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 H, WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M.

Place-Based Management

REGENCY A

Chair: Charles Wahle, Director, NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center Science Institute

Laurie Bauer, Knauss Sea Grant Fellow, NOAA: Southern California Biogeography Research Provides Powerful Assessment Tool to Aid Both Science and Policy Arenas

Herrick Hanks, Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior: Rocks, Ecosystems, Partners, and Gateways: Assembling the Components for the Implementation of the California Coastal National Monument

Richard McGonigal, Environmental Policy Advisor, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Evaluating and Siting New Marine Protected Areas in the Offshore Waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Jan Roletto, Research Coordinator, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: SEAS and IOOS: Sanctuary Ecosystem Assessment Surveys and Integrated Ocean Observing Systems

Brian Tetreault, Vessel Traffic Services Program Manager, United States Coast Guard: Vessel Traffic Management Measures to Protect the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Ten Years Later

Charles Wahle, Director, NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center Science Institute: The State of Place-Based Marine Management in U.S. Waters: Emerging National and West Coast Trends

Integrating Emerging Technologies

SHORELINE B
Chair: Krista Kamer, Scientist, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Steve Lonhart, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: The Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN): Tracking Ecosystem Health in California’s Marine Environment

Krista Kamer, Scientist, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: The California State University Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE): Research for the Sustainable Use of California's Coastal Resources

Gregory Crawford, Professor and Chair, Oceanography, Humboldt State University: IOOS Along the North Coast: New, Key Insights from Monitoring the Nearshore Environment

Michael Weise, Post Doctorate Student, University of California, Santa Cruz: Animal Platforms for the Collection of Oceanographic Data as Part of an Integrated Ocean Observation System

Steven Bograd, Environmental Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA: Using Pelagic Predators as Oceanographic Sensor Platforms in the Eastern North Pacific

Tools to Support the California Sediment Master Plan

SHORELINE A

Chair and Organizer: Clifton Davenport, Senior Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey

Susan Ming, Chief Coastal Studies Group, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District: An Innovative "Super-Regional" Resource Management Initiative: California Coastal Sediment Master Plan

David Cannon, President/Principal Engineer, Everest International Consultants: An Analysis of the Policies, Procedures, and Regulations Related to Regional Sediment Management along the California Coast

MaLisa Martin, Study Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: GIS Development for the California Coastal Sediment Master Plan

Christopher Webb, Senior Coastal Scientist, Moffatt and Nichol: The Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program

Katherine Farnsworth, Research Geologist, U.S. Geologist Survey: Storm Timing and Dispersal of Fine Sediment into the California Coastal Ocean

Karen Green, Senior Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation: Biological Tools to Support Protection of California's Natural Resources During Sediment Management Activities

Wildlife Management and Conservation

REGENCY D

Chair: Alice Chiu, Sea Grant Fellow, Ocean Program, California Resources Agency

Columbine Culberg, Ocean Etiquette Program Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program: Ocean Etiquette: Protecting California’s Wildlife through Science, Management, and Outreach

Monica DeAngelis, Marine Mammal Biologist, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service: Non-Lethal Deterrence of Pacific Harbor Seals and California Sea Lions

John Hildebrand, Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Effects of Ocean Ambient Noise on the Marine Ecosystem off California

Christina Fahy, Sea Turtle Recovery Coordinator, National Marine Fisheries Service: U.S. Domestic and International Activities to Aid in the Conservation and Recovery of Sea Turtles

Annie Little, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Restoration of Bald Eagles to the Northern Channel Islands

John Daley, Chairman, California Ships to Reefs: Using Surplus Ships as Man-Made Reefs in California

Clean Beaches Initiative Grant Program

REGENCY C

Co-Chairs: Mark Gold, Executive Director, Heal the Bay
Laura Peters, Clean Beaches Initiative Program Manager, State Water Resources Control Board

Organizer: Laura Peters, Clean Beaches Initiative Program Manager, State Water Resources Control Board

John Largier, Professor, Bodega Marine Lab, University of California, Davis: Improving Water Quality at California’s Enclosed Beaches

Robert Stein, Principal Scientist, Public Works, City of Newport Beach: Clean Beaches Initiative Projects in Newport

James Rasmus, Project Director, PBS&J: Meeting New Demands: Disinfecting Urban Runoff

Katherine Weldon, Clean Water Program Manager, City of Encinitas: Experiences in Using UV Light To Disinfect Urban Runoff

John Dorsey, Associate Professor, Loyola Marymount University: Ridding California Beaches of Fecal Bacteria: An Assessment of Clean Beach Initiative Projects.

