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Sea Briefs is a report on the results of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.
Editor: Laura Bowie
This newsletter
is available in PDF format from:
masgc.org/seabriefs
MASGC supports applied, interdisciplinary marine science research, education and outreach efforts to foster the sustainable development and management of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts and nearshore ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi-Alabama
Sea Grant Consortium
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: 228-818-8838
E-mail: seabriefs@masgc.org
MASGP 08-011-04
Bays & Bayous
Symposium
Hundreds
share information at Bays and Bayous Symposium
More than 400 people attended the Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous Symposium on Oct. 28-29 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. The purpose of the gathering was to share information about coastal resources, natural hazards, fish stocks, water quality, land-use, education and community action programs.
Professionals from 10 states and 128 affiliations attended two days of presentations while more than 150 presenters shared their research and case studies with scientists, extension agents, community activists and educators. Some topics included hurricane intensity scales, oyster reef and marsh grass restoration efforts, engineering principles for living shorelines, populations trends of sea life and issues related to hypoxia (the cause of dead zones and jubilees). For the first time, the symposium included sessions about educating students and the public about marine sciences and highlighting innovative community efforts that benefit coastal ecosystems.
Keynote speakers included Steve Murawski, director of scientific programs and chief science advisor for NOAA Fisheries, and Virginia Burkett, chief scientist for global change research for the U.S. Geological Survey.
To find out more about the topics covered, go to masgc.org/baysandbayous and click on agenda (for oral presentations) or posters (for poster presentations).
The Bays and Bayous Symposium was sponsored by NOAA, MASGC, Chevron Pascagoula Refinery, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Lands Division, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Northern Gulf Institute, The Forum, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, EPA’s Gulf of Mexico Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Alabama State Port Authority and Volkert & Associates, Inc.
