First Plenary Meeting, 3-5 February 2004

Relevant Documents Available for Download in PDF form

1. Federal Register Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals (48 KB)
2. Proposed Agenda (140 KB)
3. Guidelines for Public Comment (56 KB)
4. Draft Chronology of Relevant Events (41 KB)
5. Sound Project Description (27 KB)
6. First Plenary Meeting Summary (386 KB)
   

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Tuesday, February 3

9:00-9:45	Welcome and introductions
9:45-10:00	Review agenda and protocols for this meeting
10:00-10:45	Review and discuss purpose and goal for Advisory Committee Background on development of committee and goal of effort -- David Cottingham (89 KB)
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-12:00	Basics of Sound in Water -- Brandon Southall (863 KB)
12:00-1:00	Lunch
1:00-1:40	Overview of contributions to sound in the marine environment -- John Hildebrand (1.6 MB)
1:40-4:50	Panel: Uses and characteristics of anthropogenic sound in the marine environment (15-minute presentations with 20 minutes for Committee discussion) Key Questions: What activities produce sound, how is it produced and for what purpose(s)? What are the characteristics of the sounds produced (frequency, loudness, timing, depth, orientation, etc.)? What issues (scientific, policy, or other) related to the impacts of sound in the marine environment are most in need of attention currently? In the future?
1:40	Oil and gas exploration and production -- Jim Ray and Phil Fontana (6.4 MB)
2:15	U.S. Navy Activities -- RAdm Steven Tomaszeski (3.3 MB)
2:50	Break
3:05	Shipping -- Kathy Metcalf (87 KB)
3:40	Acoustic methods used in research -- David Farmer (2.6 MB)
4:15	NGO data and concerns regarding sound sources -- Sarah Dolman (432 KB)
4:50-5:20	Public comment period
5:20-5:30	Summarize day one and look ahead to day two
5:30-7:00	Reception

Wednesday, February 4

9:00-9:15	Opening remarks and review plans for day two
9:15-10:00	Marine mammals, hearing and sound -- Paul Nachtigall (1.9 MB) Key Questions: Why is sound important to marine mammals? How do different marine mammals differ in their uses of sound? What are the basics of marine mammal hearing? What are the critical components of marine mammals' use of sound for evaluating impacts?
10:00-2:35	Panel: Impacts of sound on marine mammals (20-minute presentations with 20 minutes for Committee discussion) Key Questions: What do we know so far, with what level of agreement? What are the key issues for the future, including mitigation?
10:00	Field observations of impacts -- Ken Balcomb (3.2 MB)
10:40	Break
10:55	Auditory impacts -- Ted Cranford (1.5 MB)
11:35	Non-auditory physical impacts -- Sam Ridgway (1.4 MB)
12:15	Lunch
1:15	Behavioral impacts -- Peter Tyack (2.2 MB)
1:55	NGO evaluations of specific impacts -- Naomi Rose (152 KB)
2:35-3:05	Public comment period Written comments (477 KB) Submitted 4 February 2004 by Dr. Arthur Popper, University of Maryland Written comments (832 KB) Submitted 4 February 2004 by Mr. Ben White, Animal Welfare Instititute
3:05-3:20	Break
3:20-4:15	Facilitated small group discussions -- Instructions to small groups (21 KB) Question: What would be the most useful and important elements of a synthesis of current knowledge about marine mammals and anthropogenic sound?
4:15-5:00	Small groups report to plenary; synthesis of reports (3.6 MB)
5:00	Wrap up and adjourn

Thursday, February 5

8:00-8:15	Opening remarks and review plans for day three
8:15-9:30	Review, discuss and reach agreement on Proposed Operating Procedures (131 KB)
9:30-2:00	Panel: Overview of relevant government programs (10-minute presentations with 10 minutes for Committee discussion) Key questions: What are the roles and responsibilities for marine mammals within each agency? How does each agency develop and use scientific information? What are the important issues agencies face in fulfilling their responsibilities currently? In the future?
9:30	Marine Mammal Commission -- Michael Gosliner (74 KB)
9:50	NOAA Fisheries -- Laurie Allen (160 KB)
10:10	Break
10:30	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -- Marty Kodis (1.4 MB)
10:50	Minerals Management Service -- Dick Wildermann (140 KB)
11:10	National Science Foundation -- James Yoder (79 KB)
11:30	U.S. Navy -- RAdm Steven Tomaszeski (1.3 MB)
11:50	Lunch
1:00	California Coastal Commission -- Sara Wan (71 KB)
1:20	NGO Role in the Regulatory Process -- Joel Reynolds (68 KB)
1:40	NGO Role in the Regulatory Process -- Chip Gill
2:00-3:30	Plan for Committee's future operations Establish a Subcommittee for the synthesis of existing knowledge for discussion at the Third Plenary Meeting Discuss the Draft Charge to the Subcommittee (57 KB) Membership of the Subcommittee Schedule for the Subcommittee Plan for the Second Plenary Meeting Discuss Draft Topics for the Second Plenary (86 KB)
3:30-4:00	Summarize meeting and next steps
4:00	Wrap up and adjourn

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