<BODY><DIV class=moz-text-html lang=x-western><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>A PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE <BR>distributed by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary <BR>on behalf of the Commercial Fishing Working Group of the <BR>Sanctuary Advisory Council <BR><BR>
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<P><FONT color=#046cd5><FONT size=+1>A Public Meeting Announcement for the</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><B><FONT color=#046cd5><FONT size=+2>SANCTUARY EDUCATION TEAM</FONT></FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT color=#046cd5><FONT size=+1>of the</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=#046cd5><FONT size=+1>Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council</FONT></FONT></P></CENTER>
<P><FONT color=#000000>On <B>Wednesday July 16th</B> the Sanctuary Advisory Council's Sanctuary Education Team will hold a public meeting </FONT>in Ventura, CA. All working group meetings are open to the public and interested parties are welcome.</P>
<P><FONT color=#3366ff><B>The role of the Sanctuary Education Team is to advise and make recommendations to the Sanctuary Advisory Council on marine educational issues related to the Sanctuary<FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.</FONT></B></FONT> </P><B>DATE:</B> <B>Wednesday, July 16th, 2008</B><BR><BR><B>TIME:</B> <B>6:30 to 8:30 pm</B><BR><BR><B>LOCATION:</B> </FONT><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:placename w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"></SPAN></st1:placename><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Channel Islands</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">National Park</st1:placetype></st1:place> Headquarters Conference Room, 2nd floor</SPAN><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><BR> 1901 Spinnaker Drive</SPAN></st1:address></st1:street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><SPAN>,</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ventura Harbor</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place></SPAN><BR><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><SMALL><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"></SPAN></FONT></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL></SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P><B><BR><FONT size=2>AGENDA:<BR></FONT></B></P></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><B>1. Identify Goals for Sanctuary Education Team (SET)</B><BR><B>2. Create a plan for community education for ship strikes</B><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
<P><B>DIRECTIONS:</B></P></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana><U>Coming from the south</U>: 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.<BR><BR><U>Coming from the north</U>: 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.<BR></FONT></FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000>
<P><BR><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#000000>FOR MORE INFORMATION:</FONT></B> <BR><FONT color=#000000> Contact: Sanctuary Education Team Chair Maria Petueli (<A href="javascript:main.compose('new','t=t-link-abbreviated')"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "JavaScript" claiming to be</b></font> mpetueli@sbnature.org</A>).</FONT> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#000000>SANCTUARY BACKGROUND:</FONT></B> <BR> Designated in 1980, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS or Sanctuary) encompasses the four northern Channel Islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and Anacapa) and Santa Barbara Island off the coast of southern California. With marine boundaries extending from the mean high tide of the islands’ shores to six nautical miles offshore, CINMS spans more than 1,100 square nautical miles. The Sanctuary supports a rich and diverse range of marine life and habitats, unique and productive oceanographic processes and ecosystems, and culturally significant resources such as hundreds of shipwrecks and submerged Chumash cultural artifacts. This diversity, along with the busy Santa Barbara Channel, also brings significant human use and value to Sanctuary waters, including commercial fisheries, recreational fishing opportunities, marine wildlife viewing, boating and other recreational activities, maritime shipping, nearby offshore oil and gas development, research and monitoring activities, and numerous educational activities. For more information about the Sanctuary, log on to </FONT><A title=http://www.channelislands.noaa.gov/ href="http://www.channelislands.noaa.gov/" target=1 moz-do-not-send="true"></FONT><FONT size=2>http://www.channelislands.noaa.gov/</A><FONT size=2>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2> The Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) is a 21 voting member body that brings together community members and representatives from various government agencies to advise the Sanctuary manager and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on management of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. With its expertise and diverse representation, the SAC offers advice on resource management issues and ensures that the Sanctuary manager has a wide range of viewpoints upon which to base management decisions. In order to better understand and address specific management issues, the Advisory Council extends its capacities by forming a variety of working groups. Working groups invite additional community members and experts to participate in the development of sound management advice for the Sanctuary. The SAC meets publicly every other month at locations throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY>