Home arrow
Agenda arrow
Registration arrow
Location arrow
News Releases arrow
Sponsors arrow
Speakers arrow
Panelists arrow
Posters arrow
Proceedings 2004 arrow



MANAGING Our Nation's FISHERIES II
Focus on the future
 black line
March 24-26, 2005
 Washington D.C., Omni-Shoreham Hotel and Conference Center              
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
CONFERENCE SUMMARY DOCUMENT
CONFERENCE BACKGROUNDERS
Managing Our Nation's Fisheries II - Focus on the Future Conference Proceedings Released

The distilled findings of a large national conference on fisheries management have just become available in print and electronically. On March 24-26, over 600 people attended the 'Managing Our Nation's Fisheries Conference-Focus on the Future' in Washington D.C. The newly-offered publication captures the essence of conference discussions.

"We believe that the information contained in these proceedings will be extremely useful in informing the Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization process this year, or other national legislation addressing fisheries management issues" said conference organizer Chris Oliver, Executive Director of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

"The conference findings represent the collective wisdom of panel participants, with a diverse range of perspectives from fishermen, scientists, managers, and public interest groups," said Dave Witherell, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff member responsible for publishing the proceedings.

The proceedings address;
* developing ecosystem approaches to fisheries
* strengthening scientific advice for management
* establishing criteria for individual fishing quota programs
* improving fisheries governance
* defining marine protected areas
* protecting deep water corals
* addressing overfishing and stock rebuilding
* reconciling conflicting statutes

The 283-page 'Proceedings of a Conference on Fisheries Management in the U.S.' is available in PDF format.

To receive a copy of the proceedings document, contact David Witherell at David.Witherell@noaa.gov or call the North Pacific Fishery Management Council at 907-271-2809.