Appendix G

PIRCA Ecosystems Technical Workshop, January 18–19, 2012

On January 18–19, 2012, the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) and the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program convened a two-day workshop on past and future trends in climate, and impacts to marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems in support of regional efforts for the National Climate Assessment (NCA), at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) brought together scientific experts in climatology and ecological impacts from around the Pacific Islands region to build consensus around relevant observed and future trends in the Central North Pacific, Western North Pacific, and Central South Pacific sub-regions.

Co-Chairs

Britt Parker, Climate Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

Dr. Stephen E. Miller, Science Advisor and Assistant Field Supervisor for Climate Change and Strategic Habitat Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Office

Facilitator

Dr. Jonathan Likeke Scheuer, Consultant (scheuerj001@hawaii.rr.com)

Key Outcomes

Participants

Fred Amidon
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Office

 

Russell Brainard
Supervisory Oceanographer/Division Chief, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA NMFS-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Rusty.Brainard@noaa.gov

 

Jeff Burgett
Science Manager, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
jeff.burgett@piccc.net

 

Susan Cordell
Research Ecologist, USDA US Forest Service
Scorde1101@fs.fed.us

 

David Duffy
Unit Leader, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawai’i
dduffy@hawaii.edu

 

Stanton Enomoto
Cultural Adaptation Coordinator, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
Stanton.Enomoto@piccc.net

 

Douglas Fenner
Coral Reef Monitoring Ecologist, American Sāmoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
douglasfenner@yahoo.com

 

Melissa Finucane
Senior Research Fellow, East-West Center
FinucanM@eastwestcenter.org

 

Lucas Fortini
Research Ecologist, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
Lucas.fortini@piccc.net

 

Tom Giambelluca
Professor, Department of Geography, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
thomas@hawaii.edu

 

Christian Giardina
Research Ecologist, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA US Forestry Service
cgiardina@fs.fed.us

 

Kevin Hamilton
Director, International Pacific Research Center (IPRC), University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
kph@hawaii.edu

 

Don Hess
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, College of the Marshall Islands
cmihess@gmail.com

 

Jim Jacobi
Biologist, US Geological Survey
jjacobi@usgs.gov

 

Victoria Keener
Research Fellow, East-West Center
KeenerV@eastwestcenter.com

 

Jean Kenyon
Inventory and Monitoring Specialist, Hawaiian & Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jean_kenyon@fws.gov

 

Eric Kingma
Enforcement/NEPA Coordinator, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
eric.kingma@noaa.gov

 

Greb Koob
State Biologist, USDA NRCS
Gregory.koob@hi.usda.gov

 

Richard McKenzie
Research Ecologist, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service
rmackenzie@fs.fed.us

 

Patricia Manley
Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service
Pmanley@fs.fed.us

 

John J. Marra
Director, Pacific Regional Climate Service, NOAA
john.marra@noaa.gov

 

Stephen E. Miller
Science Advisor and Assistant Field Supervisor for Climate Change and Strategic Habitation Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Office
Stephen_E_Miller@fws.gov

 

Britt Parker
Climate Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Britt.parker@noaa.gov

 

Dan Polhemus
Coastal Conservation Program Manager Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Dan_polhemus@fws.gov

 

Jeff Polovina
Chief, Ecosystems & Oceanography Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Jeffrey.polovina@noaa.gov

 

Bob Richmond
Researcher, University of Hawai’I, Kewalo Marine Lab
richmond@hawaii.edu

 

Haldre Rogers
Biologist, University of Washington
haldre@uw.edu

 

Jonathan Scheuer
Meeting Facilitator
scheuerj001@hawaii.rr.com

 

Heidi Schuttenberg
Karsten Shein, Applied Climatologist, NOAA National Climatic Data Center
Karsten.Shein@noaa.gov

 

Nori Shoji
Science Operations Lead, NOAA NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Noriko.
Shoji@noaa.gov

 

Rebecca Skeele
Coral Reef Regional Management Support Staff, CNMI Coastal Resource Management Office
Rebecca.skeele@crm.gov.mp

 

Margaret Smith
PIRCA Report Integrator, East-West Center
margaretsmith@gmail.com

 

Deanna Spooner
Coordinator, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
deanna.spooner@piccc.net

 

Deborah Swanson
Recorder
stoneswanson@hawaii.rr.com

 

Billy Sweet
Oceanographer, NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
William.Sweet@noaa.gov

 

Jared Underwood
US Fish and Wildlife Service-Refuges
Jared.underwood@fws.gov

 

Adam Vorsino
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Adam.vorsuno@fws.gov