Sound Waves Sound Waves - USGS Monthly Newsletter of Coastal Science - Stories in the December 2008 issue http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/ Thursday, 11 December 2008 Thursday, 11 December 2008 Sea Turtles in the Dry Tortugas: Tracking Movements of Endangered Species in Florida's Coral-Reef Habitats All five species of sea turtles in the Dry Tortugas are on the U.S. Endangered Species list. To assist with broad conservation goals of the National Park Service and Federal recovery plans for these species, USGS scientists are investigating sea turtles and their habitats in Dry Tortugas National Park. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/ Thursday, 11 December 2008 Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Report "Glaciers of Alaska" presents a comprehensive overview of the state of Alaskan glaciers at the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. The 550-page volume will serve as a major reference work for glaciologists studying glaciers in Alaska for decades to come. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/research.html Thursday, 11 December 2008 Genetics Provides Evidence for the Movement of Avian Influenza Viruses from Asia to North America via Migratory Birds Wild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought, according to new scientific research that has important implications for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus surveillance in North America. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/research2.html Thursday, 11 December 2008 Earth Science Day 2008 Delights Visitors to the USGS in Menlo Park, California More than 30 displays around campus offered hands-on activities to approximately 1,000 children in grades 2 through 6. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/outreach.html Thursday, 11 December 2008 Gene Shinn Wins Preeminent SEPM Twenhofel Medal Eugene A. Shinn, carbonate geologist with Shell Oil in the 1960s and then with the USGS for 31 years, will receive the 2009 William H. Twenhofel Medal from the Society for Sedimentary Geology. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/awards.html Thursday, 11 December 2008 USGS Collaborator Wins Prestigious SEPM Shepard Medal Albert C. Hine, a close collaborator with scientists at the USGS office in St. Petersburg, Florida will receive the Francis P. Shepard Medal for Marine Geology at the 2009 Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) annual meeting in Denver. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/awards2.html Thursday, 11 December 2008 New Chief Scientist for the Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team Michael D. Carr has become the new Chief Scientist for the USGS's Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/12/staff.html Thursday, 11 December 2008