Meeting follow-up: Final agenda and selected presentations
Includes PDFs of PowerPoint presentations
- PowerPoints of several presentations, in PDF format, are linked in this agenda. See specific agenda items for links.
- Keynote address and PowerPoint presentation [QuickTime movie; 46 MB]
- John Kearney presentation and PowerPoints [Quicktime movies]
- Kearney part 1 [28.5 MB]
- Kearney part 2 [28.2 MB]
- Kearney part 3 [9.2 MB]
- Fishing Sustainability [RealAudio
mp3 file; click to download]
Audio of story aired 9/27/06 on KCHU-Valdez Public Radio's Coffee Break, including interview with Paula Cullenberg, Sue Aspelund, and Nicole Kimball.
Day 1—Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
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8:15 – 9:00 am | Opening remarks
Keynote: Rural communities in a global marketplace—can fisheries be a part of community sustainability?
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9:00 – 10:30 am | The value of fish, fishing and seafood to your communityModerator: Mark Fina, North Pacific Fishery Management Council Economic multiplier—how do Alaska's coastal communities benefit from their local fishing and seafood industries? Panel 1: State and federal management view
Panel 2: Local community view
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10:30 – 10:45 am | Break |
10:45 am – 12:15 pm | How are Alaska's fishing communities changing?Moderator: Sue Aspelund, Alaska Department of Fish & Game Panel 3
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12:15 – 1:30 pm | Lunch (no host) |
1:30 – 3:00 pm | Defining your community's goals for fish/fishing/seafoodModerator: Nicole Kimball, North Pacific Fishery Management Council Speaker: John Kearney, John F. Kearney & Associates, Nova Scotia, Canada, Process for communities to use in defining goals.
Panel 4: Models for community organization
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3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break |
3:15 – 4:45 pm | Working group session—Community fishing goalsBreak into small group sessions with a moderator to discuss the following issues:
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4:45 pm | Wrap up groups and announce reception |
5:30 – 7:00 pm | Reception and poster sessionNo-host bar and appetizers |
Day 2—Friday, September 22, 2006 |
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8:30 – 10:00 am | Working group reportsThe spokesperson from each working group presents a brief summary (and/or PowerPoint presentation) of the working group issues or conclusions from Day 1. |
10:00 – 10:15 am | Break |
10:15 am – 12:00 pm | Strategies for the next generation: Fishing as a long-term economic source for Alaska's coastal communitiesModerator: Kris Norosz, Icicle Seafoods How can a community encourage individual fishing families to pass on their business locally? How can a community provide the tools to enable young people to make a living from fishing, processing, guiding, or otherwise benefiting from local fish resources? Are young people interested in fishing and seafood businesses as a career choice? What types of fishing-related employment opportunities are available? Panel 5
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12:00 – 12:15 pm | McKie Campbell, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch (no host) |
1:15– 2:30 pm | Financial strategies for the futureModerator: Chuck McCallum, Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition What tax incentives and strategies can communities use to encourage fish processing? What loan programs are available for individuals or communities to purchase quota share or permits? How to manage a fishing business? How can communities invest in infrastructure to support fishery-related businesses? Panel 6
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2:30 – 2:45 pm | Break |
2:45 – 4:15 pm | Working group session—Strategies for the next generation: Fishing as a long-term economic sourceBreak into small group sessions with a moderator to discuss the following issues:
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4:15– 5:00 pm | Wrap up and "open-mike" discussionAs a wrap-up to the conference, there will be an opportunity for attendees to comment on their thoughts and observations from the meeting. Facilitated by Paula Cullenberg, Alaska Sea Grant. |