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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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Appendix D Workshop Agendas

New England Aquarium

Central Wharf

Boston, MA 02110

February 5-7, 2001

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

OPEN SESSION

11:00 a.m.

Welcome—John Steele, Chair, and Susan Roberts, Study Director

11:15 p.m.

Sponsor perspectives—Michael Sissenwine, National Marine Fisheries Service

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Jeremy Collie presents overview of effects of mobile gear on seafloor habitats

1:40p.m.

Peter Auster presents overview of effects on benthic communities

2:20 p.m.

Joe DeAlteris presents overview of gear versus natural disturbance

3:00 p.m.

Open session adjourns for the day

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

OPEN SESSION

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair

9:00 a.m.

Gear Effects

Overview—Joe DeAlteris

9:15 a.m.

Types of bottom fishing gear and interaction with the seabed—Arnie Carr, Massachusetts

Department of Fisheries

9:45 a.m.

Sediment resuspension by mobile fishing gear—Jim Churchill, Woods Hole Oceanographic

Institution

10:15 a.m.

Break

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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10:30 a.m.

The effect of bottom tending mobile gear in New England: A conservation perspective— Anthony Chatwin, Conservation Law Foundation

11:00 a.m.

Problems with the environmental assessments of bottom trawling and scallop dredging— Chris Zeman, American Oceans Campaign

11:30 a.m.

General Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

Preliminary balance sheet for Georges Bank closed areas—Brian Rothschild, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

1:00 p.m.

Gear effect and habitat studies in Georges Bank closed areas—Frank Almeida, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NMFS

1:30 p.m.

Habitat concerns of the New England Fishery Management Council—Tom Hill, Chair, New England Fishery Management Council

2:00 p.m.

Marine habitat management in Maine—Linda Mercer, Maine Department of Marine Resources

2:30 p.m.

Management considerations for implementing habitat protection measures—Andy Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

A fisherman’s perspective on trawling—Bill Amaru, Fisherman and New England Fishery Management Council Member

3:45 p.m.

Fishing gear and impacts of small boat trawlers—David Goethel, Fisherman

4:00 p.m.

Trawling and dredging effects: An industry perspective—Nils Stolpe, Garden State Seafood Association

4:30 p.m.

General Discussion

5:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourns for the day

Moody Gardens Hotel and Conference Center

7 Hope Boulevard

Galveston, TX 77554

March 5-6, 2001

MONDAY, MARCH 5

OPEN SESSION

1:00 p.m.

Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair

Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

1:30 p.m.

Management of bottom gear in the Gulf of Mexico with emphasis on trawling and thoughts on impacts to essential fish habitat—Rick Leard, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

2:00 p.m.

State management of bottom trawl fisheries—Jeff Rester, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

2:30 p.m.

Discussion

3:00 p.m.

Break

Community Concerns

3:30 p.m.

Recommendations for addressing the impacts of bottom trawling in the Gulf of Mexico— Chris Dorsett, Gulf Restoration Network

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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4:00 p.m.

Recommendations to reduce the negative effects of trawling on Gulf of Mexico essential fish habitat—Pam Baker, Environmental Defense

4:30 p.m.

The effects of bottom trawling on seafloor habitats of the western Gulf of Mexico: Trawling refugia and ecosystem considerations—Benny Gallaway, Texas Shrimp Association

5:00 p.m.

General discussion

5:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourns for the day

5:30 p.m.

Reception in the Garden Terrace for committee members, speakers, and attendees

TUESDAY, MARCH 6

OPEN SESSION

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and introduction—John Steele, Chair

Fishing Gear and Habitat

9:00 a.m.

Shrimp trawl impacts on the bottom—David Harrington, University of Georgia

9:30 a.m.

Distribution of shrimp trawling effort in the Gulf of Mexico—Pete Sheridan, NMFS Galveston

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Developing research priorities for the Southeast Region—Alonzo Hamilton, NMFS Pascagoula

10:45 a.m.

Review of fishing gear used in the Southeast Region and their potential impact on essential fish habitat—Mike Barnette, NMFS St. Petersburg

11:15 a.m.

Oculina Banks—Felicia Coleman, Florida State University

11:30 a.m.

General discussion

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Open session adjourns for the day

WestCoast International Inn

Anchorage, AK

May 31-June 2, 2001

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

OPEN SESSION

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m.

Overview of North Pacific ecosystem and fisheries—Gordon Kruse, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

1:00 p.m.

Management perspectives on effects of bottom trawling on marine habitat off AlaskaChris Oliver, Dave Witherell, and Cathy Coon, North Pacific Fishery Management Council

1:30 p.m.

A trawl industry perspective on the seafloor effects of trawling off Alaska—John Gauvin, Groundfish Forum; Bill Hayes, Commercial Fisherman

2:10 p.m.

Commercial flatfish fishing in the Bering Sea: Experimental trawling and implications for long-term change—Eloise Brown, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

2:30 p.m.

Trawl dynamics and its potential impact on habitat—Gary Loverich, NET-systems

2:50 p.m.

Break

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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3:00 p.m.

Canadian research on mobile gear impacts on seabed habitat and communities—Don Gordon, Bedford Institute of Oceanography

3:30 p.m.

Fishing gear impacts on benthic habitat in Alaska, Part 1: Overview of research program Jon Heifetz, AFSC Auke Bay

4:00 p.m.

Fishing gear impacts on benthic habitat in Alaska, Part 2: Development of alternatives to protect habitatJon Heifetz, AFSC Auke Bay

4:30 p.m.

Mapping essential fish habitat—Mike Payne et al., National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region

5:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

5:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourns for the day

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

OPEN SESSION

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Application of first principles to understanding impacts of mobile fishing gear on the marine benthos—Les Watling, University of Maine

9:00 a.m.

Integrating use, management, and protection of the ocean bottom—Mark Powell, Center for Marine Conservation

9:20 a.m.

Sustainable fisheries in light of scientific uncertainty—Ben Enticknap, Alaska Marine Conservation Council

9:40 a.m.

PMCC: Creating an incentive system for sustainable fisheries—Caroline Gibson, Pacific Marine Conservation Council

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:10 a.m.

The scallop fishery in Alaska—Teressa Kandianis, Kodiak Fish Company

10:30 a.m.

Trawling and the Pacific fishing industry—Ralph Brown, groundfish trawler and member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council

10:50 a.m.

Trawling and the North Pacific fishing industry—Trevor McCabe, AtSea Processors Association

11:10 a.m.

Habitat protection in the face of uncertainty—Francine Bennis, Alaska Ocean Network

11:30 a.m.

Panel discussion

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Open session adjourns

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Agendas." National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10323.
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Concerns over the potential ecological effects of fishing have increased with the expansion of fisheries throughout the marine waters of the United States. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat describes how assessment of fishing impacts depends on gear type, number and location of bottom tows, and the physical and biological characteristics of seafloor habitats. Many experimental studies have documented acute, gear--specific effects of trawling and dredging on various types of habitat. These studies indicate that low mobility, long--lived species are more vulnerable to towed fishing gear than short--lived species in areas where the seabed is often disturbed by natural phenomena. Trawling and dredging may also change the composition and productivity of fish communities dependent on seafloor habitats for food and refuge. The scale of these impacts depends on the level of fishing effort. This volume presents color maps of fishing effort for all regions with significant bottom trawl or dredge fisheries -- the first time that such data has been assembled and analyzed for the entire nation.

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