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Susan L. WilliamsCERF President 2009-2011

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This message will be the last one I write as CERF’s president. I’ve had a wonderful, rich experience during my term. The best part was getting to know more CERF members and working with two incredible boards, as well as past-presidents Bob Howarth and Bob Christian; my successor, Walter Boynton; and CERF Headquarters, led by Joy Bartholomew and supported by Susan Helm-rich and Ally Garza. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Daytona Beach conference, and I am eager to support Walter and president-elect Ken Heck in my new role as past president.

I want to highlight two news items in this col-umn. The first is that CERF put on a briefing on Capitol Hill in June as part of CHOW (Capitol Hill Ocean Week). The theme was the Gulf of Mexico ~ one year post-BP oil spill. Nancy Rabalais, Don Boesch, and David Yaskowitz provided the brief-ing to a packed room. The briefing was preceded by a day of congressional office visits by Leila Ham-dan, John Valentine, Sid Mitra, Bob Diaz, Nancy Rabalais, and me. The theme of restoration of cumulative impacts to Gulf ecosystems, including humans as ecosystem members, was well-received and followed-up by media contacts and congres-sional staff requests for more information. We think this event helped secure CERF’s goal to become a ‘trusted adviser’ for policy and decision makers. Our members threw their minds and hearts into this effort. Thank you to all who participated, including the members who dedicated time to relating their experiences and knowledge about the spill’s after-math. I also want to thank AIBS for their talented staff, who helped with all the logistics of the event.

My second and very important item is to let you know that the search for Joy’s successor as CERF’s Executive Director is underway. The search commit-tee consists of the three ‘pressies’ (Walter, Bob Chris-tian, me), Joy, CERF Secretary Leila Hamdan, and

NewsletterSeptember 2011

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation®

Vol. 37, No. 3

President’s Greetings

Closing Doors and Opening Windows

Forty Years of ERF/CERF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Conference Co-chairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8CERF 2011 Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Get Your Conference Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Conference Schedule at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Student Conference Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Affiliate Society News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Journal’s 2010 Impact Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE

Dear CERF Members,

This is the last article from me as CERF Executive Director. The hunt for my successor is going very well. The search committee narrowed an impressive field of applicants to a short list, any one of whom could walk into the CERF office tomorrow and do a fabu-lous job. Expect great things to continue!

The past two decades of ERF/CERF members’, officers’, and staffs’ accomplishments are terrific. CERF’s notable journal, Estuar-ies and Coasts, and our biennial conferences are intellectually rich and are evolving well. The Affiliate Societies are thriving. An

Executive Director’s Letter

Thank YOU for Getting It!

continued on page 7

Members of the CERF 2011 Conference Team met in Daytona Beach in June to sort more than 1150 abstracts (see article on page 10). Front row seated (l-r), David Rudnick, Holly Greening, and David Yoskowitz. Middle row (l-r) Chris Madden, Linda Walters, Nuria Marba, and Joy Bartholomew. Back row (l-r) Victor Rivera-Monroy, Bob Chamberlain, Colleen Devlin, Bob Virnstein, and Bill Nuttle.

continued on page 6

CERF Newsletter September 20112

ACCESSKatherine Martha JonesCape Breton UniversitySydney, Nova Scotia, [email protected]

AERSPeter F. StraubRichard Stockton CollegePomona, NJ [email protected]

CAERSPeggy FongUCLA/EEB Los Angeles, CA [email protected]

GERSEdward J. BuskeyThe University of Texas at AustinPort Aransas, TX [email protected]

NEERSStephen Hale US Environmental Protection AgencyNarragansett, RI [email protected]

PERSSteve RumrillSouth Slough National Estuarine Research ReserveCharleston, [email protected]

SEERSDenise M. SangerSC Sea Grant ConsortiumCharleston, [email protected]

CERF Newsletter is published by the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation®, associated with the following regional societies: Mid-Atlantic (AERS), California (CAERS), Gulf (GERS), Canadian Atlantic (ACCESS), New England (NEERS), Pacific (PERS) and Southeastern (SEERS). Newsletter inquiries should be addressed to Joy Bartholomew, Susan Helmrich or Alejandra (Ally) Garza (see contact information below).

