Archive for 'Projects' Category

NMFS Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting (April 2011)

Building on past work, CONCUR has been chosen to facilitate a two-year-long series of four Advisory Panel (AP) meetings on Highly Migratory Species for the Sustainable Fisheries Division of NMFS.  The Advisory Panel consists of 40 representatives of commercial fishing, recreational fishing, conservation organizations, and scientific institutions convened to advise the agency on evolving regulations.
CONCUR [...]

U.S. West Coast Swordfish Workshop: Working Towards Sustainability (May 2011)

On May 10 and 11, 2011, CONCUR facilitated the U.S. West Coast Swordfish Workshop: Working towards Sustainability. The workshop, convened by the National Marine Fisheries Service in San Diego, California, was an exploratory dialogue with several objectives:
• Share information about the global demand relative to U.S. demand for swordfish products;
• Consider the global [...]

NOAA Fisheries Recreational Data Timeliness Workshop (March 2011)

CONCUR facilitated a two-day meeting intended to generate concrete strategies for improving the timeliness of data used to manage recreational fisheries nationwide.
The meeting, referred to as the Recreational Data Timeliness Workshop and held March 15-16, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Florida, is compelling because fishery managers, recreational fishing interests and conservation interests all have a stake [...]

CONCUR Facilitates Farm Bill Retreat (January 2011)

CONCUR Senior Associate Bennett Brooks facilitated a one-day retreat exploring the potential for a diverse set of national stakeholders  to build a coalition around the 2012 Farm Bill reauthorization. The January 2011 retreat, held at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California, brought together 30 public health, agriculture, environmental and anti-hunger leaders interested [...]

Two CONCUR Projects Move Toward Implementation: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement and Southern California MPAs

We at CONCUR like to take on key roles in controversial large-scale, high stakes projects and programs, helping parties find a viable “solution space” and moving projects towards implementation. In December, two projects where we did just that hit major milestones. One involves what will be the largest deep bore tunnel in the [...]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Dialogue (Fall 2010)

Between August and October 2010, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary convened a phased dialogue focusing on improving land use decision-making for the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. The dialogue, supported by the Seattle-based Bullitt Foundation, focused in particular on identifying and strengthening concrete commitments to Gorge resource protection and management.
The Gorge, a stunning natural resource [...]

Update on Adaptive Management for the Guadalupe River Flood Control Project

The Guadalupe River Flood Control Project has a prior history of collaboration, which culminated in its redesign from a trapezoidal channel bypass tunnel and successful construction of the project, along with a suite of early implementation items to mitigate remaining impacts on the river corridor. Its 2001 Dispute Resolution Memorandum, facilitated by CONCUR, created an [...]

Electronic Monitoring Committee Meeting of the National Observer Program (September 2010)

CONCUR facilitated the September 2010 annual meeting of the Electronic Monitoring Committee (EMC), a standing advisory committee of the National Observer Program convened by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). The three-day meeting held in La Jolla, California brought together representatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Headquarters office and from Science Centers [...]

Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team Meeting (September 2010)

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary and Senior Associate Bennett Brooks facilitated the September 2010 meeting of the Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team, which CONCUR has been facilitating since 2005. The four-hour meeting, conducted via webinar and teleconference only, brought together Team members representing the fisheries, research institutions, regional fishery councils and conservation organizations, as well [...]

NMFS Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting (September 2010)

CONCUR facilitated the September 2010 meeting of the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel, an advisory group convened twice yearly by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The three-day meeting, held in Silver Spring, Maryland, brought together more than 40 commercial and recreational fishermen and industry representatives, environmentalists, academics, state officials and others. The primary purposes [...]