UPDATE: "Sustaining Seascapes" symposium, 7-8 Mar 2002

[Daniel Brumbaugh]

Apologies for the cross-postings!

*SYMPOSIUM UPDATE*

SUSTAINING SEASCAPES: THE SCIENCE AND POLICY OF MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, 2002
American Museum of Natural History
New York City

EARLY-REGISTRATION DISCOUNT ENDS JANUARY 26!

POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 18

Sustaining Seascapes: The Science and Policy of Marine Resource
Management will examine the large-scale conservation of marine
ecosystems - considering novel approaches to the sustainable
management of biodiversity and fisheries. Through theory, reviews,
and case studies, participants will explore efforts to integrate
natural, socioeconomic, and cultural factors at local and regional
scales in response to ongoing threats to both fisheries and
biodiversity.

Topics and presenters will include:

PLENARY ADDRESSES:

The Crisis in Fisheries and Marine Biodiversity
(Daniel Pauly, Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

Historical Perspectives and Future Directions for Marine Resource Protection
(Tundi Agardy, Executive Director, Sound Seas)

Unnatural Oceans: Restocking the Seas for Restoration of Resilience
(Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institute
of Oceanography)

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Future Directions with MPAs and Marine Biodiversity Protection in the
United States
(Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and
Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
[invited])
(Fran Mainella, Director, U.S. National Park Service  [invited])
(Marshall Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
([invited])

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
Fisheries, Trophic Cascades, and Marine Biodiversity
(Robert S. Steneck, Professor, School of Marine Sciences, University of
Maine)

Oceanographic and Biological Connectivity
(Robert K. Cowen, Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science, University of Miami)

The Economics of Coastal Zones
(TBA)

Dimensions of Conservation Policy in Coastal Zones
(TBA)

Ethical Perspectives on Coastal Policy-Making
(TBA)

Cultural Seascapes
(Bonnie J. McCay, Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Cook
College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

Stakeholder Involvement in Marine Conservation Policy Making
(Michael Eng, Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for
Environmental Conflict Resolution)

Uncertainties in Ecological and Sociopolitical Systems
(Louis W. Botsford, Professor, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology,
University of California, Davis)

Linking Social and Ecological Systems
(TBA)

Modeling the Functions of an MPA Network (Bahamas)
(Daniel Brumbaugh, Marine Program Manager, Center for Biodiversity
and Conservation, AMNH)

Developing the Patagonian Coastal-Zone Management Plan (Argentina)
(Claudio Campagna, Conservation Zoologist, Wildlife Conservation
Society/COCINET)

Establishing Marine Protection in the Florida Keys (USA)
(Billy Causey, Superintendent, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
[NOAA])

A Proposal for a Regional MPA Network in the Gulf of Maine (USA/Canada)
(Anthony Chatwin, Staff Scientist, Conservation Law Foundation)

Lessons from Designing a Reserve Network in the Channel Islands (USA)
(Gary Davis, Science Advisor, Channel Islands National Park, U.S.
National Park Service)

Implementing a New MPA for Managing Fishing and Tourism (Bonaire,
Dutch Antilles)
(Kalli DeMeyer, Director, Coral Parks Programme, Coral Reef Alliance
[CORAL])

Fisheries, Biodiversity, and Human Impacts of Closures in the Gulf of
Maine (USA)
(Michael J. Fogarty, Senior Scientist, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
Steven A. Murawski, Chief Stock Assessment Scientist, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center)

A Representative Network of Marine Reserves (Australia)
(Leanne Fernandes, Manager, Representative Areas Programme, Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority  [invited])

Protected-Area Monitoring and Management (Kenya)
(Nyawira Muthiga, Head, Coastal Wetlands Program, Kenya Wildlife Service)

Quantitative Approaches to the Analysis of MPA Success (Philippines)
(Richard Pollnac, Professor of Anthropology and Marine Affairs,
University of Rhode Island)

Designing a Reserve Network in the Gulf of California (Mexico)
(Enric Sala, Assistant Professor of Marine Ecology, Scripps Institute
of Oceanography)

Combining Traditional Cultural Values and Science for Marine-Resource
Management (Fiji)
(Alifereti Tawake, Scientific Officer, University of the South Pacific)

Community-Based Management (Indonesia)
TBA

SPONSORSHIP:
Sustaining Seascapes is being co-sponsored by the American Museum of
Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation,
Environmental Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's Marine Protected Areas Center, the National Park
Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wildlife
Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund.

Support for the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation's Spring
Symposia is provided by the John and Daniel Tishman Fund.

CALL FOR POSTERS: Poster subject must relate to the symposium's
themes and may include theory, empirical studies, or case studies.
Please limit abstracts to 300 words, and include title, author(s),
and contact information for the lead author. Submit abstracts to the
CBC's Outreach Program Coordinator, Fiona Brady, at brady at amnh.org.
Deadline for submission: February 18, 2002.

TO REGISTER, please contact: Central Reservations, American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
(USA) 212-769-5200 (phone), 212-769-5272 (fax), or tickets at amnh.org.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Visit the CBC's website at
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/ or email biodiversity at amnh.org.
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PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO MY CONTACT INFO:

Dan Brumbaugh, Ph.D.
Marine Program Manager
American Museum of Natural History / Biodiversity
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY  10024-5192
tel: (212) 496-3494; fax: (212) 769-5292
brumba at amnh.org
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/programs/marine/bahamas/
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/symposia/seascapes/

CURRENTLY (most of the time):
Visiting Scientist
MPA Center / NOAA
110 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5730
tel: (831) 420-3963; fax: (831) 420-3977, -3979
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