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Project Title: Review of Sea Turtle Population Assessment Methods

PIN: OSBX-U-06-01-A         

Major Unit:
Division on Earth and Life Studies

Sub Unit:
Ocean Studies Board

RSO:
Park, Susan

Subject/Focus Area:



Review of Sea Turtle Population Assessment Methods
May 25, 2009 - May 26, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001



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: Jeremy Justice
Email: jjustice@nas.edu
Phone: (202) 334-1751
Fax: (202) 334-2885


Agenda:

Meeting 1
May 25-26, 2009

Keck Center Room 105
500 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2714 (OSB Mainline)

Monday, May 25, 2009

CLOSED SESSION
8:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. Closed committee discussion

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

CLOSED SESSION
8:30 — 9:45 a.m. Closed committee discussion

OPEN SESSION

10:00 a.m. Welcome and introductions—Karen Bjorndal, chair, and Susan Park, study director

10:15 a.m. Federal Agency Panel Discussion: Current sea turtle population assessment methods and expectations for the NRC study

• Steve Murawski, Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (by phone)
• Barbara Schroeder, National Sea Turtle Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
• Sandy MacPherson, National Sea Turtle Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (by phone)
• Earl Possardt, International Marine Turtle Program Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


11:15 a.m. Continued discussion with federal agency panelists and comments from public

11:45 a.m. End of open session

CLOSED SESSION
12:00 — 3:00 p.m. Closed committee discussion

3:00 p.m. Adjourn


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Karen A. Bjorndal (Chair)
Brian Bowen
Milani Chaloupka
Larry Crowder
Selina Heppell
Cynthia Jones
Molly Lutcavage
Andrew Solow
Blair Witherington

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
NRC study process
Committee composition, balance, and potential conflicts of interest
Study background and charge
Open session presentations
Draft report outline and writing assignments
Future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
1) Committee-generated report outline

2) Study proposal and statement of task

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: May 27, 2009



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