Marine Protected AreasMPA Federal Advisory Committee History
September 19, 2018 – Virtual Meeting via Teleconference
Discussion Documents
Sustaining Benefits from Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Ocean
January 17-19, 2018
MPA FAC and Sanctuary Advisory Council Representatives Meeting Agenda
Committee Charge for the 2018 Term
October 4, 2017 (Administrative/Preparatory Work Session)
August 30, 2017
July 13, 2017 (Administrative/Preparatory Work Session)
May 23-24, 2017
Presentations
- Update from National Park Service – Carlstrom
- Update from National Wildlife Refuges – Martinez
- MPA Center Update – Wenzel
- Enhancing MPA FAC Impact – Wenzel
- What is an MPA Anyway – Wenzel
- Lessons from Chesapeake Bay Gateways – Doherty
- Lessons from USFWS Urban Program – LaRuche
- Why We Want a Sanctuary – Langley
- Adaptive Management – McCreedy
- Climate Change in the Ocean – Griffis
- Adaptive Management in MPAs – Wahle
- Citizen Science in National Marine Sanctuaries – Broughton
- Citizen Science in the National Park Service – McCreedy
- Citizen Science in Chesapeake Bay NERR
November 10, 2016
Presentations
October 3, 2016
Presentations
May 25, 2016
Presentations
- Arctic MPA Working Group for MPA FAC 5-24-16 -Wenzel
- Marine Issues in Acadia –Cole -Will
- MPA Center Update 5-24-16 -Wenzel
- MPA FAC 052616 -Schoodic- Sherwood
- NE Ocean Plan NOAA MPA FACA May 26 -Weber
- SNP Overview May2016 -Brookhart
- Update on connectivity subcommittee -Carr
December 17, 2015: Via Conference Call/Webinar
Presentations
- MPA Center Update – Wenzel
- MPA Connectivity Subcommittee Report – Carr
- External Financing Subcommittee Report – Baird
- Arctic MPA Working Group Report – Wenzel and Madsen
November 9-10, 2015 – Arctic MPA Working Group: Anchorage, Alaska
Presentations
- MPA Overview of Arctic MPA Working Group – Wenzel
- MPAs in the US Arctic – D’Iorio
- MPAs and Place-Based – National Park Service - Jones
- MPAs and Place-Based – National Wildlife Refuges - Mollnow
- MPAs and Place-Based – North Pacific FMC - Witherell
- MPAs and Place-Based – State Fishery MPAs – Siddon
- MPAs and Place-Based – NOAA Fisheries and Ocean Service – Nachman
- MPAs and Place-Based – BOEM - Coon
- MPAs and Place-Based -- Sanctuaries and NERRS – Wenzel
- Landscape Conservation Cooperatives - Payer
- Artic Research Commission – Rosa
- Coast Guard – Port Access Route Study
- Arctic Shipping – Page
- Oil and Gas – Coon
- Fishing – Witherell and Siddon
June 2-4, 2015: Tacoma, Washington
Presentations
- MPA Center Update – Lauren Wenzel
- Arctic 101 – Doug Helton, NOAA
- Arctic Conservation Values – Margaret Williams, WWF (coming soon)
- Marine Spatial Planning in Washington – Jennifer Hennessey, Washington State Dept of Ecology
- Oregon Marine Reserves – Cristen Don, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary - Carol Bernthal
- MPAs in the Salish Sea – Leslie Dierauf, SeaDoc Society
April 6, 2015: by Web/Teleconference
Presentations
- Charge to the MPA Federal Advisory Committee
- How NOAA and DOI have Used MPA Federal Advisory Committee Recommendations
June 2-4, 2014: Galveston, Texas
Presentations
- MPA Center Update – Lauren Wenzel
- Report from Stakeholder Engagement Subcommittee – Gary Davis
- Updating National System of MPAs Framework – Lauren Wenzel
- Future MPA Federal Advisory Committee Charge – Lauren Wenzel
December 3, 2013: via Conference Call/Webinar
Presentations
- MPA Center Update – Lauren Wenzel
- Report from Stakeholder Engagement Subcommittee – Gary Davis
