[Return to Conference Main Page]   International Marine Debris Conference On Derelict Fishing Gear and the Ocean Environment Conference Program Program Agenda Debris Photos Issue Papers Host's Welcome News Daily Scenes Participant Close-ups The conference will be in active session from August 6 through August 11. This page provides a complete agenda of conference activities. Sunday, August 6 Monday, August 7 Tuesday, August 8 Wednesday, August 9 Thursday, August 10 Friday, August 11  SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 2:00-6:00 PM EARLY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Room 317A MONDAY, AUGUST 7 7:30 AM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Room 317A 8:30 CONFERENCE CONVENES Room 313 Welcome Allen Tom, Sanctuary Manager, Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawai'i Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Hawai'i Opening Remarks Honorable Jeremy Harris, Mayor, City and County of Honolulu, Hawai'i Jim Cook, Chairman, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Hawai'i Review of Past Marine Debris Workshops James M. Coe, Acting Science & Research Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Washington THE SCOPE OF THE DERELICT FISHING GEAR PROBLEM Origins, Types, Distribution and Magnitude of Derelict Fishing Gear Commander Rusty Brainard, Ph.D., Science Program Coordinator and Oceanographer, National Marine Fisheries Service and NOAA Corps, Hawai'i DISCUSSION 10:15 BREAK 10:35   The Ecological Impacts of Derelict Gear Dr. Charles W. Fowler, Program Leader for the Systemic Management Studies Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Washington The Economic Costs of Derelict Gear Samuel G. Pooley, Chief, Fishery Management and Performance Investigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawai'i Navigational Hazards and Public Safety LT Lane Johnson, Port Operations, Waterways Management, Marine Response/Prevention, United States Coast Guard, 14th District, Hawai'i DISCUSSION 12:00 PM LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Society's Role and Obligations as Stewards of the Ocean Environment Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator, Hawai'i 1:30   Student Views of the Marine Debris Problem CURRENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DERELICT FISHING GEAR International and Domestic Initiatives: Implementation, Enforcement and Compliance (MARPOL Annex V) Commander Paula Carroll, Chief, Marine Response Branch, United States Coast Guard, 14th District, Hawai'i Removal/Mitigation Efforts Dr. Mary Donohue, Marine Debris Coordinator, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research and National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawai'i DISCUSSION 3:10 BREAK 3:30   Monitoring and Data Collection Activities W. James Ingraham, Jr., Oceanographer, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Washington Charles G. Barr, Program Manager, Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, DC Technological Advancements Rear Admiral Larry C. Baucom, United States Navy Director, Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational Health Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy, Virginia Dr. Anthony Andrady, Program Manager & Senior Research Scientist, Research Triangle Institute, North Carolina DISCUSSION 5:00 ADJOURN [top] TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 7:30 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Room 317A 8:00 CALL TO ORDER Room 313 Welcoming Remarks Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, United States Senator, Hawai'i (via video) CURRENT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DERELICT FISHING GEAR Industry Actions/Considerations Dr. Dayton "Lee" Alverson, Chairman of the Board, Natural Resources Consultants, Washington Education/Outreach Seba Sheavly, Director, Marine Debris Prevention Program, Center for Marine Conservation, Virginia MCPO Linda Reid, Director, Sea Partners Campaign, United States Coast Guard, Washington, DC Cooperative Partnerships Gary Dunlin, Gera Technologist, Seafish Authority, United Kingdom Captain Terry Rice, Chief, Marine Safety Division, United States Coast Guard, 14th District, Hawai'i Dr. George "Bud" Antonelis, Chief, Protected Species Investigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawai'i DISCUSSION Planning As Ocean Stewards Daniel J. Basta, Acting Director, NOAA/National Ocean Services, Marine Sanctuaries Program, Maryland 10:00 BREAK 10:15 WORKING GROUP PANEL PRESENTATIONS Group A: Prevention and Legal Issues Rooms 316 A, B, C Chair: James M. Coe, Acting Science & Research Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Washington and Commander Paula Carroll, Chief, Marine Response Branch, United States Coast Guard, 14th District, Hawai'i Panelists: Margaret Cummisky, Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Washington, DC Anamarija Frankic, Environmental Consultant, Global Environment Facility, The World Bank, Virginia Michael Julian, Chairman, Marine Environment Protection Committee, International Maritime Organization and Executive Manager, International Relations, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Australia Holly Koehler, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Marine Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC John Koster, Commander, United States Coast Guard, 11 th District, California Brent Stewart, Ph.D., Senior Research Biologist, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, California and Marine Science & Foreign Affairs Officer Diplomacy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Office of Marine Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, United States Department of State, Washington, DC Group B: Reducing Impacts of Gear Rooms 314 and 315 Chair: H. Arnold Carr, Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Massachusetts Panelists: