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General
Information and Program
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Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium
2005
Tracking
the Health of Our Sanctuary
March
12, 2005
8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
California
State University,
Monterey Bay, University
Center, Sixth Street,
Seaside, CA
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The
public is encouraged to attend this year's symposium to learn about
the current health of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from
the perspective of scientists, citizen volunteers, and policy makers.
The program will highlight the findings of monitoring efforts within
the sanctuary. This is a free event, but pre-registration is highly
encouraged and greatly appreciated! To pre-register please call (831)
647-4209.
 Event
Sponsors
Association
of Monterey Bay Area Governments California
State University, Monterey Bay Hopkins
Marine Station of Stanford University Monterey
Bay Aquarium NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - Monterey
Bay Sanctuary Foundation
Program
of Events
| 8:00
– 8:45 a.m. |
Registration
(This is a free event. And while pre-registration is not necessary,
it is recommended) |
| 8:45 – 9:00
a.m. |
Welcome
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| 9:00
– 9:15
a.m. |
"Sanctuary
Monitoring: Why & How" Dr. Andrew DeVogelaere,
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| 9:15
– 10:30 a.m. |
Morning Presentations
- Dr. Kerstin Wasson, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
“Tracking Ecological Changes to Inform Conservation in a Central California Estuary”
- Dr. Pete Raimondi, University of California Santa Cruz
“Threats to our Coastal Resources: Are We Loving the Seashore to Death?”
- Dr. Mark Carr, University of California Santa Cruz
“It Takes a Forest to Raise a Fish”
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| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45– 12:30 p.m. |
Morning Presentations
- Dr. Karin Forney, National Marine Fisheries Service Mr. John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective
"Whale Tales and Porpoise Puzzles: The Challenges of Monitoring Marine Mammal Populations"
- Ms. Bridget Hoover, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Ms. Elizabeth Hightower
“Citizen Monitoring: Real Science, Real People, Real Results”
- Panel Discussion
“How's
the Patient? Diagnosis and Prognosis”
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| 12:30– 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own), Research Posters and Exhibits |
| 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
Ed Ricketts Award and Memorial Lecture
- Dr. Barbara Block, Stanford University
“Hot Tuna: Electronic Tagging of Highly Migratory Fish Reveal New Insights for Fisheries Management and Oceanography”
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| 2:15– 3:00 p.m. |
Policy Discussion
- Mr. Mike Sutton, Monterey Bay Aquarium Dr. Steve Palumbi, Stanford University Dr. Andy Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire
“Good Science Leads to Sound Policy”
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| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. |
Sanctuary Awards and Reception |
Directions
- From Highway 1: exit at the CSUMB/Fort Ord Main Entrance
and follow Light Fighter Drive to the second stop sign. Turn left on
General Jim Moore Boulevard, and continue to the second stop sign, then turn right
on Third Street. Continue to the second stop sign, and turn right on
Sixth Avenue. Continue past the stop sign to the University Center (third
building on your right with distinctive "white tent" roof).
- From Salinas: take
Blanco Road west to Monterey, then turn right on Reservation Road.
Turn left on Imjin Road, then turn left at the first
traffic signal on Abrams Drive. Where Abrams ends at a stop sign, turn right on
Inter-Garrison Road. At the second stop sign, turn left on Sixth
Street. Continue past the stop sign to the University Center (third building on your
right with distinctive "white tent" roof).
Parking is free in lot #29 at the University Center or across the street
in lot #42 at the Watershed Institute (in regular parking spaces only).
For more information, call Kerry Irish at (831) 647-4245, or email kerry.irish@noaa.gov;
or contact Petra Witkowsky
at (831)
647-4209, or email admin@mbnmsf.org.
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