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Project Title:
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Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drake's Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California
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OSBX-U-08-01-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Ocean Studies Board
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RSO:
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Roberts, Susan
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology
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Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture
September 3, 2008 - September 5, 2008
Acqua Hotel
555 Redwood Highway
Mill Valley, CA
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Heather Chiarello
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hchiarello@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202/334-2398
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Fax:
202/334-2885
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Agenda:
*Updated 8/29/08*
Wednesday, September 3
Closed Session—Acqua Hotel
5:00-8:30pm
Thursday, September 4
Closed Session—Acqua Hotel
8:00-9:50am
Open Session—Acqua Hotel
10:00 AM Welcome and introductions—Pete Peterson, chair, and Susan Roberts and Jodi Bostrom, study directors
10:15 AM Request for NRC study – Jon Jarvis, National Park Service
10:30 AM Models for harbor seal counts in Drakes Estero – Ben Becker, National Park Service
11:00 AM Request for NRC study and issues of concern – Corey Goodman, Marshall, CA
11:45 AM Discussion
12:00 PM WORKING LUNCH – Discussion of morning presentations
1:00 PM Potential Effects of Oyster Mariculture on the Natural Resources of Drake’s Estero, John Dixon, California Coastal Commission
1:30 PM Drakes Estero Mariculture, Past and Present, a California Department of Fish and Game Perspective, Tom Moore, California Department of Fish and Game
2:00 PM Marine Mammal Population Monitoring, Grey Pendleton, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (joining by teleconference)
2:30 PM The Oceanography of Drakes Estero - Residence Times, Flushing and Fluxes - Towards an Estimate of Carrying Capacity, John Largier, Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Connections among Shellfish Mariculture, Seagrass, and Invasive Species, Susan Williams, Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory
4:00 PM Experimental Determination of the Ecological Impacts of Commercial Oyster Mariculture on Eelgrass and Invertebrate Communities in Humboldt Bay, CA, Steve Rumrill, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
4:30 PM Sedimentation in Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Roberto Anima, US Geological Survey
5:00 PM Discussion and public comments
6:00 PM Meeting adjourns for the day
Friday, September 5
Open Session—Field trip to Pt. Reyes
8:30 AM Pt. Reyes National Seashore
-Tour of Drakes Estero and Drakes Bay Oyster Company
-Transportation to Pt. Reyes is not provided.
-Members of the public interested in participating must contact Heather Chiarello (hchiarello@nas.edu) by August 28th, 2008 to sign up and receive further details on when and where to meet. Names will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.
12:30 PM Adjourn open session
Closed Session—Leave Pt. Reyes, return to Acqua Hotel to conclude
12:30-4:30pm
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Dr. Charles Peterson
Chair
Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce
Dr. Brett Dumbauld
Dr. Carolyn Friedman
Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell
Dr. Francis O'Beirn
Dr. Robert Paine
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
September 3
- Statement of Task and Study Approach
September 4
- Committee Composition
- Conflict of Interest
- Member Background and Expertise
September 5
- Open Session Presentations and Findings from Field Trip
- Strategy and Work Plan for Study
- Report Writing Assignments
- Plans for Next Meeting
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
September 12, 2008
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