2005 Conference

The 2005 Managing Our Nation's Fisheries Conference was held March 24-26, 2005  at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.

• Agenda
• Speakers
• Conference Brochure
• Summary of 2005 Conference Findings
• Full 2005 Proceedings

Conference Briefing Documents

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
• Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• New England Fishery Management Council
• Caribbean Fishery Management Council
• Gulf State Marine Fisheries Commission
• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
• NOAA Fisheries

Backgrounders

• Developing Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries
• Strengthening Scientific Advice for Management
• Establishing Criteria for IFQ Programs
• Defining MPAs/Protecting Cold Water Corals
• Improving Fisheries Governance
• Addressing Overfishing and Stock Rebuilding
• Reconciling Conflicting Statutes

Topic Papers

ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES

• Diana Evans

• Gregg Waugh

• Roger Rufe

• Steve Murawski

• Ilene M. Kaplan

STRENGTHENING SCIENCE/MANAGEMENT

• Jane DiCosimo

• Dave Witherell

• Lee Crockett

• Paul A. Sandifer and Andrew A. Rosenberg

INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTAS

• Jon McCracken and Mark Fina

• Richard B. Allen

• Dorothy M. Lowman

• Seth Macinko

• Craig Severance

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

• Cathy Coon

FISHERIES GOVERNANCE

• Jim Richardson

OVERFISHING AND STOCK REBUILDING

• Diana Stram, Grant Thompson, and Rick Methot

RECONCILING STATUTES

• Bill Wilson