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From Thoughts to Actions – Restoration on the Gulf Coast

Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2016 Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Biloxi, Mississippi

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D12Oil Spill Impacts

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Thank you to the sponsors of the 2016 Bays and Bayous Symposium.


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Welcome

From Thoughts to Actions – Restoration on the Gulf Coast is the theme of the 2016 Bays and Bayous Symposium. The theme is very fitting considering the years of restoration planning needed to determine how to best invest the billions of dollars received from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill settlements. An ongoing challenge to move from thought to action is using the best available science so restoration projects will endure far beyond the careers of those who implement them. For this to happen, meaningful science investments will need to be made. Science investments are also a fiduciary responsibility of restoration programs to maximize the return on the investment of restoration programs.

The Bays and Bayous Symposium is one way to communicate science to diverse groups of stakeholders. It has become a tradition along the coast of Alabama and Mississippi. Bays and Bayous is successful because it caters to local needs, and it has a highly engaged organizing committee that is responsive to a changing science landscape. On behalf of the organizing committee, I thank everyone involved in making the 2016 Bays and Bayous a success. We thank you for attending and hope this year’s event exceeds your expectations.

Highlights from this year’s Bays and Bayous include a record number of presentations, three excellent keynote speakers and student awards to recognize the next generation of scientists.

The Bays and Bayous Symposium began in 1979 and was called Alabama’s Bays, Bayous and Beaches Symposium. It was held again in 1987, widening the scope of the 1979 event to include the economic importance of coastal waters, educational programs and habitat restoration. In 1995, the symposium continued to focus on science while expanding its audience to include local industry and government. In 2006, a core group committed to regularly organizing a local symposium for the citizens of coastal Alabama and Mississippi. It was decided that the meeting would be held every two years, rotating between Alabama and Mississippi.

Acknowledgments

It would not be possible to maintain a relatively low registration fee without the support of the numerous Bays and Bayous sponsors. The Organizing Committee met regularly for almost a year to plan this year’s event. We deeply appreciate our sponsors and the Organizing Committee. Organizing Committee: • Becky Allee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management • Steve Ashby, Mississippi State University • Kay Bruening, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant • Ayesha Gray, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve • Ken Heck, Dauphin Island Sea Lab • Robert Leaf, University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Lab • Kelly Lucas, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources • Amy Newbold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program • Melissa Schneider, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant • Steve Sempier, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant • LaDon Swann, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant • Roberta Swann, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

We also thank Robert Leaf of the Gulf Coast Research Lab for the many hours he spent serving as chair of the Program Committee and recruiting and working with session chairs and co-chairs to put together a solid program.

LaDon Swann, DirectorMississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ConsortiumAuburn University Marine Programs

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AgendaNov. 30, 2016

Wednesday

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcome – Room C2

8:40 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Room C2 “Thinking about the future to guide restoration action today,” Denise Reed, The Water Institute of the Gulf 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. Break to Sessions

9:40 – 9:45 a.m. Chairs Introduce Sessions

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions • Climate and Hazard Resilience – Room D1 • Habitat Management and Restoration – Room D2 • Living Resources – Room D3 • Oil Spill Impacts – Room D12 • Water Resources: Supply and Quality – Room D11

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Continue

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Room C2


2:40 – 3:10 p.m. Break


4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Break

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Poster Presentations and Reception

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AgendaDec. 1, 2016

Thursday

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcome – Room C2

8:40 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation – Room C2 “A brief history of Gulf of Mexico red snapper: Fisheries, stock assessments and groundbreaking research,” Clay Porch, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. Break to Sessions

9:40 – 9:45 a.m. Chairs Introduce Sessions

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions • Climate and Hazard Resilience – Room D1 • Habitat Management and Restoration – Room D2 • Living Resources – Room D3 • Oil Spill Impacts – Room D12 (9:45 a.m. – Noon) • Living Resources II – Room D12 (1:30 – 2:50 p.m.) • Water Resources: Supply and Quality – Room D11

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break


12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Room C2(12:30 – 1:30 p.m.) Keynote Presentation – Room C2 “Building community resilience through a culture of health,” Alonzo Plough, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation


2:50 – 3:10 p.m. Break


4:30 p.m. Adjourn

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Keynote Speakers

Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf

Denise Reed, Ph.D., is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in coastal marsh sustainability and the role of human activities in modifying coastal systems. She has studied coastal issues in the United States and around the world for over 30 years.

