:30 p.m.
Management considerations for implementing habitat protection measures—Andy Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
A fisherman’s perspective on trawling—Bill Amaru, Fisherman and New England Fishery Management Council Member
3:45 p.m.
Fishing gear and impacts of small boat trawlers—David Goethel, Fisherman
4:00 p.m.
Trawling and dredging effects: An industry perspective—Nils Stolpe, Garden State Seafood Association
4:30 p.m.
General Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourns for the day
Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center
7 Hope Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77554
March 5-6, 2001
MONDAY, MARCH 5
OPEN SESSION
1:00 p.m.
Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair
Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
1:30 p.m.
Management of bottom gear in the Gulf of Mexico with emphasis on trawling and thoughts on impacts to essential fish habitat—Rick Leard, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
2:00 p.m.
State management of bottom trawl fisheries—Jeff Rester, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
2:30 p.m.
Discussion
3:00 p.m.
Break
Community Concerns
3:30 p.m.
Recommendations for addressing the impacts of bottom trawling in the Gulf of Mexico— Chris Dorsett, Gulf Restoration Network
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4:00 p.m.
Recommendations to reduce the negative effects of trawling on Gulf of Mexico essential fish habitat—Pam Baker, Environmental Defense
4:30 p.m.
The effects of bottom trawling on seafloor habitats of the western Gulf of Mexico: Trawling refugia and ecosystem considerations—Benny Gallaway, Texas Shrimp Association
5:00 p.m.
General discussion
5:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourns for the day
5:30 p.m.
Reception in the Garden Terrace for committee members, speakers, and attendees
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
OPEN SESSION
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair
Fishing Gear and Habitat
9:00 a.m.
Shrimp trawl impacts on the bottom—David Harrington, University of Georgia
9:30 a.m.
Distribution of shrimp trawling effort in the Gulf of Mexico—Pete Sheridan, NMFS Galveston
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Developing research priorities for the Southeast Region—Alonzo Hamilton, NMFS Pascagoula
10:45 a.m.
Review of fishing gear used in the Southeast Region and their potential impact on essential fish habitat—Mike Barnette, NMFS St. Petersburg
11:15 a.m.
Oculina Banks—Felicia Coleman, Florida State University
11:30 a.m.
General discussion
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Open session adjourns for the day
WestCoast International Inn
Anchorage, AK
May 31-June 2, 2001
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
OPEN SESSION
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Overview of North Pacific ecosystem and fisheries—Gordon Kruse, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
1:00 p.m.
Management perspectives on effects of bottom trawling on marine habitat off Alaska—Chris Oliver, Dave Witherell, and Cathy Coon, North Pacific Fishery Management Council
1:30 p.m.
A trawl industry perspective on the seafloor effects of trawling off Alaska—John Gauvin, Groundfish Forum; Bill Hayes, Commercial Fisherman
2:10 p.m.
Commercial flatfish fishing in the Bering Sea: Experimental trawling and implications for long-term change—Eloise Brown, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
2:30 p.m.
Trawl dynamics and its potential impact on habitat—Gary Loverich, NET-systems
2:50 p.m.
Break
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3:00 p.m.
Canadian research on mobile gear impacts on seabed habitat and communities—Don Gordon, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
3:30 p.m.
Fishing gear impacts on benthic habitat in Alaska, Part 1: Overview of research program— Jon Heifetz, AFSC Auke Bay
4:00 p.m.
Fishing gear impacts on benthic habitat in Alaska, Part 2: Development of alternatives to protect habitat—Jon Heifetz, AFSC Auke Bay
4:30 p.m.
Mapping essential fish habitat—Mike Payne et al., National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region
5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourns for the day
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
OPEN SESSION
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Application of first principles to understanding impacts of mobile fishing gear on the marine benthos—Les Watling, University of Maine
9:00 a.m.
Integrating use, management, and protection of the ocean bottom—Mark Powell, Center for Marine Conservation
9:20 a.m.
Sustainable fisheries in light of scientific uncertainty—Ben Enticknap, Alaska Marine Conservation Council
9:40 a.m.
PMCC: Creating an incentive system for sustainable fisheries—Caroline Gibson, Pacific Marine Conservation Council
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:10 a.m.
The scallop fishery in Alaska—Teressa Kandianis, Kodiak Fish Company
10:30 a.m.
Trawling and the Pacific fishing industry—Ralph Brown, groundfish trawler and member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council
10:50 a.m.
Trawling and the North Pacific fishing industry—Trevor McCabe, AtSea Processors Association
11:10 a.m.
Habitat protection in the face of uncertainty—Francine Bennis, Alaska Ocean Network
11:30 a.m.
Panel discussion
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Open session adjourns
Representative terms from entire chapter:
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