- Sanctuary Nomination Process and Business Advisory Council – Matt Brookhart and Elizabeth Moore
May 1, 2013: via Conference Call/Webinar
Presentations
- Making Sense of the Nation's Marine Protected Areas
- Report from Stakeholder Engagement Subcommittee
- Report from Recreation and Tourism Subcommittee
December 4-6, 2012: Santa Cruz, California
Synthesis of Joint Session with Sanctuary Advisory Council Chairs
Presentations
- MPA Center Update – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.26 mb)
- Creating Lasting Connections to Marine Protected Areas – Howard Levitt (pdf, 2.10 mb)
- Innovative Approaches to Support Marine Protected Areas – Brian Baird (pdf, 1.87)
- "Your Sanctuary": Successful Ocean Engagement Through Community T.V. – Steve Ellzey (pdf, 529 kb)
- Upwell: A Marine Conservation Team to Transform the Ocean Conversation – Rachel Dearborn and Matt Fitzgerald (pdf, 1.87 mb)
- Making Marine Protected Areas Relevant – Matt Stout (Coming Soon)
- Branding and MPAs: Special Places with Special Values – Jeff Gray (pdf, 649 kb)
June 12-14, 2012: Joint Meeting of MPA FAC and National MPA System Partners, Silver Spring, Maryland
Presentations
- MPA Center: Purpose, History and Accomplishments – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.51 mb)
- Place Matters: Emerging U.S. Context for Conserving Special Ocean Places – Charles Wahle (pdf, 1.77 mb)
- External Panel Review of the NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center – Lori Arguelles (pdf, 172 kb)
- MPA Center: Future Directions – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 399 kb)
- Charge for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee – Eric Schwaab (pdf, 599 kb)
- Developing a Vision for the National System of MPAs – Kara Yeager (pdf, 132 kb)
Presentations (from National MPA System Partners Meeting on MPA Communication and Networks)
- Public Perceptions of Ocean Issues – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.14 mb)
- National Estuarine Research Reserve Communications – Laurie McGilvray (pdf, 625 kb)
- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Communications – Matt Stout (pdf, 650 kb)
- Virgin Islands Marine Protected Area Network – Paige Rothenberger (pdf, 2.14 mb)
- Developing a Regional MPA Network for the Gulf of Mexico – Ryan Young (pdf, 2.14 mb)
Presentations (from Panel Discussion on MPAs, Recreation and Tourism)
- MPAs, Recreation and Tourism: Connecting the Dots between MPAs and Humans - Charles Wahle and Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.79 mb)
- Navigating Economic Change: Collaborating to Create Sustainable Destinations – Steve Kroll (pdf, 3.10 mb)
- MPAs and Recreational Fishing: A National Perspective – Mike Nussman (pdf, 437 kb)
- The Role of MPAs in Sustaining Non-Consumptive Uses – Pete Stauffer (pdf, 750 kb)
- MPAs, Recreation and Tourism: USVI Manager Perspectives – Paige Rothenberger (pdf, 3.0 mb)
November 15-17, 2011: New Orleans, Louisiana
Presentations
- Update on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning from the National Perspective – Charles Wahle (pdf, 75.6 kb)
- Update from MPA Center – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 5 mb)
August/September 2011 Meetings by Web/Teleconference
November 2-4, 2010: Santa Barbara, California
Agenda
Presentations
- National MPA Center Update – Joseph Uravitch (pdf, 418 kb)
- National System of MPAs Update – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.3 mb)
- MPA IOOS Task Team Progress – Charles Alexander and Rondi Robison (pdf, 1.33 mb)
