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General Information and Program
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium
-Sanctuary Currents 2006-
March 4, 2006
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
FREE ADMISSION
California State University,
Monterey Bay,
University Center, Sixth Street,
Seaside, CA
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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.
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Event Sponsors
- Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
- California State University, Monterey Bay
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Program
of Events
| 8:00 - 8:45 am |
Registration
(This is a free event. And while pre-registration is not necessary,
it is recommended)
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| 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
Mike Sutton, Director, Center for the Future of the Oceans, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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| 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
Billy Causey, Superintendent, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
History and Lessons Learned from the Channel Islands MPAs Designation Process
John Ugoretz, Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator, Marine Region, California Department of Fish and Game |
| 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
Robert Warner, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ocean Neighborhoods and the Way MPAs Affect Marine Species
Steve Palumbi, Professor, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University |
| 11:05 - 11:50
am |
Panel III: Community Perspectives
Why MPAs May Not Benefit Some Fisheries
David Crabbe, Commerical Fisherman
Compromise and Balance
Ted Balestreri, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Cannery Row Company
Eco-Economics
”H” Toberman, Owner, Aquarius Dive Shop
Why Should Religious People Care About Marine Reserves? (Hint: The Fourth Commandment)
Deborah Streeter, Upwellings: A Ministry of Environmental Stewardship |
| 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
John Ugoretz, Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator, Marine Region, California Department of Fish and Game
Evaluating New MPAs for the Deep Waters of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary
Holly Price, Resource Protection Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| 12:15 - 1:15 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15 - 1:30 pm |
The Role of Monitoring in Marine Protected Areas
Andrew Devogelaere, Research Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
| 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
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| 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).
For more information, click here, or contact Liz Love at (831) 647-4255, or email her.
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