Research Activities Panel Agenda April 9, 2004

Research Activity Panel: Meeting Agenda

Host: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Location: Conference Room

Friday April 9, 2004, 9 AM to 12 PM

Institution Representatives
Chris Harrold, Monterey Bay Aquarium - Chair
Jeff Paduan, Naval Postgraduate School- Vice Chair
Andrew DeVogelaere, MBNMS- RAP Coordinator
Greg Cailliet, Moss Landing Marine Labs
William Douros, Monterey Bay NMS
Michael Field/Steve Eittreim, USGS
Churchill Grimes/Mary Yoklavich, NOAA/NMFS
Randy Kochevar, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Steve Moore/Rikk Kvitek, CSUMB
Dan Costa/Mark Carr, UCSC
George Somero/Fiorenza Micheli, Hopkins Marine Station
Francisco Chavez/Charles Paull, MBARI
Jan Roletto, GFNMS/CBNMS
Leslie Rosenfeld, Naval Postgraduate School
Rick Starr, U.C. Sea Grant
Mark Stephenson, CDFG/Mar. Pollution Studies Lab
William Sydeman, Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Kerstin Wasson, ESNERR and ESF
Geoff Wheat, NOAA/NURP

At-Large
Jim Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Labs
Caroline Pomeroy, UCSC
Charles Lester/Ross Clark, CA Coastal Commission
Charles Wahle/Aaron King, Institute for MPA Science

Special Advisors
Gary Sharp, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources Study

CONSENT ITEMS
09:00 to 9:10 Introductions/Modifications to the agenda (Chris Harrold)

PRESENTATIONS
09:10 to 09:45 Institutional Update: ESNERR (Kerstin Wasson)

09:45 to 10:15 Proposed Marine Molecular Biology Research Platform Consortium in the MBNMS Community - A Public-Private Partnership (Jeffrey Johnsen, Crescent Biologics)

BREAK

DISCUSSION ITEMS
10:30 to 10:50 Roles of the SIMoN Science Committee and RAP (Steve Lonhart/Andrew DeVogelaere)

INFORMATION ITEMS
10:50 to 11:00 SIMoN Monitoring funding opportunities (Steve Lonhart/Andrew DeVogelaere)

11:00 to 11:20 Northern Management Area decision (Chris Harrold)

11:20 to 11:30 Debriefing on Sanctuary Currents (Andrew DeVogelaere)