COSEE West online workshop conducted in April 2007 by Dr. Robin Ross, University of California Santa Barbara
(Ecological Responses of Antarctic Krill to Environmental Variability: Can We Predict the Future?) and Dr. Donal Manahan, University of Southern California (North Pole, South Pole: How and Why we Study Polar Regions). Workshop materials include lectures, lesson plans, resources, aligning content to standards, and discussions.
COSEE West online workshop conducted in February 2006 by Dr. Mary Silver (Harmful Algae of California Coastal Waters) and Dr. David Caron (HABS: Causes, Effects and the Status of Research to Understand Them). Workshop materials include lectures, lesson plans, resources, aligning content to standards, and discussions.
COSEE West online workshop conducted in March 2005 by Dr. Richard Murphy (Coral Reefs: Cities Under the Sea), Dr. William M. Hamner (The Coral Reef Paradox), and Dr. William M. Hamner (Coral Reef Biogeography and Human Impacts). Workshop materials include lectures, resources, master glossary, and discussions.
In December 2004, President Bush submitted the "U.S. Ocean Action Plan" to Congress in response to the recommendation made by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. The activities outlined in the Administration’s response will help assure that the benefits we currently derive from our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes, will be available to future generations.
In the first thorough review of ocean policy in 34 years, the Pew Oceans Commission released a host of recommendations in 2003 to guide the way in which the federal government will successfully manage America’s marine environment. The report found that more than 60 percent of America’s coastal rivers and bays are degraded by nutrient runoff. Crucial species like groundfish and salmon are under assault from overfishing. Invasive species are establishing themselves in the nation’s coastal waters. The Final Report of the Pew Oceans Commission finds that proven, workable solutions to the crisis in our oceans exist, but such successes will remain the exception rather than the rule until we chart a new course for ocean management.