Dr. Reed has worked closely with Louisiana’s state government in developing coastal restoration plans, including the 2012 and 2017 Coastal Master Plans. Her experience includes field research on the response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise, ecosystem restoration and planning in the California Bay-Delta, and review and advisory roles of a number of federal water resource planning issues including post-Sandy work in the northeast and restoration planning in Puget Sound. She has served on numerous boards and panels addressing the effects of human alterations on coastal environments and the role of science in guiding restoration, including a number of National Research Council committees.

Prior to joining The Water Institute of the Gulf, Dr. Reed served as Interim Director of the Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences and as a professor in the University of New Orleans’ Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

She has recently been a member of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board and currently serves on the NOAA Science Advisory Board. She earned a bachelor’s and doctoral degree in geography from the University of Cambridge.

Alonzo Plough, Vice President, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer,

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Alonzo L. Plough, Ph.D., Master of Public Health, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as vice president, Research-Evaluation-Learning and chief science officer in January 2014. He leads the Foundation’s long-standing focus on building the evidence base to foster innovation in health services and systems and improve population health. He is also responsible for foundation-wide organizational learning and the two program areas that support those activities, the global and pioneer teams.

Dr. Plough brought to the foundation extensive leadership experience in public health. He served at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. He also served 10 years as director and health officer for the Seattle and King County Department of Public Health. Before that, he served as director of public health in Boston for eight years.

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Dr. Plough served as vice president of strategy, planning and evaluation for The California Endowment, a Los Angeles based health foundation from 2005 to 2009. He led the Endowment’s strategic planning and development, evaluation, research and organizational learning activities.

His academic career includes his current appointment as professor of health services at the University of Washington, School of Public Health in Seattle and previous faculty positions at Harvard University School of Public Health, Tufts University Department of Community Medicine and Boston University School of Management. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for public service and leadership and is the author of an extensive body of scholarly articles, books and book chapters.

Plough earned his Ph.D. and MA at Cornell University, and his MPH at Yale University School of Medicine’s Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. He did his undergraduate work at St. Olaf College, where he earned a BA.

Clay Porch, Director, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service

Dr. Clay Porch received his Ph.D. from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in 1993 and has been working with NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) ever since. He started his career serving as the lead assessment scientist for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, one of the world’s most iconic species, and has led or participated at one time or another in the assessments of most of the species under the purview of the SEFSC including Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper. He has served as the Director of the Sustainable Fisheries division at the SEFSC since 2007, where he supervises the assessments and associated research in support of three Federal Fishery Management Councils and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT).

He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of fishery stock assessments and has written over 150 technical reports and peer-reviewed journal articles. He also serves as the overall coordinator for the Bluefin Tuna Working Group at ICCAT and as a member of a number of influential steering committees including the Marine Resource Educational Partnership (where he is also a featured lecturer), National Stock Assessment workshop, Integrative Tracking of Aquatic Animals in the Gulf of Mexico (ITAG) and the Atlantic-wide Bluefin Tuna Research program.

Prior to joining NOAA Fisheries, Dr. Porch was a licensed commercial fisherman specializing in the collection of marine fish for the aquarium trade. While he can no longer participate in the trade owing to his current position at NOAA Fisheries, he remains an avid recreational angler and scuba diver.

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2016 Session Chairs

Habitat Management and RestorationChair: Becky Allee, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal ManagementCo-chairs: Eric Sparks, Mississippi State University and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ConsortiumGeorge Ramseur, Mississippi Department of Marine ResourcesDan Van Nostrand, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries ServiceWill Underwood, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesJulia Cherry, University of Alabama

Living ResourcesChair: Jill Hendon, Center for Fisheries Research and Development, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern MississippiCo-chairs: Jim Franks, Center for Fisheries Research and Development, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern MississippiWilliam Walton, School of Fisheries and Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ConsortiumJenny Cook, Discovery Hall Programs, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Oil Spill ImpactsChair: Larissa Graham, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ConsortiumCo-chairs: Adam Davis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationFrank Hernandez, University of Southern MississippiTina Miller-Way, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Climate and Hazard ResilienceChair: Stephen Deal, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal ProgramCo-chairs: Jody A. Thompson, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research CenterMarian Hanisko, The Baldwin Group/NOAA Office for Coastal Management Water Resources: Supply and QualityChair: Don Blancher, Moffatt & NicholCo-chairs:Fred Leslie, Alabama Department of Environmental ManagementChristian Miller, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Kevin Dillon, University of Southern Mississippi

