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Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee Al'{enda
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Wednesday, September 19, 2001
First Floor Conference Room (formerly Commissioners Chambers)
Jefferson County Courthouse, Port Townsend, Washington
Update on regional, subcommittee, and project activity
Discussion of Year 2 Action Grant Reporting
Discussion of Year 3 Action Grant Pre-proposal
Draft Minutes from August 15, 2001
Northwest Straits Minutes
Introductions
Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Amendments to Agenda
Old Business
Year 2 Action Grant Reporting
Observer Comments
New Business & Reports
MP A Committee Report
NW Straits Commission Report
Library Committee Report
Forage Fish Report
TraininglPublic Outreach Report
Executive Committee Report
Year 3 Action Grant Pre-proposal
MRC Staff Update
Budget updates: Administration Budget and Action Grant Budget (Information)
Conferences!Travel (InformationlDecision)
GIS Briefing for MRC (DiscussionlDecision)
MRC Meeting Location: Courthouse or Health Dept. (Discussion/Decision)
Other/Administrative
Observer Comments
Adjourn
Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 17, 2001
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Officers: I
Chair, Andy Palmer; Vice Chair, Jeff Gallant
Northwest Straits Commission Representative, Anne Murphy; Northwest Straits Commission Alternate, Andy Palmer
Standing Subcommittees:
Marine Protected Areas
Chair Barbara Nightingale, Judy Damore, Spike
Hall, Jeff Gallant
Operations/Administration
Jeff Gallant, Anne Murphy, Andy Palmer
Forage Fish:
Judy Damore, Anne Murphy, Larry Lawson, Deb
Siefert
Hiring-Year Two Action Grant
Anne Murphy, Jeff GaHant, Judy Damore, Rex.
Rice
Fundralslng:
Andy Palmer, Judy Damore
Training/Public Outreach:
Anne Murphy, Larry Lawson, Judy Damore, Larry
Crockett, Dave Christensen, Rex. Rice
Library
Chair Deborah Siefert, Jeff GaHant, Larry Lawson
Emergency Response
Chair Andy Palmer, Larry Crockett, Bill Kalina
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BENCHMARKS FOR PERFORMANCE
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 FACfORS SUPPORTING RECOVERY OF BOTTOM FISH,
INCLUDING NUMBERS OF FISH OF BROODSTOCK 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 ACnON TEAM AND OTHER ENTITIES ON AN
EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORT.