The Local Planning Committee has designated several special workshop sessions for this 38th meeting.
Abstracts for workshop presentations are still forthcoming and will be updated soon.
Sediment and Turbidity Workshop (**Invitation Only**)
Focuses on studies from Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific basins that identify relevant and new work as it pertains to understanding and minimizing the effects of sedimentation and turbidity on corals and coral reefs.
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Workshop
Coral reef restoration has typically focused on corals as they are the primary builders of habitat. The assumption has been that if you increase coral coverage, it will speed up ecosystem recovery. However, given the generally degraded state of coral reef ecosystems, the future trajectory of warming from climate change, and the disruption of key ecosystem processes such as herbivory, additional measures beyond coral outplanting may be needed to bring about ecosystem recovery. This workshop will include presentations and panel discussions on research and restoration efforts intended to promote health of vitality of coral reef ecosystems.
"Intervention strategies in reef restoration, to cover both stress hardening and assisted migration" Read more
"Sponge-Mediated Coral Reef Restoration" Read more
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Marine Debris and Florida's Coral Reefs Workshop
The Florida Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan offers a framework that provides further guidance and structure for identifying specific goals, objectives, strategies and recommended actions towards the goal of reducing marine debris in Florida. The plan identifies four priority marine debris topics that are related to the health of coral reefs: (1) reduce the amount of consumer debris, (2) reduce the amount of derelict fishing gear, (3) increase the capacity to respond to emergency debris and (4) reduce the impacts on wildlife and habitats. Using these priority topics as a guide, this workshop will feature presentations on the major threats to Florida's coral reefs from marine debris and highlight policies and programs currently in place to address those threats. A panel discussion will follow to allow a constructive conversation between the presenters and the audience to discuss how agencies are working to implement the Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan, ways to improve implementation, and ways to incorporate partners, volunteers, and citizens to forward Plan implementation.
For your reference, please click the following link to view the Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan prior to this workshop: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cmp/publications/FL_Marine_Debris_Reduction_Plan2017.pdf
"Marine Debris Abundance, Spatial Distribution, and Impacts to Coral Reef Benthic Organisms in the Florida Keys" Read More
"The Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN)" Read More
"Presence, Accumulation, and Benthic Impacts of Marine Debris on offshore reefs of Biscayne National Park" Read More
"Impacts of Traps on Reefs" Read More
"FWC Trap Retrieval Programs" Read More
"Florida Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program" Read More
"Broward Tire Reefs" Read More
"Florida Coastal Zone Management’s Marine Debris Rapid Response Program" Read More
Please register prior to the meeting HERE.
Abstracts for workshop presentations are still forthcoming and will be updated soon.
Sediment and Turbidity Workshop (**Invitation Only**)
Focuses on studies from Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific basins that identify relevant and new work as it pertains to understanding and minimizing the effects of sedimentation and turbidity on corals and coral reefs.
- Joana Figueiredo Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography "Additive effects of temperature and sedimentation in coral recruits: Does reducing a local stressor increase coral resilience to ocean warming?" Read more
- Ken Weaver Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Standards Development Section "Review of Turbidity Water Quality Criterion to Protect Coral Reefs"
- Brian Barnes College of Marine Science, University of South Florida "Sediment plumes induced by the Port of Miami dredging: Analysis and interpretation using Landsat and MODIS data" Read more
- Leslie Henderson United States Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Coastal Zone Management "Stony coral health is negatively related to terrestrial and silt-clay sediment flux in the nearshore US Virgin Islands" Read more
- Robert H. Richmond, Ph.D.
Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa
"New tools and technologies for coral reef protection" Read more
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Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Workshop
Coral reef restoration has typically focused on corals as they are the primary builders of habitat. The assumption has been that if you increase coral coverage, it will speed up ecosystem recovery. However, given the generally degraded state of coral reef ecosystems, the future trajectory of warming from climate change, and the disruption of key ecosystem processes such as herbivory, additional measures beyond coral outplanting may be needed to bring about ecosystem recovery. This workshop will include presentations and panel discussions on research and restoration efforts intended to promote health of vitality of coral reef ecosystems.
- Liz Goergen
Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography
"Outplanted Acropora cervicornis colonies propagate across sites through fragmentation: An alternative method for defining out plant success" Read more
- Mark Butler
Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Old Dominion University "The role of biocomplexity in the restoration of tropical hard-bottom sponge communities and their ecosystem services" Read more - Elliot Hart
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute
"Evaluating the Efficacy of Sponge Nurseries to Support Large-Scale Sponge Community Restoration in the Florida Keys" Read more
- Brian A. Reckenbeil Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission "Incorporating Ecological Processes into Coral Reef Restoration: Manipulating Herbivory and Predator-Prey Interactions to Enhance Restoration Success" Read more
- Stacey Williams
Institute for Socio-Ecological Research and Coastal Survey Solutions LLC
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission "Post-larval capture and culture: A useful tool for Diadema antillarum restoration" Read more
- Jason Spadaro Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University "Density manipulation of the Caribbean King Crab facilitates community-level recovery of coral reef systems in the Florida Keys" Read more
- Marla Valentine
Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University Old Dominion University "Does the functional diversity of tropical sponge communities matter for water column characteristics?" Read more
- Andrew Baker
"Intervention strategies in reef restoration, to cover both stress hardening and assisted migration" Read more
- Brendan C. Biggs
"Sponge-Mediated Coral Reef Restoration" Read more
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Marine Debris and Florida's Coral Reefs Workshop
The Florida Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan offers a framework that provides further guidance and structure for identifying specific goals, objectives, strategies and recommended actions towards the goal of reducing marine debris in Florida. The plan identifies four priority marine debris topics that are related to the health of coral reefs: (1) reduce the amount of consumer debris, (2) reduce the amount of derelict fishing gear, (3) increase the capacity to respond to emergency debris and (4) reduce the impacts on wildlife and habitats. Using these priority topics as a guide, this workshop will feature presentations on the major threats to Florida's coral reefs from marine debris and highlight policies and programs currently in place to address those threats. A panel discussion will follow to allow a constructive conversation between the presenters and the audience to discuss how agencies are working to implement the Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan, ways to improve implementation, and ways to incorporate partners, volunteers, and citizens to forward Plan implementation.
For your reference, please click the following link to view the Marine Debris Reduction Guidance Plan prior to this workshop: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/cmp/publications/FL_Marine_Debris_Reduction_Plan2017.pdf
- Mark Chiappone
"Marine Debris Abundance, Spatial Distribution, and Impacts to Coral Reef Benthic Organisms in the Florida Keys" Read More
- Kristi Kerrigan
"The Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN)" Read More
- Vanessa McDonough
"Presence, Accumulation, and Benthic Impacts of Marine Debris on offshore reefs of Biscayne National Park" Read More
- Tom Matthews
"Impacts of Traps on Reefs" Read More
- Pam Gruver
"FWC Trap Retrieval Programs" Read More
- Elizabeth Winchester
"Florida Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program" Read More
- Pat Quinn
"Broward Tire Reefs" Read More
- Erin McDevitt
"Florida Coastal Zone Management’s Marine Debris Rapid Response Program" Read More
Please register prior to the meeting HERE.