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Concurrent Sessions A-C for Monday, September 18
Concurrent Sessions D-G for Tuesday, September 19
Concurrent Sessions H-I for Wednesday, September 20


CONCURRENT SESSIONS D, TUESDAY 8:00 A.M.

Coastal Zone Management: Past, Present, and Future

RM 204

Chair: Ralph Cantral, Chief of National Policy and Evaluation Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

Organizer: Katherine Andrews, Executive Director, Coastal States Organization

 

Ralph Cantral, Chief of National Policy and Evaluation Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management: The History of the Coastal Zone Management Act and How We Got a National System of Coastal Management

Phillip Hinesley, Chief Coastal Section, State of Alabama: The Current State of Coastal Management

Mel Nutter, Former Chair, California Coastal Commission: California’s Early Experiences with Coastal Management

Peter Douglas, Executive Director, California Coastal Commission: Coastal Management: Still Challenging, and Never Finished

Jack Dunnigan, Assistant Administrator, NOAA: The Future of Coastal Management

The Education and the Environment Initiative

RM 203 B

Chair and Organizer: Andrea Lewis, Assistant Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Francesca Cava, Ocean Literacy Program Manager, National Geographic Society

Andrea Lewis, Assistant Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency

Gerald Lieberman, Director, State Education and Environment Roundtable

Leslie Mintz, Legislative Director, Heal the Bay

Jennifer Rigby, Director, The Acorn Group

Susan Sakakihara, Acting Assistant Director, California Integrated Waste Management Board

Sue Stickel, Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction Branch, California Department of Education

Shoreline and Beach Management

RM 203 A

Chair: Reinhard Flick, Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

 

Steve Aceti, Executive Director, California Coastal Coalition: The Need for California to Increase its Investment in Beach Restoration

Ed Andrews, Committee Member, Carlsbad Beach Preservation Committee: Beach Management, Whose Responsibility Is It?: An Assessment of Beach Management in North San Diego County

Brian Brennan, Executive Director, Beach Erosion Authority for Control, Operations and Nourishment (BEACON): Regional Approaches to Shoreline Erosion and Management

Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences: Considerations for Beach Nourishment in California

Scott Grove, Student, Sonora High School: Physical Properties of Southern California Beaches and People’s Preferences: Considerations for Beach Nourishment Planning

Orville Magoon, President, Coastal Zone Foundation: World’s Most Successful Beach Nourishment Project

Ocean Zoning: Examples of
Ecosystem-Based Governance

RM 202 B & C

Chair and Organizer: Gail Osherenko, Research Scientist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Jon Day, Director, Conservation Heritage and Indigenous Partnerships, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: Spatial and Temporal Ocean Planning and Management, Lessons Learned After 25 Years of Managing the World’s Most Complex Marine Ecosystem

Josh Eagle, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law: Ocean Zoning: Legislative and Administrative Responsibilities

Charles Ehler, Consultant, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Man and the Biosphere Programme: Essential Elements of Sea Use Management: Lessons Learned from International Marine Spatial Planning and Ocean Zoning Practice

Elliott Norse, President, Marine Conservation Biology Institute: Zoning the “Last Frontier”: From Concept to Practice

Gail Osherenko, Research Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara: Why Governance Matters: Diagnosis of the Problem

Robbin Peach, Executive Director, Massachusetts Environmental Trust: An Ecosystem Approach: More than Good Management,
Marketing, and Money

Susan Snow-Cotter, Director, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management: Toward Comprehensive, State-Wide Ocean Planning in Massachusetts

Technologies for Monitoring Bacteria in
Recreational Water

RM 202 A

Chair and Organizer: Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon, Environmental Scientist, California State Water Resources Control Board

 

Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon, Environmental Scientist, California State Water Resources Control Board: Why Are New Technologies Needed for Monitoring Bacteria Indicators?