- National Ocean Policy – Charles Wahle (pdf, 2.93 mb)
- A West Coast Perspective: Regional Ocean Partnerships and Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning – Jessica Hamilton Keys (pdf, 1.27mb)
- Massachusetts Ocean Plan: One States Approach to Marine Spatial Planning – Priscilla Brooks (pdf, 4.24 mb)
- Acknowledging the Human Dimension and Engaging Stakeholders in MPA Design and Management: A Social Science Strategy for MPAs – Charles Wahle (pdf, 327 kb)
- Indigenous Knowledge as Situated Practices: Understanding Fishers' Knowledge in the Solomon Islands – Matt Lauer (pdf, 1.81 mb)
- People Mattter: Social Impacts of Marine Protected Areas – Bob Pomeroy (pdf, 435 kb)
April 20-22, 2010: Charleston, South Carolina
Presentations
- Implications of CMSP for the National System of MPAs – David Kennedy (pdf, 192 kb)
- National Ocean Policy: Role of National System of MPAs – Eileen Sobeck (pdf, 788 kb)
- The OPTF's Framework for Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning in U.S. Waters – Sally Yozell (pdf, 2.14 mb)
- National MPA Center and National MPA System Update – Joseph Uravitch and Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.21 mb)
- Science and Analysis at NOAA's National MPA Center – Charles Wahle (pdf, 2.6mb)
- Charge for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee – Laura Furgione (pdf, 608 kb)
- Cultural Heritage Resources and the National MPA System – Valerie J. Grussing (pdf, 1.1 mb)
- The Coastal Heritage of the Wabanaki People of Maine – Bonnie Newsom (pdf, 2.9 mb)
- "Living Museums in the Sea": Shipwreck MPAs of the Dominican Republic – Charles Beeker (pdf, 4.3 mb)
- The Public and South Carolina's Maritime Heritage: Two Heritage Trails – Chris Amer (pdf, 2.4 mb)
- Florida's Shipwreck Preserves: A Tool for Public Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management – Della Scott-Ireton (pdf, 2.6 mb)
- Getting Beyond the Fish: Suggestions for Including Cultural Heritage Resources in California MPAs – John Foster (pdf, 2.7 mb)
- MPAs in the South Atlantic Region – Myra Brouwer (pdf, 2.6 mb)
- ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve – Phil Maier (pdf, 1.0 mb)
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge: Climate Change Impacts – Kevin Godsea (pdf, 5.4 mb)
September 9-11, 2009: Anchorage, Alaska
Agenda
Presentations
- National MPA Center: FY09 Accomplishments – FY10 Priorities – Joe Uravitch (pdf, 143 kb)
- National System Update – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1556 kb)
- Update on Gap Analysis – Charles Wahle (pdf, 105 kb)
- Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Update – Laura Furgione (pdf, 180 kb)
- Climate Change and the National System of Marine Protected Areas – Jennie Hoffman (pdf, 365 kb)
- Climate Change and MPAs – Jeffrey Short (pdf, 293 kb)
- Climate Change and Marine Protected Areas: A Fisheries Perspective from Alaska – Gordon Kruse (pdf, 2434 kb)
- Marine Protected Areas on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska – Todd Logan (pdf, 10 mb)
- MPAs for Fishery Management off Alaska – David Witherell (pdf, 3,690 kb)
- State of Alaska Marine Managed Areas – Doug Woodby and Randy Bates (pdf, 1,364 kb)
- Marine Protected Areas and Oil & Gas Offshore Alaska – Allan Reece (pdf, 1,836 kb)
- Fishing industry perspectives on the use of trawl "closed areas" for benthic habitat protection in federally managed fisheries off Alaska – John Gauvin (pdf, 1,743 kb)
April 21-23, 2009: Annapolis, Maryland
Agenda
Minutes
