Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
63rd Annual Meeting
John Oliver
Deputy Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries
August 23, 2010
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NOAA Fisheries Service
Organization
Assistant
Administrator
Deputy Assistant Administrator
for Regulatory Programs
Eric C. Schwaab
Samuel Rauch
Northeast
Regional Office
Pat Kurkul
Southeast
Regional Office
Dr. Roy Crabtree
Northwest
Regional Office
Will Stelle
Southwest
Regional Office
Rod Mcinnis
Alaska Regional
Office
Dr. Jim Balsiger
Director of International Affairs
Dr. Rebecca Lent
Director of Science Programs &
Chief Science Advisor
Dr. Steve Murawski
Sustainable
Fisheries
Emily Menashes
(Acting)
Protected
Resources
Jim Lecky
Habitat
Conservation
Pat Montanio
Aquaculture
Program
Dr. Michael Rubino
Pacific Island
Regional Office
Michael Tosatto
(Acting)
Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Operations
John Oliver
Law Enforcement
Alan Risenhoover
(Acting)
Management
and Budget
Gary Reisner
Office of Policy
Dr. Mark Holliday
Chief Information
Officer
Larry Tyminski
Seafood Inspection
Tim Hansen
EEO/Diversity
Natalie Huff
Northeast
Fisheries Science
Center
Dr. Nancy
Thompson
Southeast
Fisheries Science
Center
Dr. Bonnie Ponwith
Northwest
Fisheries Science
Center
Dr. Usha Varanasi
Science &
Technology
Dr. Ned Cyr
Pacific Island
Fisheries Science
Center
Dr. Sam Pooley
Alaska Fisheries
Science Center
Dr. Douglas
Demaster
Southwest
Fisheries Science
Center
Dr. Usha Varanasi
(Acting)
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National Marine Fisheries Service
Major Fisheries Issues
2010
ALASKA
REGION
Legislation – Marine Mammals, Aquaculture
Ending Overfishing / Establishing Catch Limits
Capacity Reduction / Limited Access Programs
Recreational Fisheries – Improve Data, Registry
International Fisheries – IUU and Enforcement; RFMOs; IWC/ICCAT
Marine Acoustics; Energy Development; Defense Permits
Climate Impacts on Living Marine Resources
Enforcement
Ice Seals
Steller Sea Lions
Groundfish (Pollock)
Cook Inlet Beluga
Crab Rationalization
Halibut
NORTHWEST
Killer Whales
REGION
Pacific Salmon Treaty
Groundfish
Salmon / Hydropower
EPA / Pesticides
SOUTHWEST
Klamath
REGION
PACIFIC ISLANDS
REGION
Sea Turtles
Longline Fisheries
Coral Reefs / Marine National
Monuments
Hawaiian Monk Seals
NORTHEAST
REGION
Multispecies Sectors
Groundfish
Summer Flounder
Sea Turtles
Right Whales
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
SOUTHEAST
REGION
Gulf Oil Spill
Shrimp / Sea Turtles
Red Snapper and Grouper
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Response
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Historical NMFS Budget
Trends: ($ Millions, Excludes
Emergency Supplementals)
$1,200.0
$1,000.0
President’s
Budget
$800.0
Enacted
$600.0
Deflated
Enacted
$400.0
$200.0
$0.0
FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): Stewardship of Living Marine Resources for the 21st Century
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FY 2010 Enacted
NMFS Operating Budget by Major Program
($ Thousands)
$102,730
$203,952
$106,747
MMPA & ESA/Protected
Resources
MSRA/Fisheries
Management
Habitat Conservation and
Restoration
$58,193
Law Enforcement and
Observers
$432,917
Other (Aquaculture,
Cooperative Research,
Antarctic Research, etc)
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Sustainable Fisheries
Current High Priority Issues
•Ending Overfishing/Rebuilding
Stocks
•Balancing Community Economic
Challenges
•Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
•Catch Shares
•Aquaculture
•Outreach and Communication
with Stakeholders
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Enforcement Program -Moving Forward
National Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement
Program – January 2010 Inspector General Report
Improved Policies and Procedures
Engaged Stakeholders
Trusted and Accountable Workforce
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NOAA Response to
the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill
Lead science advisor to oil spill responders
Stewards for Oceans and Wildlife
Concerned for people who live,
work and
play in the Gulf
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Questions NOAA Has Heard
Related To Mission
Where is the oil going?
Where can I fish?
When will fisheries be
reopened?
Is my seafood safe?
What are the impacts on sea
turtles and marine mammals?
How will clean-up efforts
proceed?
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Where Is The Oil
Going?
Important for:
—Unified Command
Response efforts
—Commercial,
recreational and
charter fishermen
—Small businesses
—Tourism
—Homeowners
NOAA provides daily
oil spill trajectory maps
and twice-daily
weather forecasts
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Seafood Safety
NOAA, FDA, and EPA:
Comprehensive, coordinated,
multiagency program ensuring
seafood safety
Coast Guard and NOAA are
monitoring and enforcing closed
Federal areas
Collaborated and strict reopening
protocols by state and federal
agencies
Central to economy of Gulf
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Marine Mammal & Sea
Turtle Stranding Networks
Responsibilities are defined by the Endangered
Species Act & Marine Mammal Protection Act
Protocols/procedures responding to oil-exposed live
animals
Veterinary care provided to remove oil and treat any
related health effects
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Sea Turtles
NOAA implemented region-wide
protocols for caring for turtles in
distress.
4 rehabilitation/de-oiling centers
opened so far: (1) Louisiana, (1)
Mississippi, and (2) Florida.
Partnering with U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to address sea
turtle nesting beaches issues.
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How Will Clean-up Efforts
Proceed?
Leader of 11 technical Natural Resource Damage
Assessment (NRDA) working groups
Lead Federal agency in deploying Shoreline Cleanup
Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams to monitor
and assess impact
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NOAA’s Response
NOAA has been tracking
every aspect of this spill.
NOAA brings all scientific
methods to this task.
NOAA’s response has
been immediate and
sustained, strategic and
scientific and coordinated.
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Questions?
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