Membership form is enclosed on the inside back cover. Visit the Federation’s web site: http://www.erf.org

President 2009-2011Susan L. Williams Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC–DavisBodega Bay, CA [email protected]

President-ElectWalter R. BoyntonUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceChesapeake Biological LaboratorySolomons, MD [email protected]

Past PresidentRobert R. ChristianEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, [email protected]

SecretaryLeila J. HamdanU.S. Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC [email protected]

TreasurerFinance & Investment Committee ChairChris Tanner St. Mary’s College of MarylandSt. Mary’s City, MD [email protected]

International Member at Large 2007-2011Daniel J. ConleyLund UniversityLund, [email protected]

Member at Large 2009-2013Robert J. DíazVirginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)College of William and MaryGloucester Pt., VA [email protected]

Member at Large 2009-2013Janet NestlerodeResearch EcologistGulf Breeze, [email protected]

Member at Large 2007-2011Ivan ValielaMarine Biological LaboratoryWoods Hole, MA [email protected]

Editorial CoordinatorTaylor BowenCharlottesville, [email protected]

Editor in ChiefJim CloernU.S. Geological SurveyMenlo Park, [email protected]

Editor in ChiefIris C. AndersonVirginia Institute of Marine ScienceGloucester Point, [email protected]

Managing EditorMerryl AlberUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, [email protected]

Science WriterNancy SteinbergNewport, [email protected]

CoordinatorChastity Miller [email protected]

CERF GOVERNING BOARD OFFICERS AND MEMBERS AT LARGE

CERF GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE SOCIETY PRESIDENTS

Jim FourqureanSE Environmental Research CenterFlorida International UniversityMiami [email protected]

Holly GreeningTampa Bay Estuary ProgramSt. Petersburg, FL [email protected]

CERF 2011 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

CESNJOURNAL OFFICIALS

CERF STAFF

P.O. Box 510Port Republic, MD 20676Fax: 410-326-7466

Executive DirectorJoy Bartholomew410-326-7468 [email protected]

Program ManagerAlejandra “Ally” Garza410-326-7467 [email protected]

Office ManagerSusan Helmrich410-326-7470 [email protected]

Web MasterAdam Haile919-308-2815 [email protected]

Membership ServicesThe Schneider Group, Inc.5400 Bosque Blvd., Suite 680Waco, TX 76710254-776-3550 [email protected]

Reviews EditorRobert W. HowarthCornell UniversityIthaca, [email protected]

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Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more…

Forty on Forty – Ruby SlippersLeila Hamdan, CERF Secretary, [email protected]

Janet Nestlerode, CERF Member at Large, [email protected]

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10,11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.

Let’s face it - the 40th anniversary lacks the glitz of the golden and silver anniversary; and although a ruby (the symbol of the 40 years), is more valuable than both, you can’t run an oxygen sensor on one. Also, there is the inauspicious nature of the age. By some definitions, the onset of middle age – the age beyond young adulthood but before old age – begins at 40. Maybe we should rejoice that we, CERF, are still young adults, at least for a little longer.

This coming of age makes one wonder if the founders of the Federation thought we would make it this far. It is romantic to think that the estuarine scientists of the late 1960s were sure that this experiment would be a long-term success. A look into the CERF archives reveals by how slim of a margin the Federation came to be. The process of deciding to make a go of a new society of international scope was carefully charted with committees, discussion and questionnaires. In 1968, a survey was presented to AERS and the soon-to-be NEERS (formed in 1969) members to determine if the ranks were behind forming a larger group. The committee tasked with investigating formation of a new society, Mel Carriker, Gene Cronin and Jerry Williams, did a quick rarefaction analysis of the results and concluded that a larger population needed to be surveyed. If our charter members were keener to responding to surveys, we might have arrived at middle age three years ago. The committee extended the sampling net to find out what scientists around the world thought about forming a larger estuarine society. Fortunately for us, the response was stronger the second time around.

The tally of the survey revealed support for the formation of a new society, but reservation about dividing the efforts and attention of the fledgling discipline. The Committee deserves credit for voicing a prophetic opinion that the scientific and societal need for the new society was too great to ignore, and that the involved groups were best suited to develop a sustainable strategic plan. We can look back now and see that they were right on both counts.

The evolution of the Federation from 1971, through each strategic plan – including Visions I (1993), Visions II (2004), and Visions III (under construction) – has occurred carefully, and with a greater goal in mind. We may have grown up, but we still remember the practical lessons of childhood.

It is this practical nature that makes rubies – the symbol of love, vivacity, passion and power – seem like an odd symbol for our professional anniversary celebration. But when incorporated into footwear, they have another symbolic meaning – home. The work of CERF members is a daily reminder of the vision of our founders: to bring together expertise in estuarine research and propel the discipline forward. Each conference, publication, policy action, and student activity is a homecoming to 1971. In November, may we raise a glass, click our ruby adorned heels, and chant, “There’s no place like CERF.”

We close out this series with some words of wisdom from the man behind the curtain; they are as meaningful now as they were in the beginning.

“Man’s effects on estuaries have been poorly and incompletely planned, unimaginative, and frequently destructive. In view of the many important uses served by these waters, and the size of the growing pressures on them, it is imperative that a new major human force be utilized in the future – the force of intelligent management.” -L. Eugene Cronin, First CERF President, ca.1964

As CERF prepares for an important birthday celebration during the CERF 2011 conference in Daytona Beach, FL, we third decade CERF members thought a trip down memory lane with the CERF archives was in order to remind our-selves of how far CERF has come, and what lies in store for

our future. The result is the series called “Forty on Forty.” As the title suggests, these are articles 40 lines in length on the events of the past forty years. Our goal is to inform, entertain and pay homage to the wisdom in informality that our CERF predecessors have worked to preserve.


