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General Information and Program
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium -Sanctuary Currents 1999-
March 20, 1999 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION
Embassy Suites, Seaside, CA
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Sponsored by:
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay Aquarium
UC Sea Grant Extension Program
Planning Committee:
Nick Papadakis - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Sandy Young - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Margo Nottenkamper - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Liz Love - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Andrew DeVogelaere - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Aaron King - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Rick Starr - UC Sea Grant Extension Program
Jason Felton - UC Sea Grant Extension Program
Bruce Richmond - US Geoolgical Survey
Program of Events
8:00 - 8:45a
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Registration
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9:00 - 9:05a
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Welcome
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9:05 - 10:30a
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General Plenary Session
Moderator: William Douros, Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
El Niño's Effects on Weather Patterns and Storm Tracks over the Pacific Ocean
Norman Hoffmann, Meteorologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service, Monterey
The Impacts of El Niño Events on the Central California Coast
Dr. Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
Comparison of Marine Mammal Stranding in Central California During El Niño and Non-El Niño Years
Kathryn A. Zagzebski, Manager, Stranding Department, The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
Squid: White Gold of Monterey Bay
David Crabbe, Commercial Fisherman, Monterey
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10:30a - 12:00p
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Break, Poster Session and Exhibits
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12:00 - 1:00p
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Lunch (on your own)
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1:00 - 2:30p
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Research Symposium
Moderator: Bruce Richmond, Research Geologist, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
New Discoveries Revealed by Seafloor Mapping on the Monterey Bay Continental Shelf
Steve Eittreim, Marine Geologist, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
From Wind to Whales: Impacts of the 1997/98 El Niño on the Monterey Bay Pelagic Ecosystem
Dr. Baldo Marinovic, Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
Recent Advances in Understanding Shelf Circulation
Marlene Noble, Physical Oceanographer, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Disaster and Recovery in Kelp Forests During the 1997-98 El Niño: A Matter of Scale
Matthew Edwards, Department of Biology, UC Santa Cruz
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2:30 - 2:45p
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Break
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2:45 - 3:15p
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Ricketts Memorial Lecture
Long Term Dynamics of Corals on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
Dr. Joseph Connell, Research Professor of Biology, UC Santa Barbara
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3:30 - 4:30p
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Social Hour and Sanctuary Awards
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