Media Fellowship Program
Oregon State University, August 27-29, 2008
Corvallis and Newport, Oregon
| Day/time | Place | Speaker | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:15 a.m. | Early risers can visit the RV Elakha at the HMSC dock before it departs for an all-day research cruise. | Talk with Francis Chan, assistant professor, College of Science, and other scientists about the cruise | ||
| 8 - 8:30 a.m. | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room | George Boehlert, HMSC director | Overview of facilities | |
| 8:30 - 10:20 a.m. | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room, possible visit to the RV Pacific Storm at the HMSC dock | Presentations by Marine Mammal Institute scientists Markus Horning, Scott Baker and Barbara Lagerquist | Threats to Steller sea lions, whale conservation, whale monitoring | Scott Baker's slides (PPT) |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon | HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room | Michael Banks, director of the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies; Gil Sylvia, director of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station | Salmon origins and migration patterns in the open ocean; fishery closure impact on coastal communities | Gil Sylvia's slides (PPT) |
| Noon | Lunch at HMSC | No presenter | ||
| 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Presentation and demonstration at HMSC, Guin Library Seminar Room and Yaquina Bay shoreline | Jack Barth, professor in COAS | Ocean observing networks (Ocean Observatories Initiative) and gliders | |
| 3 - 3:30 p.m. | Presentation and demonstration at undersea acoustics lab | Joe Haxel, Research Assistant in the Acoustic Monitoring Group | Acoustic monitoring of Cascadia subduction and Antarctica | |
| 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. | Panel discussion at HMSC | Steve Giovannoni and Michael Behrenfeld, professors in the College of Science; Bill Peterson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | New views of microbial species in the open ocean. Global scale remote sensing of phytoplankton and productivity in a warming ocean. Plankton species shifts and salmon. | Michael Behrenfeld's slides (PDF), Bill Peterson's slides (PPT) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Time on your own | Vans will return to the hotel or take participants to other Newport locations | ||
| 7 - 10 p.m. | Oregon Coast Aquarium | Fishermen, economic development specialists, city and county representatives and two state legislators will join us for informal discussions focusing on the impacts of changing coastal and climate conditions on their decision-making | Dinner and chance to see aquarium displays |
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