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Day Weekend 2008
MEETINGS
CA DFG TO HOST TRAWL RATIONALIZATION MEETINGS IN SACRAMENTO:
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will be hosting
meetings on the possible West Coast trawl rationalization program
on 27 and 28 August at the State Resources Building, 1416 9th
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. DFG will hold three separate meetings
(one for harvesters, one for NGOs, and another for processors)
to discuss the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) preferred
alternative for trawl rationalization. The purpose of these
meetings is to gather constituent input prior to the November
Council meeting. The meetings will be held 27 August 1400 to
1600 HRS for harvesters and 28 August from 0830 to 1030 HRS
for NGOS and 1330 to 1530 HRS for processors. For more information
contact Joanna Grebel at (831) 649-2804 or JGrebel@dfg.ca.gov.
CA OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL (OPC) MEETINGS ON PROGRAM
PRIORITIES:
The OPC is charged with implementing the California Ocean Protection
Act. In June 2006, the OPC adopted its five-year strategic plan
entitled “A Vision for Our Ocean and Coast.” In addition, the
OPC has adopted funding guidelines that identify the process
by which project proponents can apply for OPC funding. Currently,
the OPC staff is seeking public input on revised program priorities
for the next two years. A draft priorities document will be
released prior to the meetings. OPC staff aims to integrate
feedback received at these two public meetings into a revised
document that will be presented for approval at the next OPC
meeting on 11 September 2008 in Half Moon Bay, California. The
first workshop will be held 19 August from 1300 to 1700 HRS
at the State Coastal Conservancy, 1300 Broadway, 11th Floor
Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94612. The second will be held
22 August from 1000 to 1400 HRS. at the Southern California
Coastal Water Research Project, 3535 Harbor Blvd., Suite 110,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626. For more information go to www.resources.ca.gov/copc/meetings.html.
CA OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL SALMON PROTECTION WORKSHOPS:
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) recognizes that
California has already benefited from a significant amount of
work by thousands of people on salmon issues and seeks to build
on and maximize these investments in salmon. These workshops
have three goals: (1) to review current California policy on
wild salmon protection; (2) to identify the top causes of wild
salmon population decline; and (3) to receive feedback from
the public on how the OPC can help ensure wild populations of
salmon exist in California for future generations. There is
a particular interest in “big ideas” about statewide policy
objectives for salmon and the core strategies we are using,
or should consider using, to achieve those objectives. The first
workshop will be held 14 August from 1500 to 1700 HRS at the
Bay Model Visitor’s Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. The second
workshop will be held 26 August from 1800 to 2000 HRS at the
Agriculture Center, 5630 South Broadway Street, Eureka. If you
have questions about the workshops, please direct them to Valerie
Termini (OPC staff) at 510–286-0319. For more information go
to www.resources.ca.gov/copc/meetings.html.
PUBLIC PROTEST AGAINST PACIFICORP TO BE HELD IN PORTLAND:
The Klamath Justice Coalition will be holding its first annual
“Day of Action Against PacifiCorp: The Most Destructive Power
Company in the West” on 18 September 2008, in Portland, OR.
The Klamath Justice Coalition is a group of Klamath Basin community
activists dedicated to the restoration of the Klamath River
and the removal of PacifiCorp’s lower four Klamath River dams.
The coalition will be assembling at Holladay Park at the corner
of NE Multnomah and 11th Street in downtown Portland at 1200
HRS. From there the coalition will march to PacifiCorp’s headquarters
for a rally featuring speakers from Tribal, fishing, and conservation
communities. For more information contact Georgiana Myers at
707-599-0877, sregonlady@gmail.com. Commercial fishermen affected
by the 2006 Klamath-driven salmon fishery closures are especially
encouraged to attend.
CONFERENCES
CONFERENCES TO EXPLORE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE ON
WEST COAST:
Oregon State University will host an aquaculture forum at its
Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport on 9-10 September.
According to the organizers the “forum will provide an opportunity
for an informed discussion of the risks and opportunities for
offshore aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest. The proposed
forum will include speakers with a wide range of expertise,
legislators, community leaders, scientists and other interested
parties to discuss the potential benefits and risks of this
new approach to producing seafood in this region.” For more
information about the forum go to http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/aquaculture2008.
In southern California the Aquarium of the Pacific is holding
a forum to explore the possibility of an offshore aquaculture
industry developing in the Southern California Bight. The forum
will be held to test whether a finfish aquaculture industry
using open net pens or submersible cages around derelict oil
rigs in state and federal waters could become a viable industry.
The forum will be held 19 and 20 September at the Aquarium of
the Pacific. For more information go to www.aquariumofpacific.org
or contact Adina Metz at ametz@lbaop.org.
H2O CONFERENCE:
The 7th Annual H2O Conference is calling for presentations.
The 2008 Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) will cover varying coast
and ocean issues, including beach and wetland restoration, water
quality, watershed management, desalination, marine debris,
and coastal policy/legislation. The conference is organized
by the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (www.csbpa.org),
California Coastal Coalition (www.calcoast.org),
Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (www.scwrp.org)
and Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) - Western Chapter (www.sws.org/regional/western/index.html)
and is being held at the Westin Long Beach on 28-30 October.
More information about the conference, including a call for
presentations, registration, as well as lodging information
can be found at www.websurfer.us/coastal/h20_2008/2008_h20_conference.htm.
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