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#126 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Thu Mar 1, 2007 8:41 pm
Subject: rfp announcements - please forward
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hi PacMARA,

I wanted to let you know that two RFP's for professional consulting
services for PacMARA have just been released to a list of resource
management and business management consultants.


The first involves research, analysis and creation of recommendations
to inform the future direction of our organization (i.e. what we are,
and where we are going in the future). Key question being: given the
overall objectives of PacMARA, what specific role (s) are best suited to
meet these objectives (what are we?); and what are likely future
activities / areas of delivery / niches (where are we going?)

The second involves creation of a recommended business operating plan
for the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association, (ie: how we
will achieve our aims, and who will be doing the work).  Key question
being:  Given the likely niche(s) for PacMARA, (based on results of the
"What and Where" document), what is the sound business operating plan
that will allow the organization to successfully meet its mission over
the next five years, with a look further to the future?


These projects will be done in tandem  and it is acceptable that
contracts for these two projects are jointly bid by one contractor, or
jointly bid in a partnership between two contractors, where each has
specific expertise.  Ability to demonstrate close coordination with the
other contract is desirable.

Closing date for applications is Friday March 23, 2007.

If you are interested in being added to the existing list of
consultants and receiving the RFP package, please contact me.

If you know of anyone else who might be interested in responding to
these opportunities, please don't hesitate to forward this email.

Thank you

Michele Patterson
President, PacMARA

Michele Patterson
Director, Pacific Conservation Programs
WWF Canada, Pacific Region
#512B-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 1T2
Phone 604-678-5152
Fax 604-678-5155
Cell 604-505-4414
email: mpatterson@...

#127 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Sat Mar 3, 2007 4:19 pm
Subject: noaa coastal services centre ebm training needs survey
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hi PacMARA, some of you may be interested in this:


NOAA Coastal Services Center EBM Training Needs Survey

As some of you may know, NOAA CSC is developing a training course on
Coastal EBM, and they are currently conducting a needs assessment to
guide the development of course format and content and better
understand
the EBM needs of the professional coastal management community.  Their
survey is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=778453358013 and
needs
to be submitted by March 9.  You are also encouraged to send this
survey
out to groups you belong to but if you do so, please send information
about the approximate number you sent it out to and the
national/international split to robert.mcguinn@... so they can
track response rates.

#128 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Thu Mar 8, 2007 11:38 pm
Subject: extension of deadline for PacMARA proposal submissions
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hi PacMARA:
 
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE PACMARA RFP'S RECENTLY RELEASED (see below) HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY ONE MONTH FROM MARCH 23, 2007 TO April 23, 2007
 
The PacMARA Board of Directors has made this decision because we have realized March 31 is year end for government and many other organizations, meaning many contracts are due at this time and BC contractors are very busy.
 
Please note also then that because the deadline for proposal submissions has been extended by a month, all other completion deadlines in the RFP's are also extended for one month.
 
Michele


>>> Michele Patterson March 1, 2007 12:41 pm >>>
hi PacMARA,

I wanted to let you know that two RFP's
for professional consulting services for PacMARA have just been released to a list of resource management and business management consultants.


The first involves research, analysis and creation of recommendations to inform the future direction of our organization (i.e. what we are, and where we are going in the future). Key question being: given the overall objectives of PacMARA, what specific role (s) are best suited to meet these objectives (what are we?); and what are likely future activities / areas of delivery / niches (where are we going?)

The second involves creation of a recommended business operating plan for the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association, (ie: how we will achieve our aims, and who will be doing the work).  Key question being:  Given the likely niche(s) for PacMARA, (based on results of the "What and Where" document), what is the sound business operating plan that will allow the organization to successfully meet its mission over the next five years, with a look further to the future?


These projects will be done in tandem  and it is acceptable that contracts for these two projects are jointly bid by one contractor, or jointly bid in a partnership between two contractors, where each has specific expertise.  Ability to demonstrate close coordination with the other contract is desirable.

Closing date for applications is Friday March 23, 2007.

If you are interested in being added to the existing list of consultants and receiving the RFP package, please contact me.

If you know of anyone else who might be interested in responding to these opportunities, please don't hesitate to forward this email.


Thank you

Michele Patterson
President, PacMARA

Michele Patterson
Director, Pacific Conservation Programs
WWF Canada, Pacific Region
#512B-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 1T2
Phone 604-678-5152
Fax 604-678-5155
Cell 604-505-4414
email: mpatterson@...




#129 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:31 pm
Subject: April 1 pacmara public event announcement please forward
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hello PacMARA Community of Interest, we hope you are able to come out to this PacMARA sponsored event.  It would be much appreciated if you could also please forward this announcement around to your contacts.  Thank you.

 

Apologies for cross-postings.

 

Michele Patterson

President, PacMARA 

 

 

YOU ARE INVITED TO AN EVENING WITH:

 

 

DR. DANIEL PAULY,

DIRECTOR, UBC FISHERIES CENTRE, and

 

DR. HUGH POSSINGHAM,

DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

 

SPEAKING ON:

 

CONSERVING OUR MARINE AND

TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY: 

SMART DECISION-MAKING IN CONSERVATION

 

SUNDAY APRIL 1 7:30PM

 

LECTURE THEATRE

UNIVERSITY OF BC FOREST SCIENCES BUILDING

2424 MAIN MALL (AT AGRONOMY ROAD)

 

 

In conjunction with an International Marxan Best Practices Workshop being held at UBC April 2-5 (www.pacmara.org for more information), the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association is pleased to present a public event with Daniel Pauly and Hugh Possingham, speaking about the need for smart decision-making in conservation. 

