NW Florida Boating and Waterways Management Workshop August 16 & 17, 2011

Northwest Florida Boating and Waterways Management Workshop
August 16th and 17th, 2011
Milton, Florida


DAY 1 - August 16th at the Santa Rosa County Extension Office

Welcome and Official Opening
8:00 – 9:00
Registration (light breakfast)
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Comments & Introduction –Chris Verlinde, Santa Rosa County Extension
9:10 – 9:40
Keynote Address – Robert Turpin, Escambia County Marine Resources Division Manager
Boating & Waterways ToolsModerator: Fred Vose, Taylor County Extension
9:40 – 10:00
Florida’s Clean Marina Program - Jeanne Williams, FDEP NW District Clean Marina Program Coordinator
10:00 – 10:20
Government Regulation and the Rights to Navigation and Anchoring in Florida
Tom Ankersen (Director) and Byron Flagg, Conservation Clinic, Levin College of Law, University of Florida
10:20 – 10:40
Changes to Boating Restricted Area Ordinances – Captain Richard Moore, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
10:40 – 11:10
Questions for the Panel
11:10 – 11:30 Refreshment Break and Networking
Comprehensive Planning Tools Moderator: Garin Davidson, Florida Sea Grant
11:30 – 11:50
Florida Boating Access Facilities Inventory and Economic Study –Michael Thomas, Professor, Florida A&M University
11:50 – 12:10
A Non-Economic Tool to Evaluate Florida’s Marine Infrastructure – Kevin Sharbaugh, J.D., Levin College of Law, University of Florida
12:10 – 12:40
Questions for the Panel

12:40 – 1:30Lunch Provided Onsite
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Day 1 – Continued at Santa Rosa County Extension Office

Boating & Waterway Access Moderator: Chris Verlinde, Santa Rosa County Extension
1:30 – 1:50
Florida's Forgotten Ports: Planning Options to Protect Deep Water Access - Susan Novak, Rogers Towers P.A., and Tom Ankersen, Levin College of Law, University of Florida
1:50 – 2:10
Public Engagement for Recreational Waterway Access in a Rural Coastal County (Taylor County) – Charles Sidman, Associate Director of Research, Florida Sea Grant
2:10 – 2:30
Funding Opportunities – Patricia Harrell, Boating Access Coordinator, Boating and Waterways Section, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2:30 – 2:50
Near-shore artificial reefs: Planning, permitting and challenges – Robert Turpin, Escambia County Division of Marine Resources Manager
2:50 – 3:20
Questions for the Panel
3:20 – 3:40 Refreshment Break and Networking
Derelict Vessel Management Jeanne Williams, FDEP
3:40 – 4:00
The New Statewide Derelict Vessel Database – Phil Horning, Derelict Vessel Planner, FWC Boating and Waterways Section
4:00 – 4:20
Derelict Vessels: The State Law Enforcement and Removal Process –Lt. Darrin Riley, Statewide Derelict Vessel Coordinator, Division of Law Enforcement, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
4:20 – 4:40
Questions for the Panel
4:40 – 5:00
A Brief Overview of the Day


Day 2 - August 17th at Santa Rosa County Extension Office

Objectives – the planning session participants will work together to:
1. Prioritize waterway issues and discuss strategies to address them.
2. Provide input on key issues and next steps that Florida Sea Grant, partnering planners, resource managers, attorneys, and policy makers can accomplish.
3. Form action networks that are composed of attendees with similar issues and interests, who will help to implement strategies after the workshop concludes.
8:30–9:00
Review of Previous Day (light breakfast provided)
9:00–9:45
Brainstorm and Prioritize Boating and Waterway Issues
9:45–10:00
Refreshment Break and Networking
10:00–11:30
Identify Strategies to Address Boating and Waterway Issues
11:30–12:00
Evaluation and Next Steps
12:00
ADJOURN