Save the Date for ‘Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries II – Focus on the Future’ Mark your calendar to save March 24-26, 2005, for the second national fisheries management conference, co-sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three Interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. and will be open to the public. Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries II – Focus on the Future will focus on key issues raised by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and issues surrounding re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which governs management of our nation’s marine fisheries. The conference will provide a forum for information exchange and for participants to examine a wide range of perspectives on potential legislation that would impact future fisheries management. Primary focus will be on implementing an ecosystem-based approach for fisheries, strengthening scientific advice for fishery management decisions, addressing the various statutes governing our nation’s fishery management process, and design of IFQ programs for fisheries. For further information and conference logistics go to
Save the Date for ‘Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries II – Focus on the Future’
Mark your calendar to save March 24-26, 2005, for the second national fisheries management conference, co-sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three Interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. and will be open to the public.
Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries II – Focus on the Future will focus on key issues raised by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and issues surrounding re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which governs management of our nation’s marine fisheries. The conference will provide a forum for information exchange and for participants to examine a wide range of perspectives on potential legislation that would impact future fisheries management.
Primary focus will be on implementing an ecosystem-based approach for fisheries, strengthening scientific advice for fishery management decisions, addressing the various statutes governing our nation’s fishery management process, and design of IFQ programs for fisheries. For further information and conference logistics go to
www.managingfisheries.org