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Oral Presentation ScheduleWednesday, Nov. 30, 2016

Oil Spill Impacts Living Resources Habitat Management and Restoration

Climate and Hazard Resilience

Water Resources: Supply and Quality

Moderators Frank Hernandez Jill Hendon Becky Allee Marian Hanisko Brian Dzwonkowski

9:45

Acute and chronic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Red Snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, William Patterson III, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Preliminary analysis of Gray Triggerfish life history and distribution in the Alabama Artificial Reef Zone, Amanda Jefferson, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Permitting your living shoreline project: Changes on the horizon and local opportunities, Niki Pace, Louisiana Sea Grant Law and Policy Program

The Ports Resilience Index: Improving resilience at the land-sea interface, Tracie Sempier, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Climatic teleconnections and forecasting coastal MS-AL hydrology, Juzer Dhondia, University of Alabama

10:05

Impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil pollution on wetlands resiliency, Whitney Scheffel, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Characterizing the respiratory response of a benthic polychaete exposed to multiple stressors, Alyssa Bennett, The University of Southern Mississippi

Evaluating net ecosystem service benefits for restoration projects funded through Deep Water Horizon oil spill, Don Blancher, Moffatt & Nichol

Building resilience into protected coastal landscapes: National Estuarine Research Reserves disaster response planning, Matthew Chasse, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management

Bivalve shells record anthropogenic effects on water quality in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Anika Knight, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

10:25

The value of baseline data: Discriminating between Deepwater Horizon impacts and natural variations in larval fish condition, Frank Hernandez, The University of Southern Mississippi

Chaetognath ecology and potential niche overlap with co-occurring larval fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Jana Herrmann, The University of Southern Mississippi

The spatial distribution and invasive pattern of Chinese tallow under multi-scales at south coastal area of Mississippi, Shaoyang Yang, Mississippi State University

The Gulf Coast Restoration Initiative: Training and mentoring the next generation of conservationist, John Hosey, The Corps Network Gulf Coast Region

Future projections of Coastal MS-AL streamflow, Sahar Tabatabaei Sadeghi, University of Alabama

10:45 Break

Moderators Frank Hernandez Jill Hendon Becky Allee Stephen Deal Brian Dzwonkowski

11:00

Disturbance of Northern Gulf of Mexico reef fish communities: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Lionfish invasion, Kristen Dahl, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Analysis of manatee periotic bone microchemistry as a tool to track West Indian manatee migrations in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico, Kayla DaCosta, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

Detecting change in coastal marshlands from 1950 – 2014 using textural analysis of panchromatic imagery, Heather Nicholson, The University of Southern Mississippi

Climate change in the Gulf of Mexico: A teacher workshop to promote climate literacy, Jennifer Latour, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Discovery Hall Programs

Development of a low cost Lagrangian style drifter with Arduino controlled conductivity, temperature, and position sensing and logging capabilities, Grant Lockridge, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

11:20

Species and functional diversity of apex and mesopredators in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Emily Seubert, University of South Alabama

An assessment of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) stock status in Alabama waters, Erin Bohaboy, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Estimating the willingness to pay to preserve open space associated with coastal waterfronts using contingent valuation method, Ram Dahal, Mississippi State University

Assessing sediment source using foraminifera of the 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam from Vanuatu, Thomas Kosciuch, University of Southern Mississippi

Hydrologic conditions control the seasonal changes in dissolved organic matter delivery to the lower Pearl River estuarine waters, Shatrughan Singh, Mississippi State University

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Oral Presentation Schedule Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016




11:40

Synergistic suppression of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and hypoxia inducible factor pathways after exposure to oil and hypoxia during early life stages of Cyprinodon variegatus, Danielle Simning, The University of Southern Mississippi

