Agenda

 

Agenda is subject to change.

9:30 - 10 AM:           
Registration
A continental breakfast will be served in the lobby of the Law Center for attendees.

10 – 10:15 AM:       
Welcome
Phillip J. Closius, Dean

10:15-10:45 AM:
Opening Keynote Address
J. Charles Fox
Senior Advisor on the Chesapeake Bay
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM:       
First Panel:
The State of the Chesapeake Bay’s Fish and Shellfish Resources
Moderated by Audrey McFarlane, Professor of Law

W. Michael Kemp
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Thomas V. Grasso
Environmental Defense Fund (consultant)

Romuald N. Lipcius
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary

Alexei Sharov
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

12:00 – 12:15 PM:           
Break

12:15 – 2 PM:
Remarks and Luncheon
The Honorable Douglas F. Gansler
Lunch will be served immediately following Attorney General Gansler’s remarks.

2 – 3:30 PM:   
Second Panel:
Protection and Restoration of the Bay’s Fish and Shellfish Resources
Moderated by Steven A. G. Davison, Professor of Law
   
Russell Dize
Maryland Watermen’s Association

William M. Eichbaum
World Wildlife Fund US

Bill Goldsborough
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

The Honorable Eric Schwaab
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

The Honorable Jack Travelstead
Virginia Marine Resources Commission

3:30 - 5 PM:
Closing Remarks and Reception

Following brief closing remarks, please join panelists and attendees for a dessert reception in the Law Center lobby sponsored by the UB School of Law's Environmental Law Society.