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DRAFT Agenda for Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay Sanctuaries
Joint Advisory Council Meeting, August 19th, 2015

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Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuaries
Joint Advisory Council Meeting

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
214 Princeton Ave
Half Moon Bay, CA

8:45 AM – 4:35 PM
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

(directions below)

DRAFT AGENDA

8:45 AM Coffee and Sign-in
9:00 AM Call to Order & Roll Call
  • Review Agenda
  • Swear-in New Council Members
  • Approve GFNMS Advisory Council Draft Minutes from May 20th, 2015 Meeting
  • Approve MBNMS Advisory Council Draft Minutes from June 19th
John Largier (GFNMS Chair), PJ Webb (Chair)
  Standard Reports from Staff

MBNMS Permit Report (1.1M PDF*) PDF
MBNMS Office Report (860K PDF*) PDF
Conservation Working Group Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
Research Activity Panel Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
Sanctuary Education Panel Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
9:15 AM Standing Item: GFNMS Superintendent Report
A report on important or newsworthy activities conducted by staff over the last three months.
  • ACCESS update
  • Permits update
  • Expansion update
  • Tomales Bay update
Maria Brown (GFNMS)
9:30 AM Standing Item: MBNMS Superintendent Report
A report on important or newsworthy activities conducted by staff over the last three months.
  • Upcoming recruitment
  • Major staff projects update
Paul Michel (MBNMS)
9:45 AM Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda  
10:00 AM Presentation on the Ocean Guardian Program Seaberry Nachbar (ONMS)
10:15 AM Presentation on Whale Ship Strikes Angela Szesciorka (MLML)
10:45 AM BREAK (15 minutes)  
11:00 AM MBNMS Management Plan Review and Condition Report Paul Michel (MBNMS), Dawn Hayes (MBNMS)
12:30 PM
Lunch
 
1:30 PM Advisory Councils’ Roles in MBNMS Management Plan Review
  • Next steps/timeline
  • Preliminary List of Issues
Maria Brown (GFNMS), Paul Michel (MBNMS), PJ Webb (Chair)
2:30 PM BREAK (15 minutes)  
2:45 PM Member Reports  
4:00 PM Adjourn  

 

***ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATES***


  • Public comment on agenda items will be heard prior to SAC discussion/deliberation
  • A motion for action may be made by a council member at any time, provided there is a quorum
  • Materials corresponding to items on this agenda are available at:
  • GFNMS - https://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac_meetings.html or contact Carolyn Gibson by email or phone (415) 561-6622 ext 200.
  • MBNMS - https://montereybay.noaa.gov/intro/advisory/sacagendas.html or contact Dawn Hayes by email or phone (831) 647-4256.

Directions:

From the North (San Francisco/Pacifica):
Take CA-1 south through Pacifica, Montara, and Moss Beach. As you pass the Half Moon Bay Airport, exit right onto Capistrano. Turn right at Mezza Luna restaurant onto Prospect Way. At the T-junction, turn left. Then turn right onto Princeton Ave. Keep a look out for the boatyard on your left, turning left onto Vassar Street. The HMB Yacht Club on Princeton Ave will be on the left; parking is limited at the club itself so members may want to park along Vassar if possible.

From the North (Santa Cruz/Monterey):
Take CA-1 north to, and through Half Moon Bay. Continue on CA-1 north until you reach the traffic lights at Pillar Point Harbor. At the lights, turn left onto Capistrano. Turn right at Mezza Luna restaurant onto Prospect Way. At the T-junction, turn left. Then turn right onto Princeton Ave. Keep a look out for the boatyard on your left, turning left onto Vassar Street. The HMB Yacht Club on Princeton Ave will be on the left; parking is limited at the club itself so members may want to park along Vassar if possible.

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Files

MBNMS Permit Report (1.1M PDF*) PDF
MBNMS Office Report (860K PDF*) PDF
Conservation Working Group Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
Research Activity Panel Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
Sanctuary Education Panel Meeting Notes (K PDF*)  
   
   

Correspondence

   
   
   


About Sanctuary Advisory Council
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (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 advisory council has played a vital role in the decisions affecting the Sanctuary along the central California Coast. The advisory 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 advisory council meets bi-monthly in open sessions located throughout the 360-mile boundary of the Sanctuary.

The advisory council maintains a firm commitment to the goals and objectives of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Program. The advisory 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.

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