 

Dr Pauly and Dr Possingham will present on the current state of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and how we got here, then outline some changes and new tools needed to better manage ecosystems.  They will present a compelling vision for new approaches to science and decision-making, and for new relationships between scientists and decision-makers, to ensure more sustainable marine and terrestrial management results.

 

The evening will also include a question and discussion period.


#130 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:07 pm
Subject: welcome first PacMARA employee
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hi PacMARA:
 
On behalf of the PacMARA Board of Directors, I would like to introduce you all to our first PacMARA employee, Kyira Korrigan.
 
Kyira has just been hired as our PacMARA Administrator (half-time), beginning tomorrow, Monday March 26, working out of the WWF-Canada office.  She will be working Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11-4 pm.
 
Kyira has an honours degree in English with a double minor in chemistry and math.  She has had 14 years of experience in office administration with a focus on budgetting, financial reporting, project tracking, communications and committee/project support.  She has had three years experience as a small business owner (Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio) and has also worked in the not-for profit sector as both board member and volunteer.
 
Kyiya will be working closely with me over the next while getting to know PacMARA's history, mission and workplan over the next few years.  Some of her first activities with PacMARA will involve assisting with the April 2-5 International Marxan Best Practices workshop at UBC. 
 
Please join me in giving a warm welcome to Kyira Korrigan.
 
Michele Patterson
President, PacMARA
 
 
 
 
**PLEASE NOTE NEW SUITE NUMBER IN WWF ADDRESS**
 
Michele Patterson
Director, Pacific Conservation Programs
WWF Canada, Pacific Region
#1588-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 1T2
Phone 604-678-5152
Fax 604-678-5155
Cell 604-505-4414
email: mpatterson@...



#131 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:29 pm
Subject: conserving our marine and terrestrial biodiversity
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#132 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:29 pm
Subject: conserving our marine and terrestrial biodiversity
michelebpatt...
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#133 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:07 pm
Subject: Re: welcome first PacMARA employee
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My thanks to Michele for the kind welcome on the list and I'll say
that I'm really quite excited by this chance to work with PacMARA and
help it grow.

My first few weeks here with this organization were mostly occupied
with the Marxan Best Practices Workshop, which was a great success!
With over 100 registered attendees from N. America and abroad, one of
the most common compliments I heard was how much participants enjoyed
meeting and talking with each other in person, as well as how
interesting and even inspiring it was for everyone to come together
on this project.

I, too, enjoyed getting to meet those of you who attended the
conference, although I know it was by no means everyone reading this
email. Even if you weren't able to attend, you'll be able to catch up
on the discussion soon as we'll post various documents to the website
relating to the workshop.

I just wanted everyone on this list to know, member or not, that my
role in this organization is to help keep things running smoothly,
and to support the PacMARA community. So, if you ever have any
questions, comments or ideas for PacMARA, please, let me know.

-Kyira

Kyira Korrigan
PacMARA Administrator
c/o #1588-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 1T2
Phone: 604-678-5152 ext. 230
Fax: 604-678-5155
email: kkorrigan@...

#134 From: norm.sloan@...
Date: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:00 am
Subject: Norm Sloan/West-Ouest/PCH/CA is out of the office.
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I will be out of the office starting  03/28/2007 and will not return until
05/01/2007.

I will be out of the office until Monday, August 30.

#135 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:02 pm
Subject: RE: Announcing new EBM toolkit at www.marineebm.org
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fyi PacMARA community of interest:
 

Advancing Ecosystem-Based Management: A Decision Support Toolkit for Marine
Managers (www.marineebm.org)

The Nature Conservancy and partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Sea Around Us Project, University of Queensland and members
of the EBM Tools Network announce the release of Advancing Ecosystem-Based
Management: A Decision Support Toolkit for Marine Managers at
www.marineebm.org.  This web-based toolkit provides guidance for managers
and practitioners in the use of common tools for regional assessments and
planning. Case studies included in this toolkit advance and inform marine
ecosystem-based management by addressing multiple objectives in biodiversity
conservation, fishery production and coastal hazard mitigation.  This
approach is intended to help the ecosystem-based management community be
transparent in considering the many objectives and uses of the marine
environment. We consider this an example of planning and decision support
for ecosystem-based management, and welcome your feedback as this toolkit
advances. The full site and all resources are also available on CD-ROM upon
request. Please send inquiries and feedback on this toolkit to
marine@....



#136 From: "Andrew Day" <day@...>
Date: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:17 pm
Subject: AMB Executive Director Job Posting
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Apologies for cross postings. Please forward to interested parties.
..............................................................................................................................
 
 
 

 

Executive Director

 

The WCVI Aquatic Management Board is pleased to invite applications from dynamic individuals who are motivated to advance a new approach to aquatic resource governance on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

 

The Board’s purpose is to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of innovative, balanced, and practical solutions and strategies for sustainable aquatic management.  The Board is guided by the principles of respect (Isaak) and interconnection (Hishtukish Ts’awalk).   Information about Board history, terms of reference, activities, and plans are available at www.westcoastaquatic.ca.  

