[CINC] November 18th Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting

[Shauna.Bingham at noaa.gov]

Dear CINC Volunteers:
You are encouraged to attend Sanctuary Advisory Council Meetings to  stay informed regarding current management issues. program initiatives, and accomplishments. This counts as training/ professional development.
Thank you,
Shauna 

C H A N N E L I S L A N D S N A T I O N A L M A R I N E S A N C T U A R Y 
Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting 
Friday, November 18, 2011 
9:00 am – 3:00 pm 
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center Auditorium, Channel Islands National Park Headquarters 
1901 Spinnaker Drive · Ventura Harbor, CA1 
1 Driving directions listed on next page. Carpooling encouraged.
D R A F T A G E N D A 
All times are subject to possible adjustment. 
9:00-10:00AM 1. Administrative Business and Announcements 
A. Membership changes: National Marine Fisheries Service and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 
B. Comment on/Adoption of September 23rd, 2011 Draft Key Outcomes (Council Action Requested) 
C. Sanctuary Superintendent’s Report (No Council Decision Requested) 
D. Brief Council Member Announcements (No Council Decision Requested) 
10:00-10:15AM 2. Public Comment (1st of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 
10:15-11:00AM 3. NPREP Oil Spill Drill Report-Out (No Council Decision Requested) 
• U.S. Coast Guard representatives will report on findings from a National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) oil spill drill conducted locally on September 13-15, 2011. 
• Council Questions and Discussion. 
11:15-12:00PM 4. Port Access Route Study for Approaches to LA/Long Beach (No Council Decision Requested) 
• Summary of final PARS recommendations and next steps, by LT Lucas Mancini, U.S Coast Guard, District 11. 
• Council Questions and Discussion. 
12:00-1:00PM LUNCH BREAK (Group lunch option for members that RSVP’d in advance - $8.00) 
1:00-1:45PM 5. Protected Species Updates from the National Marine Fisheries Service (No Council Decision Requested) 
A. New Gear Identification Guide for Entangled Marine Mammals (No Council Decision Requested) 
• Lauren Saez will describe a new gear guide for fixed gear commercial fisheries off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. The guide will help with on-water identification of fishing gear that may be seen entangled with marine mammals. 
• Council Discussion and Questions. 
B. Black Abalone Critical Habitat Designation (No Council Decision Requested) 
• Susan Wang and/or Melissa Neuman will provide an update on critical habitat designation for endangered black abalone. 
• Council Discussion and Questions. 
1:45-2:00PM 6. Public Comment (2nd of 2) (may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break) 
2:00-2:30PM 7. Channel Islands Boating Center (No Council Decision Requested) 
• Updates on development of and plans for the Channel Islands Boating Center, which recently broke ground at the Channel Islands Harbor. Presented by Lyn Krieger (Director, Ventura County Harbor Department) and Julie Bursek (CINMS Team Lead for Education and Outreach). 
• Council Discussion and Questions. 
2:30-2:55PM 8. Working Group Reports (No Council Decision Requested) 
Brief reports/announcements from active sub-groups: 
A. Channel Islands Technical Advisory Committee on Enforcement (Bill Struble, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement) 
B. Chumash Community Working Group (Luhui Isha, Vennise Miller-Forte) 
C. Sanctuary Education Team (Maria Petueli or Amanda Hendrickson) 
D. Research Activities Panel (Dr. Bob Warner or Dr. Mark Steele) 
E. Recreational Fishing Working Group (Capt. David Bacon) 
F. Commercial Fishing Working Group (Bruce Steele) 
G. Conservation Working Group (Linda Krop) 
2:55-3:00PM 9. Meeting Close-Out (No Council Decision Requested) 
• Schedule for 2012 meetings: o Friday January 20, 2012 (Santa Barbara) 
o Friday March 16, 2012 (Ventura) 
o Friday May 18, 2012 (Santa Barbara) 
o Friday July 20, 2012 (Ventura) 
o Friday September 21, 2012 (Santa Barbara) 
o Friday November 16, 2012 (Ventura) 

2:30PM ADJOURN 
DIRECTIONS*: Channel Islands National Park Headquarters, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura Harbor, CA 
Coming from the south: Take US-101 North to Ventura. Exit on VICTORIA AVE., turn LEFT. Turn RIGHT on OLIVAS PARK DRIVE. Continue past HARBOR BLVD where Olivas Park Drive becomes SPINNAKER. The Park’s office is located at the end of Spinnaker, in Ventura Harbor. 
Coming from the north: Take US-101 south to Ventura. Exit on SEAWARD. Turn LEFT onto HARBOR BLVD. Continue on HARBOR for about 1 mile, then turn RIGHT on SPINNAKER Drive. The Park’s office is located at the very end of Spinnaker, in Ventura Harbor. 
* Carpooling encouraged. 
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