Management Conference

Copy of Management Conference Structure

*The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is the administrative host organization for the MBNEP and sits on the Science Advisory Committee

**The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources along with an EPA representative are Co-Chairs of the Executive Committee

The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program is governed by a unique structure known as a Management Conference that serves as a platform for collective improvement and local control of the natural resource management of our Coast.

The Management Conference is composed of six groups of stakeholders and experts: the Science Advisory, Government Networks, Business Resources, Project Implementation, Community Action, and Finance Committees. The six committees are overseen by the Executive Committee, made up of leaders from each of the main committees as well as from the U.S. EPA and three at-large members. The Executive Committee develops policies on issues and funding, reviews/approves work plans and budgets, and sets financial goals for non-federal funding.

Executive Committee

Government Networks Committee

Businesses Resources Committee

Project Implementation Committee

Science Advisory Committee

Community Action Committee

Finance Committee