 

The Executive Director will combine diverse skills and knowledge, including strong administrative, policy, planning, facilitation, and communications experience.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

 

Deadline for receipt of CV and cover letter is April. 25, 2007

 

Further information is available by phoning Andrew Day, 250-720-6815, or by emailing: day@....
 
 


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#137 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Fri May 4, 2007 11:06 pm
Subject: Marxan Workshop Presentations - files now available
kyirak
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Although there's been a delay on our end with this, I'd like you all to
know that I've just uploaded four PDFs from the Marxan Best Practices
workshop to our group (log on to Yahoo groups and look under "Files").

* Jeff Ardron - Conservation Site Selection Tools: is the love affair
over?
* Hugh Possingham - Everything you wanted to know about Marxan but were
afraid to ask.
* Natalie Ban - Results from the pre-workshop Marxan users surveys.
* Matt Watts - MarZone: Successor to Marxan; How will it better help
decision-making?

There will be more materials, reviews and information about the
workshop and the in-progress workbook coming soon!

-Kyira

#138 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Fri May 18, 2007 9:20 pm
Subject: AGM Announcement
kyirak
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PacMARA will be holding our Annual Generel Meeting (AGM) next month
and we'd like to invite everyone on this list to attend, either in
person or by conference call. Mark it on your calendar now - RSVP
requested.

Date/time:  Wednesday, June 13, 10am - 12pm (PST)
Location: TBD, Vancouver, BC

We'll review the work that PacMara has done over the last year as
well as present a financial review, hold elections for our Board of
Directors, and discuss our plans for the future.

Although a more detailed announcement will shortly follow this one,
for now I'd like to solicit any agenda items which you'd like to see
discussed at this meeting. As well, if you are interested in running
for office on the PacMARA board, please contact me directly.

Thanks,
Kyira Korrigan
Administrator, PacMARA
kkorrigan(at)pacmara(dot)org

#139 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Sun May 20, 2007 4:26 pm
Subject: eulachon conference notice
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hi PacMARA, please find attached some information about an upcoming eulachon conference and event in Bella Coola
 
Michele
 
 
Michele Patterson
Director, Pacific Conservation Programs
WWF Canada, Pacific Region
#1588-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 1T2
Phone 604-678-5152
Fax 604-678-5155
Cell 604-505-4414
email: mpatterson@...



#140 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Thu May 31, 2007 10:35 pm
Subject: Re: AGM Announcement
kyirak
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To follow up, the location of our AGM will be:

Downtown YWCA
Welch Room
535 Hornby Street
Vancouver, B.C.

Again, the date and time are Wednesday, June 13, 10am - 12pm (PST).

If you wish to attend, please, RSVP before Monday, June 11. It is
possible to attend by phone on our conference call line, as well. If
you are interested, contact me directly.

Thanks,
Kyira Korrigan
Administrator, PacMARA
604-678-5152 ext. 226
kkorrigan@...


--- In PacMARA@yahoogroups.com, "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...> wrote:
>
> PacMARA will be holding our Annual Generel Meeting (AGM) next month
> and we'd like to invite everyone on this list to attend, either in
> person or by conference call. Mark it on your calendar now - RSVP
> requested.
>
> Date/time:  Wednesday, June 13, 10am - 12pm (PST)
> Location: TBD, Vancouver, BC
>
> We'll review the work that PacMara has done over the last year as
> well as present a financial review, hold elections for our Board of
> Directors, and discuss our plans for the future.
>
> Although a more detailed announcement will shortly follow this one,
> for now I'd like to solicit any agenda items which you'd like to
see
> discussed at this meeting. As well, if you are interested in
running
> for office on the PacMARA board, please contact me directly.
>

#141 From: "Jeff Ardron" <jeff.ardron@...>
Date: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:01 am
Subject: Global MPA challenges
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Hi PacMARA list,

 

For those of you who do not get MPA News, I thought I would attach this month’s edition. In it is an essay by yours truly, discussing global MPA challenges. I would welcome any feedback / discussion. (The piece is also pasted below.)

 

All the best,

 

Jeff.

 

Jeff Ardron

Vice-President PacMARA

 

Scientific Advisor on Marine Protected Areas

 

German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

Marine and Coastal Nature Conservation Unit

Isle of Vilm, D-18581 Putbus, Rügen, Germany

 

tel:  +49 (0) 38 301 86 129

fax: +49 (0) 38 301 86 150

 

jeff.ardron@...


 

From MPA News 86 (full copy attached, contains some other interesting news).

 

 

Editor's note: Jeff Ardron is scientific advisor on MPAs for the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, and Northeast Atlantic regional coordinator for the Marine Program of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA-Marine).  He is also vice-president of the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association (PacMARA).

This essay reflects Ardron's personal views.  It does not reflect the views of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, WCPA-Marine, or PacMARA.

MPA Perspective:
CHALLENGES FACED BY THE GLOBAL MPA FIELD

By Jeff Ardron

I was invited by MPA News to provide my view on where I think the international MPA community stands at this point: what the biggest challenges are and, in light of the April 2007 summit of the Marine Program of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA-Marine), how I believe WCPA-Marine can assist the field.  I have divided my thoughts under two general headings: practicalities and paradigm shifts.  Addressing the first is likely achievable, whereas the second will be challenging.

