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<p> <span>Sanctuary
Advisory Council Meeting </span> </p>
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<p> <b><span>Friday,
July 17, 2009 </span></b> </p>
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<p> <b><span>9:00
am – 3:30 pm</span></b><span> </span> </p>
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<p> <b><span>Robert</span></b> <b><span> J. Lagomarsino Visitor
Center Auditorium, Channel Islands National Park Headquarters </span></b>
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<p> <b><span>1901
Spinnaker Drive</span></b> <b><span><span> </span>·<span> </span>
Ventura Harbor , CA </span></b><span> </span> </p>
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<p> <span> </span> <b><span> D
R A F T<span> </span>A G E N D A </span></b></p>
<p><span> </span><i><span>All
times are
subject to possible adjustment </span></i></p>
<b><span>9:00-9:30</span></b><b><span>AM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>1.<span> </span>Administrative
Business and Announcements </span></b>
<p><b><span>A.<span> </span>Comment on/Adoption of May 15, 2009
Draft
Key Outcomes</span></b><span> ( Council
Action Requested )<b> </b></span></p>
<p><b><span>B.<span> </span>Sanctuary Superintendent’s Report</span></b><span><span>
</span>( No
Council Action Requested ) </span></p>
<p><b><span>C.<span> </span>Brief Council Member Announcements<span>
</span></span></b><span>( No
Council Action Requested ) </span></p>
<b><span> </span></b><b><span>9:30-10:45</span></b><b><span>AM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>2.<span> </span>Ship
Strike Case Studies</span></b><span> <span> </span>( No Council Action
Requested )<b> </b></span>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>The
Council’s ship strike
subcommittee will present findings from four case studies: </span></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Protecting
Right Whales by Reducing the Risk of Mortality by Ship Strike in the
Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary and on the Eastern Seaboard , USA </span></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Vessel
Management Tools to Reduce the Risk of Humpback Whale Harassment,
Injury and
Mortality in Glacier Bay
National Park , Alaska </span></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Protecting
Humpback Whales by Reducing the Risk of Mortality by Ship Strike in the
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Marine Sanctuary </span></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Green
Flag Program at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles </span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Council
discussion </span></p>
<p><b><span> 10:45-11:00</span></b><b><span>AM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>3.<span> </span>Public
Comment </span></b><span>(1st
of 2)
(may be extended at the discretion of the Chair or used as a break)</span><b><span>
</span></b></p>
<p><b><span> 11:00-12:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>4a.<span>
</span>Ship Strike Panel Discussion<span> </span></span></b><span>(
No
<span>Council Action Requested)</span> <b> </b></span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Expert
panelists will present
information on whales, shipping and ship strikes, field questions, and
comment
on possible management actions to reduce ship strikes in the Santa
Barbara
Channel area. </span></p>
<p><span> A.<span> </span>John Calambokidis, Cascadia
Research (<span>invited,
pending</span>) </span></p>
<p><span> B.<span> </span>Megan McKenna, Scripps
Institution of Oceanography </span></p>
<p><b><span> </span></b><span>C.<span> </span>Shannon Bettridge,
National Marine Fisheries
Service, Office of Protected Resources </span></p>
<p><span> D.<span> </span>T. L. Garrett, Pacific Merchant
Shipping
Association </span></p>
<p><span> E.<span> </span>Port of LA/LB or Shipping Industry
Representative (<span>pending</span>) </span></p>
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<p><b><span>12:30-1:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>LUNCH Break</span></b><span> </span><span> </span></p>
<p><b><span> </span></b><span> </span><b><span>1:30-2:00</span></b><b><span>PM<span>
</span></span></b><b><span>4b.<span> </span>Wrap Up of Ship Strike
Discussions<span>
</span></span></b><span>( No
<span>Council Action Requested)</span> <b> </b></span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Additional
time, if needed, to
discuss next steps in the process of developing management
recommendations </span></p>
<p><b><span> 2:00-2:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>5.<span> </span>Summer
2009 Whale Season Update<span> </span></span></b><span>( No
Council Action Requested )</span><b><span> </span></b></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Brief
report on the status of
whales in the Santa Barbara Channel based on surveillance flights and
vessel-based observations (Sean Hastings) </span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Quick
update on current outreach
to shipping industry, and the US Coast Guard’s Local Notice to Mariners
(Sean
Hastings, Julie Bursek) </span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Whale
research activities in
the Santa Barbara Channel area (staff, or visiting scientist) </span></p>
<p> <span> <span> </span> </span> <b><span>2:30-3:00</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span> <span> </span>6.<span> </span>CINMS
Enforcement Working Group Report <span> </span></span></b><span>(
Possible
Council Action )<b> </b></span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Dayna
Matthews
(NOAA Office for Law Enforcement; Working Group Chair), will report on
development of a CINMS Enforcement and Compliance Plan </span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span> <span>Possible
Council
Action</span> <span>:
Comments/input/feedback on enforcement plan </span></p>
<p> <span> <span> </span> </span> <b><span>3:00-3:15</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>7.<span> </span>Public Comment </span></b><span>(2<sup>nd</sup>
of 2) (may be extended at the
discretion of the Chair or used as a break)</span><b><span> </span></b></p>
<p> <span> <span> </span> </span> <b><span>3:15-3:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>8.<span> </span>Proposed Support
Letter for NOAA Twin Otter Aircraft <span> </span></span></b><span>(Council
Action Requested)<b> </b></span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><span>Following
discussions at the last SAC meeting, the Council will review and be
asked to
vote on a proposed letter to NOAA supporting west coast/CINMS flight
hours for
the NOAA Twin Otter aircraft </span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span> <span>Possible
Council
Action</span> <span>:
Vote to approve letter of support </span></p>
<p> <span> <span> </span> </span> <b><span>3:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span>9.<span> </span>Meeting
Close-Out</span></b><span> <span> </span>(No Council Action Requested)<b>
</b></span></p>
<p><span><span>·<span>
</span></span></span><b><span>Schedule
for 2009 meetings and events: </span></b></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Friday
September 18, 2009 (SAC meeting, Santa Barbara ) </span></p>
<p><span><span>o<span>
</span></span></span><span>Friday
November 20, 2009 (SAC meeting, Ventura ) </span></p>
<p> <span> <span> </span> </span> <b><span>3:30</span></b><b><span>PM</span></b><b><span><span>
</span></span></b><b><span>ADJOURN</span></b></p>
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Shauna Bingham
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
3600 S. Harbor Blvd. #111
Oxnard, CA 93035
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Shauna.Bingham@noaa.gov">Shauna.Bingham@noaa.gov</a>
(805) 382-6149 ext. 102
Fax (805) 382-9791
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://channelislands.noaa.gov">http://channelislands.noaa.gov</a>
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