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Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California (2009)

Chapter: Appendix C: Agenda: Meeting of the Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Agenda: Meeting of the Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California." National Research Council. 2009. Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12667.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Agenda: Meeting of the Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California." National Research Council. 2009. Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12667.
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Appendix C Agenda: Meeting of the Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California Acqua Hotel Mill Valley, CA September 4-5, 2008 Thursday, September 4 10:00 AM Welcome and introductions—Pete Peterson, chair, and Susan Roberts and Jodi Bostrom, study directors 10:15 AM Request for NRC study—Jon Jarvis, National Park Service 10:30 AM Models for harbor seal counts in Drakes Estero—Ben Becker, National Park Service 11:00 AM Request for NRC study: issues of concern—Corey Goodman, Marshall, CA 11:45 AM Discussion 12:00 PM WORKING LUNCH – Discussion of morning presentations 1:00 PM Potential Effects of Oyster Mariculture on the Natural Resources of Drakes Estero—John Dixon, California Coastal Commission 1:30 PM Drakes Estero Mariculture, Past and Present, a California Department of Fish and Game Perspective—Tom Moore, California Department of Fish and Game 116

APPENDIX C 117 2:00 PM Marine Mammal Population Monitoring—Grey Pendleton, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (joining by teleconference) 2:30 PM The Oceanography of Drakes Estero – Residence Times, Flushing and Fluxes – Towards an Estimate of Carrying Capacity—John Largier, Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory 3:00 PM BREAK 3:30 PM Connections among Shellfish Mariculture, Seagrass, and Invasive Species—Susan Williams, Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory 4:00 PM Experimental Determination of the Ecological Impacts of Commercial Oyster Mariculture on Eelgrass and Invertebrate Communities in Humboldt Bay, CA—Steve Rumrill, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve 4:30 PM Responses to presentations from Ben Becker and Corey Goodman 5:00 PM Discussion and public comments 6:00 PM Meeting adjourns for the day Friday, September 5 Field trip to Pt. Reyes 8:30 AM Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Pt. Reyes National Seashore Boat tour of Drakes Estero and walking tour of Drakes Bay Oyster Company 12:30 PM Adjourn open session

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When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it contained a commercial shellfish mariculture operation. Oyster mariculture began in Drakes Estero with the introduction of the nonnative Pacific oyster in 1932, and has been conducted continuously from that date forward. Hence, the cultural history of oyster farming predates the designation of Point Reyes as a National Seashore in 1962.

Nevertheless, with the approach of the 2012 expiration date of the current National Park Service (NPS) Reservation of Use and Occupancy (RUO) and Special Use Permit (SUP) that allows Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) to operate within the estero, NPS has expressed concern over the scope and intensity of impacts of the shellfish culture operations on the estero's ecosystem. Public debate over whether scientific information justifies closing the oyster farm led to the request for this study to help clarify the scientific issues raised with regard to the shellfish mariculture activities in Drakes Estero.

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