1. PRACTICALITIES: These are immediate logistical concerns as the global MPA field prepares to meet national and international commitments. Practicalities include:

a. Developing community: There is not yet a cohesive global "MPA community" to speak of.  WCPA-Marine is currently not well-known or established in most of its regions.  To address this gap, it will need to increase its presence and encourage MPA communities of practice.

b. Developing good practices: This involves honestly sharing with one another what has worked and, more painfully, what has not.  Success comes in many variants.  What is considered appropriate and successful stakeholder involvement, for example, varies widely from place to place.

c. Tracking progress: WCPA-Marine has endorsed the further development of a global database of MPAs.  Tentatively labeled the Wet List, this needs to be widely accessible to a general audience.  Building an infrastructure that will allow for near real-time mapping updates will be challenging and will go far beyond simply gathering the data, which has already proven to be not "simple" at all....  Nonetheless, until we can map our progress, we will not know where we stand.

2. PARADIGM SHIFTS cause us to redefine "common sense".  Previously, marine conservation was seen as a luxury or, worse, a provocation.  It is now becoming accepted that our planet's ecological systems are at risk of unraveling - and with that, life support for human beings will be jeopardized.  This puts MPAs and conservation in a completely different light.  I would hope that WCPA-Marine could serve as a hub for new ways of thinking.  Below, I propose two possible shifts in perspective:

a. Marine spatial planning: Human society is in the midst of a cultural transition from historic freedoms associated with having large tracts of marine wilderness, to recognizing the constraints of living on a crowded, industrialized planet. The full range of human uses needs to be managed - not just in our parks but everywhere, including the high seas.  Instead of banning certain destructive activities here and there in a piecemeal fashion, the time has come to discuss proactively where we will tolerate such activities occurring.  This is what spatial planning is really about.  To date, WCPA's emphasis has, in keeping with its name, focused on the designation of protected areas.  Considering how few MPAs (highly protected or otherwise) exist, this is entirely understandable. However, this single-minded approach can take us only so far.

b. Incomplete knowledge of ecosystems plagues the daily lives of marine scientists, practitioners, and decision-makers.  To address ever-mounting environmental problems, we must move beyond habitually calling for "more research," laudable though that may be, to learning how to deal with what little research we have.  This will require transitioning from managing what we think we know, to acknowledging that in reality we are managing what we do not know (or understand).

How we act, or delay actions, based on our limited knowledge (be it scientific, local, or traditional) is a cultural matter.  The precautionary approach is oft-recognized but, in my opinion, only dimly understood.  Most folks seem to translate it into "be careful."  But I think it is really the tip of a deeper paradigm shift, questioning how we view our ability to understand the world, and our ability to manage ourselves based on that perceived knowledge.  So far, in the marine environment, our success rate has been rather low.  Clearly we have been making some bad assumptions.

When faced with uncertainties, other sectors have developed successful mitigation strategies.  Consider financial planning: even though most financial advisors will openly admit they do not understand what makes the marketplace tick, they have nonetheless developed approaches such that their clients' investments will (usually) grow.  Medicine has likewise developed sophisticated diagnostics.  While it would be unrealistic to expect the level of expertise currently found in medicine (and perhaps also financial planning?), it is not unrealistic to look more closely at their decision-making methodologies.

Finally, we should recognize that we cannot know all contingencies before we make decisions, and that a lot of our knowledge will be acquired as we go along, applying concrete measures and observing their effects.  Pure marine research will certainly remain valuable, but it will be applied research that will help deliver us from what are really very prosaic woes.  And for that, fully protected control sites will become a necessity, not a luxury.

For more information

Jeff Ardron, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, 18581 Putbus, Germany. E-mail: jeff.ardron@...

 

 

 


#142 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:16 am
Subject: Would you like to participate in tomorrow's AGM?
kyirak
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I'd like to remind you that PacMARA will be holding its Annual General
Meeting tomorrow from 10AM - 12PM (PDT). All of you are welcome to call
in to join in the meeting. Contact me by email before 9AM tomorrow and
I'll give the all the information (numbers to call, materials, etc.)

Thanks,
Kyira Korrigan
PacMARA Administrator
kkorrigan@...
604-678-5152 ext. 226

#143 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:49 pm
Subject: new paper
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hi PacMARA - please find attached a new paper you may be interested in: 
 
TCH&A (www.tchoffmann.com), in coordination with the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, authored this white paper on the topic of integrating science into coastal ocean policy and management.
 
 
Michele Patterson
President, PacMARA
 
Michele Patterson
Director, Pacific Conservation Programs
WWF Canada, Pacific Region
#1588-409 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6C 1T2
Phone 604-678-5152
Fax 604-678-5155
Cell 604-505-4414
email: mpatterson@...



#144 From: "Jeff Ardron" <jeff.ardron@...>
Date: Fri Jul 6, 2007 11:00 am
Subject: PacMARA on-line questionnaire
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Hello PacMARA List Serve,

 

As you may be aware, PacMARA has initiated an institutional development process to focus the strategic direction of the organization. As part of this process, Cortex Consultants Inc. has been hired by PacMARA to prepare a situation analysis document describing: (1) the events related to PacMARA’s formation and development; (2) PacMARA’s current strengths and weaknesses, and (3) possible future activities and roles for PacMARA.