The minutes from the April 21-23, 2009 meeting in Annapolis, Maryland
Presentations
- Key Priorities for FY2009 and Update on MPA Center Staff and Budget – Joe Uravitch
- MPA Center Communications and Outreach Initiatives - Kara Schwenke (pdf, 560 kb)
- Nomination Process and Initial National System of MPAs - Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 4 mb)
- Update on Gap Analysis Workshop – Charles Wahle
- NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan – Paul Doremus (pdf, 949 kb)
- NOAA's Ocean Conservation Role – Dr. Jane Lubchenco (pdf, 766 kb)
- Approaches for Evaluation of National System of MPAs – David Fluharty (pdf, 625 kb)
- Socioeconomic Indicators for MPAs and Systems of MPAs – Richard Pollnac (pdf, 121 kb)
- Lessons Learned from "How is Your MPA Doing?" – John Parks (pdf, 1.3 mb)
- Condition Reports for the National Marine Sanctuary System – Paul Orlando (pdf, 519 kb)
- A Global Perspective on MPAs and Update on WCPA Marine Activities – Dan Lafolley (pdf, 6.2 mb)
November 18-20, 2008: Monterey, California
Minutes
The minutes from the November 18-20, 2008 meeting in Monterey, California
Presentations
- North American Marine Protected Areas Network - Gary Davis (pdf, 3.33 Mb)
- After Visioning: Moving Coastal Management Forward - David Kennedy (pdf, 242 kb)
- External Review of MPA Center - Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 101 kb)
- National Marine Protected Areas Center FY2009 Operating Plans - Joe Uravitch (pdf, 163 kb)
- From Design to Implementation: The National System of Marine Protected Areas – Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 571 kb)
- What is IOOS? A presentation to the MPA FAC Scientific and Technical Subcommittee – Rondi Robison (pdf, 414 kb)
- A Conservation Gap Analysis for the National System of MPAs – Charlie Wahle and Rondi Robison (pdf, 368 kb)
April 22-24, 2008: Silver Spring, Maryland
Agenda
Minutes
The minutes from the April 22-24, 2008 meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland
Presentations
- Update on Revised Draft MPA Framework - Joseph Uravitch and Lauren Wenzel (pdf, 1.82 Mb)
- The National System of MPAs as Part of NOAA's Integrated Coastal Programs - John H. Dunnigan (pdf, 755 kb)
- Charge for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee - Paul Doremus (pdf, 619 kb)
- Gulf of Mexico Concept: A Presentation to the MPA Federal Advisory Committee - Billy D. Causey (pdf, 2.95 Mb)
October 23-25, 2007: Alpena, Michigan
Agenda
Minutes
The minutes from the October 23-25, 2007 meeting in Alpena, Michigan
Presentations
- Islands in the Stream: A Concept for the Gulf of Mexico - Billy D. Causey (pdf, 2.2 Mb)
- Update on Progress and Plans of National System - Jonathan Kelsey (pdf, 179 kb)
April 24-26, 2007: Arlington, Virginia
Agenda
Transcript
A full transcript of the April 24-26, 2007 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the April 24-26, 2007 meeting in Arlington, Virginia
Presentations
- Ocean Science at NSF - Julie Morris (pdf, 586 kb)
- Ocean Science at NSF - Phil Taylor (pdf, 790 kb)
- FAC/Public Comments on Draft Framework and Next Steps - Jonathan Kelsey (pdf, 277 kb)
- Future Vision for Coastal Management - Donna Wieting (pdf, 383 kb)
February 1, 2007: by Web/Teleconference
Agenda
Minutes
October 10-12, 2006: Newport, Oregon
Agenda
The draft agenda for the Federal Advisory Committee meeting in Newport, Oregon
Transcript
A full transcript of the October 10-12, 2006 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the October 10-12, 2006 meeting in Newport, Oregon.
