Standing Item: Advisory Council Member Announcements/Agenda Topics/Comments
Chris Harrold
10:30 AM
Possible Action Item: Sanctuary Site Evaluation List (SEL) Letter At the December 2011 advisory council meeting, Geoff and PJ agreed to draft a letter supporting reactivation of the SEL for advisory council review. (See draft letter, background document from PJ Webb, and Bill Douros powerpoint from December 2011 advisory council meeting.)
PJ Webb, Geoff Shester
11:00 AM
Information Item: Forage Species Presentations Informational presentation by Julie Thayer on forage species. Geoff Shester will present the Conservation Working Group's white paper on forage species.
Standing Item: Working Group Updates Updates from working group chairs on recent working group meetings
Conservation Working Group
Sanctuary Education Panel
Research Activities Panel
Working Group Chairs
1:30 PM
Information Item: San Francisco Exemption Area ("Donut Hole") The GFNMS Advisory Council has asked GFNMS staff to look at possibly including the San Francisco Exemption Area in the sanctuary. (Refer to page 408 in MBNMS Management Plan)
Standing Item: Superintendent's Report A report on important or newsworthy activities conducted by staff over the last two months.
Paul Michel
3:30 PM
Information Item: Working Group Updates Updates from working group chairs on recent working group meetings
Conservation Working Group
Sanctuary Education Panel
Research Activities Panel
Working Group Chairs
4:00 PM
Update: Sanctuary Advisory Council Calendar Review calendar to select agenda items for future meetings.
Nicole Capps
4:15 PM
Adjourn – Holiday Gathering at Cannery Row Brewing Company
***ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATES***
Materials corresponding to items on this or other agendas are available here or contact Nicole Capps at (831) 647-4206 or by email.
Directions:
From the North: From Highway 1 turn left onto Merritt Street in Castroville. Continue onto CA-183 S/Castroville Road. Exit onto S Davis Road. Turn left onto Blanco Road. Turn left onto San Vincente Avenue. The church parking lot will be immediately on your left hand side.
From the South:
From Highway 1 take exit 401B CA-68 E/Monterey Salinas Hwy/Salinas Hwy towards Salinas. Continue on Highway 68 to Salinas. Turn left on W Blanco Road. Turn right onto San Vincente Avenue. The church parking lot will be immediately on your left hand side.
From Highway 101:
Take exit 330 for Laurel Drive. Turn right onto W Laurel Drive. Take the first left onto N Davis Road. Turn left onto Blanco Road. Turn left onto San Vincente Avenue. The church parking lot will be immediately on your left hand side.
**Please do not park in the visitor parking spots.**
Leave those for their daytime visitors.
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About SAC
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council was established by Federal law to assure continued public participation in the management of the Sanctuary. Since its establishment in March 1994, the Council has played a vital role in the decisions affecting the Sanctuary along the central California Coast. The Council's nineteen voting members represent a variety of local user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local, state and federal governmental jurisdictions. In addition, the respective managers for the four California National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve sit as non-voting members. Members are appointed competitively by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and serve three-year terms. The Council meets bi-monthly in open sessions located throughout the 360-mile boundary of the Sanctuary.
The Council maintains a firm commitment to the goals and objectives of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Program. The Council appreciates the efforts of volunteers, non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens, without whose support the mission of the Sanctuary would be difficult to realize.