As an expert in marine analysis and/or planning, you are a key source of information. Therefore, we would like to invite you to participate in an on-line questionnaire that will allow us to incorporate your knowledge and experience into our analysis.

The questionnaire is located at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=69BRDNGpHqI8zaT0c9EWoA_3d_3d

If you have any further questions about the survey please contact either Jason Smith (jsmith@...; (778) 772-3016) or Melissa Hadley (mjhadley@...; (250) 360-1492 ext. 224).

I hope you can spare a few minutes to give us your opinion.

 

Thanks,

 

Jeff.

 

Jeff Ardron

Vice-President PacMARA

 

Scientific Advisor on Marine Protected Areas

 

German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

Marine and Coastal Nature Conservation Unit

Isle of Vilm, D-18581 Putbus, Rügen, Germany

 

tel:  +49 (0) 38 301 86 129

fax: +49 (0) 38 301 86 150

 

jeff.ardron@...

 


#145 From: "Jeff Ardron" <jeff.ardron@...>
Date: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:20 pm
Subject: European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas
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Hello PacMARA list serve,

 

I thought I would share with you a resolution of the EU Parliament that was passed yesterday. Hopefully this will inspire Canada and other nations..? For those of you who want MPAs, see § 95, for example.

 

Caveat: Remember that in Europe, EU democracy is more than a bit undemocratic, and that Parliament cannot put forward any new laws; i.e. it does not have “legislative initiative...” While this does give it some freedom to come up with very idealistic resolutions, like the one below, they are usually characterised by a disappointing powerlessness. Even so, I have never seen anything like this from any other parliament in the world... If you have, please share!

 

Correction: § 112 talks about low freq sonar, when actually it is mid-frequency sonar that is associated with possible problems with mammals such as the infamous mass strandings. (Needless to say, this is a controversial topic.)

 

All the best, and have a good weekend,

 

Jeff.

 

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas

Full text at:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P6-TA-2007-0343&language=EN&ring=A6-2007-0235

Excerpts (there is lots more interesting stuff that I did not include)...

Sustainable maritime environment

89.  Recalls its resolution of 14 November 2006 on a Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment(16) and reiterates, in particular, the need for:

  

the EU to have as its overarching objective the sustainable use of the seas and the conservation of marine ecosystems, including a strong EU policy on marine protection, preventing further loss of biodiversity and deterioration of the marine environment,

  

the inclusion of a common EU-wide definition of good environmental status,

  

the European Environment Agency to provide regular assessments of the marine environment, which requires an improvement in national data collection, reporting and exchange,

  

recognition of the importance of prior consultation, coordination and cooperation with neighbouring states in the adoption and implementation of the forthcoming Marine Strategy Directive,

90.  Recognises that a healthy marine environment constitutes the basis for sustainable development of the shipping sector in the EU and recalls the EU's commitment to incorporate the environmental dimension into all aspects of Community policy;

91.  Insists that a clean marine environment, with sufficient biodiversity to ensure the proper functioning of its component ecosystems, is essential for Europe; further insists that, because of the intrinsic value of maritime areas, the benefits of a good marine environmental status in the EU extend well beyond the potential economic gains to be made from exploiting the various components of the seas, coastal waters and river basins and that, therefore, the conservation and, in many cases, rehabilitation of the EU's marine environment is imperative;

92.  Recalls the principle underpinning the ecosystem approach to the management of human activities as one of the key elements of the Thematic Strategy on the Marine Environment; insists that this principle also be applied with regard to maritime policy;

93.  Stresses in the strongest possible terms that the criteria used to define good environmental status must be sufficiently far-reaching since these objectives, which pertain to quality, will probably constitute the benchmark for action programmes for a long time to come;

94.  Also considers that measures to improve water quality must be taken swiftly and is, therefore, concerned at the extended timetable proposed in the proposal for a directive on a marine strategy;

95.  Insists that the implementation of a network of marine protected areas be accelerated;

96.  Is convinced that a clean marine environment is critical for marine species, including both commercial fish and fish that are not commercially exploited, and that the replenishment of depleted fish stocks depends on a reduction in marine pollution as well as in fishing levels; considers that, in order to ensure that fishmeal used in the EU is not contaminated, it is imperative to reduce marine pollutants;

97.  Draws attention to the sometimes disastrous impact of exotic organisms in the marine ecosystem and recognises that invasive alien species are a significant threat to marine biodiversity; calls on the Commission to take urgent measures to prevent the transfer of organisms in ballast water and to introduce effective controls on the discharge of ballast water within EU waters;

98.  Considers that the concept of clustering could have a positive impact on the marine environment if habitat conservation, pollution control, and other environmental technologies are incorporated into the design and implementation of clusters from the planning stages onwards;

99.  Welcomes the recognition by the Commission that a comprehensive system of spatial planning is necessary in order to ensure a stable regulatory environment and a legally binding basis for decision making; considers that an essential criterion for effective ecosystem-based spatial planning must be to organise activities in such a way as to reduce the impact of environmentally damaging activities on ecologically sensitive areas while simultaneously using resources in all other areas in an ecologically sustainable manner; in this context insists on the use of the Strategic Environmental Assessment instrument under Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment(17) ; stresses that any system of marine spatial planning at EU level must add value to national systems and plans, where they exist, be based on the level of marine regions and sub-regions as proposed by the Marine Strategy Directive and be a tool to further the use of an ecosystem-based approach to marine management and the objectives of good environmental status under the Marine Strategy Directive;

