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Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee ARenda
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Wednesday, April 17 , 2002
Port Townsend Community Center
Port Townsend, Washington
Introductions
Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Amendments to Agenda
Observer Comments
Old Business
Report on Geoduck Issue
Confirm Attendance at the WSU April 22 Training
Long~Range Planning Update
New Business & Reports
Habitat Stewardship Project & Olympia Oyster Restoration Request for
Qualifications
Northwest Straits Commission Report
Olympia Oyster Restoration Brood Stock Collection Update
Joint Meeting with Clallam MRC
Other/Administrative
Meeting Location
Continuation of Workshops
Observer Comment
Adjourn
Next Meetings: Wednesday, May 15,2002 (regular meeting) @ 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 30, 2002 (workshop) @ Health Department 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Officers: I
Chair, Andy Palmer; Vice Chair, Spike Hall
Northwest Straits Commission Representative, Anne Murphy; Northwest Straits Commission Alternate, Andy Palmer
Standing Subcommittees: I
Olympia Oyster Varn Brooks, Larry Crockett
Judy Damore, Spike Hall, Anne Murphy, Rex Rice
Fundraising Judy Damore, Andy Palmer
TraininglPublic Outreach:
Anne Murphy, Larry Lawson, Judy Damore, Larry
Habitat Stewardship
Varn Brooks, Dave Christensen, Judy Damore,
Spike Hall, Jeff Gallant, Andy Palmer
Operations/Administration
Jeff Gallant, Anne Murphy, Andy Palmer
Forage Fish
Judy Damore, Anne Murphy
Hiring-Year Three Action Grant
Judy Damore, Jeff Gallant, Anne Murphy, Rex
Rice
1. BROAD COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN THE MRCs.
2. ACHIEVE A SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED, REGIONAL SYSTEM OF MP As.
3. A NET GAIN IN HIGHLY ECOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE NEARSHORE, INTERTIDAL AND
ESTUARINE HABITAT ... NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF EXISTING HIGH-VALUE HABITAT
... IMPROVE STATE, TRIBAL AND LOCAL TOOLS TO MAP, ASSESS, AND PROTECT
NEARSHORE HABITAT AND PREVENT HARM FROM UPLAND ACTIVITIES.
4. NET REDUCTION IN SHELLFISH HARVEST AREAS CLOSED DUE TO CONTAMINATION.
5. MEASURABLE INCREASES IN FACTORS SUPPORTING RECOVERY OF BOTTOM FISH,
INCLUDING NUMBERS OF FISH OF BROOD STOCK SIZE AND AGE, AVERAGE FISH SIZE,
AND ABUNDANCE OF PREY SPECIES - AS WELL AS SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS AND
QUALITY OF PROTECTED HABITAT.
6. INCREASES IN OTHER KEY MARINE INDICATOR SPECIES.
7. COORDINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, INCLUDING A SCIENTIFIC BASELINE, COMMON
PROTOCOLS, UNIFIED GIS, AND SHARING OF ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTS AND
RESEARCH.
8. COORDINATE WITH THE PUGET SOUND ACTION TEAM AND OTHER ENTITIES ON AN
EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORT.