Priority Topic F: Understand the Sanctuary's Cultural, Historical and Socioeconomic Significance

Background: Characterizing, protecting, and enhancing public awareness of the sanctuary's maritime heritage (including living cultures, cultural resources, and local and customary knowledge) is an important role of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Additionally, facilitating compatible and sustainable human uses of resources in the Sanctuary is also an important role of OCNMS.

How will this priority topic be addressed? Two workshops will be held to address these issues: one focused on maritime heritage and one focused on improving our understanding of the socioeconomic values of resources in the sanctuary.

MARITIME HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Staff Lead: Bob Steelquist
Advisory Council Lead: Meredith Parker, Neah Bay Chamber of Commerce
Workshop Information:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Makah Cultural & Research Center, Neah Bay, WA
More details to follow
Background Documents:
Workshop agenda for November 18th, 2009 (60k pdf)


SOCIOECONOMIC VALUES OF RESOURCES IN THE SANCTUARY WORKSHOP
Staff Lead: Matt Brookhart
Advisory Council Lead: Brady Scott, WA Department of Natural Resources
Workshop Information:
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
10 am to 4 pm
Pope Marine Center
100 Madison St.
Port Townsend, WA
Background Documents:
Agenda and Background Materials (1.1Mb pdf)
Socioeconomic Workshop Report (248k pdf)


For more information on this group, please contact the Navigating the Future team at ocnmsmanagementplan@noaa.gov
or at (360) 457-6622 x28.

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