Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium

Sanctuary Symposium

WATCH - Watsonville Area Teens Conserving Habitats will be having 5 groups presenting their research. at the 2011 symposium the Saturday in at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium .

(This is a free event, pre-registration is NOT necessary)

The program runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The poster presentations and student research will be presented from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Welcome 9:15 - 9:40 am Creatures of Habit: California’s Unique White Shark Population
Dr. Salvador Jorgensen, Research Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium

9:40 - 10:05 am From Robots to Plankton – Monterey Bay as a Window to the Future

10:30 - 11:00 am BREAK

11:00 - 11:25 am Davidson Seamount: An Internationally Famous Deep-Sea Feature in Your Own Backyard

11:50 - 12:30 am LUNCH

12:30 - 2:15 pm RESEARCH POSTERS

2:15 - 3:00 pm Ricketts Memorial Lecture:
The Biology of Giant Kelp: Implications for Kelp Forests and Beyond
Dr. Michael S. Foster, Professor Emeritus, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories 3:00 - 3:15 pm Research Poster Awards

California State University, 
Monterey Bay, 
University Center, Sixth Street, 
Seaside, CA