Seventeenth Meeting Washington D.C. February 28-March 2, 2007
Agenda & Summary
Decision Items
ResolutionsPresentations
Keynote Address: Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett, U.S. Department of the Interior
Keynote Address: Dr. Jim Sanchirico, Resources for the Future
- To Ocean Zoning and Beyond
Steering Committee Updates
- U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Activities Update
- U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: Draft International Year of the Reef Action Plan
- Report on the Status of Marine Protected Areas in U.S. States and Territories
- The Draft Framework for Developing the National System of MPAs
- Our Sea of Islands: A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage
- The International Coral Reef Symposium
Special Session: Local Action Strategies
- Local Action Strategy Status Report: 2002 - 2006
- Hawai'i Local Action Strategy Performance Measure Workshop
Lack of Awareness Local Action Strategy Panel
- The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Territory of American Samoa
- Territory of Guam
- Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Land Based Sources of Pollution Local Action Strategy Panel
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- State of Florida
- State of Hawai'i
- Territory of American Samoa
Member Updates
- All Islands Committee Update
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Puerto Rico
Public Comment
- Caribbean Coral Reef Institute: Richard Appeldoorn
- Ana Bikic
- Debby Bradford
- Cry of the Water - Dan Clark
- Cry of the Water - Dan Clark written statement
- Cry of the Water - Stephanie Clark
- Vicki Eckels
- Ocean Research & Education Foundation: Robert Ginsburg, Judy Lang, & Kenneth Marks
- World Wildlife Fund: Lara Hansen & Alessandra Score
- Sierra Club: Judy Lang
- Mary Rochester
- Deborah Rozanski
- Greater Ft. Lauderdale Dive Association: William Tarode
- Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition: Panagioti Tsolkas
Workshops
International Year of the Reef Mini-Summit Wednesday, February 28, 2007
International Year of the Reef 2008 Mini Summit Agenda
Presentations
- International Year of the Reef 2008
- International Coral Reef Initiative Update
- U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Update
- Local Efforts: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Local Efforts: State of Hawai'i
- Nongovernmental Organization Participation: Project Aware Foundation
- International Coral Reef Symposium