South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group, Proposed Draft Meeting Agenda
March 3-4, 2009

(revised March 2, 2009)

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Hilton Long Beach Executive Conference Center*
701 West Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90831

Please note location change!

* This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact California Relay Service (at least two days prior to the meeting) at 800.735.2929 (TT) or 800.735.2922 (voice) and ask them to contact the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative at 916.653.5656.

Public participation: Members of the public are invited to view or listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet, and may view an archived version approximately two days after the meeting. Please visit the MLPA website at www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp for more information. Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to the MLPA website as soon as they become available. Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to the MLPA website as soon as they become available. The public will be invited to offer comments on the work of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 and at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.  Speaker cards are requested and may be found at the entrance to the room. Note that the public comment period is for comments specific to the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group; comments related to other MLPA Initiative activities or groups should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff.

Meeting Objectives

• Receive presentation from each work group regarding progress on developing draft marine protected area (MPA) arrays
• Receive an update on evaluation methods for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
• Receive presentation on draft external MPA proposals
• Receive presentations and updates on additional data available for MPA planning
• Recess into work group sessions to finalize draft arrays (Round 1) for evaluation purposes
• Receive presentation from each work group on draft MPA arrays

Meeting Agenda - Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Note: The stakeholder group will break for lunch at approximately 11:45 a.m. and public comment will be taken at approximately 2:45 p.m.

Welcome, Agenda Review and Brief Introductions

I. Updates

1. MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
2. MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT B.1: SAT Responses to November 2008 SCRSG Questions (February 26, 2009) – Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT B.2: SAT Responses to January 2009 SCRSG Questions (February 26, 2009) – Handout
3. Response to SCRSG Questions
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT C.1: Response to Questions from the January 13-14, 2009 SCRSG Meeting (February 25, 2009) – Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT C.2: Response to Questions from the January and February 2009 work sessions (March 2, 2009) – Handout
4. Education and Outreach Activities
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT D.1: California MLPA Initiative Suggestions for Effective Public Comment (February 23, 2009)
5. California Department of Fish and Game Enforcement Update
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT E.1: California Department of Fish and Game Memo Regarding Law Enforcement Division’s Guidance on Catch and Release Fishing in MPAs (January 7, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT E.2: California Department of Fish and Game Memo Regarding Guidance on Bag Limits and Size Limits in MPAs (February 10, 2009)

II. Marine Protected Area Planning

6. MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Interim Guidance for MPA Planning
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.1: Summary of Interim Guidance to the South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group with Regard to Military Use Areas and Pending Military Closures (March 2, 2009) – Handout
7. California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Guidance for MPA Planning
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT G.1: CDFG Feasibility Guidance Reminders and Response to SCRSG Questions PPT – Handout
8. Draft Methods for Evaluating MPA Proposals
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.1: Executive Summary of the Draft Methods Used to Evaluate Marine Protected Area Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (March 2, 2009) – Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.2: Overview of Science Advisory Team Methods for Evaluating Alternative MPA Proposals PPT – Handout
9. Update on Tribal Forum
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT I.1: California Natives: Update on Involvement in the MLPA Initiative PPT – Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT I.2: Frequently Asked Questions for the MLPA South Coast Tribal Forum (February 26, 2009) – Handout
10. Additional Information for the Regional Profile in the MLPA South Coast Study Region
11. Additional Information for MPA Planning
    Charles Wahle, National MPA Science Center
    Chris La Franchi, California Coastal Online Survey
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.1: Ocean Uses Atlas Project PPT – Handout
    Slides | Handouts
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.2: Ocean Uses Atlas Project (December 2008) – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.3: California Coast Online Survey PPT – Handout
    Slides | Handouts
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.4: California Coast Online Survey: California Module – Handout
12. Update on Ecotrust Data
    Sarah Kruse, Ecotrust
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT L.1: Update of Ecotrust Fisheries Uses and Values Project PPT – Handout
    Slides | Handouts
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT L.2: Ecotrust Survey Methods and Summary Statistics for the South Coast Study Region Fishery Uses and Values Project (March 1, 2009 Draft) – Handout

III. Marine Protected Area Draft Arrays

13. Presentation from Gems Work Groups on Progress in Developing Draft MPA Arrays

IV. External MPA Proposals

14. Presentation of Draft External MPA Proposals
    Joe Exline, Fishermen's Information Network: Draft External Proposal A
    Steven Fukuto, United Anglers of Southern California: Draft External Proposal B
    Michael Sheehy, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and Tom Ford, Santa Monica Baykeeper: Draft External Proposal C.
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.1: MLPA Initiative Staff Memo Regarding Proposals for Individual Marine Protected Areas Submitted by the Public (February 25, 2009)
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.2: Overview of Draft External Marine Protected Area Proposals PPT – Handout
    Slides | Handouts
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.3: Area Chart: Comparison of Proposal 0 (Existing MPAs) and Draft External Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (by Designation - February 24, 2009) – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.4: Draft External Proposal A (including staff summary, maps, and proposed regulations) – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.5: Draft External Proposal B (including staff summary, maps, and proposed regulations) – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.6: Draft External Proposal C (including staff summary, maps, and proposed regulations) – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.7: FIC/FIN External MLPA Proposal PPT – Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT N.8: United Anglers of Southern California Proposal PPT – Handout

V. Communication between SCRSG Members and the Public

Recess

[Work Group Breakout Sessions] Discussion of Draft MPA Arrays

Meeting Agenda - Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Note: The SCRSG will reconvene for a short period at 8:00 a.m. and then recess again into work sessions. The SCRSG work groups will break for lunch at approximately 12:00 noon.

[Work Group Breakout Sessions] Discussion of Draft MPA Arrays

Reconvene

VI. [Plenary] Work Group Draft MPA Arrays

15. Presentation of Gems' Draft MPA Arrays

VII. Next steps and preparations for next SCRSG meeting

1. Recap science and policy questions from this meeting
2. Review objectives for next meeting and work session

Adjourn