General Information and Program
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium March 4, 2006 FREE ADMISSION California State University, |
Human activities are threatening the health of our oceans. Can new networks of marine protected areas provide a way to safeguard the marine environment and protect ocean biodiversity? This is a free event, and registration takes place at the symposium. No pre-registration is necessary.
Event Sponsors
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Program of Events
8:00 - 8:45 am | Registration |
8:45 - 9:00 am |
Welcome Stephanie Harlan, Board of Directors, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, and Councilmember, City of Capitola Karen Grimmer, Acting Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Moderator: Dr. Chris Harrold, Director of Conservation Research, Monterey Bay Aquarium |
9:00 - 9:10 am | Introduction to Marine Protected Areas |
9:10 - 10:00 am | Panel I: Case Studies - Florida Keys and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaries The Use of Marine Zoning to Balance Conservation with Utilization in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary History and Lessons Learned from the Channel Islands MPAs Designation Process |
10:00 - 10:15 am | Break |
10:15 - 11:05 am | Panel II: The Science of Marine Protected Areas The Function of Marine Reserves: Perceptions and Realities Ocean Neighborhoods and the Way MPAs Affect Marine Species |
11:05 - 11:50 am | Panel III: Community Perspectives Why MPAs May Not Benefit Some Fisheries Compromise and Balance Eco-Economics Why Should Religious People Care About Marine Reserves? (Hint: The Fourth Commandment) |
11:50 - 12:15 pm | Panel IV: Creating a New Network of Marine Protected Areas in Central California Improving California's System of Marine Protected Areas through the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Evaluating New MPAs for the Deep Waters of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary |
12:15 - 1:15 pm | Lunch |
1:15 - 1:30 pm | The Role of Monitoring in Marine Protected Areas |
1:30 - 2:30 pm | Ricketts Memorial Lecture: Lessons Learned: How Worldwide Pollution Happened in the Past, How it's Happening Again and a Solution for the Future Dr. David Epel, Professor, Marine Sciences, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University |
2:30 - 4:30 pm | Posters, Exhibits and Refreshments |
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).