Empowering Innovation and Synergy Through Diversity in Marine Science and Conservation

Friday, October 28, 2011: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom II (San Jose Marriott Hotel)
Chairs:
Corey Garza, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Monterey Bay and Sarah Mesnick, PhD, Ecologist, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Description: The complexity of the marine environment and the communities that use marine resources suggests researchers must use synergistic approaches to study the causal factors and solutions for sustainable use of marine resources. In this session, marine researchers will describe multidisciplinary research aimed at mediating human impacts on marine systems.



10:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:35 AM
Marine Renewable Energy - Innovative Science Addresses Technological, Oceanographic, and Environmental Challenges
George Boehlert, PhD , Professor and Director, Hatfield Marine Science Center , Oregon State University
11:00 AM
Ecosystem-Based Tropical Fisheries Management: Convergence Between Western and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems
Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano, PhD , Assistant Professor of Anthropology , University of Rhode Island