AGENDA
November 4-5, 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
Hotel
A block of rooms was reserved under "ANSTF - US Fish & Wildlife Service" but expired on October 5th. Reservations can still be made by contacting the hotel directly, but regular room rates apply: Courtyard Silver Spring Downtown
Details
The ANSTF Meeting will be held at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration located at 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Room 4527, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Although the meeting is open to the public, due to security issues, anyone who wishes to attend must contact the Acting Executive Secretary - Donald MacLean (703-358-2108; don_maclean@fws.gov) by COB October 31.
Walking Map from Hotel to NOAA Headquarters
Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for more details and registration information.
Tuesday, November 3 | |
| 8:30-5:00 PM | Annual Regional Panel Pre-Meeting |
Wednesday, November 4 | |
| 7:30-8:00 AM | Registration |
| 8:00-8:10 AM | Welcome from Co-chairs/Housekeeping |
| 8:15-8:25 AM | Self Introductions (name and agency) |
| 8:25-8:30 AM | (#1) Adoption of Agenda & Approval of Minutes |
| 8:30-8:40 AM | (#2) ANSTF Update David Hoskins, Assistant Director, Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 8:40-9:00 AM | (#3) Fish Passage Needs and AIS Threats Susan Wells, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 9:00-9:20 AM | (#4) Development of an ANSTF Activity Reporting System Susan Pasko, National Oceanic and Atmo- spheric Administration |
| 9:20-9:40 AM | BREAK |
| 9:40-10:00 AM | (#5) National Invasive Species Council: Emerging Opportunities for Collaboration Jamie Reaser, Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council |
| 10:00-10:20 AM | (#6) Status of Grass Carp in Western Lake Erie John Navarro (Chair, Great Lakes Regional Panel/Ohio DNR) Erika Jensen (Great Lakes Commission) |
| 10:20-10:40 AM | (#7) Boating Partnership Session |
| 10:40-11:00 AM | (#7A) Building Consensus in the West Joanne Grady, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 11:00-11:20 AM | (#7B) Technical Information Report: Boat Design in Consideration of AIS John Adey, President, American Boat & Yacht Council |
| 11:20-11:30 AM | (#7C) Decisional: Request for a new Boating Industry Partnership ad-hoc Subcommittee Craig Martin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 11:30-11:40 AM | LUNCH |
| 11:40-1:00 PM | (#8) Communications Session |
| 1:00-5:30 PM | (#8A) Update on the Reformation of the Communications, Education, and Outreach Committee Update Elizabeth Brown, Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#8B) Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers Update Chief, Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation, Branch of Communications and Partnerships |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#9) Which is it for AIS: “Acceptable Risk” is an oxy- moron, OR “Unacceptable Risk” is a tautology? FWS and partner risk assessment and risk management response Mike Hoff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10) Special Session on Economics Moderator: Erika Jensen, Great Lakes Commission |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10A) Forest Invasive Species and Economics Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10B) The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 1985-2016: Methods, Costs, and Insights Harry Fuller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10C) The Economics of Invading Lionfish Matthew Johnston, Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | BREAK |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10 con’t) Special Session on Economics |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10D) Summary of Economics Session from the recent Great Lakes Regional Panel Meeting Erika Jensen, Great Lakes Commission |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10E) Summary of Recent UK Study and Thoughts on What it Would Take to Complete a Study on AIS Impacts James Caudill, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | (#10F) Decisional: ANSTF Open Discussion on Economic Next Steps |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | Public Comment |
| 5:30-7:30 PM | Adjourn Day One of ANSTF Meeting |
Thursday, November 5 | |
| 8:00-8:10 AM | Welcome Back, New Introductions |
| 8:10-8:30 AM | (#11) Regional Panel Updates (10 min. each) 8:10-8:20 Great Lakes Panel 8:20-8:30 Western Regional Panel 8:30-8:40 Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel 8:40-8:50 Northeast Regional Panel 8:50-9:00 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel 9:00-9:10 Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel |
| 8:30-8:50 AM | (#12) Decisional: Regional Panel Recommendations (10 min. each) 9:10-9:20 Great Lakes Panel 9:20-9:30 Western Regional Panel 9:30-9:40 Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel 9:40-9:50 Northeast Regional Panel 9:50-10:00 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel 10:00-10:10 Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel |
| 8:50-9:10 AM | BREAK |
| 9:10-9:30 AM | (#15) Informational: Canada’s Asian Carp Program Becky Cudmore, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| 9:30-9:50 AM | (#16) Informational: Forecasting Asian Carp Impacts on the Lake Erie Food Web Felix Martinez, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| 9:50-10:05 AM | BREAK |
| 10:05-11:30 AM | (#13) Regional Panel Funding Discussion Reg. Panel Chairs and ANSTF |
| 10:05-10:15 AM | (#14) ANSTF Member Updates (5 min. each) |
| 10:15-10:55 AM | LUNCH |
| 10:55-11:15 AM | (#14 con’t) ANSTF Member Updates (5 min. each) |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | (#15) Next Steps for the AIS Federal Options Paper Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council |
| 11:30-12:00 PM | BREAK |
| 12:00-1:30 PM | (#16) Arctic Strategy Update: Recent Activities and Opportunities for ANSTF Involvement Phil Andreozzi, National Invasive Species Council |
| 1:30-1:50 PM | (#17) Status of a proposed National Early Detection and Rapid Response Framework Hilary Smith, Department of the Interior |
| 1:50-2:20 PM | (#18) Two Opportunities for ANSTF Engagement: The National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the World Conservation Congress Phil Andreozzi, National Invasive Species Council |
| 2:20-2:30 PM | Summary of Action Items from Meeting / Details on Spring 2016 Meeting |
| 2:30-2:50 PM | Public Comment |
| 2:50-3:05 PM | Adjourn Day Two of ANSTF Meeting |