Atmospheric Deposition: Collaboration between
the Air and Water Boards

REGENCY B

Chair: Jerry Secundy, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board

Geoff Brosseau, Executive Director, California Stormwater Quality Association

Joe Cassmassi, Planning and Rules Manager, South Coast Air Water Management District

Eileen McCauley, Manager, Atmospheric Processes Research Section, Air Resources Board

Ken Schiff, Deputy Director, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Jerry Secundy, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board

Sediment Quality Objectives for California Bays and
Estuaries: Development and Application

REGENCY E

Chair: Chris Beegan, Environmental Scientist, State Water Resources Control Board

Organizer: Steven Bay, Toxicologist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Steven Bay, Toxicologist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Development and Validation of a Multiple Line of Evidence Framework for Integrating Sediment Quality Data

Michael Connor, Executive Director, San Francisco Estuary Institute: A framework for Assessing Effects of Sediment Contaminants to Wildlife and Humans

David Montagne, Senior Environmental Scientist, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts: Challenges for Using Sediment Quality Objectives in Regulatory Programs: A Permitee's Perspective.

Ananda Ranasinghe, Senior Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: A Measure of Benthic Invertebrate Community Condition for California Bays and Estuaries

Kerry Ritter, Statistician, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Development and Evaluation of Chemical SQGs Based on Benthic Macrofauna Responses to Sediment Chemistry

CONCURRENT SESSIONS I, WEDNESDAY 10:15 A.M.

Subtidal Management and Monitoring

REGENCY A

Chair: Paul Thayer, Executive Officeer, California State Lands Commission

Mary Bergen, Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Game: Accuracy and Precision of Measurements of Transect Length and Width Made with a Remotely Operated Vehicle

Natalie Cosentino-Manning, Marine Restoration Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center: Restoring California’s Subtidal Marine Habitats

Gary Davis, Visiting Chief Scientist, U.S. National Park Service: Channel Islands National Park’s Kelp Forest Monitoring Program: 25 Years of Cooperation, Fishery Independent Data Collection, and Marine Protected Area Evaluation

Andrew DeVogelaere, Research Coordinator, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Protecting Deep-Sea Corals by Including Davidson Seamount in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Melissa Neuman, Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service: Developing A Sound Recovery Strategy for the First Endangered Marine Invertebrate, White Abalone (Haliotis Sorenson)

Craig Shuman, Director, Reef Check California Program, Reef Check Foundation: Reef Check California: A Tropical Model of Community Monitoring in a Temperate Environment

Seafloor Mapping

SHORELINE B
Chair: Rikk Kvitek, Professor, California State University Monterey Bay

Guy Cochrane, Marine Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey: Geologic and Habitat Mapping and GIS

Peter Dartnell, Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey: Huntington Beach 1:24,000 Scale Coastal Mapping: Integrating Bathymetry, Topography, and Geology

Mercedes Erdey-Heydorn, Research Assistant, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: The Potential Marine Benthic Habitat Types of the Point Reyes Region: Mapping the Shallow Nearshore with Multibeam Side-Scan Sonar

Kerry Ritter, Statistician, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Multi-Lag Cluster Enhancement of Fixed Grids for Variogram Estimation in Near Coastal Systems

Dale Roberts, Marine Ecologist, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Seafloor Mapping as a Foundation for Resource Conservation at the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Chris Wills, Supervising Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey: Regional Geologic and Habitat Maps: Tools for Understanding Habitats, Environments, Resources and Hazards.

