Sanctuary Currents 2005
Track the Health of Our Sanctuary

General Information and Program

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium
-Sanctuary Currents 2005-

March 12, 2005
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

FREE ADMISSION

California State University,
Monterey Bay,
University Center, Sixth Street,
Seaside, CA

The public is encouraged to attend this year's symposium to learn about the current health of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from the perspective of scientists, citizen volunteers, and policy makers. The program will highlight the findings of monitoring efforts within the sanctuary. This is a free event, but pre-registration is highly encouraged and greatly appreciated! To pre-register please call (831) 647-4209.

Event Sponsors

Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
California State University, Monterey Bay
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Monterey Bay Aquarium
NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation

Program of Events

8:00 —8:45 am	Registration (This is a free event. And while pre-registration is not necessary, it is recommended)
8:45—9:00 am	Welcome
9:00 —9:15 am	Sanctuary Monitoring: Why and How Dr. Andrew DeVogelaere, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
9:15 —10:30 am	Morning Presentations Tracking Ecological Changes to Inform Conservation in a Central California Estuary Dr. Kerstin Wasson, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Threats to our Coastal Resources: Are We Loving the Seashore to Death? Dr. Pete Raimondi, University of California Santa Cruz It Takes a Forest to Raise a Fish Dr. Mark Carr, University of California Santa Cruz
10:30—10:45 am	Break
10:45– 12:30 pm	Morning Presentations Whale Tales and Porpoise Puzzles: The Challenges of Monitoring Marine Mammal Populations Dr. Karin Forney, National Marine Fisheries Service Mr. John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective Citizen Monitoring: Real Science, Real People, Real Results Ms. Bridget Hoover, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Ms. Elizabeth Hightower, Citizen Volunteer How's the Patient? Diagnosis and Prognosis Panel Discussion: Moderator Dr. Chris Harrold, Monterey Bay Aquarium Panel Participants: Dr. Kerstin Wasson, Dr. Pete Raimondi, Ms. Bridget Hoover, Ms Elizabeth Hightower, Dr. Karin Forney, and Dr. Mark Carr
12:30– 1:30 pm	Lunch (on your own), Research Posters and Exhibits
1:30 - 2:15 pm	Ed Ricketts Award and Memorial Lecture Dr. Barbara Block, Stanford University Hot Tuna: Electronic Tagging of Highly Migratory Fish Reveal New Insights for Fisheries Management and Oceanography
2:15– 3:00 pm	Policy Discussion Good Science Leads to Sound Policy? Mr. Mike Sutton (Moderator), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Center for the Future of the Oceans Dr. Steve Palumbi, Stanford University Dr. Andy Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire
3:30—4:30 pm	Sanctuary Awards and Reception

Directions

From Highway 1: exit at the CSUMB/Fort Ord Main Entrance and follow Light Fighter Drive to the second stop sign. Turn left on General Jim Moore Boulevard, and continue to the second stop sign, then turn right on Third Street. Continue to the second stop sign, and turn right on Sixth Avenue. Continue past the stop sign to the University Center (third building on your right with distinctive "white tent" roof).
From Salinas: take Blanco Road west to Monterey, then turn right on Reservation Road. Turn left on Imjin Road, then turn left at the first traffic signal on Abrams Drive. Where Abrams ends at a stop sign, turn right on Inter-Garrison Road. At the second stop sign, turn left on Sixth Street. Continue past the stop sign to the University Center (third building on your right with distinctive "white tent" roof).

Parking is free in lot #29 at the University Center or across the street in lot #42 at the Watershed Institute (in regular parking spaces only).