Speakers Panelists as of 5/20

Managing Our Marine Resources Wednesday, June 9th

Reserve Officers Association Building, Congressional Hall of Honor, 5th Floor

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration/Coffee 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speech Admiral James D. Watkins (USN-Retired) Chair, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy ( Keynote Speech) 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Session One: What is an Ecosystem and Why is it Important? Speakers include Moderator Dan Basta, Director National Marine Sanctuary Program ( Defining Ecosystems) Panelists Dave Fluharty, Associate Professor School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington ( Development of Practices for Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in the United States: the North Pacific) Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Professor of Marine Biology Oregon State University Dr. Jeffrey M. Reutter, Sea Grant Director Ohio Sea Grant College Program ( What is an Ecosystem and Why is it Important: A Socio-Economic Perspective) Dr. Andy Rosenberg, Dean School of Life Science and Agriculture University of New Hampshire ( Ecosystem-based Management and all that) 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Ocean Technology Fair (open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Hart Office Building, Room 902 12:30 - 1:45pm Lunch with Keynote Speech Hart Office Building, Room 902 1:00 p.m. Jean-Michel Cousteau President, Ocean Futures Society Trustee, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Session Two: Managing Multiple Uses of Ocean Resources Speakers include Moderator Tom Fry, President National Ocean Industries Association ( Managing Multiple Uses of Ocean Resources: An Overview) Panelists Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director Minerals Management Service ( Multiple Use Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf) Capt. David MacFarland, PORTS Program Manager NOAA National Ocean Service ( Challenges For The Marine Transportation System) Roger Rufe, President and CEO The Ocean Conservancy Patten White, CEO Maine Lobsterman’s Association for Pew Oceans Commission ( Sustaining Marine Fisheries & Fishing Communities) 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Session Three: Strategies for Success: Managing for the Future Speakers include Moderator John Berry, Executive Director National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Panelists Michael Crye, President International Council of Cruise Lines and Glenn Prickett, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business Conservation International ( Strategies for Success: Managing for the Future) Bill Douros, Superintendent Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ( Managing for Success in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) Dr. Paul Sandifer, Senior Scientist NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science ( Moving Toward Ecosystem-Based Management) Michael H. Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA and Ecosystem-Based Management: Success of the Watershed Approach) Christophe Tulou, President Center for SeaChange ( Strategies for Success: Managing for the Future)