Agenda
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Vision for the region – A
sustainable Northeast Atlantic ecosystem that ensures environmental
integrity and that supports and is supported by economically viable,
healthy human communities.
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Mission
for regional indicators – To track the status and trends in
ecosystem integrity throughout the Northeast Atlantic region through
collaborative partnerships. To provide information for policy, management
and advocacy decisions at regional and local scales.
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Indicators
Workshop Goal
– Consensus on a list of key indicators for which regional data will
be compiled and tracked to indicate changing trends in ecosystem integrity
through the Northeast Atlantic region.
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Day 1: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
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11:00 - 1:00 Registration
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1:00 - 1:30 Workshop
Welcome - Barry Burgan
Introductions and Workshop Charge - Carlton
Hunt
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1:30 – 1:45 Review of December 2002
Monitoring Workshop Recommendations & Progress - David Keeley
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1:45 – 2:10 Role of the National Coastal Assessment
and Findings - Hal Walker
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2:10 – 2:20 Implementing a regional indicators
effort – A “straw-man” - David
Keeley
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2:20 – 3:00 Results of Fall 2003 Indicators Survey - Carlton
Hunt
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3:00 – 3:15 Break
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3:15
– 4:00 Keynote Speaker - Dr. Ken Sherman, NMFS – The Use of Indicators in International
Large Marine Ecosystem Program in Relation to the Northeast
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4:00 – 5:00 Charge to the Breakout Sessions and
Logistics - Carlton Hunt
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5:00 – 6:30 Poster
Session & Reception -- Sponsored by the Alliance for
Coastal
Technologies (ACT)
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6:30 Dinner
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Day 2: Wednesday, January 7, 2004
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7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
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8:00 – 3:30 Developing
Regional Indicators -- Breakout Sessions
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Workshop
participants were divided into six topic areas: fisheries,
contaminants, eutrophication,
aquatic habitat, coastal development, and climate change. Breakout sessions were run
concurrently and each group discussed conceptual models, topic issues, and questions
and indicators developed during pre-workshop activities.
Click
topic area above for Participants of each Breakout Session.
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Approximate
schedule:
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8:00 - 10:00 Session # 1
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:15 Session #
2
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 Session # 3
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3:30 – 3:45 Break
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3:45 -
5:00 Keynote speaker Congressman Tom Allen, Maine
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Congressman
Tom Allen of Maine is a co-chair of the bipartisan House Oceans Caucus. He
also serves on the subcommittees on Energy & Air Quality and
Environment & Hazardous Materials.
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5:00 - 6:30 Evening
Reception
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6:30 Dinner
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Day 3: Thursday, January 8, 2004
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7:30 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
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8:00 - 9:00 Report Out from
each Break-out Session
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9:00 - 11:30 Senior Management Panel
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The panel of senior
environmental policy managers will respond to outcomes of the breakout
session including question and clarification discussions among all
participants and indicate how the outcomes might be incorporated into future
regional environmental management efforts. Panel members committed to
participate include:
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·
Dr. Priscilla Brooks, Conservation Law Foundation –
Marine Project Director and Staff Economist;
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·
Secretary Ellen Roy Herzfelder,
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection;
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Mr. Byron James, New Brunswick - Deputy Minister of
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Aquaculture;
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Ms. Faith Scattolon, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada –
Regional Director;
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Dr. John Boreman, NOAA Acting Science and Research Director;
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Dr. Rick Spinrad, Assistant
Administrator, National Ocean Service;
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Ms. Jane Stahl, Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection – Deputy Administrator; and
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Ms. Christina Kipp, EPA Region 1
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11:30 - 11:50 Next Steps
11:50 - 12:00 Closing Remarks
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