40 YEARSOF THE COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESEARCH FEDERATION

1971At the joint business meeting

of AERS and NEERS, the Federation is formed

First conference held in Long Island, NY

UNOLS established

1972The Clean Water Act and

Coastal Zone Management Act are enacted

1973GERS is formed

The journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

is established

Myrtle Beach, SC

A decade of action

Planning for the future

Rising to the challenge

Planning for the present

1980During the 80’s, nearly half of the NERR sites

are established

1984The Estuary as a Filter

is published

1983ERF constitution and

by-laws are introduced to the membership

The Chesapeake Bay Program is established

Virginia Beach, VA

1981Gleneden Beach, OR

1990 ERF Endowment fund

is created

ERF joins the Council of Scientific Society

Presidents

Human Genome Project begins

1993The Visions Report (Visions I), ERF’s

first strategic plan, is unveiled by the

D’Elia administration

Hilton Head, SC

1992Jerry Williams steps down and

Joy Bartholomew named Executive Director of ERF

Change in Fluxes in Estuaries: Implications from Science to Management, a joint

conference between ERF and ECSA, is held in Plymouth, UK

1991San Francisco, CA

2000Presidential EO 13158 establishes the Marine Protected Areas Center

Coral Reef Conservation Act enacted

2001St. Petersburg Beach, FL

2004Visions II,

ERF’s second strategic plan, is unveiled by the Schaffner Administration

2003CAERS is formed

Seattle, WA

2005ACCESS is formed

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastate the US Gulf Coast

Members race into action to understand the impact of the storm and support

displaced colleagues

Norfolk, VA

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s


1971-20111974

SEERS is formed

South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, the first NERR, is established

1975Magnuson–Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act is enacted

Galveston, TX

1977-78ERF acquires Chesapeake

Science, which later becomes Estuaries

PERS is formed

Mt. Pocono, PA

1979ERF returns to Jekyll Island, GA,

the site of the 1964 Conference on Estuaries

1985Governing Board Members meet with U.S. HOR Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, usher-ing in a new era of policy action

The journal Biogeochemistry is established by future CERF

president Robert Howarth

Durham, NH

1989Estuarine Ecology is published

Exxon Valdez oil spill occurs

Baltimore, MD

1987US Senator John Breaux addresses membership at

ERF’s 9th Biennial conference

EPA’s National Estuary Program is established

New Orleans, LA

1988ERF President Donald Boesch

testifies to the Senate Sub-committee on

Environmental Protection

1994NEERS celebrates

its silver anniversary

1995The organization Restore

America’s Estuaries is formed

Corpus Christi, TX

1997Providence, RI

ENSO events across the globe spark renewed interest in

coastal and estuarine climate research

1998The first president of CERF

and AERS, L. Eugene Cronin, dies at age 81

AERS celebrates its golden anniversary

1999New Orleans, LA

2006The first edition of Estuaries and Coasts published by ERF

An Inconvenient Truth published

2007Membership votes

to change the Federation name

to CERF

Providence, RI

2009Portland, OR

2010The Macondo well ruptures, releasing millions of gallons

of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico

CERF members again rise to the science and policy challenge

2011CERF participates in

Capitol Hill Oceans Week, punctuating 40 years

of science, management and policy action

Daytona Beach, FL

Many thanks to CERF Secretary Leila Hamdan for compiling and creating the CERF at 40 timeline.


Treasurer Chris Tanner. We received over 90 applications by the date we began considerations and were heart-ened to see so many experienced folks who were interested in this position. I think the response speaks highly of CERF as a successful and thriving orga-nization. It has weathered a lot, from a name change, to surviving an eco-nomic downturn, staff turnover, a change in the journal’s model, and much more. Joy’s successor will inherit a strong, healthy organization; and Joy deserves recognition for her role in leaving the helm steady as she goes. It must be hard to turn over the reins after dedicating so much of your profes-sional and personal life to the Federa-tion for so long, and I thank Joy from all of us for her graciousness and generos-ity in helping us find the best person for the next Executive Director’s era. The search committee’s goal is to bring the Executive Director-in-waiting to the Daytona Beach conference to see what we are about.

Speaking of the conference, it is shaping up beautifully and very spe-cially for C/ERF’s 40-year anniversary. The conference team has been working very hard, as has CERF Headquarters; and I know we’ll all be delighted by the science and the fellowship.

See you in Daytona Beach!

President’s Messagecontinued from page 1

2011 Scientific AwardsThe Federation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 CERF scientific awards.

Please plan to attend the CERF 2011 conference plenary on Sunday afternoon, 6 November, to congratulate them in person.

