General Information and Program
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium March 20, 1999 FREE ADMISSION Embassy Suites, |
Sponsored by:
- Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- UC Sea Grant Extension Program
Planning Committee:
- Nick Papadakis - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- Sandy Young - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- Margo Nottenkamper - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- Liz Love - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Andrew DeVogelaere - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Aaron King - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Rick Starr - UC Sea Grant Extension Program
- Jason Felton - UC Sea Grant Extension Program
- Bruce Richmond - US Geoolgical Survey
Program of Events
8:00 - 8:45a |
Registration |
9:00 - 9:05a |
Welcome |
9:05 - 10:30a |
Moderator: William Douros, Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary El Niño's Effects on Weather Patterns and Storm Tracks over the Pacific Ocean The Impacts of El Niño Events on the Central California Coast Comparison of Marine Mammal Stranding in Central California During El Niño and Non-El Niño Years Squid: White Gold of Monterey Bay |
10:30a - 12:00p |
Break, Poster Session and Exhibits |
12:00 - 1:00p |
Lunch (on your own) |
1:00 - 2:30p |
Moderator: Bruce Richmond, Research Geologist, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park New Discoveries Revealed by Seafloor Mapping on the Monterey Bay Continental Shelf From Wind to Whales: Impacts of the 1997/98 El Niño on the Monterey Bay Pelagic Ecosystem Recent Advances in Understanding Shelf Circulation Disaster and Recovery in Kelp Forests During the 1997-98 El Niño: A Matter of Scale |
2:30 - 2:45p |
Break |
2:45 - 3:15p |
Long Term Dynamics of Corals on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef |
3:30 - 4:30p |
Social Hour and Sanctuary Awards |