47th USCRTF Business Meeting Agenda
47th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Business Meeting Thursday, October 26th, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 – 8:30 Business Meeting Registration 8:30 – 8:50 Welcome and Remarks ● U.S. Department of the Interior - Carmen Cantor, Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs ● U.S. Department of Commerce - Nicole R. LeBoeuf, NOAA National Ocean Service Assistant Administrator 8:50 – 9:15 Elected Officials Remarks ● Governor Albert Bryan Jr., U.S. Virgin Islands ● Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, American Samoa 9:15 – 9:20 USCRTF Member Introductions 9:20 – 9:50 U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee Chair’s Report ● Jean-Pierre Oriol, U.S. …
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47th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Business Meeting Thursday, October 26th, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 – 8:30 Business Meeting Registration 8:30 – 8:50 Welcome and Remarks ● U.S. Department of the Interior - Carmen Cantor, Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs ● U.S. Department of Commerce - Nicole R. LeBoeuf, NOAA National Ocean Service Assistant Administrator 8:50 – 9:15 Elected Officials Remarks ● Governor Albert Bryan Jr., U.S. Virgin Islands ● Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga, American Samoa 9:15 – 9:20 USCRTF Member Introductions 9:20 – 9:50 U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee Chair’s Report ● Jean-Pierre Oriol, U.S. Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources 9:50 – 10:05 Biden-Harris Administration Ocean Policy Priorities ● Chair Brenda Mallory, White House Council on Environmental Quality 10:05 – 10:20 Break 10:20 – 11:05 Coral Disease Panel ● Moderator: Caroline McLaughlin, Florida Sea Grant/NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program ● Moderator: Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program ● Panelist: Jennifer Koss, Director, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program ● Panelist: Jean-Pierre Oriol, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources ● Panelist: Elizabeth Monaghan, State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources ● Panelist: Camille Hopkins, USGS Ecosystems Mission Area ● Panelist: Nick Rosenau, Environmental Protection Agency ● Panelist: Wade Lehmann, Environmental Protection Agency ● Panelist: Ryan Okano, Hawaii's Division of Aquatic Resources 11:05 – 11:20 Resolution on National Action for Coral Disease Outbreak Prevention, Rescue, and Recovery ● Caroline McLaughlin, Florida Sea Grant/NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program ● Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program 11:20 – 11:35 Resolution on Coral Reefs as National Natural Infrastructure Resolution ● Curt Storlazzi, U.S. Geological Survey ● Janan Reilly, Federal Emergency Management Agency 11:35 – 11:50 Resolution on Amendment to Resolution 28.1: Watershed Partnership Initiative and Decision on Establishing the Salt River Bay Watershed Partnership Initiative Site on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands ● Matthew Warham, U.S. Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources 11:50 – 12:00 Transition to Executive Session (Principals and POCs only) or Lunch 12:00 – 2:00 Executive Session (Principals and POCs only) or Lunch 2:00 – 2:30 Public Comment 2:30 – 2:45 USCRTF Steering Committee Update ● Jennifer Koss, NOAA ● Liza Johnson, DOI 2:45 – 3:00 International Update ● Jennifer Koss, NOAA, International Coral Reef Initiative Secretariat co-chair 3:00 – 3:15 Break 3:15 – 3:30 Coral Reef Watch Bleaching Update ● Derek Manzello, NOAA 3:30 – 4:00 Integrated Response/Bleaching Presentation ● Joanna Walczak, Administrator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection ● Maria Vega-Rodriguez, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources ● Courtney Tierney, USVI Department of Planning & Natural Resources 4:00 – 4:15 Announcements 4:15 – 4:20 Update on 48th USCRTF meeting in Washington, D.C. 4:20 – 4:30 Member Discussion, Summary of Action Items, and Voting on Decision Items ● Jennifer Koss, NOAA ● Liza Johnson, DOI 4:30 - 4:35 Meeting Reflections ● Gretchen Sierra-Zorita, Associate Director for Puerto Rico and the Territories, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs 4:35 – 4:45 Closing Remarks ● U.S. Department of the Interior ● U.S. Department of Commerce 4:45 Group Photo