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MBNMS RAP Meeting Summary January 12th, 2007
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Research
Activity Panel: Meeting Summary
Chris Harrold, Monterey Bay Aquarium, RAP Chair
Host: Caroline Pomeroy - Social Sciences (California Sea Grant Extension Program)
Location: UC Cooperative Extension, Watsonville
Date: Friday, January 12, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
In Attendance:
| RAP Members |
| Name |
Discipline |
Primary or Alternate |
| DeVogelaere, Andrew |
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Research Coordinator |
| Faurot-Daniels, Ellen |
Marine Policy |
Primary |
| Harrold, Chris * |
Marine Conservation Biology |
Primary and RAP Chair |
| Hunt, John |
Water Quality |
Alternate |
| McPhee-Shaw, Erika |
Physical Oceanography |
Primary |
| Paull, Charles |
Marine & Coastal Geology |
Alternate |
| Pomeroy, Caroline |
Social Sciences |
Primary |
| Wasson, Kerstin |
Estuarine Ecology |
Primary |
| Yoklavich, Mary |
Shelf & Slope Ecology |
Primary |
* Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Primary)
| Guests |
| Name |
Institution |
| Bolda, Mark |
California Sea Grant Extension Program |
| Burton, Erica |
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| Grimmer, Karen |
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| Van Sommeran, Sean |
Pelagic Shark Research Foundation/TOPP |
Absent:
| RAP Members - ABSENT |
| Name |
Discipline |
Primary or Alternate |
| Bograd, Steven |
Physical Oceanography |
Alternate |
| Cailliet, Gregor |
Deep Sea Ecology |
Primary |
| Carr, Mark |
Nearshore Ecology |
Alternate |
| Chavez, Francisco |
Biological Oceanography |
Primary |
| Coulston, Pat |
Fisheries |
Alternate |
| Epel, David |
Water Quality |
Primary |
| Grimes, Churchill |
Fisheries |
Primary |
| Kudela, Raphael |
Biological Oceanography |
Alternate |
| Micheli, Fiorenza |
Marine Conservation Biology |
Alternate |
| Sharp, Gary |
Marine Policy |
Alternate |
| Starr, Rick |
Shelf & Slope Ecology |
Alternate |
| Storlazzi, Curt |
Marine & Coastal Geology |
Primary |
| Van Dyke, Eric |
Estuarine Ecology |
Alternate |
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Deep-sea Ecology |
Alternate |
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Nearshore Ecology |
Primary |
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Social Sciences |
Alternate |
† Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Alternate) - Currently Open
CONSENT ITEMS
Introductions/modifications to the agenda (Chris Harrold)
- Dave Epel on sabbatical for 1 yr; John Hunt will fill-in from alternate to primary for the year
PRESENTATIONS
Institutional Update: California Sea Grant Extension Program (Caroline Pomeroy) including, agriculture update: Water-related berry issues (Mark Bolda)
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Carrie provided overview of SeaGrant Extension Program
- 10 marine advisors in the field - research, education, outreach
- Paul Olin current director
- Carrie's role: Fisheries Social Science (Socioeconomic interactions and impacts)
- Farm Advisor: Mark Bolda (Strawberry and Caneberry Program)
- Mark provided overview of Strawberry and Caneberry (raspberries and blackberries) Program Applied research and education
- UC Cooperative Extension Websites
USS Macon Expedition (Erica Burton)
R/V FULMAR operations, ship time allocation, RFPs (Karen Grimmer)
- "Mission Statement: The R/V FULMAR supports collaborative research, education and resource protection projects in the Central and Northern California National Marine Sanctuaries to inform and implement sanctuary management"
- 25 days to allocate for RFPs
- R/V FULMAR page will soon be available on SIMoN website
- RFP for 2008 will come out in early November 2007
UPDATES
Announcement of Sanctuary Currents Symposium and Research Awards (Erica Burton)
- Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture: Gary Griggs (UCSC)
- Sanctuary Reflections Science/Research Award: Rick Starr (CA Sea Grant)
- March 3rd - Sanctuary Currents Symposium
- Research Posters still being accepted until January 26th
- www.mbnms-simon.org/symposium_posters.php
SAC meeting update: JMPR (Chris Harrold)
- See SAC summary for details where SAC was in consensus and not; some plans addressed by RAP: Davidson Seamount consensus on inclusion in MBNMS; non-consensus (NMSA vs PFMC regulations)
- Marine Protected Areas: no consensus
- Trawling: some consensus; non-consensus (NMSA vs PFMC regulations)
Thanks to Steve Moore for his efforts on the RAP (Chris Harrold)
- Member for 9 years
- Thank You!
DISCUSSION ITEMS
SAC member recruitment: Research Primary and Alternate (Erica Burton)
- Primary:
- Chris Harrold volunteered to continue as primary
- Charlie Paull will write recommendation letter and distribute to RAP for comment
- Alternate:
- Burton will poll RAP via email for volunteer
- Harrold/DeVogelaere will contact Storlazzi to apply
- Ellen Faurot-Daniels nominated Mary Yoklavich; Mary will consider
- RAP to write letter of support for recommended alternate
- Open Seats:
- Vice-Chair
- Nearshore Ecology
- Deep-sea Ecology
- Social Sciences
- Carrie to contact several to fill Social Sciences
SUGGESTED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Suggested Agenda Items
- John Ugoretz to discuss research permits in state mpas (as listed below); and Pat Coulston
- Will poll RAP for prepared questions
- Insure good RAP attendance
- Ask John Pearse to attend
- MARCH Meeting: Kon Karpov and Dirk Rosen will present ROV work (should couple with Ugoretz invite)
- MARCH Meeting: Summary on MPA/MLPA statistical design workshop in San Jose (1/30/07)
- MAY Meeting: Ocean Protection Council - Amber Mace (Science Advisor)
- Invite Ross Clark (per Ellen Faurot-Daniels): Critical coastal area presentation (ASBS, area water quality impaired, area in good state)
Future Agenda Items (running list)
- WQ: Bacterial contamination (per John Hunt, Carol Shennan-UCSC)
- MPAs and permits (John Pearse, Pat Coulston, John Ugoretz): an ad-hoc committee meeting? (to discuss one web process and one GIS database)
- SIMoN: future monitoring (JMPR or beyond)
- Findings tracking pathogens in sea otters and connection to FW flows (CDFG, UCDavis?)
- MLPA issues including monitoring, design workshop (Mary Bergen, Charlie Wahle, Jenn Brown, Pat Coulson?)
- Implications of the MLPA decision on MBNMS activities
- Ocean Protection Council and other related groups (Amber Mace - MAY meeting)
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