Participants included representatives of NMFS Regional Offices and Science Centers, the Office of Law Enforcement, managers, and enforcement staff from Gulf Coast states, and representatives of NOAA’s General Council. The two-day workshop focused especially on training, data collection, communication, and enforcement coordination. Final efforts are to build an Action Plan to strengthen TED implementation.
Project Tags
34
CONCUR facilitated the Audubon G.U.L.F. Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Stakeholder Workshop in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 24th, 2017. The meeting was convened by Audubon Nature Institute’s...
Every fall, CONCUR leads a customized course "Negotiating and Facilitating Effective Environmental Agreements" for students of the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conserv...
Stakeholder Engagement Support for American Samoa Ocean Plan CONCUR led a Stakeholder Engagement Support Project in 2017 to support implementation of the American Samoa Ocean Planning Pro...
CONCUR designed and lead a training course in Mutual Gains Bargaining for Spitfire Strategies and the members of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, a 16-member consortium devoted to t...
Sustainable Seafood: Updating Seafood Watch Standards
CONCUR Teamed with staff from North Dakota EPSCoR, UND, NDSU, and the National Science Foundation to organize and facilitate a 2-day workshop for the primary investigators and researchers to plan and...
CONCUR facilitated the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Swordfish Fisheries Meeting held May 11-12, 2015 in La Jolla, CA.
CONCUR teamed with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to convene a workshop focused on improving the overall effectiveness of implementation of turtle excluder devices (TED) in the shrimp fishe...
CONCUR teamed with the Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation (GSAFF) to gather industry, federal, and state official perspectives on turtle exclusion device (TED) compliance and enforcement i...
CONCUR teamed with staff of the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) to facilitate a two-day strategic planning session for the Meso American Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI) in May 2014 in Playa del Carmen, Q...
Building Stable Agreements in Marine Policy: Critical Review of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative South Coast Process
CONCUR planned and facilitated a workshop to identify safe methods for deterring marine mammals from damaging fishing gear and catch, personal or public property, or endangering personal safety. CO...
CONCUR is now facilitating the Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Team
CONCUR teamed with staff from South Dakota EPSCoR, South Dakota State University, University of South Dakota, and the National Science Foundation to organize and facilitate a 2-day workshop for the pr...
CONCUR facilitated a workshop in August 2015 to develop national criteria for assessing sea turtle post-interaction mortality from trawl, gillnet, and pot/trap fisheries. CONCUR worked closely with...
CONCUR worked with staff of the Central and Northern California Ocean Observer System to design and facilitate a strategic planning dialogue to establish a priority-setting process for ocean observati...
On May 10th - 11th of 2011, CONCUR facilitated the United States West Coast Swordfish Workshop: Working towards Sustainability.
CONCUR was retained by the Southwest Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to convene the Coastal Pelagic Species Workshop II: Considerations for Rights-Based Management i...
CONCUR facilitated a two-day meeting intended to generate concrete strategies for improving the timeliness of data used to manage recreational fisheries nationwide.
CONCUR teamed with NMFS to convene a two-day symposium in Oakland, CA to look at the impacts of imported seafood on U.S. fisheries, food security, employment, incomes, and vibrant coastal communities...
CONCUR facilitated the second biennial Ocean Climate Summit: "Moving from Knowledge to Action" at the California Academy of Sciences
CONCUR teamed with conveners from The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread to facilitate a three-day workshop among 27 leading grant-making organizations involved in national and regional water resource e...
Over the past 5 years, CONCUR has worked with 5 states (Nevada, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Mississippi) in developing proposals or strategic plans for NSF Funding under the Experiment...
The Louisiana Comparative Risk Project was the state’s first-ever multi-stakeholder dialogue, and it produced a major accord to improve management of the state's environment.
CONCUR facilitated the Central, North Central and South Coast Regional Stakeholder Groups for the deliberations and implementation of the California Marine Life Protection Act.
CONCUR assisted the California Urban Water Conservation Council in several strategic planning initiatives.
CONCUR worked closely with the Pacific Islands Regional Office, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the Pacific Islands Division of the NO...
CONCUR conducted a one-day workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii, focused on effective community participation in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) efforts.
CONCUR teamed with UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency to co-facilitate a Technology Roundtable to more fully explore the future of concentrator photovoltaics. CONCUR Principal Sc...
CONCUR has facilitated deliberations of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team since 2010.
CONCUR was jointly chosen by the United States Department of State and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to examine recent performance of the International Pacific Halibut Commission rel...
CONCUR facilitated the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel from 2010 to 2014.
CONCUR teamed with faculty from UNLV, UNR, and DRI to design and carry out a convening event: Climate Change Science for Effective Resource Management and Public Policy in the Western United States: A...
CONCUR is an active practitioner of truly agreement-focused facilitation, notably in its work throughout the United States to support several Take Reduction Teams.
CONCUR helps government agencies, businesses, non governmental organizations, and communities negotiate strong agreements on complex environmental and natural resources issues.
Call Us: 510-649-8008
© 2024 CONCUR Inc. WordPress Themes by Computer Courage.
