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• Fisheries Management Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Part I

• MREP Science Module Introduction

• Introduction to Fisheries Statistics and Sampling Techniques

• Fishery Independent Data Collection

• Scientific Uncertainty

• Fishery Dependent Data Collection Overview: Commercial

• Fishery Dependent Data Collection: Recreational

• Oceanography, Ecosystem & Climate Drivers

• Stock Assessment Process

• Stock Assessment Considerations: Environmental Factors

• Science Center Tours

  • Age and Growth

  • Shipboard Data Collection

  • Observer Program

• Fisheries Management Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Part II

• The Council Process

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

• Fisherman’s Science and Introduction to Cooperative Research

• Cooperative Research Panel

• Economics of Fisheries and Social Sciences Programs, Part I

• Economics of Fisheries and Social Sciences Programs, Part II

• Net Loft Visit

  • Ecosystem Surveys

  • HABCAM

  • Scallop Dredge Survey Equipment

• Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management

• How Science Enters the Management System

• How the Regulatory Process Works

• Robert’s Rules of Order

• ‘Superfish’ Case Study Exercise

• Participating and Contributing to Management: Specifics & Tactics

• Participating and Contributing to Management: Stories of Success

• Role of Congress and Judiciary in Fishery Management

• Panel Discussion with Leadership: Sustainable Fisheries, Visioning, and Current Issues

• Participant Resources

• National Standards