100.  Notes that the achievement of a good environmental status also requires that human activities conducted outside ecologically sensitive areas be strictly regulated so as to minimise any possible negative impact on the marine environment;

Integrated fisheries policy

101.  Takes the view that fishing activity must contribute to the maintenance of viable coastal communities; stresses that, in order for this to be achieved, inshore, small-scale fishing interests and recreational anglers must be given access to fisheries, and that such fishing activities encourage tourism, protect our rich coastal heritage and help to keep our seaside communities together;

102.  Expresses its concern that, while the sector is ready to accept the development of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, as a result of the additional restrictions that might result from the Natura 2000 network and other possible marine protected areas (MPAs), unrestricted access and the fisheries activities in these areas might be compromised; takes the view that the development of fisheries activities that do not harm the protection objectives should be allowed within MPAs; also takes the view that, in the case of fisheries activities that harm, or potentially harm, the protection objectives of MPAs, greater efforts should be made, including through research and development, to make fishing methods more environmentally-friendly in order to facilitate greater access to such areas wherever justifiable;

103.  Notes, however, that fishing will have to be restricted in the future through a precautionary approach ensuring the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and the protection of rare, vulnerable or valued species and habitats and that this will inevitably include an increased level of environmental protection than before, involving a network of MPAs created in accordance with the provisions laid down within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and a system of ICZM, so as to ensure that the needless degradation of habitats and sharp decline in biodiversity is stopped;

104.  Calls on the Commission to take due account of successful experiences in fisheries management by local and regional authorities so that they can be applied as models in other regions, particularly those experiences that involve integrated and sustainable management of the sea through a ban on non-selective fishing gear, matching the size of fishing fleets to available resources, coastal planning, regulating tourism activities, such as cetacean watching, drawing up management plans for sites in the Natura 2000 network and creating protected areas;

105.  Stresses that the valuable advisory role of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) should be recognised and that RACs should be consulted on marine management;

106.  Endorses the commitment made by the EU at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg 2002, and reiterated in the recent Commission Communication entitled "Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield" (COM(2006)0360), to restore fish populations to levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by 2015, where possible; is of the view that this is best done by avoiding the use of arbitrary reference points that are based on a simple mathematical model; considers that an alternative interpretation of MSY, using a concept such as maximising the cumulative catches over a fixed period of time (possibly a decade), could provide a realistic and possible way of improving the state of fisheries in the EU;

107.  Considers that one important way of reducing discards is to improve the selectivity of fishing, through modifications to fishing gear and techniques; recognises that the cooperation and knowledge of fishermen in this matter is essential and that fishermen who are innovative in this sense should be rewarded;

108.  Calls for increased efforts to end the disgraceful by-catch and discard problem which is a serious consequence of the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas regime of the CFP; takes the view that the by-catch depredation of marine mammals, seabirds and turtles is an abhorrence that must be stopped and that, in addition, the damage caused by fishing gear to sensitive seabeds and vulnerable deep water habitats, such as cold-water reefs, seamounts and sponge fields, requires that these be given special protection from fishing gear; points out that lost nets also lead to 'ghost-fishing' which can cause considerable fish-stock depletion and habitat damage;

109.  Believes strongly that there is an urgent need to promote and apply a mapping/spatial planning programme for Community waters in order to meet the need to maintain a sustainable and geographically representative fisheries sector; believes that the mapping out of zones is a suitable exercise as regards off-shore wind-farms or energy production, carbon sequestration and sand and gravel extraction or as regards aquaculture and that mapping the location of marine protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites and other sensitive habitats and species, would lead to a more efficient and sustainable use of the maritime environment; stresses that in order to enable effective spatial planning, areas of fishing activity need to be mapped, and this should be facilitated by improving and standardising access to vessel monitoring systems and logbook data across Member States; considers that planning decisions concerning Community waters should be taken in full consultation with the fisheries sector and the communities directly affected;

110.  Highlights the increasing socio-economic significance of fish farming as marine fish stocks diminish worldwide; believes that the worldwide annual sale of aquaculture products will soon exceed the sale of wild catch; stresses that the EU has been at the forefront of this exciting development and should strive to maintain its leading position and encourage further development in a way that is compatible with other coastal and maritime uses; stresses the importance of fish farming for often remote, rural communities where few other job opportunities exist; highlights that, within the context of an ICZM approach, clearly defined areas where fish farms may be clustered should be promoted and that this should be linked to a simplified regulatory regime encouraging entrepreneurship and sustainability; believes that new techniques should be developed in the aquaculture sector in order to enable improved management of quality, traceability assurance throughout the production and value-added chains and the overall recognition of fish farming as a key activity in the maritime sector;

111.  Draws attention to the fact that certain aquaculture practices are contributing to the depletion of some stocks; points out that catching juveniles of certain species in the sea for fattening prevents them from reproducing and ensuring the biological balance between species; takes the view that the high prices that some of these species reach in some world markets lie at the root of this complete disregard for the need to preserve certain marine ecosystems;

112.  Points out that military operations also impact on the fisheries sector; notes that marine firing ranges are 'no go' areas for fishing and other forms of shipping but that they can, however, offer havens for biodiversity; stresses, nevertheless, that the use of ultra low frequency sonar, particularly by submarines, has a serious effect on sea mammals and other fish stocks and should be strictly regulated and confined to zones;

113.  Stresses the need to monitor fishing in international waters, since this also affects fishery resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within the EU.

