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National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region Economic and Social Impact Assessment Theo Brainerd, John Ward, and Peter Fricke will conduct a workshop on the revised "Guidelines for Economic Analysis of Fishery Management Actions" recently approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service. They will discuss the requirements of Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other applicable law relevant to fishery management actions. Participants will have opportunity to discuss end products, analytical techniques, completion schedules, and regional issues relating to regulatory actions for fishery management. The workshop will review the current process for analyzing framework measures and discuss the recommended changes. National Marine Fisheries Service, Regional Fishery Management Council, and other state or federal agency economists, biologists, sociologists, and anthropologists involved with economic analyses of regulatory actions for fishery management would benefit the most from this workshop. This workshop is worth 4 PQDP.
Development of Instream Flow Programs in Southeast States The Instream Flow Council has sponsored a project that reviewed current state approaches and has recommended a broader river system approach. This workshop, featuring Chuck Coomer, Gerrit Jobsis, Nina Burkardt, Clair Stalnaker, Kevin Mayes, John Kauffman, Don Orth, and Mary Freeman, will discuss recommended policies for a successful instream flow program and acceptable methodologies for determining instream flow requirements. Professionals need to consider items such as riparian maintenance, stream channel maintenance, and flood plain needs, and this workshop will provide guidance on how to do so. This workshop is worth 2 PQDP.
Artificial Reef Evaluation: Criteria and Methods for Documenting Performance in Southern Seas The use of human-made reefs for a growing number of fishery and environment-related purposes is increasing in coastal waters. Professionally trained managers and scientist, citizens, and private interests use and study this technology making it somewhat unique among fishery science practices. William Seaman, Stephen Bortone, William Lindberg, Margaret Miller, J. Walter Milon, Kenneth Portier, and Peter Sheng developed this program to address reef program coordinators, agency scientists and managers, private consultants, academic faculty, and certain lay-level interests in fishing and conservation, all of whom face one central question: How effective are artificial reefs? The workshop is intended to educate attendees on interdisciplinary methods to document performance of artificial reefs in coastal and oceanic waters. Topics include (1) global reef development purposes and practices; (2) design of reef studies; (3) data analysis; (4) the toolbox of engineering, ecological and socio-economic methods; and (5) practical examples of reef evaluation in five fishery and habitat management situations. The book, Artificial Reef Evaluation, with Application to Natural Marine Habitats, W. Seaman, ed., (2000), CRC Press, ISBN 0849390613, will be used in the workshop. Participants may purchase a copy of the book at the meeting for $84.95. Be sure to indicate if you need a copy on your registration form. This workshop is worth 2 PQDP.
The Use of Histological Methods in Studies of Fish Reproduction: Study Design, Interpretation of Sections, and Data Analysis Luiz Barbieri, Alan Collins, Harry Grier, Sue Lowerre-Barbieri, Bill Roumillat, Ron Taylor, Bruce Thompson, and David Wyanski are conducting a workshop for biologists along the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts who are working on fish reproduction primarily for fish stock assessments. The workshop will provide a venue for biologists to evaluate histological methods, and discuss difficulties encountered in conducting studies of fish reproduction. Topics to be discussed include: objectives and design of histological studies; postovulatory follicle (POF) degeneration; histological artifacts due to decay or freezing; histological features for distinguishing immature and resting gonads; identification of sex transition in protogynous hermaphrodites; oocyte atresia; and ovary/testis maturity stages. Results from a long-term snapper/grouper study in the northern Gulf of Mexico will be also presented and discussed in light of the topics listed above. This workshop is worth 2 PQDP.
Conflict Resolution in Fishery Management The Warmwater Streams Committee is sponsoring a workshop, instructed by Lee Lamb, covering information on the proper methods to resolve conflicts concerning multiple uses of natural resources. The workshop will include practical examples from such areas as hydropower, fish management, and endangered species. This workshop is worth 2 PQDP.
Urban Fishing Program Techniques The Small
Impoundments Committee is sponsoring a workshop of urban fishing
program development and evaluation. Dr. Tony Fedler will discuss
information on Urban fishing program goals, objectives, and
issues, identification of program markets and market research
methods, program design and evaluation methods, and methods for
building and expanding programs. This workshop is worth 2 PQDP
and has been approved by the American Council on Education for
0.3 continuing education units (CEUs) as AFS course #0086. The
necessary forms to register for CEUs will be available at the
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