San Diego

October 27-30, 2002
Santa Barbara, California



Concurrent Sessions H

Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.



Please note: co-authors will be identified in the conference book of abstracts and post-conference proceedings.



Marine Management Science

Chair: Mary Bergen, Research Coordinator, Marine Region, California Department of Fish and Game

Robert J. Bailey, Ocean Program Administrator, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development: A Regional Research Plan for West Coast Nearshore Rockfish and Habitats
Mark Carr, Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz: PISCO: A Collaborative Model for Informing Nearshore Ocean Policy
Bill Bennett, Bodega Marine Laboratory: Acquiring Essential Fishery Information Under the Marine Life Management Act: An Example from the Nearshore Fishery

Panel Discussion on Cooperative Research and Assessment of Nearshore Ecosystems (CRANE)
      Mark Carr, Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz
      Mary Bergen, Research Coordinator, Marine Region, California Department of Fish and Game
      Bill James, Nearshore Commercial Fisherman
      David Whittington, Secretary, Central California Council of Diving Club
      Dan Pondella, Director, Van Tuna Research Group, Occidental College





Estimating Values, Assessing Damages

Chair: Judith T. Kildow, Senior Research Scientist, The Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

Charles S. Colgan, Professor, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine: The National Ocean Economic Project and Recent Updates for the California Ocean Economy
Jamal Kadri, Office of Coastal Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Economic Profiles For EPA’s National Estuary Program
Steve Hampton, Resource Economist, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, California Department of Fish and Game: Calculating Compensatory Restoration in Natural Resource Damage Assessments
Daniel E. Hudgens, Industrial Economics, Inc.: The Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise for California
Tom E. Fish, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service: Describing Change in U.S. Coastal Counties: A Human Ecology Approach





More Effectively Using Our Nation’s Coastal
Ocean Observing, Monitoring, Research, and Education Infrastructure
to Address Pressing Management Needs


Chair: David Keeley, State Planner, Maine State Planning Office

Christine Gault, Manager, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Mike Deluca, Manager, New Jersey National Estuarine Research Reserve
Janice McDonnell, Education Coordinator, New Jersey National Estuarine Research Reserve
Tom Skinner, Director, Massachusetts Coastal Management Program
Pat Galvin, Alaska Coastal Management Program
Brian Baird, Ocean Program Manager, California Resources Agency

More Effectively Using Our Observing, Monitoring, Research and Education Infrastructure - Word
More Effectively Using Our Observing, Monitoring, Research and Education Infrastructure - PDF





Fur, Feathers and Toxins

Chair: Patricia Wolf, Manager, Marine Region, California Department of Fish and Game

Melissa A. Miller, Veterinary Pathologist, Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, California Department of Fish and Game: The Southern Sea Otter (Enhyrda lutris nereis): Are They Trying to Tell Us Something About California’s Marine Ecosystem Health?
Steve Shimek, Executive Director, The Otter Project, Inc.: Will the Decline of the California Sea Otter Impact Coastal and Ocean Policy?
Claudia Mengelt, Graduate Student, Marine Science Program, University of California Santa Barbara: A Potential Novel Link Between Eutrophicition and Pseudonitzschia Blooms
John B. Richards, Marine Advisor Emeritus, Sea Grant Extension Program, Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara: California’s Marine Biotoxin Monitoring and Control Program, 1990-2002





Debris in the Marine Environment

Chair: Christine Parry, Public Education Program Manager, California Coastal Commission

Charles G. Barr, Program Manager, Office of Pollution Prevention and Monitoring, The Ocean Conservancy: Marine Debris Monitoring and Data Collection Activities Conducted by The Ocean Conservancy
Christine Parry, Public Education Program Manager, California Coastal Commission: Teaching at the Beach: Marine Debris and the California Coastal Commission’s Public Education Program
Anthony L. Andrady, Engineering and Environment Technology, Research Triangle Institute: Issues on Plastics in the Marine Environment
Dennis Dickerson, Executive Officer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board: Managing Trash with Total Maximum Daily Loads
Charles Moore, Founder, Algalita Marine Research Foundation: A Comparison of Neustonic Plastic and Zooplankton Abundance in Southern California’s Coastal Waters





Invasive Species: Prevention

Chair: Raynor Tsuneyoshi, Director, California Department of Boating and Waterways

Edwin D. Grosholz, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California Davis: The Consequences of Introduced Species Invasions in Coastal Oceans and Estuaries in California
Maurya B. Falkner, Program Manager/Staff Environmental Scientist, Marine Facilities Division, California State Lands Commission: California’s Ballast Water Management and Control Program
Linda M. Sheehan, Director, Pacific Regional Office, The Ocean Conservancy: Effective Control of Aquatic Invasive Species Along California’s Coast
Peter Ode, Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Game: A Review of Recently Completed Studies Undertaken to Develop an Inventory of Non-Indigenous Species Occurring in the Marine and Estuarine Waters of California




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