Odum Award for Lifetime AchievementHans W. Paerl

Distinguished Professor, Institute of Marine SciencesUNC-Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina USA

Cronin Award for Early Career AchievementIsaac R. Santos

Senior Lecturer, Center for Coastal BiogeochemistrySouthern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

William A. Niering Award for Outstanding EducatorLinda Walters

Professor of Biology and Director of Fellers House Field Station University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida USA

Donald W. Pritchard Award for Estuaries and Coasts Geophysics Paper

Stephen G. MonismithObayashi Professor in the School of Engineering

Stanford University, Stanford, California USA

ACCEPTING FOR THE PAPER“Thermal variability in a tidal river”

by Stephen G. Monismith, James L. Hench, Derek A. Fong, Nicholas J. Nidzieko, William E. Fleenor, Laura P. Doyle & S. Geoffrey Schladow

For more information on the awards and the 2011 recipients, visit…http://www.erf.org/news/congratulations-2011-cerf-scientific-award-recipients

C/ERF Presidents through the years. Front row, (l-r) Bob Howarth (2007-2009), Bob Orth (1989-1991), Susan Williams (2009-2011), and Joy Bartholomew (Exec. Dir. 1992-2011). Middle row (l-r) Candace Oviatt (1995-1997), Nancy Rabalais (1997-1999), Dennis Allen (2001-2003), and Bob Christian (2005-2007). Back row, (l-r) Don Boesch (1987-1989), Anne Giblin (1999-2001), and Linda Schaffner (2003-2005).


updated name clarifies our vision. New communication platforms make information exchange quick and fun.

Forty years of collective action have produced impressive work. Please see pp 4-5 for specifics.

The journal’s increasing distribu-tion/impact and the biennial confer-ences’ successes are measurable. Though it is more difficult to describe and quantify, the intangible bondsbetween us, CERF’s interpersonal and interdisciplinary successes, are my favorites. Maybe these are our esprit de corps or ‘collective intelligence.’

CERF members practice the messy science – and art – of research and management. We embrace and relish our favorite ecosystems’ infuriating complexities. We find patterns to describe this to ourselves and to each

other, and we communicate our excitement and insights. We find time to support and further each other’s work and to bring the next genera-tion of scientists into the Federation Family. Most of those activities do not result in things that can be listed in a tenure or promotion package or in a performance review – but they are as real as anything else we do, and on many days, far more impor-tant…as they sustain our spirits, as well as our intellect.

Being a member of CERF means you belong to a cadre of people who “get it” about your work. The best part of my and CERF’s staff’s job is helping keep you connected with each other. Please keep investing time, energy and insights in each others’ work and lives. Doing so makes you

– and CERF – stronger, more interest-ing, and more sustainable than the sum of our parts. Helping you estab-lish and nourish these vital, intangi-ble relationships has been an honor and a privilege.

A special thank you to all ERF/CERF volunteers and staff. You are the greatest! Please stay in touch and keep up your outstanding work.

With deep respect and great affection fromYOUR HUMBLE CERFANT,

JOY BARTHOLOMEWCERF Executive Director, 1992-2011

Executive Director’s Lettercontinued from page 1

"On October 1, 1992, the reins of ERF management will be officially passed from Jerry Williams to Joy Bartholomew, the new ERF Executive Director... The ERF Governing Board believes she will provide the needed direction

and expertise within the next few years to lead ERF into the premier position it deserves..."

Printed in the Estuarine Research Federation Newsletter, volume 18, number 3 - September 1992

Joy Bartholomewfor 19 YEARS of dedicated service to the Federation

With warm wishes for a wonderful retirement at year’s end…

You will be greatly missed!

CERF extends heartfelt THANKS to Executive Director

CERF president Susan Williams, left, and execu-tive director Joy Bartholomew


Holly Greening, CERF 2011 [email protected]

Jim Fourqurean, CERF 2011 [email protected]

We are fast approaching the CERF 2011 Conference in Daytona Beach – so grab your board shorts and plan to join your old friends and meet new colleagues at the beach in Florida this November!

The Ocean Center venue is new, spacious, and very well-suited for the outstanding line-up of oral presentation sessions, plenary talks, poster sessions (we have enough space to allow all posters to be up throughout the Conference), and special events. We are especially excited about two new “experiments” for this Conference:

synthesis sessions to be held at the end of each day’s concurrent sessions to encourage further discussion about the day’s topics; and a special session on Wednesday evening called, Science for Community Leaders. These two experiments are designed to enhance opportunities for discussion, both among CERF members and with the local community.

The Scientific Program is filled with timely topics and sessions, ranging from international perspectives on ecosystem management to microbial ecology; from the Gulf oil spill to

climate change effects. In addition to traditional CERF interests (yes, there are a number of seagrass sessions), the integration of social science and economics elements in our conference theme has resulted in new and exciting aspects in presentations throughout the conference sessions.

