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)
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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.
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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
