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Exploring the Ecology, Economics, and Public Policy of Water Resources and Fisheries

A Seminar for Federal Judges and Law Professors
Federal Judges Supported by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
April 19-24, 2005, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV

Agenda

5:30-6:30 pm
Orientation
John A. Baden
FREE

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Roosevelt Room

7:00 pm
Dinner - Dining Hall
Remarks by John Blundell, a Londoner in West Virginia

Wednesday, April 20, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Dining Hall

8:30-10:00 am
Session I - Externalities
Russell S. Sobel
West Virginia University

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session II - The Science, Policy, and Politics of Managing In-Stream Flows for Fish & Wildlife
Neal Wilkins
Texas A&M University

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch - Dining Hall

1:00-2:30 pm
Session III - Common Pool Resources
Russell S. Sobel
West Virginia University

 2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session IV - The Science, Law, and Politics of “Marine Protected Areas”
Josh Eagle
University of South Carolina

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Roosevelt Room

 
7:00 pm
Dinner - Dining Hall
Remarks on the late Honorable Richard Arnold by the Honorable Thomas Eisele 

Thursday, April 21, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Dining Hall

8:30-10:00 am
Session V - Property Rights
Russell S. Sobel
West Virginia University

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VI - Aquaculture: Are We in Too Deep?
Joseph Hankins
Freshwater Institute

12:00-6:00 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Roosevelt Room

7:00 pm
Dinner - Dining Hall

Friday, April 22, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Dining Hall

8:30-10:00 am
Session VII - Aquatic Biodiversity: Entrepreneur’s Goldmine, Aquaculturist’s Raw Material, and Conservationist’s Holy Grail
William Hershberger
USDA

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VIII - Private Actions for Endangered Fish Recovery
Jerry Johnson
Montana State University

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch - Dining Hall

1:00-2:30 pm
Session IX - From Cowboys to Water Wranglers: Feasibility of Increasing Off-Site Water Yield from Native Rangelands
Neal Wilkins
Texas A&M University

2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session X - Designing More Nutritious Foods: A Report of Progress
David Sands
Montana State University

4:30-6:00 pm
Free Time

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Roosevelt Room

7:00 pm
Dinner - Dining Hall

Saturday, April 23, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Dining Hall

8:30-10:00 am
Session XI - The Fish Hatchery: A Conservation Tool
Brian J. Vinci
Freshwater Institute

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session XII - Competition Between Fisheries and Fish Farming
Josh Eagle
University of South Carolina

12:00-6:00 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:00-7:00 pm
Cocktails
Session XIII - Participant Evaluation
John A. Baden
FREE

7:00 pm
Dinner - Dining Hall  

Sunday, April 24, 2005
7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast - Dining Hall
As Necessary

Shuttle to Airport