And be sure to come early or stay after the conference; go on a field trip and experience Florida’s uniquely beautiful estuaries, coasts or springs. The Florida East Coast and Central Florida have a plethora of opportunities to catch a glimpse of the “old Florida” habitats and the animals that live in them (see “Picks from a Daytona Native” for some short excursion suggestions in addition to the field trips). Of course, Central Florida is also home to some of

our newer habitats—the theme parks in Orlando are only about an hour away from the conference hotel.

We are continuing the very successful ‘BOB’ campaign this year, so be sure to Bring Old Bags to carry material you will receive at the conference—and bring an extra to share with others who forget to bring their reusable canvas bags. At CERF

2009 in Portland, there were some great old bags from previous ERF conferences and other (lesser known, of course) science and non-science conferences; and we know that we have all collected additional bags since then—bring them!

We encourage you to register for the CERF 2011 Conference NOW. Make your hotel and travel arrangements, pack up your swimsuit and surfboard, and plan to join us in November for what is promising to be a fantastic conference.

C’mon down to Daytona Beach!

CERF 2011 will be here before you know it…

C’mon Down to Daytona Beach!Picks from a Daytona Beach Native

Holly Greening, CERF 2011 Co-Chair

Trying to decide which of the wonderful Florida natural habitats you want to see or great experiences you want to have while you are in Daytona Beach? Here are some of my favorites, depending on the amount of time you have.

2 hours! Rent a boogie board in front of the

hotel - it is a blast, easy, and safe on bigger waves

! Take a surfing lesson, or bring your board and try out the famous Daytona break – the water should still be warm (around 800 F).

! Visit Ponce Inlet State Park and lighthouse (20 minutes south on A1A) - wonderful dunes and intact backdune maritime forests, actively feeding birds and dolphins in the inlet

! Visit the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS) and the giant sloth skeleton found in Daytona - great for families with kids, with lots of hands-on exhibits.

! Tuscawilla Park (at MOAS) has some of the most pristine hardwood freshwater swamp hammock habitats in the Southeast, with a boardwalk and viewing area (free admission) - good for migrating and resident birds and reptiles.

Half a day! For wildlife viewing, take the Black Point

Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville - lots of shorebirds, roseate spoonbills, all the herons.

! Rent a canoe at Tomoka State Park, just 10 miles north of Daytona Beach - beautiful estuarine areas in the Tomoka Basin and the blackwater Tomoka River. Bring your fishing rod for some excellent red drum, snook and trout fishing (don’t forget to get a fishing license online).

! Visit Blue Spring State Park, about 25 miles west of Daytona Beach, to view manatees in the spring run.

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Kayaking through the maze of mangroves within Northern Mosquito Lagoon. Check it out on a CERF 2011 field trip! Photo credit: Robert Day, IRL NEP


The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation is grateful to the following sponsors and contributors who have stepped forward to support the CERF 2011 biennial conference:

EPA, OWOW, Coastal Management BranchYSI, Inc.PBS&J

Janicki EnvironmentalTampa Bay Estuary ProgramScheda Ecological Associates

Florida Sea GrantGeorgia Sea Grant

~~~ IN!KIND SPONSORS ~~~Florida International University

South Florida Water Management DistrictSt. John’s River Water Management District

South Carolina Sea GrantDaytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences

New Hampshire Sea Grant

Thank you to the CERF 2011

SPONSORSJanicki Environmental

Tampa Bay Estuary ProgramScheda Ecological Associates

~~~Florida International University

South Florida Water Management DistrictSt. John’s River Water Management District

Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences

Full day! Visit historic St. Augustine, 60 miles

north of Daytona Beach. Drive up A1A for a breathtaking trip along the Atlantic Ocean. Many historic buildings and a fort.

! For birders, the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine has a very active bird rookery right next to the boardwalk - hokey, but great for photography.

! Visit Cape Canaveral Space Center in Titusville (60 miles south)

! Visit one of the many springs in the

Ocala National Forest, about 40 miles northwest of Daytona Beach. My favorite is Juniper Springs, for a beautiful canoe trip down the clear water Juniper Run. Alexander Springs also has canoes for rent.

! Order a Florida Great Birding Trail guide online, and take your pick of a number of special places to go for wildlife viewing.