John Griffith, Marine Microbiologist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Rapid Methods for Measuring Microbiological Quality of Recreational Water

Rachel T. Noble, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina: Comparing Routine Methods for Assessment of Recreational Water

Linwood Pendleton, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles: Regional Public Health Cost Estimates of Contaminated Coastal Waters: A Case Study of Gastroenteritis at Southern California Beaches

Jill Stewart-Pullaro, Microbiologist, NOAA: Pathogen Source Tracking in South Carolina

The Nation's Maritime Industries: A Glorious Past,
An Uncertain Future

RM 201 B

Co-Chairs: Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific
Dr. Mike Walter, Board of Harbor Commissioners, Port of Long Beach

Organizer: Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific

 

Norman Fassler-Katz, Senior Consultant, California Senate Transportation Sub-Committee on California Ports and Goods Movement: Ensuring the Future of California’s Maritime Industries

Judith Kildow, Professor, California State University, Monterey Bay: The Coastal Tourism and Recreation Industry: Need for Managed Growth

Geraldine Knatz, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles: Coastal Ports and Terminal Operations

Keith Michel, President, Herbert Engineering Corporation: Commercial Ocean Shipping

Patrick O’Connor, Executive Director, Exploration and Production Technology Group, BP America Inc.: Offshore Oil and Gas Production: The New Era

Richard Seymour, President, Ocean Engineering Group, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Offshore Resource Development: Wind, Wave, and Tide Energy

The Human Dimension of Fisheries Management

RM 201 A

Co-Chairs: Caroline Pomeroy, Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Program
Cynthia Thompson
, Economics Team Leader, NOAA Fisheries

Organizer: Caroline Pomeroy, Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Program

 

Robert Atanasio, California State Sea Grant Fellow, National Marine Protected Area Center: Human Use Patterns and Intensity: The Distribution of Human Activities in the Marine Environment

Carolynn Culver, Marine Advisor, University of California Sea Grant Extension: Sustainable Fisheries: Managers, Fishery Participants, and Scientists Working Collaboratively Toward a Common Goal

Michael Dalton, Assistant Professor, California State University, Monterey Bay: Measuring Impacts on Fishing Communities: A Framework for Integrated Socioeconomic Assessment

Caroline Pomeroy, Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Program: Integrating Social Science Information into California’s Fishery Management Plans to Achieve Sustainable Fisheries: What’s Worked, What Hasn’t, and What Might

Stephen Schroeter, Research Ecologist, University of California, Santa Barbara: The Role of Collaborative Data Collection for Fishery Management: Lessons Learned from a Long-Term Study of Settlement of Red Sea Urchins in California

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS E, TUESDAY 10:15 A.M.

State and Federal Partnerships in Coastal Management

RM 204

Chair and Organizer: William Douros, West Coast Regional Superintendent, National Marine Sanctuary Program

 

John Ugoretz, Nearshore Ecosystem/Marine Life Protection Act Coordinator, California Department of Fish and Game: California’s National Marine Sanctuaries as Partners in Designing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in State Waters

Scott Kathey, Federal Regulatory and Emergency Response Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Marine Enforcement: Crossing Federal/State Lines in National Marine Sanctuaries

Jaime Kooser, Manager, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: The Formal Model of State-Federal Partnerships: The National Estuarine Research Reserves

Gary Davis, Visiting Chief Scientist, Ocean Programs, U.S. National Park Service: Ocean National Parks Seek Stewardship Partnerships in California

Paul Michel, Chief, Southwest/Border Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Tapping Federal Resources and Services
through the Coastal America Partnership

Rebecca Roth, Federal Programs Manager, California Coastal Commission: What More Is Needed to Manage California’s Ocean

Ocean Education and Outreach Programs
for All Californians

RM 203 B

Chair and Organizer: Linda Duguay, Director, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program

 

Linda Chilton, Education Specialist, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's Los Angeles Ocean Learning Experiences

Amy Coppenger, Director of Education, Aquarium of the Pacific: Cesar Chavez Elementary and the Aquarium of the Pacific: Combining the Best of Formal and Informal Education

Linda Duguay, Director, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program: Centers for Ocean Science Excellence in Education (COSEE): A National and Regional Model for Engaging Ocean Scientists and Educator in Collaborative Activities

Sarah Wilson, Research and Education Coordinator, The Ocean Institute: SeaTech: After School Teens Hooked on Ocean Technology

Lynn Whitley, Education Coordinator, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program: Extending Marine Science Education to the Community through the University of Southern California Sea Grant Parent Child Education Program

Sabrina Drill, Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension: Environmental Literacy among Recent Immigrants

Dan Haifley, Executive Director, O’Neill Sea Odyssey: Tomorrow’s Ocean Stewards

Mapping Beach and Coastal Bluff
Erosion in California

RM 203 A

Chair and Organizer: Mark Johnsson, Staff Geologist, California Coastal Commission