Presentations
- Overview of the Framework for the National System of MPAs - Jonathan Kelsey - (pdf, 174 kb)
- Rethinking Ocean Governance as if Ecosystems Mattered - Gail Osherenko - (pdf, 4.0 mb)
- Governor Kulongoski's Leadership on Ocean Conservation - Jessica Hamilton - (pdf, 2.2 mb)
- History of Oregon's Ocean Policy/Management - Jim Good (pdf, 803 kb)
- Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council Chair - Scott McMullen (pdf, 908 kb)
- Tribal Marine Management in Western Washington - Jim Woods (pdf, 6 mb)
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - Dave Hatch (pdf, 12.4 mb)
- Forging New Solutions, California's MLPA Initiative - Melissa Miller-Henson (pdf, 709 kb)
- Overview of West Coast Pilot - Sarah Fischer (pdf, 427 kb)
- Trends in Place-Based Ocean Management on the West Coast - Rikki Grober-Dunsmore (pdf, 310 kb)
- Analysis of Cultural Resource Protection on the West Coast - Brian Jordan (pdf, 238 kb)
April 24-26, 2006: Corpus Christi, Texas
Agenda
The agenda for the Federal Advisory Committee meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Transcript
A full transcript of the April 24-26, 2006 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the April 24-26, 2006 meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Presentations
- A broad overview of marine cultural resource management. - Brian Jordan (pdf, 231 kb)
- California's Marine Life Protection Act (Integrating EBM and MPAs) - (pdf, 11 mb)
- Characterization of a Network of Marine Protected Areas in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico - G. P. Schmahl (pdf, 11 mb)
- Charge to MPA Federal Advisory Committee - Mary Glackin (pdf, 391 kb)
- DOC/DOI Feedback on MPA FAC Recommendations - Joseph A. Uravitch (pdf, 183 kb)
- Gulf of Mexico Regional Governance and Coordination - Wes Tunnell (pdf, 1.9 mb)
- Lessons Learned from Cultural Resource MPAs - Charles Beeker (pdf, 3.1 mb)
- Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve - Sally Applebaum (pdf, 3.3 mb)
- NOAA's Ecosystem Approach To Management - Dr. Ned Cyr (pdf, 1 mb)
- Priorities forNational MPA System Development: FY2006 & FY2007 - Joseph A. Uravitch (pdf, 256 kb)
- Priority Conservation Areas: Baja California to Bering Sea - Lance Morgan (pdf, 6.2 mb)
- Recommendations for State and Territorial Participation in the National MPA System - Kacky Andrews(pdf, 892 kb)
- The Draft Framework for Developing the National System of MPAs - Jonathan Kelsey (pdf, 238 kb)
- Understanding What We Have Now:Preliminary Trends from the MMA Inventory - Charles M. Wahle(pdf, 58 kb)
May 17-19, 2005, Portland, Maine
Agenda
The draft agenda for the Federal Advisory Committee meeting in Portland, Maine.
Draft Synthesis Report, MPA Federal Advisory Committee, April 29, 2005.
Transcript
A full transcript of the May 17-19, 2005 proceedings in Portland, Maine
Minutes
The minutes from May 17-19, 2005 meeting in Portland, Maine. (pdf, 109kb)
Presentations and Documents:
- Bobbie Walker: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (pdf, 642kb)
- Robert Hayes: Marine Recreational Fishing (pdf, 155kb)
- Bobbi Walker: Impacts of MPAs on Recreational Charter Boats (pdf, 139kb)
- New England Fishery Management Council brochure (pdf, 173kb)
- Leslie-Ann McGee: MPAs in New England (pdf, 2.86Mb)
February 15-17, 2005, Arlington, Virginia
Agenda
The agenda for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting held in Arlington, Virginia.
Transcript
A full transcript of the February 15-17, 2005 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the February 15-17, 2005 meeting in Arlington, Virginia have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley (pdf, 132 kb)
Presentations and Materials
- Exploring the Use of Marine Protected Areas as a Fishery Management Tool - The Experience of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (pdf, 3.02 Mb)
- "Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission" by Jim Zorn (pdf, 3.1 Mb)
- "Pacific State and Territorial Perspectives on the National System" by Tony MacDonald, Executive Director of the Coastal States Organization (pdf, 38 kb)
- "Presentation to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee" By Dan Furlong, Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (pdf, 237 kb)
- "Summary of Federal Agency Workshop on the National System of MPAs" by Joseph A. Uravitch, Director of National MPA Center (pdf, 85 kb)
- "Society and MPAs: Understanding the Human Dimensions" by Patrick Christie, School of Marine Affairs and Jackson School of International Studies (pdf, 2.83 mb)
- Synthesis Report - Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (pdf, 501 kb)
- Tlingit, “People of the Tides:” Tlingit protections and uses of the sea - Tribal Perspectives on Marine Protected Areas by Jack Lorrigan, Tribal Biologist, Sitka Tribe of Alaska (pdf, 8.2 Mb)
- "Knowns and Unknowns in MPA Science" by E.D. Houde, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (pdf, 1.4 Mb)
September 21-24, 2004, Maui, Hawaii
Agenda
The agenda for the fourth Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Transcript
A full transcript of the September 21-23, 2004 proceedings.
