Ecosystem Level Habitat Considerations Workshop

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Philadelphia, PA

This workshop considered strategies for integrating habitat considerations into the Council's Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management guidance document.

Workshop Materials

• Agenda 

• Regional Use of the Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) Designation

Presentations

• Workshop Introduction

• Connecting Coastal Habitat to Fisheries Production - Howard Townsend, NOAA/NMFS/Habitat Conservation - Chesapeake Bay Office

• Integrated Ecosystem Assessments for NW Atlantic Ecosystems - Sarah Gaichas, NMFS Ecosystem Assessment Program

• Habitat Assessment Prioritization Process - Vince Guida, NEFSC Coastal Ecology Branch

• Climate-related stock movement, habitat vulnerability, and management responses - Jon Hare, NEFSC Narragansett Laboratory

• Using Existing Authorities to Achieve Broader Habitat Goals - Jessica Coakley, MAFMC Staff

Webinar Recordings

• Morning Session

• Afternoon Session