! Okay, okay - go to the theme parks in Orlando. Epcot has a “behind the scenes” tour that is pretty cool. Roseate spoonbills. See “Picks from a Daytona Beach

Native,” page 8. Photo Credit: Gerold Morrison


David Rudnick (Dave 1), Scientific Program Co-Chair

[email protected]

David Yoskowitz (Dave 2), Scientific Program Co-Chair

[email protected]

Linda Walters, Poster Session [email protected]

Thanks to the ideas and efforts of spe-cial session organizers and all of you who submitted abstracts (1173 of them), the Scientific Program Com-mittee had its hands full when we met in Daytona Beach during the third week of June. The session organizers did a great job in screening abstracts and assembling suggested sequences of presentations. With the help of Bob Chamberlain, Bob Virnstein, Chris Madden, Holly Greening, Núria Marba, Victor Rivera-Monroy, Bill Nuttle, and University of Central Florida grad student Colleen Devlin, we worked diligently to learn the con-tent of each session and build a con-ference structure that minimizes competition among similar sessions and talks and provides a broad range of topical choices every day of the conference. The result of our work (other than giving a July bump to 3M stock by using countless post-it flip charts and notes) plus all your contri-butions is a program with 10 or 11 concurrent sessions each day. We expect that you will find the program novel and exciting. We owe special thanks for this effort to our pit crew chief, Sue Chalifoux – we never could have stayed on track without her.

New and DifferentIn keeping with our theme: Societies, Estuaries & Coasts: Adapting to Change, this year’s conference has easily dou-bled the number of sessions and workshops focusing on the social and policy issues of our coastal environ-ments, in addition to CERF’s usual

presentation of strong scientific research. Our goal for CERF 2011 is to provide you with an opportunity to learn and explore findings and per-spectives of the interactive dynamics of diverse ecosystems and human societies. With sessions considering mangrove ecology to microbial ecol-ogy to Deepwater Horizon oil effect analysis to ecosystems services to coastal policy – and with two plenary synthesis sessions that will explore how integrated ecosystem assessment can be used to help societies, estuaries and coasts adapt to change, we believe that CERF 2011 provides this opportu-nity (along with a great beach!).

The conference will kick into gear on Sunday with 12 workshops during the afternoon and an evening plenary session. We are delighted to announce that Dr. Robert Costanza will be the keynote speaker during this plenary session. Dr. Costanza directs Portland State University’s Institute for Sus-tainable Solutions and has pioneered the analysis of how ecological and economic systems interact. With con-sideration of the conference’s theme, his address will help set the stage for plenary Synthesis Sessions, which will be held on Tuesday and Thurs-day afternoons. These sessions will build on presentations from individ-ual topical sessions, with moderated discussion panels. Bill Nuttle is the Synthesis Session coordinator, and he

has posted a blog at http://cerf2011.blogspot.com/ in order to prime (and rev up) attendees before they even arrive in Daytona Beach.

As always, the poster sessions will offer an excellent opportunity for individuals to present their work “up close and personal” and engage in one-on-one conversations. Following the lead of our last conference, CERF 2011 is once again adding “Late Breaking Posters” in order to give last minute research results a venue, as well as a second chance for those who missed the first call for abstracts. Each poster will be on display for the entire conference, and the authors’ presentation of the posters will be during evening sessions on Monday through Wednesday. Also, working with the Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences, there will be a spe-cial Science for Community Leaders poster session on Wednesday eve-ning from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. This is a chance for community leaders to interact with conference attendees.

With a full scientific program (see pages 22-23), lots of friends, good cheer, and the beach just outside the door, 2011 CERFers may find them-selves spinning from all the choices. Not to worry, this is a good thing - and if the conference staff sees you turning around too much, we will help point you in the right direction. See you at the beach!

Report from the Conference Scientific Program Committee

CERF 2011: Start Your Engines!

CERF 2011 scientific program co-chairs Dave Rudnick, center, and David Yoskowicz, right, are seen here with abstract database manager, Sue Chalifoux, seated. The small squares contain the titles of sessions that will be presented at the conference. Dave, David, Sue and members of the program committee worked hard to schedule sessions to maximize confer-ence attendees’ access to session topics of major interest and sought to mini-mize conflict between session contents


William Nuttle, Organizer for CERF 2011 Synthesis [email protected]

Synthesis at CERF 2011 will use integrated ecosystem assess-ment (IEA) to examine challenges to coastal and estuarine science – helping societies, estuaries and coasts adapt to change. Building on past conferences, the CERF 2011 synthe-sis sessions will give attendees a chance to step back from the thicket of the regular sessions, take stock of what has been accomplished in their science, and reconnoiter the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Two synthesis sessions are planned for CERF 2011. Robert Costanza will moderate the first session, scheduled for Tues-day afternoon, Integrated Ecosystem Assessment: the Present State-of-the-Art. This session will examine the IEA process, human dimensions of ecosystems, and lessons learned in man-agement applications. Robert Twilley will moderate the ses-sion scheduled for Thursday afternoon, Integrated Ecosystem Assessment: Emerging Challenges. This session will examine emerging challenges related to baseline change, dynamic eco-systems, and problems facing managers applying an ecosys-tem approach in the real world.

IEA lies at the interface between management and science. Changes in coastal management place new demands on the underlying science. Just as IEA gathers scientific information needed for management decisions, it can also help us antici-pate challenges for coastal and estuarine science that will arise from changes in coastal management.

