Seeking Feedback on the FWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program Strategic Plan 2025-2030

FAC Strategic
Plan Development

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In addition to this webinar, we are also reaching out to the following key partner groups to get an understanding of current value of FAC efforts, future program priorities, changes in the conservation landscape, and, most importantly, the niche our partners see us filling in larger conservation efforts. The feedback collected during this time will help shape the second draft of the strategic vision, mission, and goals.

We are also reaching out directly to existing advisory groups to seek their collective wisdom (Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, National Fish Habitat Partnership, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, etc.) and have a complementary effort underway to reach out to tribes and tribal interests befitting their status as sovereign nations.

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Why We Are Updating
Our Strategic Plan

 

Strategic Planning Process Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

This timeline provides a high-level overview of the core strategic planning team’s process. Earlier this year, the core team and Council Oak developed a survey distributed to the entire FAC community asking for input on the strategic vision, mission, and goals of the previous strategic plan. This input was discussed at the March FMT meeting and will be taken into account as the strategic planning process moves forward.  

The next stage of this process, taking place this summer, involves engaging other stakeholders, both inside and outside of the federal government. At this stage, we are reaching out to program stakeholders to get a better understanding of FAC’s perceived niche and how to better support partner needs with the next iteration of strategic goals and activities.

Following the conclusion of the interviews, the strategic planning small team will begin drafting the new plan, and is planning for periodic feedback from and review from the larger FMT.

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FAC Strategic Plan Guiding Tenets

• •Informed by a wide variety of perspectives 

• • Survey of FAC Personnel  

  • Interviews and engagement with partners/stakeholders 

  • Outreach and engagement to tribes and tribal consortia 

  • Feedback from existing federal advisory committees 

• •Focused on where we can catalyze, fill a particular niche or leverage our resources  

• •Opportunity for review of draft plan  

We recognize that we cannot do everything, everywhere.

As such we are taking great pains to understand what activities or parts of existing activities are of highest value to our partners, have the largest opportunity to catalyze, plus up or leverage other’s activities.

There will be an opportunity this fall to review the draft plan after we have concluded this feedback-gathering phase.

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Our Key Program Areas

We will be gathering feedback on the following, which we consider to be FAC’s key program areas.

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Key External Partner Groups

• •State Fish and Wildlife Agencies 

• •Tribal Consultation  

• •Cooperating Federal Agencies and Programs 

• •Conservation NGOs 

• •Fishing and Boating Interests 

• •Fish Health, Fish Tech, and Aquaculture 

• •Federal Advisory Groups 

In addition to this webinar, we are also reaching out to the following key partner groups to get an understanding of current value of FAC efforts, future program priorities, changes in the conservation landscape, and, most importantly, the niche our partners see us filling in larger conservation efforts. The feedback collected during this time will help shape the second draft of the strategic vision, mission, and goals.

We are also reaching out directly to existing advisory groups to seek their collective wisdom (Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, National Fish Habitat Partnership, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, etc.) and have a complementary effort underway to reach out to tribes and tribal interests befitting their status as sovereign nations.

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Seeking Feedback
on Following Themes

We are looking for feedback on the following general themes (and will discuss more specific questions in a few minutes).

1. 1.What strengths or weaknesses do you see with the current FAC activities within our key program areas?     

2. 2.What do you think are the most important program offerings that FAC provides? What do we do that is unique or irreplaceable? 

3. 3.What new areas of focus, activity or innovation do you think FAC should consider?  

4. 4.What does a highly successful USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program look like in 10 years? 

1. 1. a)Should this tie back to the "Key Program Areas?"   

   2. b)If not, do we need to be more explicit on "activities?" e.g., "FAC activities within our Key Program Areas."  

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Letter from AD-Miko to State Directors with cc to Fish Chiefs seeking initial interview request.

Draft plan will be available
for to review in late
October/early November

Thank you!

We appreciate your willingness to be a part of this important effort. There will be opportunities this fall (likely late October/early November) to review the draft plan and provide feedback.

Thank you for your time today!

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