| |
8:00am
– 5:00pm |
Registration
GSMFC |
8:30am
– 12 noon |
Sea Grant
participants welcome to sit in on Commission subcommittee
meetings |
| First
Plenary Session |
2:00pm
– 2:15pm |
Welcome
from MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium
Dave Burrage, MS-AL Sea Grant Extension Program
LaDon
Swann (43KB PDF),
Director, MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium |
2:15pm
– 3:00pm |
The
View from Washington
Kola
Garber (6.43MB PDF),
Assistant Director for Administration, NOAA Sea Grant |
3:00pm
– 3:15pm |
Break |
3:15pm
– 5:00pm |
Program
Staff Introductions & Updates
Texas
(1.05MB PDF)
3:15 – 3:35
Louisiana
(1.83MB PDF)
3:35 – 3:55 |
4:00pm
– 4:15pm |
Break |
| |
MS–AL
(831KB PDF)
4:15 – 4:35
Florida
(525KMB PDF)
4:35 – 5:00 |
5:30pm
– 6:30pm |
Welcome
Reception with GSMFC |
| Tuesday
— March 13, 2007 |
| Second
Plenary Session |
8:30am
– 8:40am |
Announcements
& Introductions |
8:40am
– 9:15am |
The
National Center for Maritime and Port Security
Brigadier
General Gary Brown (792MB
PDF),
U.S. Marine Corps (retired) |
9:15am
– 10:10am |
Updates
on Regional Programs
Gulf of Mexico Alliance – Bill
Walker (204KB PDF),
MS DMR
GOM Regional Research Summary – Steve
Sempier (459KB PDF),
Regional Coordinator, MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium
Regional RFP on Community Resilience – LaDon Swann
GCOOS – Mike
Spranger (897KB PDF)–
FL, Sea Grant Program |
10:10am
– 10:30am |
Break |
10:30am
– 10:45am |
LNG
in the Gulf
Jeff
Rester (658KB PDF),
GSMFC |
| Concurrent
Sessions |
10:45am
– Noon |
Special
Fisheries Session
Introductions
Update on Red Snapper/Shrimp Proposal (Wallace/Gregory)
Report on New Trawl Boards (Gary Graham) |
10:45am
– Noon |
Current
SGE Programs of Regional Interest/Opportunities
Coastal Development (Mike
Spranger (372KB PDF))
Sea Grant
Coastal Community Development Extension Delegation (2.25MB
PDF)
|
12
noon – 1:00pm |
Buffet
Luncheon with GSMFC |
| Concurrent
Sessions (cont.) |
1:00pm
– 2:45pm |
Special
Fisheries Session
Bycatch I Update from NMFS (Dan Foster, NMFS)
Electronic Log Books (Benny
Gallaway (916KB PDF),
LGL Ecological Research Assoc., Inc.)
Bycatch II (Garry Graham)
Charter Boat Log Books |
1:00pm
– 2:45pm |
Programs
of Regional Interest:
Ports & Harbors (Jim
Kruse (99KB PDF),
TX Sea Grant);
Justin Farrell
(1.79MB PDF),
LA Sea Grant)
Aquatic Nuisance Species (Ron Lukens, GSMFC)
Water Quality (Brian Le Blanc, LA, Sea Grant)
Other issues from the floor (facilitated as needed) |
2:45pm
– 3:00pm |
Break |
| Third
Plenary Session |
3:00pm
– 5:00pm |
Coastal
Hazards/Resilient Communities
Mike Liffman, LA Sea Grant |
5:30pm
– 6:30pm |
Reception
with GSMFC |
| Wednesday
— March 14, 2007 |
| Fourth
Plenary Session |
8:30am
– 8:40am |
Announcements |
8:40am
–- 9:00am |
Awards
& Presentation by Winner
Mike Liffman |
9:00am
– 10:00am |
Special
Topics
Gulf Coastal Services Center (Becky
Allee (181KB PDF),
NOAA)
Coastal Storms Program (Kola Garber, NOAA)
Sea Grant Legal Program (Stephanie Showalter, SG Legal Program)
|
10:00am
– 10:20am |
Break |
10:20am
– 11:20am |
Group
Meetings/Discussions:
Clean Marina Programs (Hollins/ Borden)
Monofilament Recovery/Recycle (O'Connell)
Working Water Front (Clemmons/Thompson)
Fisheries (Wallace)
Other |
11:30am
– Noon |
Summary
& Adjourn |
2:00pm
– 5:00pm |
Directors
etc. meet with Kola on Coastal Storms Pilot MSU Coastal Research
and Extension Center |
