Lupine Room, Anchorage Hilton Hotel
June 27, 2006
- Agenda (Word document, provided by Margaret Williams)
- Meeting Notes and Participant list (Word document, provided by Margaret Williams)
Morning Session (9:00am-12:15pm): The first half of the day will be devoted to an overview of some of the most recent research underway in Alaska to look at climate change trends and impacts in the Bering Sea. After a presentation by Brock Bernstein on the challenge of addressing climate change in fisheries management, WWF and AMCC will share information about specific climate projects being developed in the Bering Sea and beyond.
Facilitator: Brock Bernstein
| 9:00 | Welcome | Review of Meeting Purpose, Agenda |
| 9:15 | Introductions | |
| 9:30 | Dr. Gordon Kruse, University of Alaska |
Research Questions About Climate and Fisheries in the Bering Sea (PowerPoint, may be slow to download) |
| 9:50 | Dr. James Overland, Senior Oceanographer, NOAA-Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
An Update on Bering Sea Climate (PowerPoint, may be slow to download) |
| 10:10 | Dr. Jeff Short | How Fish Might Respond to a Warming Bering Sea – the Physiological Context (PowerPoint, may be slow to download) |
| 11:00 | Dr. Brock Bernstein | National Fisheries Conservation Center: “Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change |
| 11:15 | Margaret Williams, Samantha Smith | World Wildlife Fund's Climate Witness Program |
| 11:30 | Eric Siy and Dorothy Childers | Alaska Marine Conservation Council's Fishermen as Frontline Witnesses |
Afternoon session (1:00pm-4:00pm): Equipped with the information and perspective provided in the morning presentations, AMCC and WWF would like to solicit participants' input and advice on how to move forward to improve the effectiveness of habitat protection and fisheries conservation work that is responsive to the challenge of climate change. This includes the potential for collaboration with the research community to develop experimental management projects. Questions guiding this discussion include:
- How do we effectively integrate science and knowledge about climate change impacts on fisheries into management and conservation programs?
- How do we incorporate fishermen and traditional knowledge into this process?
- What are key elements of pilot projects that would address climate induced changes to the fisheries and the need for new management approaches?
- What would such measures potentially look like?
- Where do we go from here with this discussion?
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