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General
Information and Program
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium
-Sanctuary Currents 2003-
March 15, 2003
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
FREE ADMISSION
California State University, Monterey Bay,
University Center, Sixth Street,
Seaside, CA
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Event Sponsors
- Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- California State University, Monterey Bay
- Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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PlanningCommittee
Nick Papadakis and Sandy Young: Association of Monterey
Bay Area Governments
Liz Love, Dawn Hayes and Kelly Newton: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Steve Webster: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Sanctuary Conservation Working
Group
Kaitilin Gaffney: The Ocean Conservancy, Sanctuary Conservation Working
Group
Chris Hasegawa, California State University, Monterey Bay
Jamie Alonzo, U. C. Santa Cruz, Sanctuary Education Panel
Sanctuary Currents 2003: Saturday,
March 15
Program of Events
| 8:00 – 8:45 am |
Registration(This is a free event. No pre-registration is necessary) |
| 8:45 – 9:05 am |
Welcome
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| 9:05 – 10:30 am |
Session I
Moderator: Andrew DeVogelaere, Research Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Jellyfish of Monterey Bay: The Most Visible Members of Our Gelatinous Fauna
Kevin Raskoff, Research Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Leatherback Turtles: Threatened Species in a Thriving Ecosystem
Scott Benson, Fishery Biologist, Sea Turtle Research Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service
California's Sea Otters: Sentinels For Biological Pollution?
Melissa Miller, Veterinary Pathologist, Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care & Research Center, California Department of Fish and Game
and U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
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| 10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 pm |
Session II
Moderator: Kaitilin Gaffney, Central Coast Program Director, The Ocean Conservancy
Status and Conservation of the Snowy Plover
Kriss Neuman, Biologist, Wetlands Program, Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Krill: Constant Currency in a Fluctuating Pelagic Economy
Baldo Marinovic, Assistant Research Biologist, Center for Ocean Health, University of California, Santa Cruz
Charting the Sanctuary's Future: The Management Plan Review
William J. Douros, Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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| 12:15 – 2:30 pm |
Lunch
(on your own), Research Posters, Exhibits and "Threatened and Thriving" Poster Signing |
| 2:30 – 3:15 pm |
Ricketts Memorial Lecture
Defaunated Food Webs: Vertebrate Consumers and Nature's Balance
Dr. James Estes, Adjunct Professor of Biology, U.S. Geological Survey
and Institute of Marine Sciences, Long Marine Lab, U.C. Santa Cruz |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm |
Sanctuary Awards and Reception (sponsored by the Association of Monterey
Bay Area Governments) |
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