Effect of temperature on the development and growth of two copepod species (Acartia tonsa and Parvocalanus crassirostris) used in marine finfish aquaculture, Adam Daw, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Examination of trophic relationships affecting oyster reef restoration success in the Mississippi Sound, Virginia Fleer, The University of Southern Mississippi

Evaluating wetland loss as a function of relative sea-level rise, biological, hydrological, and geomorphic characteristics for the Northern Gulf of Mexico using Bayesian inference, Tyler Hardy, University of Southern Mississippi

Shifts in nutrient allocation during black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) encroachment into salt marsh (Spartina alterniflora), Aaron Macy, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

12:00 Lunch

Moderators Larissa Graham Jill Hendon Eric Sparks Stephen Deal Fred Leslie

1:00

A health information exchange, continuity of care and displaced persons. A case study, Tim Rehner, The University of Southern Mississippi

An examination of trophic interactions in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Past work, present understanding and future challenges, Megumi Oshima, The University of Southern Mississippi

Impacts of wintering Redhead ducks (Athya americana) on shoal grass (Halodule wrightii) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Maddie Kennedy, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

Using phenology derived from NASA Earth observations to monitor marsh conditions in coastal Alabama in support of the Alabama Coastal Foundation's restoration and conservation initiatives, Darius Hixon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration DEVELOP

Sources and relative effects of wastewater on oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in an urbanized estuary, Haley Nicholson, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

1:20

The influence of marine-based technological disasters on human health and well-being, Tonya Hansel, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Lionfish (Pterois spp.) abundance and distribution within the Alabama Reef Permit Zone, Sarah White, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

The impact of a one-day experiential learning program in addition to an ecology unit on the environmental knowledge and attitude toward the environment of high school biology students, Anita Salinas, Mobile County Public Schools

Developing a hybrid model to predict the impact of sea-level rise on coastal wetlands, Wei Wu, The University of Southern Mississippi

Identification and characterization of bacterial genes utilized in Triclosan degradation, Trenton O’Neal, University of South Alabama

1:40

Stressor Sensitive Services: Successful integrated behavioral health services for disaster-vulnerable populations, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, University of South Alabama

A novel approach for mitigating depredation, a source of cryptic fishing mortality for Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), J. Marcus Drymon, University of South Alabama

D’Olive watershed restoration using sustainable stream stabilization and stormwater projects, Greg Jennings, Jennings Environmental

Helping coastal stakeholders select and use climate change tools/models: Introducing an online decision support tree for the Gulf of Mexico, Christina Mohrman, Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative

Effects of recurrent phosphate spills to a coastal estuary, Kevin Dillon, The University of Southern Mississippi

2:00

Addressing the mental health impact in Florida, Glenn Rohrer, University of West Florida

Experimental assessment of circle versus J hook performance and selectivity in the northern Gulf of Mexico recreational reef fish fishery, Steven Garner, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Restoration of the erosion-impacted and storm-vulnerable northern tip of Mon Louis Island, Mobile County, AL, Emery Baya, Thompson Engineering

Incorporating climate and hazard resilience into the marine education toolkit for achieving sustainable community growth, Christopher Snyder, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Marine, Education Center

Establishing comprehensive volunteer water quality monitoring in Coastal Alabama, Jason Kudulis, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

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Oral Presentation ScheduleWednesday, Nov. 30, 2016




2:20

Panel discussion – Improving population mental health post-disaster, Tim Rehner, Tonya Hansel, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, and Glen Rohrer (see previous four presentations)

Spatial variability in the individual growth of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications for assessment and management, Grant Adams, The University of Southern Mississippi

Bayou Caddy ecosystem restoration, Hancock County, Mississippi: Construction of a living shoreline, Richard Allen, US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District

NFIP and CRS: Maximizing community outreach points through the formation of a Program for Public Information, Niki Pace, Louisiana Sea Grant Law & Policy Program

Creating a clean water future, Rick Frederick, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

2:40 Break

Moderators Larissa Graham Jill Hendon Eric Sparks Marian Hanisko Fred Leslie

3:10

Deepwater Horizon oil spill: A very different disaster, Heather Finnegan, Gulf Coast Behavioral Health and Resiliency Center

Subtle temperature differences may well determine who wins: A story of three submerged aquatic plant species, Molly Miller, University of South Alabama