Integrated – Changes in coastal management drive coastal and estuarine scientists to work at larger and longer scales. For example, what will be the impacts of the Mississippi River flood on the ecosystem in the deltaic region and the coupled coastal marine waters? And how far will they extend into the future - years, decades, longer? Questions like these

drive coastal managers to look for ways to integrate science more directly with management.

Ecosystem – Coastal ecosystems include people! Protecting ecosystems has been an explicit goal of environmental man-agement ever since the early days of the environmental movement, forty years ago. However, for most of this period, managers have pursued the strategy of erecting bar-riers around our activities, both real and through regulation, to protect the natural environment from human distur-bance, and vice versa. Implicit in this strategy is the view that people are separate from nature, not an integral part of ecosystems. The movement to adopt ecosystem-based man-agement is motivated in large degree by failures of this separatist strategy. Dikes built to control flooding along the Mississippi also starve coastal wetlands from inputs of river sediment needed to sustain them. Both managers and scien-tists need to rethink the relationship between people and the coastal environment.

Assessment – We need to move beyond simply assessing risks to solving the knotty problems facing coastal managers. Can integrated ecosystem assessment be used to design diversions from the Mississippi River that will both protect human communities from floods, when we need it; and restore and sustain wetlands, when they need it? What are we trying to protect, and therefore to assess – sustainability, bio-diversity, ecosystem services, economic opportunity? What is it about large-scale, regional coastal and estuarine ecosystems that people care about? And can these attributes be evaluated using the objective tools of scientific analysis?

Look for the synthesis sessions in the conference program, and check the CERF 2011 blog (http://cerf2011.blogspot.com/) for more information, breaking news and updates between now and the conference.

CERF 2011 Synthesis Sessions…

IEA - The Interface between Management and Science

Former NEERS presidents, Robert Buchsbaum, left, Scott Warren and Linda Deegan

Linda Schaffner, VIMS Associate Dean of Aca-demic Studies, was pres-ident of ERF 2003-2005. Linda also served as ERF’s secretary and member at large.


Ruth Carmichael, CERF 2011 Workshops Chair [email protected]

Workshops for CERF 2011 will be held from 1:30-5:00p on Sunday before the conference, so be sure to schedule your flights for an early arrival. When you register online, you may indicate which workshops you plan to attend, and we will remind you when you arrive!

Contact Workshop Conveners or Workshops Chair Ruth Carmichael ([email protected]) for more informa-tion about specific offerings. See you in Daytona Beach!

SUNDAY, 6 NOV 2011, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Rapid spatial characterization of estuarine and coastal systems in real time (continuation from CERF 2007 and 2009)

Conveners: C. Madden ([email protected])K. Moore, ([email protected])E. Koepfler, ([email protected])

This workshop builds on two previous CERF workshops that focused on multi-parameter spatial mapping of coastal waters with high-speed, in situ sampling systems (aka Dataflow). Par-ticipants will summarize insights gained on fundamentals of ecosystem pattern and functioning, watershed-estuary landscape interactions and application to system management. Outputs will be compiled in a special journal issue.

Geospatial tools for estuarine analysis and comparison

Convener: N. Detenbeck ([email protected])

This workshop provides an overview and demonstrations of geo-spatial tools for estuarine data visualization and retrieval (Estuary Data Mapper), information management (e-Estuary geodatabase, ACES), data analysis, and decision-making. Demonstrated tools for assessing estuaries will include 1) a TOC-Grain size diagnostic tool for estuarine eutrophication, 2) a tidal prism-based spread-sheet model to calculate time series of pollutant concentrations in estuaries, 3) a habitat suitability model for seagrass, and 4) decision analysis tools (DASEES).

Seagrass Monitoring and Assessment: Identifying Needs and Sharing Best Practices

Convener: M. Finkbeiner ([email protected])

This workshop will expand on the roundtable discussions at CERF 2009, including improved methods for assessing the accuracy of SAV maps, understanding sources of error within SAV map data, and ways to convey information to end users. Other topics include adapting new technologies, integrating new data into existing trend information, and developing standard methods.

Society and the coast: Economic and social reliance

Convener: P. Wiley ([email protected])

This workshop will explore the broad range of human dimen-sions associated with prioritizing coastal management issues. Participants will learn about the social and economic data, tools and analyses needed to understand relationships between society and natural resources. Topics of concern include the increased frequency and severity of storms, sea level rise, climate related hazards, and threats to ecosystem services, resilient communities, and sustainable development.

Achieving long-term accuracy and reduced sensor mainte-nance for practical coastal moored observatories Conveners: D. Murphy ([email protected]) I. Walsh ([email protected])

This workshop will introduce Sea-Bird Electronic’s Inductive Modem Telemetry, followed by discussions on coastal moored sampling considerations; how to minimize the effects of bio-fouling and best methods for assessing sensor performance. Emphasis will be on temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and optical measurements.

