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Meetings & Events | Ocean Science Briefings Sacramento Luncheon BriefingsOur Sacramento Luncheon Briefings are co-sponsored by COMPASS and the California State Library. The series features leading marine scientists from the California region and provides the latest marine science for California State Legislators, their staff, and marine resource managers. The briefings provide an important link between critical marine science and the policymaking process.Started in 2004, COMPASS' Sacramento Luncheon Briefings have covered a wide range of topics pertinent to policy decisions concerning California's ocean resources. For more information about specific luncheons or individual talks, please see the descriptions below. For more information about Sacramento Luncheon Briefings, please contact Adina Abeles. 2008April 2 Mapping Impacts to California's Coast: The good, the bad, and the contaminants of emerging concernFeaturing Dr. Ben Halpern from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and Steven Bay, Principal Scientist from the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 2007November 30 The Rising Tide of Toxic BloomsFeaturing Dr. Frances Gulland, Director of Veterinary Science at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito; Dr. David Caron, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California;and Dr. John Ryan, an oceanographer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). This luncheon was moderated by Dr. Amber Mace, Executive Director of the California Ocean Science Trust and Science Advisor to the Ocean Protection Council.June 29 How Marine Invaders are Altering California's Coastal Ocean: The Issues and SolutionsFeaturing Dr. Edwin D. Grosholz, the Alexander and Elizabeth Swantz Specialist in Cooperative Extension at the University of California, Davis; and Dr. Chela Zabin, the Program Manager for the San Francisco Bay branch of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Marine Bioinvasions Research Laboratory. William Craven, the Chief Consultant to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, moderated this luncheon.February 26 Does Marine Biodiversity Matter to Californians?Featuring Dr. John J. Stachowicz, an Assistant Professor in the Evolution and Ecology Department at the University of California, Davis; and Dr. Stephen R. Palumbi, a Professor in Biological Sciences at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station. This luncheon was moderated by Dr. Amber Mace, Executive Director of the California Ocean Science Trust and Science Advisor to the Ocean Protection Council.2006October 5 Is California Ready for the Future? Projected Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Communities and Marine EcosystemsFeaturing Dr. Franklin Schwing, the Director of the Environmental Reseasrch Division in NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center, and Dr. Susanne C. Moser, a social scientist from the National Center of Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.June 21 Rigs to Reefs? Scientific Perspectives on a Hot TopicFeaturing Dr. Mark Carr, an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, and Dr. Milton Love, a Research Biologist at the UC Santa Barbara's Marine Science Institute.February 2 Beaches, Bacteria and Bans: How California Can Keep Its Coast HealthyFeaturing Dr. Stanley Grant, the Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at the University of California, Irvine, and Kenneth Schiff, the Deputy Director of the Southern California Coastal Water Research Program2005September 12 Offshore Aquaculture: The Challenges and Opportunities of Farming California's OceansFeaturing Dr. Rosamond Naylor, a Senior Fellow at Stanford University, Dr. Fred Conte, an Extension Faculty member and lecturer in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis, and Meg Caldwell, a senior lecturer at Stanford Law School, Chair of the California Coastal Commission, and a member of the California Blue Ribbon Task Force.June 3 Swimming Upstream: The Challenges Facing California SalmonFeaturing Dr. Walter Duffy, the leader of the U.S. Geological Survey's California Fish Research Unit at Humboldt State University and Dr. Lisa Thompson, a Fisheries Extension Specialist at the University of California, Davis, in the Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology Department. The discussion focused on the science behind California salmon decline and provided tools to aid in their recovery. Mike Sutton, V.P. of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Director for the Center for the Future of the Oceans moderated the event.January 27 Old Timers in the Neighborhood: The Science Behind Marine Protected AreasFeaturing Dr. Stephen R. Palumbi of Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station and Dr. Steven A. Berkeley of the University of California, Santa Cruz's Long Marine Laboratory with an overview of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative by Resources Agency Secretary, Mike Chrisman and MLPA Task Force Chair, Phil Isenberg.2004August 12 Saving California's Sea Otters: The Harbingers of Coastal and Ocean HealthFeaturing Dr. Chris Harrold, Director of Research and Conservation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Dr. Pat Conrad of the School of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Health Center at UC Davis and moderated by Mike Sutton, V.P. of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Director of its Center for the Future of the Oceans.For more information about Sacramento luncheon briefings, please contact Adina Abeles. « Back to Ocean Science Briefings |
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