Efficacy of “Living Shoreline” restoration designs for environmental betterment: Lessons learned from multi-year projects in Coastal Alabama, Just Cebrian, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Public perceptions of risk, vulnerabilities and opportunities associated with Gulf Coast Urban Forests, Arnold “Beau” Brodbeck, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Connecting inland waters and coastal environments using sediment records from the SE USA, Matthew Waters, Auburn University

3:30

Occupational and environmental health in the Gulf Coast, Katherine Kirkland, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics

Supplementing broodstock and larval diets for Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus with taurine to improve egg, larval, and weaned juvenile quality, Thomas Derbes II, Auburn University

The effects of sea-level rise and planting density on restored marsh functionality, Eric Sparks, Mississippi State University and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant

Resilience tools and services gap analysis, LaDon Swann, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and surface water alkalinity, Claude Boyd, Auburn University

3:50

Puzzle piecing restoration components: Mississippi strategy for restoration, Robert Kroger, Covington Civil and Environmental

Understanding the direct and indirect impacts of microplastics in Eastern oysters, Caitlin Wessel, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program involvement in implementing the Three Mile Creek Watershed Management Plan, Tom Herder, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Social science informed risk communication: Tips and techniques for communicating risk to foster climate and hazard resilience, Heidi Stiller, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management

Innovative stream restoration techniques to enhance stream stability, water quality, and habitat, Georganna Collins, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

4:10

Two years later: A follow-up study of oil spill science communication in the Gulf, Chris Ellis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Validation of otolith and vertebral chemistry salinity relationships, Reid Nelson, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

Sub-watershed standardized restoration monitoring framework for Mobile Bay: A case study in D’Olive watershed, Renee Collini, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative

The Alabama Coastal Marine GIS Public Viewer, Charlene LeBleu, Auburn University Landscape Architecture

Investigating the effects of coastal residential development on nutrient flux via submarine groundwater discharge in Mobile Bay, Donald Beebe, University of South Alabama

4:30 Break

5:00-6:30 Poster Presentations and Reception

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Oral Presentation ScheduleThursday, Dec. 1, 2016




Moderators Tina Miller-Way Jenny Cook George Ramseur Jody Thompson Don Blancher and Brian Dzwonkowski

9:45

Science communication through blogging, Rachel McDonald, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Use of shipping channels and fairways by the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the Northcentral Gulf of Mexico, Ruth Carmichael, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

Determining the drivers of plant community composition change in a restored marsh experiences sea-level rise, Sara Martin, Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center

The Community Rating System, NFIP participation, and flood damage claims, Daniel Petrolia, Mississippi State University

Red tide bloom event in coastal Alabama: A physical perspective, Brian Dzwonkowski, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

10:05

Engaging fisher folks in data collection to enhance natural science research and science literacy, Jessie Kastler, The University of Southern Mississippi

Is denitrification driven by elevation or plant type at a Gulf coast Juncus roemerianus and Spartina alterniflora mixed saltmarsh, Patrick Chanton, University of Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Employing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to understand and manage resources at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Jonathan Pitchford, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Developing a decadal scale sediment budget: Quantifying vertical fluxes contributing to the evolution of a marsh platform, Christopher Smith, U.S. Geological Survey

Relating satellite (MERIS)-derived estuarine water quality time-series data to watershed loads of nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter, and sediments, John Lehrter, University of South Alabama

10:25

Tracking Gulf restoration with the Deep Water Horizon Project Tracker, Laura Bowie, Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Spatial dynamics of demersal communities in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico, Trey Spearman, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Developing natural assets for nature tourism: Coastal Mississippi's nature based tourism master plan, Rhonda Price, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Future of wireless emergency alerts and warnings – A case study of the Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and first responders, Bandana Kar, The University of Southern Mississippi

Restoring Alabama’s Coast – Case study on natural channel design for applied shear stress, 2-dimensional modeling, and project implementation, William McLemore, Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc.

10:45 Break

Moderators Adam Davis Jenny Cook George Ramseur Jody Thompson Christian Miller

11:00

Integrating academics into response – The role of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scientific Support Team, Adam Davis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Fins, fishes, fisheries: A fish tale in teacher education, Greg Graeber, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Should Mississippi be concerned if Dauphin Island is allowed to continue to erode?, Glendon Coffee, Mobile Bay Sierra Club

The value of open space as waterfront use: Community stakeholders’ perspectives, Joan Wesley, Jackson State University

Bon Secour River, Oyster Bay, and Skunk Bayou Watershed Management Plan, Paige Felts, Volkert, Inc.