 

Jennifer Dare, Remote Sensing Outreach Coordinator, NOAA Coastal Services Center: The California Coastal Armor and Bluff Erosion Database

Cheryl Hapke, Coastal Geologist, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey: Long-Term Coastal Cliff Retreat in California: A Systematic Analysis

Adam Young, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, San Diego: Evaluation of Seacliff Erosion Protection Using Airborne LIDAR and GIS Spatial Analysis

Marissa Yates, Graduate Student, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Seasonal Sand Level and Wave Energy Variability on Southern California Beaches

Dave Reid, Coastal Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey: Regional Shoreline Change Trends along California’s Beaches

Ed Thornton, Professor, U.S. Geological Survey: The Effects of Sand Mining on Erosion Rates of Southern Monterey Bay

Improving Coordination and Collaboration to
Advance Ecosystem-Based Management

RM 202 B & C

Chair: Amber Mace, Knauss Sea Grant Fellow, Senate Commerce Committee

 

Jennifer Martin, Program Manager, California Current Joint Venture: A California Current Joint Venture

Sarah Fischer, Pacific Regional Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Protected Area Center: Marine Protected Area Science, Assessment, and Analysis: A Coordinated Effort on the US West Coast

Cope Willis, Senior Technical Spatial Analyst, NOAA Coastal Services Center: Linking Land and Sea: Northern California Coastal Conservation Needs Assessment

Jacqueline Alder, Research Associate, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia: Including Humans in the Conservation Equation

Michael Beck, Senior Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, University of California, Santa Cruz: Conservation Leasing and Ownership of Marine Resources: New Tools for Conservation from Kelp Beds to Shellfish Reefs

Julia Ekstrom, Graduate Student, University of California, Santa Barbara: Evaluating Current Ocean Management Systems to Facilitate the Development of Ecosystem-Based Management

Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS):
California's 34 State Water Quality Protection Areas

RM 202 A

Chair: Dominic Gregorio, Chief Ocean Unit, State Water Resources Control Board

Organizer: Constance Anderson, Environmental Scientist, Ocean Unit, State Water Resources Control Board

 

Constance Anderson, Environmental Scientist, Ocean Unit, State Water Resources Control Board: Areas of Special Biological Significance: California’s 34 State Water Quality Protection Areas

Meleah Ashford, Water Resources Engineer, Ashford Engineering: The ABC’s of ASBS Stewardship

Michelle Mehta, Staff Council, Natural Resources Defense Council: Aqua Gems: California’s 34 Areas of Special Biological Significance

Robert Stein, Principal Engineer, City of Newport Beach: Protection and Restoration of the Robert E. Badham ASBS: Implementing the Goals of the Ocean Protection Council Strategic Plan at Little Corona

Pete Raimondi, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz: Monitoring and Distinguishing Changes and Ecosystem Dynamics from Pollution Impacts in Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems

Jack Gregg, Water Quality Unit Manager, California Coastal Commission: Critical Coastal Areas/ASBS Interface the Stakeholder’s Challenge

Reducing Environmental Impacts of
Energy Production and Industry

RM 201 B

Chair: Fred Piltz, Senior Environmental Scientist, Minerals Management Service

 

Maurice Hill, West Coast Coordinator, Renewable Energy and Alternate Use Program, Minerals Management Service: Renewable Energy and Alternate Use on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf: A New Program under the Authority of the Minerals Management Service

Karen Hansen, Director, Beveridge and Diamond: New Rules for Development of Ocean Resources

Gregory McMurray, Marine Affairs Coordinator, Oregon Department Land Conservation and Development: Ocean Wave Energy Facility Regulation: Integrated Management or Permitting Nightmare?

Sarah Abramson, Staff Scientist, Heal the Bay: Will New Regulations Under Clean Water Act 316(b) Effectively Protect our Coastal Environment from Ongoing Damage Caused by Coastal Power Plants?: A Case Study in Santa Monica Bay

Lara Ferry-Graham, Water Intake Structure Environmental Research (WISER) Program Manager, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: Evaluating the Ecological Effects of Once-Through Cooling: Contributions of the WISER Program

Commercial Fishing and California's Fishing Heritage Harbors: 
The Current Issues and Do They Have a Future in California

RM 201 A

Chair: Caroline Pomeroy, Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Program

Organizer: Rick Algert, Harbor Director, City of Morro Bay
Steve Schieblauer, Harbormaster, City of Monterey

