FISHING IMPACTS WORKSHOPS

On July 18, 2007 a workshop was held at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Offices to further discuss the impacts of fishing within the sanctuary.

The workshop began with a summary of the strategies and recommendations proposed by the Sanctuary Advisory Council Fishing Impact Subcommittee. This was followed by several presentations about marine reserves, reef fish monitoring and biogeographic characterization.

After lunch, workshop participants broke into groups to discuss the possibility of establishing a research area within the sanctuary and the monitoring requirements that would entail.

To learn more about the presentations and discussions, you can download files from the blue box below.

Fishing Impacts Workshop held July 18, 2007 Galveston, Texas WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS: Introduction to the Fishing Impacts Workshop (2.7MB pdf) -G.P. Schmahl, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) Background and Benefits of Marine Reserves (2MB pdf) - Dr. James Bohnsack, NOAA Fisheries Marine Reserves in the Gulf of Mexico (4.3MB pdf) - Dr. Felicia Coleman, Florida State University Reef Fish Monitoring at FGBNMS (1.1MB pdf) - Dr. Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) Biogeographic Characterization (1MB pdf) - Charles Menza, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science  WORKSHOP DOCUMENTS: Fishing Impacts Workshop Agenda (216kb pdf) Fishing Impacts Workshop Minutes (272kb pdf)

Additional discussion regarding the establishment of a future research area took place at a separate workshop held April 23-24, 2008.

Workshop Participants (in alphabeticl order): Jerry Ault, Jim Bohnsack, Kevin Buch, Frank Burek, Chris Caldow, Rhonda Cummins, Jennifer DeBose, Ken Deslarzes, Lori Gernhardt, Steve Gittings, George Guillen, Will Heyman, Emma Hickerson, Laura Kracker, Dana Larson, Juan Levasque, Art Melvin, Jennifer Morgan, Kevin Rademacher, Paul Sammarco, G.P. Schmahl, Steve Smith, Jack Sobel, John Stout, Rusty Swafford, Chris Taylor, Charles Tyer, Frank Wasson, Page Williams

To learn more about the presentations and discussions, you can download files from the blue box below.

Research Area Monitoring Workshop held April 23-24, 2008 Galveston, Texas WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS: Biogeographic Monitoring of FGBNMS (2.6MB pdf) - Chris Caldow, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Silver Spring, MD Hydroacoustic Monitoring of Water Column Resources (5.8MB pdf) - Chris Taylor, NCCOS, Beaufort, NC - Laura Kracker, NCCOS, Charleston, SC Drop Camera and Fish-trap Surveys (36.5MB pdf) - Kevin Rademacher, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula, MS Experimental Design and Survey Methods (5.2MB pdf) - Steve Smith, Associate Scientist, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) - Jerry Ault, Professor, University of Miami, RSMAS Law Enforcement at the FGBNMS (120kb pdf) - Charles Tyer, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, Galveston, TX  WORKSHOP DOCUMENTS: Workshop Agenda (156kb pdf) Workshop Participant List (96kb pdf)

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