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Project Title: Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drake's Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California

PIN: OSBX-U-08-01-A         

Major Unit:
Division on Earth and Life Studies

Sub Unit:
Ocean Studies Board

RSO:
Roberts, Susan

Subject/Focus Area:
Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology


Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drake's Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California
January 15, 2009 - January 16, 2009
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Dr.
Irvine, California


If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Heather Chiarello
Email: hchiarello@nas.edu
Phone: 202/334-2398
Fax: 202/334-2885


Agenda:

Thursday, January 15

OPEN SESSION—Huntington Room

7:15 AM Meet in the hotel lobby to take the shuttle to the Beckman Center

7:30 AM Breakfast (provided for all participants)

8:45 AM Welcome and opening remarks—Pete Peterson, chair

9:00 AM Opportunities and challenges in marine aquaculture: A NOAA perspective—Kevin Amos, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9:45 AM Application of ecological models for sustainable management of coastal systems—João G. Ferreira, IMAR, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM The unlikely paradox in shellfish mariculture: Marine policy assumptions, best practices, and ecosystem integrity—John Bonardelli, Shellfish production project manager, Norway

11:30 AM Disease risks in, and arising from, shellfish aquaculture: Magnitude and mitigation—Ryan Carnegie, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

12:15 PM Lunch (provided for all participants)

1:15 PM Aquaculture standards: Measuring performance—Rebecca Goldburg, Pew Environment Group

2:00 PM Shellfish reefs at risk globally and recommendations for ecosystem revitalization—Michael Beck, The Nature Conservancy

2:45 PM A review of west coast shellfish culture and Environmental Code of Practice development—William Dewey, Taylor Shellfish Farms

3:30 PM Break

3:45 PM BMPs vs. regulations: Issues of certification, compliance, and outcomes—Robert Rheault, Moonstone Oysters

4:30 PM Open discussion

5:00 PM End of open session

5:15 PM Shuttle leaves for the hotel


January 16-Closed Session
8:45am-5:00pm

The meeting is closed to the public this day.


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Charles Peterson
Chair
Barry Costa-Piercce
Brett Dumbauld
Carolyn Friedman
Eileen Hofmann
Hauke Kite-Powell
Francis O'Beirn
Robert Paine
Robert Whitlatch

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
~Status of Report 1
~Speaker Presentations from Open Session
~Report 2 Structure and Assignments
~Meeting 4 Planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: January 21, 2009



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