11:20

Get the real scoop about the slick: Answers to the top questions asked about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Larissa Graham, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Investigations of Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, Leptocephali from Mississippi Coastal Waters, Patrick Graham, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Collaboration yields Mississippi’s largest habitat restoration project, George Ramseur, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Flood and wind mitigation challenges and progress, David Perkes, Mississippi State University

Changes in primary production at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: What can we learn from long-term monitoring data?, Kim Cressman, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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11:40

Plastic pollution: Perception, awareness, and willingness to pay for alternatives, Emily Fischbach, Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center

Are Asian tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) a new invasive threat or a paper tiger? What we know from the interactions of tiger shrimp with estuarine prey and predators, Jennifer Hill, Louisiana Tech University

Oyster habitat evaluation using hydrocoast salinity data for the Biloxi Marsh and Mississippi Sound (2013 to 2015), John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Coastal marine planning in Alabama, Christian Miller, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center

Spatial and temporal variability in primary production within the Mississippi Bight ecosystem, Jeffrey Krause, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

12:00 Lunch

Moderators Living Resources II - Robert Leaf Bill Walton Becky Allee Kevin Dillon

1:30

Using action cameras to correct for Red Snapper depredation events during fishery independent surveys in Alabama’s Artificial Reef Permit Zone, Crystal Hightower, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Do vertebral chemical signatures distinguish juvenile blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) nursery regions in the northern Gulf of Mexico?, Justin Lewis, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Moving towards a spatially and ecologically balanced approach to artificial reef placement, George Bosarge, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of South Alabama

Session Ends

SWAMP – Generating behavior change through experiential learning and water quality monitoring, Cade Kistler, Mobile Baykeeper

1:50

Utilization of a coastal estuary by a demersal finfish family (Sciaenidae): Implications for habitat associations and ecological interactions, Mariah Livernois, University of South Alabama

Citizen-science provides data on seasonal occupancy of West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico, Elizabeth Hieb, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Choreographing sediments in Mobile Bay, Rob Holmes, Auburn University

The 2015-2016 El Niño and Coastal Mississippi-Alabama stream-flow, Glenn Tootle

2:10

Inside the black box of Blackfish: Tagging Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) in Alabama’s coastal waters, Meagan Schrandt, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Maximizing the return on investment of oyster aquaculture by managing mud blister worm infestation, Kelly Dorgan, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Frequency of hypoxia at artificial reefs within the Mississippi Sound and Bight, Jun - Oct 2016, Scott Milroy, The University of Southern Mississippi

Tracking progress on coastal watershed plans, Christian Miller, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center

2:30

Ecological research and observations of Johnson Bayou, MS, Brandon Drescher, The University of Southern Mississippi

Effective monitoring to evaluate ecological restoration in the Gulf of Mexico: An overview of the 2016 National Academies report, Mark Woodrey, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Mississippi State University

Development of the CPRA oyster lease acquisition and compensation program (OLACP) – From Litigation to Legislation, Jason Shackelford, GeoEngineers

Tree-ring reconstruction of Pascagoula River streamflow, Matthew Therrell, University of Alabama

2:50 Break


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Moderators Bill Walton Becky Allee Kevin Dillon

3:10 Session Ends

Effects of desiccation practices and ploidy in cultured oysters, Crassostrea virginica, on Vibrio spp. abundances in Portersville Bay (Alabama, USA), William Walton, Auburn University Shellfish Lab

Submerged aquatic vegetation mapping in Mobile Bay and adjacent waters of Coastal Alabama in 2015, Tim Thibaut, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc.

