Twenty-Second Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 30- November 5, 2009
Agenda & Summary
Decision Items
Presentations
Updates/Responses
Update on the Success of No-Take Reserves
Successful Trends in the Ecological Reserves in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Special Session: Report on Local Action Strategies & Jurisdiction Management Priorities
Federal Agency Support for the LAS Initiative
Perspective on Federal Agency Support for the Local Action Strategies
Jurisdiction Perspective on Federal Support for Local Action Strategies
Special Session- Caribbean Region Highlights
Born in the Wrong Sea...Lionfish in the Tropical Western Atlantic
Marine Debris Stresses on Coral and Coordinated Actions Towards "Stress Reduction"
Update on the Acropora Recovery Plan
Vessel Grounding in the US Caribbean
Special Session- The USCRTF and Watersheds: Partnering Against
Land- Based Sources of Pollution
The Coral Reef of South Moloka`i, Hawai`i
Jobos bay Conservation Effects Assessment Project: Partnership Success Story
Partnering Against Land Based Sources of Pollution
Coral Threat Mitigation Panel
Corps of Engineers Mitigation Rule Overview
Functional Coral Reef Assessment
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds for Coral
Public Comment
Osmoldo Romero, Citizen
Evelyn Martinez-Clark, San Juan Government
Kristal Ibarra Rodriguez, Citizen
Ricardo de Soto, Citizen
Billy Causey, NOAA
Francisco Lopez Mujica, Citizen
Ricardo Laureano, Citizen
Mario Perez, Citizen
Workshops
Recreational Stewardship
Watersheds and Partnerships
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
Rio Loco Coral Reef Watershed Management Project
Coral Bay Watershed Management Project: Being a Partner & Building Partnerships
Watershed Resource Planning and Management Tools
Scuba Dogs Marine Debris Project
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Guanica Watershed Management Plan Implementation Update
Island Watersheds: Characteristics and Threats
US Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife and Coastal Programs
Using Socioeconomic Information for Management in the US Caribbean
Workshop Summary and Accomplishments
Jobos Bay Socioeconomic Monitoring
SocMon and Resource Management in Puerto Rico
Tortugero Lagoon Natural Reserve
Restoration: Montastrea and Acropera
Recommendations to the USCRTF from Speakers and Public
Endangered Species Listing Process
Status of Montastraea from coral reefs in natural reserves of Puerto Rico
spp. Coral Farming and Restoration Activities: Lessons Learned and Recommendations
Status if the Montastraea annularis species complex: Lesson Learned and Recommendations
Suggested Recommendations Regarding Acropora and Montastraea by Edwin Hernandez-Delgado
Spatial Variation in Stressors Affecting Elkhorn Coral in Puerto Rico