137.  Is convinced that the precautionary principle, as embodied in Article 174(2) of the Treaty, must form the basis of all types of exploitation of the maritime zones of the EU; stresses that a lack of scientific certainty should therefore not be used as an excuse for delaying preventive action; believes, on the other hand, that haste as regards preventive action should not prevent the use of scientific information;

 

 

Jeff Ardron

Vice-President PacMARA

 

Scientific Advisor on Marine Protected Areas

 

German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

Marine and Coastal Nature Conservation Unit

Isle of Vilm, D-18581 Putbus, Rügen, Germany

 

tel:  +49 (0) 38 301 86 129

fax: +49 (0) 38 301 86 150

 

jeff.ardron@...

 


#146 From: norm.sloan@...
Date: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:03 am
Subject: Norm Sloan/West-Ouest/PCH/CA is out of the office.
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I will be out of the office starting  07/10/2007 and will not return until
07/30/2007.

I will be out of the office until Monday, August 30.

#147 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:57 pm
Subject: implementing ebm: governance gaps, conflicts and needs
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hi PacMARA, some new papers you may be interested in, received through the EBM Tools Network

 

From: Kathryn Mengerink [mailto:mengerink@...]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: ELI EBM Project Report

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

 

As many of you know, in October 2006, the Environmental Law Institute launched its project, Implementing Ecosystem-Based Management: Governance Gaps, Conflicts and Needs, to identify and develop practical legal and institutional approaches to ecosystem-based management (EBM) implementation.  In the first phase of the project we surveyed existing regional programs to begin to understand the laws and institutions available or needed for EBM success. 

 

I'm attaching here our first report that will help guide our project, as well as a summary of our first EBM governance working group meeting.  The report is meant to be a working document that will evolve as we move into the next phase of our project, identifying legal and institutional opportunities for and obstacles to EBM implementation.  We would greatly appreciate any comments or suggestions that you have about our report or EBM implementation more broadly. 

 

Please contact me if you would like an electronic copy of the appendices.  Also, our materials will be posted on our website (http://www2.eli.org/ocean/index.htm) soon.

 

Best wishes,

Kathryn

 

_________________________________________________________________________

Kathryn J. Mengerink, J.D., Ph.D.

Director, Ocean Program | Environmental Law Institute

p: 202-939-3825 / 858-822-5821 | f: 202-939-3868

 

Local Office: SIO, UCSD | 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0202 | La Jolla, CA 92093-0202

Headquarters: 2000 L Street NW, Suite 620 | Washington, DC 20036

 

Michele Patterson
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WWF Canada, Pacific Region
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Vancouver, BC
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#148 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:01 am
Subject: reminder re PacMARA survey
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Hello PacMARA list_serve,

Thank you so much, those of you who have already taken the time to provide your input to our organizational development process via the on-line survey as described in a previous email.  

In case you haven't yet responded, I wanted to send a quick reminder to you about this opportunity, and encourage you to take the time to put two cents...to two bits...to two million bucks worth of your knowledge and experience in BC's marine community, towards PacMARA's potential future, and what it means to you.

Most of you have been interested in PacMARA since 2003 when we were only an idea.  For many of you, your involvement to date has been primarily as interested bystanders.  Now you get to have your say; as we solidify our niche as BC's professional, independent, marine research and analysis organization. We need to know how PacMARA can best meet your organizational and individual needs. 

We consider the nearly 150 members of this list_serve critical contributors to the success of this business planning project.  The survey offers opportunities for input related to context, activities and structure.  You can submit your input anonymously.

It should not take too long to complete, but if you don't enjoy on-line surveys, you could instead arrange for a personal interview by contacting Cortex Consulting at the numbers below.

The questionnaire is located at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=69BRDNGpHqI8zaT0c9EWoA_3d_3d

If you have any further questions about the survey please contact either Jason Smith (jsmith@cortex.ca; (778) 772-3016) or Melissa Hadley (mjhadley@cortex.ca; (250) 360-1492 ext. 224).

If you have any questions about the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association and our organizational development process, please contact Michele Patterson at: mpatterson@...

Thank you!

Michele Patterson, President

 


#149 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:23 am
Subject: reminder re PacMARA survey
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Hello PacMARA list_serve,

Thank you so much, those of you who have already taken the time to provide your input to our organizational development process via the on-line survey as described in a previous email.  

In case you haven't yet responded, I wanted to send a quick reminder to you about this opportunity, and encourage you to take the time to put two cents...to two bits...to two million bucks worth of your knowledge and experience in BC's marine community, towards PacMARA's potential future, and what it means to you.

Most of you have been interested in PacMARA since 2003 when we were only an idea.  For many of you, your involvement to date has been primarily as interested bystanders.  Now you get to have your say; as we solidify our niche as BC's professional, independent, marine research and analysis organization. We need to know how PacMARA can best meet your organizational and individual needs. 

We consider the nearly 150 members of this list_serve critical contributors to the success of this business planning project.  The survey offers opportunities for input related to context, activities and structure.  You can submit your input anonymously.

It should not take too long to complete, but if you don't enjoy on-line surveys, you could instead arrange for a personal interview by contacting Cortex Consulting at the numbers below.

