- June 24 - Comments due to to Scott VanderKooi and David Braun on the stakeholder draft (link to the right) of the GCDAMP Protocol Evaluation Panel Prospectus: Fisheries Program Review
- August 1-5, 2016: Fish PEP Workshop, Flagstaff/Lees Ferry
On behalf of both the GCMRC and the Science Advisors Program (SAP), David Braun and I would like to invite you to attend and participate in the Fisheries Protocol Evaluation Panel (PEP) workshop that will occur August 1-5. You are invited to simply observe the panel’s deliberations, to participate in the discussions during the open sessions, or to give a presentation during one of the open sessions. We will provide a webinar link to these sessions for those of you who want to participate, but cannot attend in person. Attached is the final prospectus we provided to panelists, which incorporates all comments and feedback that we received from TWG members.
Here is the current schedule for the review panel:
August 1, Monday: Travel day.
August 2, Tuesday AM: Meet at GCMRC for introductions, orientation, and program overview in an open session.
August 2-3, Tuesday PM to Wednesday AM: Travel to Lees Ferry, visit sites upstream in Glen Canyon, and make camp for the night. The purpose of this time in Glen Canyon is to allow the panel to experience the physical setting of the ecosystem and associated logistical constraints of working there, to hear and discuss presentations on the fisheries investigations by the GCMRC and cooperators, and for the panel to interact with and hear from GCDAMP stakeholders with particular interests in the fisheries research and monitoring program.
• We invite representatives of the Tribes, recreational fishing, boating, and other stakeholder groups to join us on the river Tuesday PM to Wednesday AM, to speak to and with the panelists. However, we will have limited space available and need to know who is interested in joining us. In the event of a high interest, we may be required to ask for participants to represent larger groups.
August 3, Wednesday AM: Return to Flagstaff.
August 3, Wednesday PM: Reconvene at GCMRC and meet in open sessions for the afternoon to hear presentations from GCMRC and cooperating scientists, as well as from GCDAMP stakeholders with particular interests in the fisheries research and monitoring program.
• We invite stakeholders to make presentations that highlight their perspectives regarding the fisheries research and monitoring program. The agenda can accommodate as many as six 20-30 minute time slots for stakeholder presentations between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, including discussion time. Please notify us as soon as possible if you or another representative of your interests would like to present, so we can finalize the agenda. Please note that the PEP is not charged with considering fisheries management practices or policies, although these practices and policies do guide the kinds of information streams that the research and monitoring efforts need to generate.
August 4, Thursday AM: Meet at GCMRC in a final open workshop session for the morning, to complete the presentations by GCMRC and cooperating scientists, and GCDAMP stakeholders.
August 4, Thursday PM: Closed panel session to discuss potential questions, comments, and recommendations to the GCDAMP, and discuss assignments and the timeline for completing a draft report on its findings and recommendations.
August 5, Friday: Travel day.
After the conclusion of the in-person review, the panel will prepare a draft report for review and feedback from the GCMRC and the SAP Executive Coordinator. The panel will then prepare a final report incorporating the feedback from the GCMRC and the SAP Executive Coordinator. The GCMRC in turn will deliver the final report to the GCDAMP Secretary of the Interior’s Designee, Adaptive Management Work Group, and Technical Work Group for their consideration. We believe this will be a useful document as we look to develop the next triennial work plan for the GCDAMP.
Please let us know by Friday, July 22 if you would like to join us on the river or are nominating some individual to represent a group of your fellow stakeholders. In addition, please let us know at that time if you will attend any of the open sessions in Flagstaff in person or remotely and if you would like to give a formal presentation to the panelists. We will do our best to accommodate all who are interested in presenting, but we will have many topics to cover by the GCMRC and cooperators as well as by other stakeholders, so presentation times and time-slots will necessarily be limited. We will distribute a more detailed agenda and Webex information once we start finalizing presentation topics, presenters, and times of various events.
We look forward to the review of the fisheries program and the opportunity for scientists, stakeholders, and mangers to interact with the panelists and each other. We believe this will be a great opportunity for learning and improved understanding of past and ongoing research and monitoring projects as well as the concerns and perspectives of stakeholders as we all look to improve this important program. Thank you for your continued interest, engagement, and support of GCMRC and the GCDAMP research and monitoring program.
Sincerely,
Scott VanderKooi and David Braun
Scott VanderKooi
Chief
USGS
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
2255 N. Gemini Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
phone: 928-556-7376 fax: 928-556-7100
e-mail: [email protected]
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