Minutes
The minutes from the September 21-23, 2004 meeting in Maui, Hawaii, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.
Presentations
- "Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Policy on MPAs," Eugenio Piniero-Soles, Chair, Caribbean Fishery Management Council(pdf, 1.4 MB)
- "Cultural Fishing Practices: The Fagasa Story," HTC Magele Apelu Aitaoto (pdf, 853 KB)
- "Developing the Comprehensive National System of Marine Protected Areas," Dr. Charlie Wahle, National Marine Protected Areas Center (pdf, 1.8 MB)
- "Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination in the Pacific," Don Palawski, Refuge Manager, Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex (pdf, 1.3 MB)
- "Marine Reserves in the Fishery Management Context," Dan Waldeck, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 190 KB)
- "Micronesian Sea Tradition: Palau MPAs," Delegate Noah Idechong (pdf, 2.4 MB)
- "Marine Protected Areas Center Update," Lauren Wenzel, National Marine Protected Areas Center (pdf, 85 KB)
- "Perspectives on MPAs for Fisheries Management in Alaska," Stephanie Madsen, Chair, North Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 1.7 MB)
- "Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Presentation to the MPA FAC," Roy Morioka, Chair, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (pdf, 1.4 MB)
April 6-8, 2004, Key Largo, Florida
The third meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held in Key Largo, Florida.
Agenda
The agenda for the third Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Read the Federal Register Notice for more details.
Minutes
The minutes from the April 6-8, 2004 meeting in Key Largo, Florida, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.
Transcript
A full transcript of the April 6-8, 2004 proceedings.
- Guidelines for Advisory Committee
- Subcommittee Focus Areas
- Decision Pathway for Federal Advisory Committee Recomendations (pdf, 55kb)
November 17-19, 2003, San Francisco, CA
The second meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held in San Mateo, California.
Agenda
A detailed agenda of the second Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Minutes
The minutes from the November 17-19, 2003 meeting in San Mateo, California, have been certified by the Federal Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer and by the Committee Chairman, Dr. Dan Bromley.
Transcript
A full transcript of the November 17-19, 2003 proceedings.
Presentations
- "Review of the National MPA Center Role and the Federal Advisory Committee's Charge," Joseph Uravitch, Director, MPA Center (pdf, 834kb)
- "Area-Based Management of Living Marine Resources," Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Regulatory Programs (pdf, 817kb)
- "Towards a National Network of Marine Protected Areas in Canada," Mary Jean Comfort, National Coordinator, Government of Canada's Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 347kb)
- "Marine Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System," David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 4.8M - We recommend download and view it from local.)
- "The Nation's Ocean Heritage in the National Park Service," David P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior (pdf, 1.5M - We recommend download and view it from local.)
June 24-25, 2003, Washington, D.C.
The inaugural meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee was held at the Department of Commerce auditorium.
Agenda
A detailed agenda of the two-day Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee meeting, including links to presentations and public comments.
Transcript - Addendum to the MPA FAC Transcript (pdf, 53k)
A full transcript, including an addendum, of the June 24-25, 2003 proceedings.
Supporting Documents
Links to all documents provided to the Federal Advisory Committee and to the public during the augural meeting, including the MPA Executive Order, Committee charter, press releases, biographies, background documents, and presentations.