Research Activity Panel: Meeting Agenda

Host: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Location: Elkhorn Slough Reserve

Friday August 11, 2000

Introduction of members and guests (Greg Cailliet)

Institution Representatives

Greg Cailliet, Moss Landing Marine Labs- Chair

Rick Starr, U.C. Sea Grant- Vice Chair

Andrew DeVogelaere, MBNMS- RAP Coordinator

William Douros, Monterey Bay NMS

Michael Field/Steve Eittreim, USGS

Churchill Grimes/Mary Yoklavich, NOAA/NMFS

Chris Harrold/Randy Kochevar, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Deborah Johnston, CA DFG/ Monterey

Rikk Kvitek/Steve Moore, CSUMB

Giacomo Bernardi/Dan Costa, UCSC

George Somero, Hopkins Marine Station

Ed DeLong/Mario Tamburri, MBARI

Jan Roletto, GFNMS/CBNMS

Leslie Rosenfeld/Jeff Paduan, Naval Postgraduate School

Mark Stephenson, CDFG/Mar. Pollution Studies Lab

William Sydeman, Point Reyes Bird Observatory

Kerstin Wasson/Mark Silberstein, ESNERR and ESF

Geof Wheat, NOAA/NURP

At-Large

Jim Harvey, Moss Landing Marine Labs

Caroline Pomeroy, UCSC/CSUMB

Charles Lester/Ross Clark, CA Coastal Commission

Les Strnad, CA Coastal Commission

Special Advisors

Jim Rote, CSUMB

Gary Sharp, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources Study

Guests

Jennifer Makowka, MBNMS

Dave Ebert, US Abalone

Gerry Wheaton, NOAA

Becky Christensen, ESNERR

Nancy Wright, CDFG

Kenton Parker, ESNERR

Aaron King, MBNMS

Andrea Wolfolk, ESF

Chris Beal, ESF

CONSENT ITEMS:

09:00 Introductions/Modifications to the agenda (Greg Cailliet)

PRESENTATIONS

09:10 ESNERR update: history and research (Kerstin Wasson/Becky Christensen)

· There are 50,000 people visiting the Reserve Every year

· Long history of research at ESR: Silberstein, DeVogelaere, Caffrey, Wasson

· Wasson gave an overview of research, with an associated handout

09:40 Recent data on nearshore mapping on the Monterey Peninsula (Rikk Kvitek)

· Started with $ 1,000,000 from CDFG

· Excellent mapping capabilities, link with ROV ground truth, model with habitat and life history of species and show all on GIS

DISCUSSION

10:00 Implications of public release of high resolution maps on seafloor habitats (Rikk Kvitek)

10:30 September RAP meeting &BBQ (Greg Cailiet)

added item- RAP Chair and RAP SAC relations (Douros)

BREAK

INFORMATION ITEMS

10:50 Caulerpat taxifolia, introduced species threat (Jennifer Makowka)

· See fact sheet

11:00 SSE (Jennifer Makowka)

11:10 SAC meeting and retreat (Greg Cailliet)

11:30 Ecosystem monitoring (Mario Tamburri)

11:45 Fisheries (Gary Sharp)

NEW BUSINESS

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