General Information and Program

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium
-Sanctuary Currents 1997-

March 15, 1997
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

FREE ADMISSION

Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, CA

Organizing Committee:

Nicolas Papadakis, Association of Monterey Bay Governments
Donna Myers, Association of Monterey Bay Governments
Liz Love, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Andrew DeVogelaere, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Michele Jacobi, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Rachel Saunders, Center for Marine Conservation
Jane Caffrey, Elkhorn Slough Reserve
Don Potts, University of California Santa Cruz
Dorris Welch, UCSC Long Marine Laboratory
Rick Starr, UC Sea Grant Extension Program
Korie Ann Johnson, UC Sea Grant Extension Program

Program Schedule

8:00 - 8:45a	Registration
9:00a	Welcome
9:05 - 10:30a	Integrated Plenary Session on Marine Biodiversity Facilitator: Rachel Saunders, Center for Marine Conservation Conserving Life in the Neglected 99% Dr. Elliot Norse, Marine Conservation Biology Institute Why Californian Seas Have So Many Species Dr. Donald C. Potts, University of California Santa Cruz Deep Ocean Biodiversity Dr. Bruce Robison, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Biodiversity and Society in the Monterey Bay Region Dr. Margaret FitzSimmons, University of California Santa Cruz
10:30a	Break
11:00a	Concurrent Sessions Research Symposium Biodiversity and Sanctuary Habitats The Sanctuary's Rocky Intertidal: The Best There Is Dr. John Pearse, University of California Santa Cruz Persistence and Change of Infaunal Invertebrate Communities in the Elkhorn Slough Dr. Rikk Kvitek, California State University Monterey Bay New Techniques for Deep Sea Data Dr. Judith L. Connor, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Catastrophic Decline in the Sea Otter Population at Adak Island, Alaska: Causes and Implications Dr. Jim A. Estes, U.S. Geological Survey, University of California Santa Cruz Combined Panel Biodiversity in Action: Regional Programs on Biodiversity Partnerships for Clean Water: Protecting Biodiversity in the Sanctuary and its Watersheds Dr. Holly Price, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Promoting Biodiverse Farm Landscapes in the Elkhorn Slough Watershed Daniel Mountjoy, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service Return of the Natives: Involving Communities and Schools in Habitat Restoration Bruce Stewart, California State University Monterey Bay Marine Reserves, Biodiversity, and Their Importance in Sustaining Sport Fisheries in Central California Paul Reilly, California Department of Fish and Game
12:30p	Lunch and Poster Session
2:00p	Ricketts Memorial Lecture Below Pacific Tides: The Predictability, Diversity and Importance of Habitats for Fishes Dr. Gregor M. Cailliet, Moss Landing Marine Labs
2:30p	Social Hour and Awards and Continuation of Poster Session

General Information and Program

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium -Sanctuary Currents 1997-

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium
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