The questionnaire is located at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=69BRDNGpHqI8zaT0c9EWoA_3d_3d

If you have any further questions about the survey please contact either Jason Smith (jsmith@cortex.ca; (778) 772-3016) or Melissa Hadley (mjhadley@cortex.ca; (250) 360-1492 ext. 224).

If you have any questions about the Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association and our organizational development process, please contact Michele Patterson at: mpatterson@...

Thank you!

Michele Patterson, President

 


#150 From: Lindsay Lewis <lala6088@...>
Date: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:14 pm
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Mind the Gap! 
The Nature Conservancy is proud to announce the publication of the Quick Guide for Protected Area Practitioners on Conducting Marine Ecological Gap Assessments. The guide provides readers an overview of the steps involved in conducting a marine ecological gap assessment and of best practices learned to date and includes case studies from around the world. This Quick Guide is one in a
series of guides developed to provide support for planning and managing protected area systems. For more information about the series, contact Jamie Ervin.


Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha!
Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

#151 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:18 pm
Subject: Upcoming MTS/IEEE-OES Oceans 2007 Conference (Sep 29-Oct 4, 2007)
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A reminder that today is the early registration deadline for the
upcoming MTS / IEEE-OES Conference happening in Vancouver next month.

(from their website: http://www.oceans07mtsieeevancouver.org/)

Neptune and Venus are Pacific Northwest pioneers and a highlight of
our conference

OCEAN OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
Partnerships in Research and Marine Technology
NEPTUNE CANADA/ NEPTUNE US/ VENUS

NEPTUNE  will be the world's largest cable-linked seafloor
observatory - a joint U.S.-Canada venture - Stage 1 will lay an 800
km ring of on the seabed over the northern part of the Juan de Fuca
tectonic plate. It is led by the University of Victoria and, in the
US, by the National Science Foundation.
In real-time, land-based scientists will study events such as storms,
plankton blooms, fish migrations, earthquakes, tsunamis, and
underwater volcanic eruptions.  NEPTUNE's five major research themes
are:

- the ocean crust
  seabed chemistry and geology
  ocean climate change and marine life at all depths
  diversity of deep sea ecosystems
  engineering and computational research

VENUS, the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea, is a sister
project based at the University of Victoria.  VENUS supports study of
the seaways near shore. By Dec. 2006, it will consist of three
seafloor nodes, two shore stations, and a network operations centre.

This Conference features a partnership of engineering / technology
and scientific researchers.

#152 From: "kyirak" <kkorrigan@...>
Date: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:24 pm
Subject: PICES 16th Annual Meeting Oct. 26 - Nov. 5 in Victoria, BC
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Here's another upcoming conference:

The North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) announces its
Sixteenth Annual Meeting to be held October 26 - November 5, 2007, at
the Victoria Conference Center, in Victoria, Canada. The meeting is
hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in coordination with the PICES
Secretariat.

(http://www.pices.int/meetings/annual/PICES16/background.aspx)

The keynote lecture at the Science Board will be given by Dr. Kenneth
L. Denman (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Centre for
Climate Modelling and Analysis) titled "The North Pacific, human
activity, and climate change".

#153 From: "Michele Patterson" <mpatterson@...>
Date: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:49 pm
Subject: new papers and a reminder
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Hi PacMARA, a couple new UBC Fisheries Centre reports you may be interested in reading:
 
1.  A synthesis of research activities at the Fisheries Centre on ecosystem-based fisheries modelling and assessment with emphasis on the Northern and Central Coast of BC.  FCRR 2007, Vol 15(1).  Sylvie Guenette, Villy Christensen, Carie Hoover, Mimi E. Lam, David Preikshot, Daniel Pauly
 
 
2.  Assessing Progress Towards Global Marine Protection Targets:  Shortfalls in Information and Action.  Working paper #2007-03.  Louisa J. Wood, Lucy Fish, Josh Laughren, and Daniel Pauly
 
 
 
Also, just a reminder, that anyone subscribed to the PacMARA List_serve can also post here.  Please don't hesitate to send along to your 150 or so colleagues information related to any of the following themes: marine ecosystem-based management, marine protected areas, science and information for decision-making.
 
 

#154 From: "Jeff Ardron" <jeff.ardron@...>
Date: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:16 pm
Subject: FW: Blackle - Environmentally friendly Google
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Hi PacMARA list,

 

Completely off-topic, but a quirky tidbit I though you might enjoy... I tried it, and it is for real.

 

--Jeff.

 

 

Blackle - Environmentally friendly Google

 

ENGLISH VERSION

 

Whenever your PC screen is all white (as in a Word page for instance) the computer will consume about 74 watts. When black it uses an average of 59 watts. Using this knowledge, some months ago, Mark Ontkush wrote an article about how much could be economized if a Google page used a black background instead of white.

 

Taking into account the enormous popularity of the site, according to Mark's calculations, about 750 megawatts/hour would be economized each year.

 

 

Using this data Google created an all dark version of his search engine calling it Blackle that works exactly as the original version but consumes less power.

 

http://www.blackle.com/

 

 


#155 From: norm.sloan@...
Date: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:28 am
Subject: Norm Sloan/West-Ouest/PCH/CA is out of the office.
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I will be out of the office starting  10/23/2007 and will not return until
10/29/2007.

I will be out of the office until Monday, August 30.

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