Fall 2012 Meeting Agenda November 7, 2012
Corpus Christi, Texas |
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DRAFT AGENDA |
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Meeting of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
Breakfast is on your own.
Location: Harte Research Institute
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX
**Meeting held in the 1st floor conference room – HRI 127
Light refreshments will be provided outside the meeting room. |
Draft Agenda
Meeting Minutes |
November 7, 2012:
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8:00 A.M. |
Light morning refreshments outside the meeting room |
8:30 A.M |
CONVENE
Welcome & Introductions
- Thom Dammrich, SFBPC Chair
Welcome comments of Fish & Wildlife Service leadership
- Jeff Underwood, Acting Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
8:45 A.M. |
Welcome to Texas & Corpus Christi
Welcome to Corpus Christi
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Mark Scott, Member, Corpus Christi City Council
Welcome to and briefing on Harte Research Institute
- Dr. Larry McKinney, Executive Director
Overview of the Boating in Corpus Christi and State of Texas
- Peter Davidson, Marina Superintendent, Corpus Christi Municipal Marina
Overview Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife activities and Recreational Fishing in Texas
- Dale Shively, Leader, Artificial Reef Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Mark Ray, Coastal Conservation Association |
9:45 A.M |
BREAK |
10:00 A.M. |
Update on Gulf of Mexico & Ocean issues
Update briefing on the Removal of Inactive Oil/Gas Production Infrastructure from the Gulf of Mexico (“Idle Iron” policy) & relationship between Rigs to Reefs Program & Idle Iron Policy implementation
- Director James Watson, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior
- Dr. Larry McKinney, Executive Director, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
- Drew Hunger, Decommissioning Manager, Apache Corporation
- Ted Venker, SFBPC member & Conservation Director, Coastal Conservation Association
- Dale Shively, Leader, Artificial Reef Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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12:00 P.M. |
National Ocean Policy implementation: National and regional perspectives
Update on the National Ocean Policy (via conference line)
- Deerin Babb-Brott, Director, National Ocean Council
- Gulf of Mexico Alliance rep TBD |
12:30 P.M. |
Lunch sponsored by the Harte Research Institute |
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1:00 P.M. |
RECONVENE
Deepwater Horizon recovery: Status of Environmental and Natural Resource Restoration (via conference line)
- Lael Butler, Gulf of Mexico Office, Environmental Protection Agency
- Linda Walker, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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1:30 P.M. |
Update on NOAA Fisheries activities & issues
- Russell Dunn, National Policy Advisor for Recreational Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries |
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2:00 P.M. |
Update on the activities of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF)
- Frank Peterson, Jr., President, RBFF |
2:30 P.M. |
Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration program Update
- TBD, Fish & Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Branch of Programs |
2:45 P.M. |
Potential impact of Budget Control Act of 2011 on funding for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs
- Ron Regan, Executive Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
3:00 P.M. |
BREAK |
3:15 P.M. |
Briefing on Establishment of the National Blueways System
- Susan Wells, National Blueways Team, Department of the Interior |
3:45 P.M. |
Refuge Vision Implementation Plan update
- Anna Harris, Division of Visitor Services & Communications
National Wildlife Refuge System
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4:15 P.M. |
Briefing on Tread Lightly Respected Access is Open Access campaign
- Lori McCullough, Executive Director |
4:30 P.M. |
Public comment / Open Council discussion
- T.J. Marshall, The Ocean Conservancy
- Lori LeBlanc, Gulf Economic Survival Team
- Andy Radford, American Petroleum Institute
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5:00 P.M. |
ADJOURN |
Dinner plans TBD |
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November 8, 2012 |
8:00 A.M. |
Light morning refreshments outside the meeting room |
8:30 A.M. |
CONVENE
- Thom Dammrich, SFBPC Chair
- Welcome and introductions |
8:45 A.M. |
Outreach and Communications Committee
- Scott Kovarovics, Chair
Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation update
- Presenter TBD
RBFF Triennial Assessment
SFBPC Recommendations to New or Returning Administration |
9:30 A.M. |
Boating Issues Committee
- John Sprague, Chair
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program regulations
Discussion: Why are fewer BIG funding requests?
FY 2013 BIG project funding review & ranking
Prep for CVA Regulations
Discussion: Ad Hoc team to look at why some CVA funding is going unobligated, and why there is an increase in BIG projects receiving awards and then not going forward. |
10:00 A.M. |
Fisheries Issues Committee Chair
- Mike Nussman, Chair
Update on the activities of the National Fish Habitat Partnership
- Ron Regan, Executive Director, AFWA
Briefing on the National Fisheries Friends Partnership (NFFP)
- Kirk Otey, Board member, NFFP
SFBPC Fish & Aquatic Resource Conservation Strategic Vision and Needs Assessment: Background on expansion (Nussman)
FWS update on status of Fisheries Program
- Jeff Underwood, Acting Assistant Director, Fisheries & Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Update on outreach and products (Hobbs / Tilt)
Fish chiefs survey summary, summary of AFWA statement & NFHP statement
Ground-truth & definition of fish and aquatic resources
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12:30 A.M. |
Public comment period / Open Council discussion / consider action items
- T.J. Marshall, The Ocean Conservancy |
1:00 P.M. |
ADJOURN |
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