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Vanessa DeLuca, President, State Fish Company: California’s Wetfish Industry: Its Importance, Past, Present, and Future

Rod Fujita, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense: The Proposed California Fisheries Fund

Zeke Grader, Executive Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association: The Pacific Coast Federation of
Fishermen’s Association Perspective

Dave Hull, Chief Executive Officer, Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District: Assets Worth Protecting

Oscar Pena, General Manager, Ventura Port District: Reinvesting in the Infrastructure of Commercial Fishing

Janice Peters, Mayor, City of Morro Bay: Current Issues in Commercial Fishing and Commercial Fishing Heritage Harbors: Do They Have a Future in California?

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS F, TUESDAY, 2:00 P.M.

Management Plans for California's National Marine
Sanctuaries: A Blueprint for the Future

RM 204

Chair: Dan Basta, Director, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries

Organizer: Holly Price, Acting Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

 

Maria Brown, Superintendent, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: Navigating the Future

Daniel Howard, Superintendent, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Hard Bottoms, Soft Bottoms, and the Conservation Science Plan at Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Chris Mobley, Superintendent, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Charting a New Course for the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary

Holly Price, Acting Superintendent, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: New Approaches for a Complex Coastal Ecosystem: A Long-Term Management Plan for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Ocean Literacy: Informal Education through
the California Aquarium Collaborative and
Formal Education in K-12

RM203 B

Chair and Organizer: Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Christopher Andrews, Director, Steinhart Aquarium

Nigella Hilgarth, Executive Director, Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Mike Schaadt, Acting Director, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific

 

Presentations:

Rita Bell, Education Programs Manager, Monterey Bay Aquarium: Developing a “Scope and Sequence” for Ocean Literacy

Francesca Cava, Ocean Literacy Project Manager, National Geographic Society: The Need for Ocean Literacy in the Classroom

Implications of a Rising Sea Level for California

RM 203 A

Chair and Organizer: Lesley Ewing, Senior Coastal Engineer, California Coastal Commission

 

Peter Bromirski, Assistant Project Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Projecting California Coastal Climate and Sea Level Changes

Lesley Ewing, Senior Coastal Engineer, California Coastal Commission: Implications for California’s Open Ocean Coast from Accelerated Sea Level Rise

Reinhard Flick, Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Projected Sea Level Rise and the Beaches of California

Leslie Lacko, Coastal Planner, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: Planning for Sea Level Rise in San Francisco Bay

Susanne Moser, Research Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research: Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change: How Ready Is Coastal California?

Advancements in Ecosystem-Based Management

RM 202 B & C

Chair: Leah Akins, Ocean and Coastal Policy Analyst, California Resources Agency

 

John Ogden, Director and Professor, Florida Institute of Oceanography: Ecosystem Approaches to Management and Governance of Florida’s Coastal Ocean

Emily Menashes, Deputy Goal Lead, NOAA Ecosystem Goal Team: NOAA’s Ecosystem Approach to Management

Fanny Douvere, Consultant, Man and the Biosphere, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: European Perspective on Ecosystem-Based Management: New Approaches to Ocean Zoning and Governance

Carl Nettleton, Founding Executive Director, San Diego Oceans Foundation: A Collaborative Three-Legged Stool to Balance
Ocean Investigations, Decisions, and Public Understanding

Sarah Abramson, Masters Graduate, University of California, Santa Barbara: Advancements in Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: From Characterization to Implementation

Harmful Algal Blooms: Ecosystem Processes
and Human Health Risk

RM 202 A
Chair: David Caron, Professor, University of Southern California

Gregg Langlois, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Health Services: Marine Biotoxins in California: A Statewide Perspective

David Caron, Professor, University of Southern California: Pseudo-nitzschia and Domoic Acid in the San Pedro Bay: Anatomy of a Recent Harmful Algal Bloom.

