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  Research Activity Panel Agenda September 14th, 2007  

 

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Research Activity Panel: Meeting Agenda

Host: Kerstin Wasson - Estuarine Ecology (Elkhorn Slough NERR and Foundation)

Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (DIRECTIONS)

Date: Friday, September 14th, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

 

Members
Name Discipline Primary or Alternate
Breaker, Laurence Physical Oceanography Alternate and RAP Vice-Chair
Cailliet, Gregor Deep Sea Ecology Primary
Carr, Mark Nearshore Ecology Alternate
Chavez, Francisco Biological Oceanography Primary
Coulston, Pat Fisheries Alternate
DeVogelaere, Andrew   Research Coordinator
Epel, David Water Quality Primary
Faurot-Daniels, Ellen Marine Policy Primary
Grimes, Churchill Fisheries Primary
Harrold, Chris * Marine Conservation Biology Primary and RAP Chair
Hunt, John Water Quality Alternate
Kudela, Raphael Biological Oceanography Alternate
McPhee-Shaw, Erika Physical Oceanography Primary
Micheli, Fiorenza Marine Conservation Biology Alternate
Paull, Charles Marine & Coastal Geology Alternate
Pomeroy, Caroline Social Sciences Primary
Sharp, Gary Marine Policy Alternate
Starr, Rick Shelf & Slope Ecology Alternate
Storlazzi, Curt Marine & Coastal Geology Primary
Van Dyke, Eric Estuarine Ecology Alternate
Wasson, Kerstin Estuarine Ecology Primary
Yoklavich, Mary Shelf & Slope Ecology Primary
  Deep-sea Ecology Alternate
  Nearshore Ecology Primary
  Social Sciences Alternate

* Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Primary)
† Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Alternate)


CONSENT ITEMS

9:00 - 9:10 Introductions/modifications to the agenda (Larry Breaker)

PRESENTATIONS

9:10 - 9:40 ESNERR conservation research projects relevant to MBNMS (Kerstin Wasson)

9:40 - 10:10 On the detection, characterization, and impact of regime shifts along the west coast of North America based on coastal sea surface temperature and other variables (Larry Breaker)

10:10 - 10:45 Research Priorities Recommendation to MBNMS Superintendent (Larry Breaker)

10:45 - 11:00 BREAK

11:00 - 11:30 The State of the West Coastís Marine Managed Areas (Lisa Wooninck)

STAFF/SAC REQUESTS TO RAP

11:30 - 11:45 Advice to Staff on MPAs in Federal Waters (Huff McGonigal)

DISCUSSION ITEMS

11:45 - 11:55 Review of SAC meeting (Larry Breaker)

SUGGESTED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

11:55 - 12:00

Future Agenda Items:

  • Water Quality
    • Findings tracking pathogens in sea otters and connection to FW flows (CDFG, UCDavis?)
    • Critical coastal areas presentation (ASBS, areas water quality impaired, areas in good state; Ross Clark)
    • CCLEAN summary (Central Coast Long-term Environmental Assessment Network; Dane Hardin/Applied Marine Sciences)
  • Food Safety Measures and Affected Wildlife (Mary Yoklavich)
  • SIMoN: future monitoring (JMPR or beyond)
  • SIMoN Special Status Species Project (Jennifer Brown)
  • Role of offshore MPAs
  • Ed Thornton to speak on coastal armoring and coastal erosion
  • Linking SIMoN to management (Amber Szoboszali; January 2008)
  • Ed Ricketts Memorial Award/Lecture & Sanctuary Currents Reflections Award (Science; AMBAG)
  • Science acronyms in the MBNMS (Erica Burton)
2007 RAP Meeting Schedule and Locations
Date Host Location
January 12 Pomeroy UC Cooperative Extension
March 9 Yoklavich NOAA Fisheries Service
May 11 Hunt Granite Canyon
July 13 Coulston CDFG, Monterey
September 14 Wasson Elkhorn Slough NERR
November 16 Harrold Monterey Bay Aquarium

 


Directions to Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve:

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
1700 Elkhorn Road Watsonville, CA 95076

Driving Directions to RAP meeting:

  • Highway 1 heading north or south from Santa Cruz or Monterey Simple route via Dolan Road, near power plant.
  • Take Highway 1 to Moss Landing; at the power plant, turn east onto Dolan Road;
  • Go 3.5 miles on Dolan Road, turn left onto Elkhorn Road;
  • Go 1.9 miles on Elkhorn Road, turn left into the Reserve gate.
   
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