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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA032002 ~ 7:00 -7:05 7:05 - 7:10 7:10 - 7:20 7:20 - 8:50 7:20 - 8:20 8:20 - 8:30 8:30 - 8:35 8:35 - 8:50 8:50 - 8:55 8:55 - 9:00 9:00 Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee A2enda 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1st Floor Conference Room Jefferson County Courthouse Port Townsend, Washington Introductions Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting Amendments to Agenda Observer Comments Old Business January planning retreat - next steps New Business & Reports Committees: Habitat Stewardship Project - Discuss Scope of Work Northwest Straits Commission Report Olympia Oyster Restoration - Contract with Puget Sound Restoration Fund Administrative Budget Update Year 2 Action Grant Final Report Future MRC meeting location Other! Administrative Observer Comment Adjourn Next Meetings: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 (regular meeting) @ PT Community Ctr. 7:00~9:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 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 Altewate, Andy Palmer Standing Subcommittees: I Olympia Oyster Varn Brooks, Larry Crockett Spike Hall, Anne Murphy Marine Protected Areas Chair Barbara Nightingale, Judy Damore, Spike Hall, Jeff Gallant Forage Fish Judy Damore, Anne Murphy Hiring-Year Three Action Grant Judy Damore, Jeff Gallant, Anne Murphy, Rex Rice Emergency Response Chair Andy Palmer, Larry Crockett, Bill Kalina Fundraising Judy Damore, Andy Palmer TraininglPublic Outreach: Anne Murphy, Larry Lawson, Judy Damore, Larry Crockett, Dave Christensen, Rex Rice Operations! Administration Jeff Gallant, Anne Murphy, Andy Palmer Library Jeff Gallant, Larry Lawson .. 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 BOITOM 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.