http://concurinc.com/wp Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:40:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team – a diverse group that includes the Hawai‘i longline fishing community, conservation organizations, researchers and government agencies – reached a unanimous consensus agreement on a Draft Take Reduction Plan to reduce false killer whale bycatch in the Hawai‘i-based longline fleet. [caption id="attachment_920" align="aligncenter" width="549" ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/07/21/false-killer-whale-take-reduction-team-reaches-unanimous-consensus-on-a-draft-take-reduction-plan/ CONCUR facilitated the May 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 nearly 40 commercial and recreational fishermen and industry representatives, environmentalists, academics, state officials and ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/06/29/nmfs-highly-migratory-species-advisory-panel-may-2010/ Building on CONCUR’s work in November 2008, CONCUR Associate Rebecca Tuden and Affiliate Peter Bluhon facilitated the Nevada System of Higher Education Climate Change Education Conference 2010 on May 24–25, 2010. The conference was organized and implemented as the second year strategic activity under the Education Component goals funded ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/06/07/nevada-system-of-higher-education-climate-change-education-conference-may-24%e2%80%9325-2010/ The CONCUR team of Scott McCreary, John Gamman and Rebecca Tuden facilitated a NOAA Ocean Climate Summit at the California Academy of Sciences on June 3, 2010. The summit was convened to begin building an action plan and network of colleagues based on the recently released Ocean Climate Initiative ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/06/04/890/ In Fall 2009, CONCUR was asked to help the NOAA/NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) prepare for and convene the pre-meeting of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team meeting held November 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii. CONCUR’s work on this effort focused on several key tasks: (1) providing ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/04/19/false-killer-whale-take-reduction-team-2009-present/ CONCUR Principal and Senior Mediator John Gamman gave a presentation at the Fulbright Academy of Science and Technology Sustainability Conference in San Francisco on March 12.  The conference was attended by Fulbright scholars and practitioners from many countries.  The topic of John's presentation was "How Collaboration Can Promote Environmental Sustainability".  ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/03/17/john-gamman-presentation-at-fulbright-conference/ CONCUR partnered with the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) staff to support the work of the San Miguel Island Abalone Fishery Advisory Group (AAG) – a broad-based stakeholder group convened to develop management alternatives for a potential red abalone fishery at San Miguel Island. The Advisory Group, comprising ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/03/09/abalone-advisory-group-project-update-fall-2007-spring-2010/ The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published a final rule to amend the regulations implementing the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (weblink). The final rule, whose measures become effective in March 2010, addresses the increased incidental mortality and serious injury of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy stock of ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/03/01/harbor-porpoise-take-reduction-plan-final-rule-amendment-published/ A novel collaborative process designed and led by CONCUR to develop a range of management options for a potential red abalone fishery reached a major milestone on February 16, 2010, when the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) of the California Fish and Game Commission met to discuss the newly-released report. The report ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/02/24/abalone-advisory-group-aag-releases-report-management-options-for-a-potential-red-abalone-fishery-on-san-miguel-island/ CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary co-authored an article with Marine Life Protection Act Initiative colleagues entitled "Science-based and stakeholder-driven marine protected area network planning: A successful case study from north central California", published in the current issue of Ocean & Coastal Management [53 (2010) 52-68]. Former CONCUR intern Kathryn ... http://concurinc.com/wp/2010/02/23/peer-reviewed-article-on-marine-protected-areas-published-in-ocean-coastal-management-journal/