Alabama harmful algal blooms: Crossing the boundaries of freshwater, estuarine, and coastal waters, Alison Robertson, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

3:30

Development of a genomic approach for the genetic management of aquaculture and stock enhancement of the red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), Adrienne Norrell, The University of Southern Mississippi

Coastal Eco-morphological Real-time Forecasting (CERF) System, Francesca Messina, The Water Institute of the Gulf

Naturalized stabilization measures in Southwest Alabama, Wade Burcham, Integrated Science and Engineering

3:50

Long term dynamics of seagrasses in the Mississippi Sound: Area change and fragmentation patterns from 1940 to present, Patrick Biber, The University of Southern Mississippi

Modeling uncertainties in the 2017 Louisiana Coastal Master Plan Integrated Compartment Model, Eric White, The Water Institute of the Gulf

Urban green infrastructure and local flooding: The impact of landscape patterns on peak runoff in four Texas MSAs, Yunmi Park, Auburn University

4:10

Freshwater exposure and human interaction: Case history of a twice-stranded bottlenose dolphin in Alabama waters, Noel Wingers, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

South Baldwin County’s coastal streams and rivers. Can we balance the future impacts of development and quality of life issues?, Conrad Gazzier, Consultant

Impacts to blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) habitat suitability caused by freshwater diversions associated with the Bonnet Carre Spillway, Jan - Aug 2016, Scott Milroy, The University of Southern Mississippi

4:30 Adjourn


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Poster Presentations Reception: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016

5:00 - 6:30 p.mOil Spill Impacts

1A temporal study of nitrogen cycling in a Deepwater-Horizon impacted coastal marsh system

Alice Kleinhuizen University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

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Assessment of oiling on the biodiversity and resilience of the benthic microbial assemblages in sub-tidal and intertidal habitats

Katherine Baltzer University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

3Inflow of saline offshore waters into the Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay in October 2015

Mustafa Cambazoglu The University of Southern Mississippi

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Sharing the latest oil spill science discoveries: An overview of a Gulf-wide, multidisciplinary outreach program

Stephen Sempier Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Living Resources

5Evaluation of candidate fishery reference points for Mississippi’s spotted seatrout stock

Robert Leaf The University of Southern Mississippi

6

Evaluation of Mississippi River discharge, productivity, and temperature on the dynamics of larval Gulf menhaden in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Grant Adams The University of Southern Mississippi

7

Exploratory study: The influence of climate variability on a community of estuarine species in coastal waters of Mississippi

Evan Anderson The University of Southern Mississippi and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

8

Preliminary estimates of post-release mortality and site fidelity of hatchery-raised red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) using acoustic telemetry

Courtney Buckley University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

9Oyster infestation: Abundance of mudblister worms (Polydora websteri) in Mobile Bay oyster farms

Sara Cole University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

10Assessing the ecological benefits of a new artificial reef network in the northern Gulf of Mexico

T. Cox Dauphin Island Sea Lab

11Aerial thermographic detection of manatee refugia in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico

Angela Garelick Dauphin Island Sea Lab and California State University Channel Islands

Poster #

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12

Understanding trophic transfer of ciguatoxin precursors in herbivorous reef fish from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Jessica Gwinn University of South Alabama

13 Spatial ecology of stingrays in Mobile Bay

Matthew Jargowsky University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

14Oyster reef restoration: Substrate suitability may depend on specific restoration goals

Patrick Graham The University of Southern Mississippi

15

Determining the condition index and carbonate production of Crassostrea virginica in the Mississippi Sound

Kelsey Kuykendall The University of Southern Mississippi and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

16

Management strategy evaluation of alternative approaches for calculating limits to human-caused mortality of marine mammals based on data availability

Paula Moreno The University of Southern Mississippi and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

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The polychaete, Capitella teleta, exhibits alternative aerobic respiration strategies at different temperatures under hypoxia

Chet Rakocinski The University of Southern Mississippi and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

18Sharing science: Bridging the public trust in science gap

Joyce Shaw Gunter Library and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

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Can simple tackle modifications and use of fish descenders decrease harmful fishery interactions with bottlenose dolphins?

Steve Shippee Marine Wildlife Response Group

20Outcomes from 40 years of Sea Grant supported oyster research and extension

LaDon Swann Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

21Independent red snapper stock assessment research program

LaDon Swann Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

22Modeling the Gulf menhaden fishery: A spatial network approach

Robert Trigg The University of Southern Mississippi

23

A multi-scale approach to detecting the response of migratory land birds to changes in habitat availability

Theodore Zenzal The University of Southern Mississippi

Water Supply and Quality

24

Abundance of antibiotic resistant enterococci upstream and downstream of two wastewater treatment plants in Mobile, Alabama

Amy Schwarber University of South Alabama

25Benthic Foraminifera as possible bio-indicators of environmental conditions in Mobile Bay

Michelle LaBelle University of South Alabama

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26Control of diatom silica production and growth by silicic acid availability on the Louisiana Shelf

Israel Marquez University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

27

How do wind dynamics impact water quality in the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve?

