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  Research Activity Panel Agenda May 9th, 2008  

 

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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

1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076 (DIRECTIONS)

Date: Friday, May 9th, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Members
Name Discipline Primary or Alternate
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
Kildow, Judith Social Sciences 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
  Physical Oceanography Alternate

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


CONSENT ITEMS

9:00 - 9:10 Introductions/modifications to the agenda (Chris Harrold)

PRESENTATION

9:10 - 9:40 Tidal Wetland Project (Bryan Largay/ESNERR & Judith Kildow)

DISCUSSION ITEM

9:40 - 10:10 MPA Social Science (Carrie Pomeroy)

10:10 - 10:25 BREAK

10:25 - 10:55 MPAs Monitoring Enterprise (Cheri Recchia)

STAFF/SAC REQUESTS TO RAP

DISCUSSION ITEM

10:55 - 11:10 SAC meeting debrief (Chris Harrold)

11:10 - 11:25 RAP Membership – vacant seats (Chris Harrold)

11:25 - 11:35 Regional Sediment Management Report – RAP Review (Curt Storlazzi)

11:35 - 11:45 Sanctuary Currents Symposium (Hugo Selbie/MBNMS)

SUGGESTED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

11:45 - 12:00

Future Agenda Items (running list):

  • 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)
  • Food Safety Measures and Affected Wildlife (Mary Yoklavich)
  • SIMoN
    • SIMoN: future monitoring (JMPR or beyond)
    • SIMoN Special Status Species Project (Jennifer Brown)
    • Linking SIMoN to management (Amber Szoboszlai)
  • MPAs
    • The first five years of monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Network (Chris Harrold or Satie Airame)
    • CINMS MPA evaluation (Mark Carr/NCEAS)
    • MPA science synthesis - MLPA (Mark Carr)
    • MPA monitoring projects (Jason Vasquez/CDFG)
  • Coastal armoring and coastal erosion (Ed Thornton)
  • Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS)
  • MLML expansion, Sustainable Seafood Process Plant (Kenneth Coale)
  • Wave Model Development and Implementation (Paul Wittmann/Fleet Numerical)
  • Light Brown Apple Moth spraying (requested by Judith Kildow) - Henric Kbiek; Ingrid Parker); aquatic/marine research issues/impacts?

2008 RAP Meeting Schedule and Locations

Date Host Location
January 11 Harrold Monterey Bay Aquarium
March 14 Carr Long Marine Lab, UCSC, Santa Cruz
May 9 Wasson Elkhorn Slough NERR
July 11 Cailliet Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
September 12 Coulston CDFG, Monterey
November 14 Storlazzi USGS, Santa Cruz

 


Directions to Elkhorn Slough NERR:

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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