Gerry Brothers, Coordinator-Conservation Technology, Fisheries Management Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Gary Dunlin, Gera Technologist, Seafish Authority, United Kingdom Jim T. Ludwig, Ph.D., Certified Senior Ecologist ESA & President, The Sere Group, Ltd., Canada James E. Maragos, Ph.D., Coral Reef Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawaii Murray Gregory, Professor, Department of Geology, The Univeristy of Auckland, New Zealand Group C: Source Identification Rooms 301 and 312 Chair: John Henderson, Fishery Biologist, Marine Mammal Research Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawai'i Panelists: Al Burch, Executive Director, Alaska Draggers Association, Alaska Dave Foley, Coordinator, NOAA Coastwatch/JIMAR, Hawai'i David King, Fishing Gear Specialist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Washington Rick Steiner, Conservation Specialist, University of Alaska Marine Advisory Program, Alaska 12:00 PM LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:30 WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS (continued) Group A: Prevention and Legal Issues Rooms 316A and 316BC Group B: Reducing Impacts of Gear Rooms 314 and 315 Group C: Source Identification Rooms 301 and 312 5:30 ADJOURN 6:00 GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION One Washington Place Remarks Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Representative, United States Congress, American Samoa Dr. D. James Baker, Under Secretary, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC Timothy Johns, Chairman, Department of Land & Natural Resources, Hawai'i [top] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 8:30 AM WORKING GROUP PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION Group D: Industry Room 315 Chair: Dr. Dayton Lee Alverson, Chairman of the Board, Natural Resources Consultants, Washington Panelists: Jim Cook, Chairman, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, Hawai'i Steven H. Hendrickson, General Manager, Recycling Division/Partner, Skagit River Steel and Recycling, Washington Robert Zuanich, Executive Director, Purse Seine Owners Association, Washington Brent Paine, Executive Director, United Catcher Boats, Washington Peter Leipzig, Executive Director, Fisherman's Marketing Association, California Kunio Yanazawa, Japan Fisheries Association, Japan   Group E: Monitoring & Removal Rooms 316A and 316 BC Chair: Dr. Mary Donohue, Marine Debris Coordinator, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research and National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawai'i Panelists: Nina Young, Director, Marine Wildlife Conservation, Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, DC Tatsuro Matsuoka, Professor, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Japan Commander Rusty Brainard, Ph.D., Science Program Coordinator and Oceanographer, National Marine Fisheries Service and NOAA Corps, Hawai'i Daniel Torres N., Professor, Instituto Antartico Chileno, Chile Ilse Kiessling, Natural Resource Policy Manager, World Wide Fund for Nature, Tropical Wetlands of Oceania Program, Australia   Group F: Education & Outreach Rooms 301, 312 and 314 Chair: Emily Morgan, Director, Citizen Outreach & Monitoring Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, DC Panelists: Gail Arnold, Director, Island Care New Zealand Trust, New Zealand Frazer Mc Gilvray, Director, International Marinelife Alliance, Hong Kong Hung-Chi Liao, Director, Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation, Taiwan MCPO Linda Reid, Director, Sea Partners Campaign, United States Coast Guard, Washington, DC Seba Sheavly, Director, Marine Debris Prevention Campaign, Center for Marine Conservation, Virginia John Wang, Scientific and Conservation Advisor, Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation, Taiwan Chris Woolaway, University of Hawai'i, Sea Grant Extension Service, Hawai'i 12:00 PM LUNCH & PANEL: Bridging the Policy, Science and Management Stream Honorable Neil Abercrombie, Representative, United States Congress, Hawai'i Penny Dalton, Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, Maryland Roger Rufe, Director, Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, DC Michael Julian, Chairman, Marine Environment Protection Committee, International Maritime Organization and Executive Manager, International Relations, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Australia 1:30 WORKING GROUP DISCUSSION (continued) Group D: Industry Room 315 Group E: Monitoring & Removal Rooms 316A and 316 BC Group F: Education & Outreach Rooms 301, 312 and 314 4:00-7:00 POSTER & EXHIBITOR RECEPTION Room 311 THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER Room 313 Reports on Working Group Recommendations Report on Student Recommendations 10:15 BREAK 10:30   Action Planning Teams on Working Group Recommendations (Topics and locations to be announced) 12:00 PM LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:30   Action Planning Teams on Working Group Recommendations (continued) 3:00 BREAK 3:15   Action Planning Teams on Working Group Recommendations (continued) 5:00 ADJOURN 6:30-10:00 LU'AU Bishop Museum [top] FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 8:30 AM CALL TO ORDER Keynote Address Jean Michel Cousteau, President, Ocean Futures Society, California Poster Unveiling Jean Michel Cousteau and Robert Lyn Nelson Reports on Recommended Actions DISCUSSION BREAK A Challenge for the Future: Taking Action Against Marine Debris David Kennedy, Director, NOAA/National Ocean Services, Office of Response and Restoration, Maryland Comments from Participants Closing Remarks 'Akau'ola, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries, Kingdom of Tonga Closing ceremony 1:00 PM CONFERENCE ADJOURNS [top] Revised by the HIHWNMS web team on October 09, 2002. 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