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MBNMS RAP Meeting Summary November 13th, 2009
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| A PDF verson of this file is available here |
Research Activity Panel: Meeting Summary
Chris Harrold, RAP Chair
Host:
Francisco Chavez - Biological Oceanography (MBARI)
Location:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,
Pacific Forum,
7700 Sandholdt Road,
Moss Landing, CA
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
In Attendance:
| RAP Members |
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Discipline |
Primary/ Alternate |
Name |
| X |
Research Coordinator |
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DeVogelaere, Andrew |
| X |
Biological Oceanography |
Primary |
Chavez, Francisco |
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Biological Oceanography |
Alternate |
Kudela, Raphael |
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Deep Sea Ecology |
Primary |
Cailliet, Greg |
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Deep Sea Ecology |
Alternate |
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Estuarine Ecology |
Primary |
Wasson, Kerstin |
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Estuarine Ecology |
Alternate |
Van Dyke, Eric |
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Fisheries |
Primary |
Grimes, Churchill |
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Fisheries |
Alternate |
Vasques, Jason |
| X |
Marine & Coastal Geology |
Primary |
Storlazzi, Curt |
| X |
Marine & Coastal Geology |
Alternate |
Paull, Charles |
| X |
Marine Conservation Biology |
Primary |
Harrold, Chris * |
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Marine Conservation Biology |
Alternate |
Micheli, Fiorenza |
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Marine Policy |
Primary |
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| X |
Marine Policy |
Alternate |
Sharp, Gary |
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Nearshore Ecology |
Primary |
Lindholm, James |
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Nearshore Ecology |
Alternate |
Carr, Mark |
| X |
Physical Oceanography |
Primary |
McPhee-Shaw, Erika |
| X |
Physical Oceanography |
Alternate |
Ramp, Steve |
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Shelf & Slope Ecology |
Primary |
Yoklavich, Mary |
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Shelf & Slope Ecology |
Alternate |
Starr, Rick |
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Social Sciences |
Primary |
Pomeroy, Caroline |
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Social Sciences |
Alternate |
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Water Quality |
Primary |
Epel, David |
| X |
Water Quality |
Alternate |
Hunt, John † |
* Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Primary)
† Sanctuary Advisory Council Member: Research (Alternate)
| Guests |
| Name |
Institution |
| Brown, Jennifer |
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| Burton, Erica |
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| Ely, Dick |
General Public |
| Etchemendy, Steve |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
| Selbie, Hugo |
PISCO; University of California, Santa Cruz |
CONSENT ITEMS
Introductions/Modifications to the Agenda (Chris Harrold)
- Add Membership update
- Harrold suggested RAP members send RSVPs prior to RAP meetings
HOST PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
MBARI Activities (Francisco Chavez)
- Marcia McNutt left MBARI, now Director of U.S. Geological Survey
- Chris Scholin now President/CEO of MBARI Charlie Paull now Science Chair of MBARI
MARS Cable Activities (Steve Etchemendy/MBARI)
- Steve provided an overview of the MARS (Monterey Accelerated Research System) Project
- Suite of tools for scientists to monitor the ocean. Power is provided to in situ tools 24/7
- Single science node located on Smooth Ridge at 891 m; has 8 ports; science node connected to shore via cable
- MARS is a test bed with anticipated lifespan of 25 yrs
- Science and instrument testing began Nov 2008
- Installed instruments include:
- Free-ocean carbon dioxide enrichment experiment (FOCE)
- Eye-in-the-Sea
- Monterey Ocean Bottom Broadband (MOBB) Seismometer
- DEIMOS Echosounder
- Benthic Rover
- Deep-Sea Environmental Sample Processor
- Instruments planned for 2010
- Sedimentation Sensor/Time Lapse Camera System
- A Smart Sensor Web for Ocean Observation
- Technology Development for Geophysical Monitoring as Cabled Seafloor Observatories
- Acoustic Communications System for Cabled Observatories
- Bottom Pressure recorder and precision tilt meter (test bed for Axial Seamount to measure volcanic activity)
- Fishery activities are the likely cause of cable disturbances roughly every six months, so MBARI plans on requesting an MBNMS permit to burry the exposed, short cable near the node
- For more information, see http://www.mbari.org/mars/
PRESENTATION
Ocean Acidification (Francisco Chavez; co-authors: Peter Brewer, Jim Barry, Ken Johnson)
- Francisco provided overview of ocean acidification
- Waters off Monterey are naturally acidic with upwelling; waters off Monterey have an atmospheric signature of CO2
- Discussed FOCE experiments at MARS (http://www.mbari.org/mars/)
- pH measurements from FOCE: making huge improvements in sensing; 500 fold increase in precision
- Briefly discussed Jim Barrry's marine ecosystem work: effects on individuals and implications for ecosystems. Possible impacts include:
- Reduced calcification
- Respiratory Stress
- Acidosis
- Metabolic depression
MBNMS Condition Report (Jennifer Brown/MBNMS)
- Jennifer provided an overview and highlights of the MBNMS Condition Report published online October 2009
- Goals of the report included:
- Assess the condition of the site and the system
- Determine if system is achieving its resource protection and improvement goals as reflected in program performance measures
- The Report is a summary of:
- MBNMS resources
- Pressures on those resources
- Current status and trends
- Management responses
- In summary:
- First report to summarize condition and trends in marine resources of the Monterey Bay sanctuary
- Illustrated many areas where more data are needed
- Cumulative impacts are common and need to be better understood
- Population growth and emerging issues, such as climate change, could be significant
- Continued emphasis on collaborative solutions
- Expect revision in 5 years
- SAC will review and comment at December meeting
- Download the report at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/condition/mbnms/welcome.html
DISCUSSION ITEMS
2010 Meeting Schedule and State Furloughs (Erica Burton/MBNMS)
- Erica sent email to RAP members who are also State employees, asking if they are unable to attend RAP meetings on second Friday of every other month
- The 2010 RAP meeting schedule may be altered to accommodate attendance of State employee RAP members
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)
- 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)
- SIMoN Water Quality Monitoring Viewer (Chris Harrold)
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