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The lectures in the Marine Science series are aimed at a scientific audience but are open
to the public. Each seminar begins with a reception at 3:00 pm in the Watermen's Hall lobby; the presentation
follows at 3:30 pm in McHugh Auditorium
(campus map, building 56) at VIMS. Access information on other lectures here:
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Rethinking the management of ocean pelagics: Forging a future for sea turtles 
(December 1, 2006) Join Dr. Larry Crowder, Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology in the Coastal Systems Science and Policy Division at Duke University, as he describes international efforts to protect endangered sea turtles and other marine species through management of longline and gillnet fishing in the Pacific. |
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Water Quality, Biogeochemistry and Transport in the Patuxent Estuary: Responses to Climate & Management (Nov 10, 2006) Join Dr. Michael Kemp of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science as he examines how regional, seasonal, and inter-annual variations in water quality, net ecosystem production, and pelagic-benthic coupling relate to changes in nutrient loading and climatic forcing for the Patuxent River estuary, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay. His research, which shows that turbidity, algal biomass, and productivity have increased despite relatively constant nitrogen levels, underscores the need for system-wide nutrient management approaches in tidal estuarine waters. |
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Global Aspects of Living Marine Resource Management: Examples from ICCAT and the International Whaling Commission (Oct 6th, 2006) Highly migratory species such as tunas, billfish, sharks, and whales spend time in the jurisdictions of many different countries and on the high seas where no country has management authority. Management of such resources requires cooperation on an international level, most often in a multi-lateral forum. Join Dr. Bill Hogarth, Assistant Administrator of NOAA Fisheries, as he uses examples from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to explore the legal, political, economic, and scientific factors at play during international negotiations concerning living marine resources. |
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A rising tide raises all phytoplankton: growth response of other phytoplankton taxa in diatom-dominated blooms (Sep 6th, 2006) Join Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard Barber of Duke University as he describes efforts to more realistically represent the growth dynamics of diatoms and non-diatoms within algal blooms, knowledge that is required to improve forecasting of how future conditions will affect processes that control carbon recycling and export. |
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Measuring and Modeling Fine-Sediment Erosion (April 21, 2006) Fine-grained sediments like mud and clay underlie extensive portions of Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries. A clear understanding of the factors that determine whether these sediments erode or stay put in the face of currents and waves is crucial for predicting water-column turbidity, the fate of contaminants, the transfer of nutrients, and the abundance and distribution of bottom-dwelling organisms. Dr. Larry Sanford of the University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory will explore the difficulties involved in measuring and modelling the erodibility of fine-grained sediments, offer ideas for resolving some of these challenges, and describe the approaches he uses in his research. |
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Viruses in Marine Ecosystems: Vaccines & Ecology (March 17, 2006) Viral diseases of fish and other marine organisms can have a major impact on ecosystems and aquaculture operations. Join Dr. Jo-Ann Leong, Director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii as she examines the viruses of marine organisms and some of the approaches that are being taken to control the lethal effects of viral infections in fish. She will also describe some of her recent work on coral reefs in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. |
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Tropical Marine Biodiversity: From Corals to Microbes 
(March 3, 2006)
Coral reefs are both highly diverse and
highly threatened. However, understanding of coral reef biodiversity is far from perfect—as
with most marine organisms, diversity has been seriously underestimated. Join
Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Director of the
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) at the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, as she explores how recent discoveries of previously unrecognized coral-reef
diversity can be used to help maintain the health of coral reefs. |
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