Raphael Kudela, Associate Professor of Ocean Science, University of California, Santa Cruz: A Role for Anthropogenically Derived Nitrogen in the Formation of Harmful Algal Blooms Along the U.S. West Coast

Veronica Vigilant, Graduate Student, University of California, Santa Cruz: Patterns of Domoic Acid-Producing Diatoms, Pseudo-nitzschia, in Waters and Food Webs of Central California (Monterey Bay)

Lilian Busse, Associate Specialist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring as Part of the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System

Ocean Water Desalination in California:
Needs versus Wants

RM 201 B

Chair: Jerry Johns, Deputy Director, California Department of Water Resources

Organizer: Fawzi Karajeh, Chief Water Recycling and Desalination Branch, California Department of Water Resources

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Joe Geever, California Regional Manager, Surfrider Foundation

Paul Helliker, General Manager, Marin Municipal Water District

Tom Luster, Analyst, California Coastal Commission

Jonas Minton, Water Policy Advisor, Planning and Conservation League

Paul Shoenberger, Assistant General Manager, West Basin Municipal Water District

Got Aquaculture? Why Not?

RM 201 A

Chair and Organizer: Dennis Hedgecock, Professor, University of Southern California

 

John Marra, Doherty Senior Scholar, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: When Will We Tame the Ocean?

Anthony Michaels, Director, University of Southern California: Aquaculture and Ocean Ecosystems

Charles Santerre, Professor of Food Toxicology, Purdue University: The Safety and Nutritional Benefits of Farmed Fish

Dale Kiefer, Professor, University of Southern California: A Fish Farm Information System for Analyzing Operations and Environmental Impacts

Charles Yarish, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut: The Use of Economically and Ecologically Important Seaweeds in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture: A Guide for Sustainable Development of Marine Farms in the 21st Century

Tim Eichenberg, Director, Pacific Regional Office, The Ocean Conservancy: Why Strong Standards are Needed for Ocean Fish Farming in California

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS G, TUESDAY 4:15 A.M.

California Invasive Species Management

RM 204

Chair: Susan Ellis, Invasive Species Coordinator, California Department of Fish and Game

 

Jodi Cassell, Marine Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Sea Grant: The West Coast Ballast Outreach Project: Coordinating Ballast Water Information Exchange

Maurya Falkner, California Marine Invasive Species Program Manager, California State Lands Commission: Directing Policy Development: California’s Marine Invasive Species Program

Jamie Gonzalez, Program Representative, California Sea Grant Extension Program: Resolving Coastal Water Quality Protection and Invasive Species Prevention Issues

Steve Lonhart, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Management of the Invasive Asian Kelp Undaria pinnatifida at its Current Northern Range Limit in Central California

Karen McDowell, Environmental Planner, San Francisco Estuary Project: California Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan

Michael Sowby, Environmental Program Manager, California Department of Fish and Game: Survey of the Non-Indigenous Species Occurring Within the Coastal Waters of California

Creating a Public Ocean Awareness Campaign

RM 203 B

Chair and Organizer: Columbine Culberg, Ocean Etiquette 
Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program
Rebecca Pollock, Project Manager, California State Coastal Conservancy, NOAA Coastal Services Center

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Maria Brown, Superintendent, Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary

Michael Hanrahan, President, The Ocean Channel, Inc.

Sarah Marquis, West Coast/Pacific Media Coordinator, NOAA
National Marine Sanctuary Program

Tim Zimmerman, Marine Science Communications Specialist,
University of California, Berkeley

Scott Mullins, The Hive Advertising Agency

Coastal Hazards and Protection

RM 203 A

Chair: Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Science, University of California, Santa Cruz

 

Bob Battalio, Principal, Philip Williams and Associates, Ltd.: Coastal Morphology and Hazard Studies in Support of Coastal Zone Management

Richard Eisner, Regional Administrator, Governor’s Office of Emergency 
Services: California Tsunami Hazards: Science, Policy, and Management

Gary Griggs, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of 
California, Santa Cruz: Regional Approaches to Coastal Protection

Heather Schlosser, Coastal Study Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Multi-Purpose Submerged Reef at Oil Piers in Ventura County: California for the National Erosion Control Development and Demonstration Program (Section 227)

Nathaniel Scholz, Research Zoologist, NOAA Fisheries: Assessing the Ecological Impacts of Storms

Stephen Sellers, Regional Administrator, Governor’s Office of 
Emergency Services: Coastal Storms and Human Safety

Local and Regional Perspectives on Implementing
Marine Ecosystem-Based Management

RM 202 B & C

Chair and Organizer: Dean Wendt, Assistant Professor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

 

Richard Cudney-Bueno, Director, Project PANGAS, School of Natural 
Resources, University of Arizona: Project PANGAS: Implementing 
Ecosystem-Based Management of Small-Scale Fisheries the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico

