Environmental Trust to print and distribute the proceedings of the Symposium throughout the region, and received funds to print the State of the Bays 2004 report. We thank the MET, and encourage everyone to purchase "Preserve the Trust " license plates to help protect our water resources and environment.
Agenda:
| May 6, 2004 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Coffee and Sign-In |
| 9:00-9:45 | Welcome, Introduction, and Setting the Stage - Welcome from Jan Smith - Opening Message from U.S. EPA New England Regional Administrator Robert W. Varney - Opening Message from EOEA Secreatary Ellen Roy Herzfelder - Introduction to the State of the Bays 2004 report |
| 9:45-11:00 | Offshore I - Physical Oceanography (Christian Krahforst, Massachusetts Bays Program) - Ocean Circulation and Fate Models (Dr. M.S. Jiang, University of Massachusetts - Boston) - Water Quality (Scott Libby, Battelle; and Dr. Michael Mickelson, MWRA) |
| 11:00-11:15 | break |
| 11:15-12:30 | Offshore II - Benthic Habitat (Kenneth Keay, MWRA) - Endangered Right Whales (Dr. Stormy Mayo, Center for Coastal Studies) - Fisheries (Steven Correia, Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries) |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30 | Land Use - Regional Overview (Peter Hanlon, Massachusetts Bays Program) - Massachusetts Audubon Society Losing Ground Report (Jack Clarke, Massachusetts Audubon Society) - Great Marsh Impervious Surface Study (Jay Baker, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management; and Alan Macintosh, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission) |
| 3:30-3:45 | break |
| 3:45-4:45 | Management Panel I Can we link the discussion of managing offshore waters and land-use? Have we tried to make that link, and how successful have we been? Moderated by Dr. Carlton Hunt, Battelle Participants: - Dr. Joe Costa, The Buzzards Bays Project - Vivien Li, The Boston Harbor Association - Jack Wiggin, Urban Harbors Institute |
| May 7, 2004 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Coffee and Sign-In |
| 9:00-9:45 | Welcome, Introduction, and Setting the Stage - Welcome and Review of Previous Day by Jan Smith - The Ocean Management Task Force (Susan Snow-Cotter, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management) |
| 9:45-11:00 | Estuary I - Boston Harbor Recovery and the MWRA (Dr. Andrea Rex and Dr. David Taylor, MWRA) - Wetland Assessment and Restoration (Bruce Carlisle, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management) - Invasive Species (Dr. Judith Pederson, MIT Sea Grant) |
| 11:00-12:15 | Estuary II - Anadromous Fish Runs (Michael Armstrong, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries) - Embayment Water Quality (Andrew Gottlieb, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection) - Contaminants in Boston Harbor (Christian Krahforst, Massachusetts Bays Program) |
| 12:15-1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15-3:15 | Management Panel II The Next Decade: Emerging Issues for the Massachusetts Bays Moderated by Christian Krahforst, Massachusetts Bays Program Participants: - Dr. Robert Buchsbaum, Massachusetts Audubon Society - Dr. Judith Pederson, MIT Sea Grant - Susan Snow-Cotter, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management - Dr. Gordon Wallace, University of Massachusetts - Boston |
| 3:15-3:30 | Conclusions and Next Steps |
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Recent MBP conferences:
EYES ON THE ESTUARIES:A Conference on Preventing and Detecting Marine Invasive Species in the Northeastern United States Final Report (November 2002) Next to habitat destruction, invasive exotic species are the leading cause of decreased biological diversity in the United States and worldwide. Regional coordination and cooperation are necessary in order to effectively prevent and control future invasions of exotic marine species. More than 150 government officials, scientists, nonprofit organization representatives, and citizen activists attended the 2003 Eyes on the Estuaries Conference.In response to the conference, many groups in the northeast have begun to take action and develop strategies for preventing further invasions. Efforts are currently underway to create a northeast monitoring network for marine invasive species. Others are working with local industries at risk of introducing invasive species to develop best management practices aimed at curbing these risks. In addition to these innovative efforts, we still need more “eyes on our estuaries.” Complete Report (PDF, 4.6M)
Acknowledgements, table of Contents, Introduction and Schedule (PDF, 3.2M)
Section 1: Speaker Presentations (PDF, 461K)
Section II: Panel Discussion and transcription (PDF, 881K)
Section III: break Out Groups and Summaries (PDF, 655K)
URL: www.mass.gov/envir/massbays/conference.htm
Updated 04/27/09
