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Gulf of Mexico Regional Meeting
March 7-8, 2002
New Orleans, LA
Below is a brief description of the fifth public meeting, the third in a series of nine regional meetings. The meeting agenda, including links to speakers' written statements and responses follow-up questions (where available) have been posted. The meeting minutes will be posted when they become available.
Description
Site Visits
Agenda (including links to speakers' written statements and follow-up questions)
Minutes (pdf, 292kb)
The Commission held its fifth public meeting, the Gulf of Mexico Regional meeting, March 7-8, 2002 at the Port of New Orleans Headquarters Building, New Orleans, LA. This was the third in a series of nine regional public meetings the Commission will hold around the nation. The Gulf of Mexico Regional meeting provided regional, state, and local government agencies and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to discuss with the Commission ocean and coastal issues of interest or concern to the Gulf Coast of the United States, encompassing the area from Alabama to Texas. In addition to the public meetings on March 7 and 8, the Commissioners spent March 6 gaining first hand knowledge of important regional issues through site visits offshore of Louisiana and to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Commission will use the information received at the meeting to help formulate its recommendations for a coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy, as required by the Oceans Act of 2000.
Site Visits
Texas A&M University
Ocean Confidence Rig, Gulf of Mexico
Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
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Meeting Location
First Floor Auditorium
Port of New Orleans
1350 Port of New Orleans Place
New Orleans, LA
Agenda
Thursday, March 7
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Friday, March 8
Morning Session
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
MORNING SESSION - 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - Convene
8:35-9:25 a.m. - Official Welcome
- Mr. Patrick Gallwey (pdf 76kb) – Executive Assistant to the Director, Port of New Orleans
- Dr. Len Bahr (pdf 48kb) – Executive Assistant to the Governor, State of Louisiana
- Mr. Glen H. Carpenter (pdf 64kb) – Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
9:25-10:40 a.m. - Scence and Education Panel
- Dr. Jay Grimes (pdf 104kb) - University Southern Mississippi - Oceans and Health: Understanding and Mitigating Trends and Linkages
- Dr. Sharon Walker (pdf 160kb) – Administrator, J.L. Scott Marine Education Aquarium – Marine education issues and needs for grades K-12
- Dr. J. Robert Woolsey (pdf 48kb) – Director, Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology, The University of Mississippi – The shallow hydrocarbon system within the hydrate stability zone of the Gulf of Mexico
10:40-11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00-12:30 a.m. - Maritime Transportation Panel
- Mr. James T. Edmonds (pdf 72kb) - Chairman, Port Commission, Port of Houston Authority – Current and emerging port issues and national ocean policy
- Mr. Robert Thompson (pdf 84kb) – President, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) – Louisiana Offshore Oil Port: An overview
- Mr. Richard McCreary (pdf 112kb) – Group President, Halter Company, Inc. - Ocean policy from the perspective of the oceanographic shipbuilding industry
- Mr. Stewart Wade (pdf 64kb) – Vice President, Marketing Development and Communications, American Bureau of Shipping – The role of classification within maritime safety
12:30-1:30 a.m. - Lunch Break
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
1:30 a.m.-3:10 p.m. - Coastal Land Loss Panel
- The Honorable Jack Caldwell (pdf 116kb) - Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, State of Louisiana – Coastal wetland loss in Louisiana
- Mr. Mark Davis (pdf 80kb) – Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana – Wetland issues in coastal Louisiana
- Dr. Nancy Rabalais (pdf 148kb) – Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium – Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: causes, extent and environmental impacts
3:10-3:20 p.m. - Break
3:20-4:35 p.m. - Living Marine Resources Panel
- Mr. Wayne Swingle (pdf 456kb) – Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council – Federal commercial and recreational fisheries management
- Mr. Larry Simpson (pdf 316kb) - Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission – State commercial and recreational fisheries management
- Ms. Cynthia M. Sarthou (pdf 244kb) - Executive Director, Gulf Restoration Network – Protected species and areas
4:35-5:35 p.m. - Public Comment
5:35 p.m. - Adjourn
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8
MORNING SESSION - 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
8:30-9:45 a.m. - Offshore Energy Panel 1
- Mr. Chris Oynes (pdf 240kb) – Regional Director, Minerals Management Service – Issues associated with offshore oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico
- Mr. J. Robinson West (pdf 92kb) – Chairman, Petroleum Finance Company – Contribution of offshore development to domestic energy production, the economy and the Federal treasury
- Ms. Sandra Fury (pdf 72kb) – Manager, Health and Environment, ChevronTexaco – Industry stewardship and conservation efforts and safety
9:45-9:55 a.m. - Break
9:55-11:10 a.m. - Offshore Energy Panel 2
- Dr. Mike French (pdf 156kb) – Director, Technology Assessment Division, Department of Natural Resources, State of Louisiana – State-Federal interaction in managing offshore oil and gas development
- Mr. J. Michael Talbert (pdf 88kb) – Chief Executive Officer, Transocean Sedco Forex – Offshore oil development: Governance, access, and environmental performance
- Mr. Robert B. Wiygul (pdf 96kb) – Environmental Attorney, Waltzer & Associates – Environmental perspectives on offshore oil and gas development
11:10 a.m.-12:25 p.m. - Pollution and Hypoxia Panel
- Mr. Jimmy Palmer (pdf 900kb) - Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 – Gulf of Mexico Program
- Ms. Susan Heathcote (pdf 92kb) – Research Director, Iowa Environmental Council – Upper Mississippi River Basin effects on coastal waters
- Mr. Chris Nelson (pdf 700kb) – Regional Director, National Fisheries Institute, Vice President, Bon Secour Fisheries – Seafood safety: impacts of upstream pollution on the shellfish industry
12:25-1:00 p.m. - Public Comment
1:00 p.m. - Adjourn
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Commission Follow-up Questions
Based on testimony received at the meeting, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy posed specific follow-up questions to many of the presenters. The responses received by the Commission become part of the record for the meeting. The list of current responses includes only the electronic files received by the Commission. To access these documents, go to the individual’s name listed above, or use the links provided below. Please note that the current list of responses does not include responses received in hard copy by the Commission.
Responses to Follow-up Questions:
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