Kit Rawson, Chair, San Juan Marine Resources Committee: The San Juan County Marine Stewardship Area: An Ecosystem-Based
Management Plan for an Archipelago

Susan Schlosser, Marine Advisor, University of California Sea Grant 
Program: A Community-Based Approach to Coastal Resource Management in the Humboldt Bay Ecosystem

Barbara Peichel, Tidal Wetland Project Coordinator, Elkhorn Slough 
National Estuarine Research Reserve: Ecosystem-Based
Management in Elkhorn Slough, California

Michael McGinnis, Acting Director, Coastal Policy Center, University of California, Santa Barbara: Ecosystem-Based Planning and the 
Southern California Bight

Dean Wendt, Assistant Professor, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Marine 
Ecosystem-Based Management in Action: A Case Study of SLOSEA in Morro Bay, California

Endocrine Disruption: A New Threat for Coastal Fish

RM 202 A

Co-Chairs: Dan Schlenk, Professor, University of California, Riverside
Doris Vidal, Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Organizer: Doris Vidal, Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

 

James Alamillo, Urban Programs Manager, Heal the Bay: Educating Subsistence Anglers about Contaminated Fish in Los Angeles County

Kevin Kelley, Professor, California State University Long Beach: Endocrine Disruption in Marine Fish

Daniel Schlenk, Professor, University of California, Riverside: Relationships between Metrics of Reproductive Fitness, Population, and Exposure to Estrogenic Chemicals in Demersal Flatfish Collected near the Municipal Wastewater Outfall of
Orange County, California, U.S.A.

Jim Stahl, Chief Engineer and General Manager, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts: Promoting Public Stewardship: The “No Drugs Down the Drain” Campaign

Doris Vidal, Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Sexual Abnormalities and Other Endocrine Abnormalities in Southern Coastal California Coastal Flatfish

Carol Vines, Research Associate, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis: Gillichthys mirabilis: A Model Species for Detecting Endocrine Disruption in California Wetlands

Rigs to Reefs: Decommissioning of
California’s Oil Platforms

RM 201 B

Co-Chairs: Drew Bohan, Executive Policy Officer, California Ocean Protection Council
Sonke Mastrup, Deputy Director, Wildlife and Inland Fisheries, California Department of Fish and Game

 

Panelists for Discussion:

Linda Krop, Chief Counsel, Santa Barbara Office, Environmental Defense Center: Rigs to Grief: Leaving Abandoned Offshore Oil Rigs in Place

Ann Scarborough Bull, Marine Ecologist, Minerals Management Service: The Use of Oil and Gas Structures in State-Sponsored Artificial Reef Programs: Minerals Management Service Perspective and Policy

Milton Love, Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara: An Overview of the Fish Assemblages of Oil and Gas Platforms and Natural Reefs off Southern California

Donna Schroeder, Staff Research Associate, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara: Ecological and Political Issues Surrounding Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in California

George Steinbach, California Artificial Reef Enhancement (CARE) Program: CARE’s Perspective on Decommissioning of Oil Platforms

John Ugoretz, Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator, California Department of Fish and Game: Moving Towards a State Policy on Rigs-to-Reefs: Considerations for Leaving Decommissioned Platforms in Place

Valuing California's Coast

RM 201 A

Chair and Organizer: Judy Kildow, Professor, California State University Monterey Bay

 

Judy Kildow, Professor, California State University Monterey Bay: Recent Estimates of California’s Coastal and Ocean Economics

Phillip King, Associate Professor, San Francisco State University: Estimating Attendance at California’s Beaches: An Overview with an Analysis of Data from South Carlsbad and the City of Encinitas

Alistair Mcilgorm, Director and Professor, National Marine Science Centre: Either Side of the Ocean: An International Comparison of Coastal Issues in California and Eastern Australia

Chad Nelsen, Environmental Director, Surfrider Foundation: Non-Market Valuation of Surfing at Trestles in San Clemente, California

Linwood Pendleton, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles: The Non-Market Impact of Beach Water Quality Impairment in Southern California

Rodney Weihar, Chief Economist, NOAA: Developing Essential Coastal and Marine Economic, Demographic, and Social Data for Regional Ecosystems Management


Concurrent Sessions A-C for Monday, September 18
Concurrent Sessions D-G for Tuesday, September 19
Concurrent Sessions H-I for Wednesday, September 20

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