Archives by Tag 'coastal'

September 2011 Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting

CONCUR Senior Associate Bennett Brooks facilitated the September 2011 meeting of the National Marine Fisheries Services’ Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel, a 40-member panel that meets twice yearly in Silver Spring, Maryland, to advise the Agency on evolving fishing regulations. The Panel brings together representatives of commercial fishing, recreational fishing, conservation organizations, and scientific [...]

CONCUR Co-Facilitates Urban Coastal Resilience Summit in New York City

CONCUR Senior Associate Bennett Brooks teamed with Consensus Building Institute Senior Associate Ona Ferguson to co-facilitate the Summit to Build Urban Coastal Resilience in New York, a day-long dialogue focused on identifying opportunities for increasing coastal resilience in New York State’s urban areas. The meeting, held October 5, 2011, at the New York Academy [...]

Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Hawaii (August 2011)

CONCUR conducted a one-day workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii, focused on effective community participation in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) efforts. The August 2011 workshop was presented by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC), one of eight regional fishery management councils tasked with developing management plans to govern fishing activity in U.S. [...]

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.
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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 [...]

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 [...]

NMFS Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel (May 2010)

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 others. The primary purposes of [...]

Ocean Climate Summit - June 3, 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 report:
“The Ocean Climate Initiative, spearheaded [...]

Abalone Advisory Group Project Update (Fall 2007-Spring 2010)

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 commercial fishing, recreational diving, marine [...]