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Research Activity Panel Agenda

November 13th, 2009

 

 

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Research Activity Panel: Meeting Agenda

Host: Francisco Chavez - Biological Oceanography (MBARI)

Location:

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,
Pacific Forum,
7700 Sandholdt Road,
Moss Landing, CA (DIRECTIONS)

Date: Friday, November 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
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
  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 (Chris Harrold)

HOST PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION

9:10 - 9:20 MBARI Activities (Francisco Chavez)

9:20 - 10:00 MARS Cable Research (Steve Etchemendy/MBARI)

    • Presentation (25 min)
    • RAP Discussion (15 min)

PRESENTATION

10:00 - 10:40 Ocean Acidification (Francisco Chavez)

    • Presentation (25 min)
    • RAP Discussion (15 min)

BREAK

10:40 - 10:55

 

PRESENTATION

10:55 - 11:30 MBNMS Condition Report (Jennifer Brown/MBNMS)

    • Presentation (20 min)
    • RAP Discussion (15 min)

DISSCUSSION ITEMS

11:30 - 11:40 2010 Meeting Schedule and State Furloughs (Erica Burton/MBNMS)

    • RAP Discussion (10 min)

11:40 - 12:00 October SAC meeting Debrief (Chris Harrold)

    • Presentation (10 min)
    • RAP Discussion (10 min)

ADJOURN

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 Special Status Species Project (Jennifer Brown)
    • Linking SIMoN to management (Amber Szoboszlai)
  • MPAs
    • 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
  • Recent event: Supreme Court allows Navy Sonar (per John Hunt)
  • NOAA Twin Otter plane comes to Monterey
  • Predicting sea level rise for the State of California (Larry Breaker, JPL, OPC)
  • CeNCOOS update (new website; activities)
  • High-res models of CA (Cayan or Dettinger/USGS)
  • MBNMS Desal Guidelines (Brad Damitz)
  • National Weather Service Forecast Office (Tom Evans, Warning Coordination Meteorologist)
  • Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA; Jonathan Trent, NASA-AMES)
  • Presentation on IEAs (e.g., Phil Levin, Frank Schwing, John Stein), including IEAs that have been implemented (per Yoklavich)
  • Marine Spatial Planning presentation (per Harrold); Fio recently heard Marine Spatial Planning talk from Massachusetts, or speaker from Center for Ocean Solutions (Meg Caldwell)

 


RAP Meeting Location (11/13/09):

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Pacific Forum
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, CA

Travel Directions to RAP Meeting:

http://www.mbari.org/about/directions/directions.html

 

   
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