Cher Griffin Grand Bay NERR and Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

28The role of diatom frustule morphology on the formation of reverse weathering products

Rebecca Pickering University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

29The use of web tools to educate the community on water quality issues in coastal Alabama

Laura Jackson Mobile Baykeeper

30

Understanding the functional role of secondary metabolites in benthic dinoflagellates: Towards better management and monitoring

Alexander Leynse University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Habitat Management and Restoration

31The life and conservation of Lepidochelys kempi in the Gulf of Mexico

Forrest Collins University of Alabama at Birmingham

32“Muck to Marshes”: Volunteer monitors for beneficial use marsh restoration in Mississippi

Janet Wright Mississippi Habitat Stewards

33

Effects of marsh platform slope, sediment type, sea-level rise, and initial planting density on nutrient retention in a restored marsh

Nigel Temple Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center

34Faunal assemblages associated with living shorelines and implications for ecosystem functioning

Daniel Firth Mississippi State University

35Geologic framework and surficial processes, Grand Bay, Mississippi-Alabama

Stanley Locker U.S. Geological Survey

36Mycorrhizal colonization of coastal Wetland plant species

Bradley Delfeld Southern Illinois University

37

Supersize me: Nekton habitat preference based on life stage and how it relates to habitat redundancy vs. complementarity in the Gulf of Mexico

Laura West Dauphin Island Sea Lab

38 Oyster gardening in Alabama PJ Waters Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant

Consortium

39

Engineering salinity control in Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana to protect fringing wetlands and estuarine ecosystems while preserving deep-draft access to the Port of Lake Charles

Cyndhia Ramatchandirane The Water Institute of the Gulf

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40

Environmentally-friendly alternatives to bulkheads for resilient and healthy shorelines: Evaluation and implantation of two living shoreline designs

Jamie Amato Dauphin Island Sea Lab

41Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) regeneration response in relation to basal area management

Cameron Poyner Auburn University

42 Sea Grant fellowship opportunities

Melissa Schneider Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant


43“Leave Only Footprints” initiative cleans up the beaches in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama

Chandra Wright Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism

44Addressing coastal business needs and coastal hazards: Business resilience indices

Jody Thompson Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center

45An evaluation of marsh shoreline change using both geospatial and field-based techniques

Joseph Terrano University of South Florida and the U.S. Geological Survey

46Assessment of coastal elevation changes using Unmanned Aerial Systems

Justin Blancher The University of Southern Mississippi

47 Green sea turtle grazing pressure in a Florida Bay Alex Rodriguez University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

48Habitat preferences of Uca longisignalis across Gulf Coast tidal marsh vegetation zones

Gwendolyn Murphy Southern Illinois University

49Impacts of coastal acidification on the structure of Louisiana phytoplankton communities

Amy Mallozzi Louisiana State University

50

Nearshore and intertidal modern foraminifer biofacies across the salt-marshes of the Eastern Mississippi Sound, U.S.A.

Christian Haller University of South Florida

51Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative: Successful continuation of a Gulf Coast Partnership

Casey Fulford Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative

52

Quantifying vegetation and soil dynamics of selected coastal habitat types within the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Michael Archer Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

53Sea level rise and surge movement through the unconfined aquifer in Harrison County Mississippi

Chuck Thibault University of Memphis

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54

NOAA Marine Debris Shoreline Monitoring Project expansion to the Gulf of Mexico maps occurrence and accumulation rates

Caitlin Wessel Marine Debris Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

55Turkey Creek making a visible difference: Community water quality partnership

Troy Pierce EPA Gulf of Mexico Program

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Notes

MASGP-16-033. This publication was supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under NOAA Award NA14OAR4170098, the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Lands Division, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, The University of Southern Mississippi School of Ocean Science and Technology, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program, Chevron, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Northern Gulf Institute, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team, Covington Civil and Environmental, Pickering, Volkert, GeoEngineers and Environmental Science Associates (ESA). The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of any of these organizations.

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