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  Research Activity Panel Agenda March 13th, 2009  

 

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Research Activity Panel: Meeting Agenda

Host: Chris Harrold - Marine Conservation Biology (Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Location: Ocean View Conference Room,
Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Monterey, CA (DIRECTIONS)

Date: Friday, March 13th, 2009; 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
DeVogelaere, Andrew   Research Coordinator
Epel, David Water Quality Primary
Grimes, Churchill Fisheries Primary
Harrold, Chris * Marine Conservation Biology Primary
Hunt, John † Water Quality Alternate
Kildow, Judith Social Sciences Alternate
Kudela, Raphael Biological Oceanography Alternate
Lindholm, James Nearshore Ecology Primary
McPhee-Shaw, Erika Physical Oceanography Primary
Micheli, Fiorenza Marine Conservation Biology Alternate
Paull, Charles Marine & Coastal Geology Alternate
Pomeroy, Caroline Social Sciences Primary
Ramp, Steve Physical Oceanography Alternate
Sharp, Gary Marine Policy Alternate
Starr, Rick Shelf & Slope Ecology Alternate
Storlazzi, Curt Marine & Coastal Geology Primary
Van Dyke, Eric Estuarine Ecology Alternate
Vasques, Jason Fisheries Alternate
Wasson, Kerstin Estuarine Ecology Primary
Yoklavich, Mary Shelf & Slope Ecology Primary
  Deep-sea Ecology Alternate
  Marine Policy Primary

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

 

CONSENT ITEMS

9:00 - 9:10 Introductions/Modifications to the Agenda (Chris Harrold)

PRESENTATIONS

9:10 - 9:40 Meeting the Challenge of New Water Discharge Regulations (Roger Phillips/Monterey Bay Aquarium)

9:40 - 10:10 Sea Otters: Looking Outside of the Box, the State, and Even the Country (Mike Murray/Monterey Bay Aquarium)

10:15 - 10:25 Break

STAFF/SAC REQUESTS TO RAP


MBNMS FEDERAL MPAs INITIATIVE

10:25 - 11:25 Straw-man: RAP's role in MBNMS Federal MPAs Initiative (Chris Harrold)

11:25 - 11:45 Info Item: Invasive Species and MBNMS Management Plan (Chris Harrold)

SUGGESTED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

11:45 - 12:00

Future Agenda Items (running list):

  • Water Quality
  • Critical coastal areas presentation (ASBS, areas water quality impaired, areas in good state; Ross Clark)
  • SIMoN
    • SIMoN: future monitoring (JMPR or beyond)
    • SIMoN Special Status Species Project (Jennifer Brown)
    • Linking SIMoN to management (Amber Szoboszlai)
    • SIMoN accomplishments or future plans, partnerships (per Curt Storlazzi)
  • MPAs
    • MPA science synthesis - MLPA (Mark Carr)
    • MPA monitoring projects (Jason Vasques/CDFG)
  • Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS)
  • Wave Model Development and Implementation (Paul Wittmann/Fleet Numerical)
  • Data integration across monitoring programs (e.g., water quality, PISCO, MARINe, IOOS), and availability to the public
  • Santa Cruz Visitors Center update by Lisa Uttal
  • MARS cable (per Kildow, speaker=Marcia McNutt or other)
  • Recent event: Supreme Court allows Navy Sonar (per John Hunt)
  • NOAA Twin Otter plane comes to Monterey
  • Zeppelin capabilities for research
  • Causes of the decline of Chinook salmon in the Carmel Valley (per Churchill Grimes, May Meeting?)
    • RAP identified priority of Future Agenda topics (9/12/08):
      1. SIMoN
      2. MPA Science Synthesis - MLPA (Mark Carr)

    2009 RAP Meeting Schedule and Locations (Revised 3/27/09)

    Date Host Location
    January 9 Lindholm CSU Monterey Bay
    March 13 Harrold Monterey Bay Aquarium
    May 8 Grimes/Yoklavich NOAA Fisheries, Santa Cruz
    July 10 Carr Long Marine Lab, UC Santa Cruz
    September 11 Micheli/Epel Hopkins Marine Station
    November 13 Kildow MBARI

     


    RAP Meeting Location (03/13/09):

    Monterey Bay Aquarium
    886 Cannery Row
    Monterey, CA

    Driving Directions to RAP Meeting:

    http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/vi_tips/directions.asp

     

       
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