Mary Yoklavich, Research Biologist Supervisor, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Ecology Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service: Fishery-Independent Assessments of Demersal Fishes using Habitat Maps and Direct Observations from Submersibles

Impacts of Pollution on Sea Otter Health

REGENCY D

Chair: Dave Jessup, Senior Wildlife Veterinarian/Supervisor, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, California Department of Fish and Game

Patricia Conrad, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis: Linkages Between Cats, Run-Off, and Brain Disease in Sea Otters

Christine Kreuder-Johnson, Assistant Professor, Wildlife Health Center: Linking Individual Behavior to Ecosystem Health: Tracking Pathogen Exposure in Southern Sea Otters  

Melissa Miller, Wildlife Veterinarian and Pathologist, California Department of Fish and Game: Environmental, Demographic and Spatial Patterns of Enteric Bacterial Infection in Southern Sea Otters in Central California

Teri Nicholson Senior Research Biologist, Monterey Bay Aquarium: Recent Trends in Live-Strandings of the Southern Sea Otter and Relevance to Mortality

David Jessup, Senior Wildlife Veterinarian/Supervisor, Office of Spill Prevention and Response, California Department of Fish and Game: The Big Picture: What Can Be Done About the Various Forms of Pollution Effecting Sea Otters and their Ecosystem?

Karen Worcester, Staff Environmental Scientist, Central Coast Water Board: The Canary in the Coal Mine: How Do Sea Otter Health Issues Shape a Regulatory Response?

Watershed Management: Managing Land-Based
Sources of Runoff

REGENCY C

Chair and Organizer: Eric Stein, Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

John Hamrick, Director, Simulation and Modeling, Tetra Tech Inc.: Modeling and Managing Land-Based Sources of Runoff on Estuarine and Near-Shore Resources

Drew Ackerman, Modeler, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Linking Watershed and Estuary Models for Characterization of an Effluent Dominated Estuary

Eileen Deng, Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles: Simulation of Stormwater Plumes in the Southern California Bight using the Regional Ocean Modeling System

Susan Paulsen, Vice President, Flow Science Incorporated: Use of Models to Assess Water Quality Associated with a Regional Seawater Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, California

John Oram, Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute: Modeling the Fate of Particle-Associated Contaminants in San Francisco Bay, California

Jeffrey Haltiner, Principal, Philip Williams and Associats, Ltd: Managing Sediment Processes in the Morro Bay Ecosystem

Resolving Air Pollution Impacts of Maritime
Cargo Movement

REGENCY B

Chair and Organizer: James Fawcett, Director, Marine Science and Policy Outreach, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program

Genevieve Giuliano, Director, Long Beach METRANS Project, University of Southern California/California State University: Optimizing Southern California Cargo Movement Flows to Reduce Air Emissions

Robert Kanter, Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs, Port of Long Beach: The San Pedro Bay Clean Air Action Plan as a Model for Green Port Air Quality Improvement

Alan Lowenthal, California State Senator, 27th District: A Legislator’s Role in Facilitating Clean Air and Goods Movement  

Richard Powers, Executive Director, Gateway Cities Council of Governments: Bringing Local Communities to the Goods Movement Table

Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District: The Ports and the Air Quality Management District: Working Together to Move Cargo and Clean the Air

Challenges and Progress in Marine Debris
Remediation Efforts

REGENCY E

Chair: Nir Barnea, Physical Scientist, NOAA Marine Debris program

Organizer: Lori Arguelles, President and CEO, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Christopher Campbell, Executive Director, Coalition for Environmental Protection Restoration: Market Based Systems for Reducing Trash Loading to Los Angeles Area Watersheds

Leslie Mintz, Legislative Director, Heal the Bay: The Los Angeles River Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads: Perspectives on the Road to Success

Laurie Bauer, Knauss Sea Grant Fellow, NOAA Biogeography Team: Characterization of Marine Debris in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia

Kirsten Gilardi, Executive Director, SeaDoc Society, Wildlife Health Center, University of California, Davis: Derelict Fishing Gear Removal in California

Charles Moore, Founder, Algalita Marine Research Foundation: Synthetic Polymers In The Marine Environment: What We Know, What We Need To Know

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