California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement
Who: MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team for the MLPA South Coast Study Region

What: Fifth meeting and draft agenda (see below)

When: January 23 (at 1:00 p.m.) and January 27, 2009 (at 9:30 a.m.)

Where: On January 23, via teleconference and webinar. Members of the public may also join MLPA staff in Sacramento or Los Alamitos for the teleconference. See below for more details regarding public locations and toll-free calling information. On January 27, in person or via simultaneous webcast.

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Master Plan Science Advisory Team
Draft Meeting Agenda
Revised January 13, 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
via teleconference
Toll free phone number: 800.697.5978
Pass code: 7858702#

Presentations via GoToWebinar. Reserve your Webinar seat now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/573854808

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For onsite teleconference and webinar access:

Resources Building *
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1206
Sacramento, CA 95814

California Department of Fish and Game *
4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

AND

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel *
6101 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Public participation: On January 23 members of the public are invited to listen to the meeting using the toll-free phone number and to watch presentations via the webinar link, or may use the MLPA offices listed above to listen, watch and provide comment. On January 27 members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person or view and listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet. Both portions of the meeting may be viewed in an archived version approximately two days after the meeting.

The public will be invited by the co-chairs to offer comments on agenda action items. General comments on the work of the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT), not directed to specific agenda items, will be taken at approximately 3:05 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2009 and at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Note that the general comment period is for comments specific to the MLPA SAT; comments related to the regional stakeholder group, task force or other MLPA Initiative activities should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff. Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to the MLPA website as soon as they are available. This agenda may be found on the MLPA website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp.

Meeting Objectives

?? Review and potentially adopt marine protected area (MPA) evaluation methods for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
?? Review preliminary responses to science questions from the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG)

* Review list of species likely to benefit from MPAs
* Designate SAT MPA Proposal Evaluation Work Group members

Meeting Agenda for January 23, 2009

Note: Public comment will be taken after the break at approximately 3:05 p..m.

Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda

I. SAT MPA Proposal Evaluation Work Group (Part 1))
II. MPA Design Guidelines and Evaluation Methods for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (Part 1)
III. Questions from the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (Part 1)

Next Steps

Recess

Meeting Agenda January 27, 2009

Note: Public comment will be taken after lunch at approximately 12:45 p.m.

Welcome, Introductions and Review of Aagenda

I. (Part 2, continued from Jan. 23). SAT MPA Proposal Evaluation Work Group
II. (Part 2, continued from Jan. 23). MPA Design Guidelines and Evaluation Methods for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
IV. Habitat Quality in the MLPA South Coast Study Region
V. Species Likely to Benefit from MPAs
III. (Part 2, continued from Jan. 2). Questions from the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group

Wrap Up and Next Steps

Adjourn