Anti-fouling techniques in water quality sensors Convener: J. Adams ([email protected])

This workshop will review anti-fouling techniques employed by Campbell Scientific, including recent advances in the technology. A highlight will be demonstration of an optical back scatter tur-bidity sensor that incorporates new methods to improve mea-surement accuracy and reduce maintenance.

CERF 2011 Workshops

SOCIETIES, ESTUARIES & COASTS: Adapting to Change

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA | 6-10 November 2011

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SUNDAY, 6 NOV 2011, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Practical application and cross-walking to the coastal and marine ecological classification standard (CMECS)

Conveners: G. Mayer ([email protected]) M. Finkbeiner ([email protected]) B. Allee ([email protected]) C. Madden ([email protected])

This workshop brings together members of management, policy and science communities to discuss the applications of CMECS, links to other classifications, refinements and future development. CMECS is an emerging classification standard that is under review for anticipated endorsement as a national standard by the Federal Geographic Data Committee in 2011.

Numerical modeling of estuarine systems

Convener: J. Tate ([email protected])

The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) of the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will host a workshop that focuses on numerical modeling of estuarine systems, includ-ing the common questions and assumptions that are inherent to setting up a model. Participants will consider the best means of applying model outputs to real world problems and insights that non-modelers bring to the modeling process.

Restoring the Hudson-Raritan estuary: The planet’s most urban ecosystem

Convener: B. Ravit ([email protected])

The Hudson-Raritan Estuary has been affected by human impacts for over three centuries, and many of the region’s fisheries are ‘ecologically extinct.’ A new Comprehensive Restoration Plan calls for restoration of historic resources, including the Eastern Oyster. This workshop addresses the challenges, opportunities, and baseline scientific research associated with restoration.

Living shorelines: Aligning natural and regulatory barriers to innovative approaches to sea level rise

Conveners: L. Craig (Leslie.Craig@noaa,gov) R. McLaughlin ([email protected]) M. Goecker ([email protected])

This workshop will provide useful information on the value of living shorelines, current obstacles to application of this approach, and next steps to align the science more closely to regulations. These topics are important because federal and state constitu-tional provisions and statutes protecting private property often impede innovative methods to manage sea level rise.

What you should know about data collection from moving platforms: Basic sampling theory, project considerations, and sources of error

Convener: C. Janzen ([email protected])

When making measurements in a variable marine environment from a moving platform, instrument limitations and sampling methodology need to be considered to ensure quality data. Par-ticipants will discuss spatial and temporal resolution capability, instrument platform sampling frequency, vehicle speed, and sources of error (what can be fixed, prevented, or tolerated).

SUNDAY, 6 NOV 2011, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Scientists as communicators and educators

Convener: J. Kastler ([email protected]) R. Innes ([email protected])

This workshop will focus on a variety of reasons for and approaches to successful scientific communication, with particu-lar focus on public education and informing policy. This workshop is highlighted for students, early career scientists and anyone interested in enhancing scientific communication.



Robert McAdory and Julia Bos Dennis Allen, ERF President 2001-2003, left, and Jim T. Morris, C/ERF Finance and Investment committee member 2003-2011.


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2011 “CERF the Turf” 5k Fun Run/Walk

CERF is once again hosting a 5K (3.1 mile) up-and-back FUN RUN/WALK along the beachfront on Wednesday, 9 November 2011, at 7 am.

Pre-registration is encour-aged and available through the conference registration webpage.

All paid participants will get a keepsake and water after the race. Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female finishers.

For further details (or to volunteer to help), e-mail Janet Nestlerode at [email protected]

Janet Nestlerode

Q: A little boy walks by with a “bowl cut.” What’s his name?

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Wear Art Thou? CBL’s Eva Bailey (left), joins CERF Executive Director Joy Bar-tholomew, President-Elect Walter Boynton, and Program Manager Ally Garza with their CERF 2011 wear (and gear). Get yours at http://www.cafepress.com/cerf

CERF President Susan Williams and sculptor Paul Baliker

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All times are preliminary

SUNDAY TIMEField Trips Times vary

Student Worker Orientation and Training TBD

Registration Opens 1:00pm

Workshops 1:30 - 3:00pm

Workshops 3:30 - 5:00pm

Awardee & Sustaining Members Reception (By Invitation) 4:00 - 5:30pm

Keynote Address and Scientific Awards 6:00 - 7:30pm

President’s Welcome Reception 8:00 - 10:00pm

MONDAY TIMEEarly Morning Sessions 8:00 - 9:45am

Break 9:45 - 10:15am

Late Morning Sessions 10:15 - 12:00pm

Lunch 12:00 - 1:30pm

Early Afternoon Sessions 1:30 - 3:00pm

Break 3:00 - 3:30pm

Plenary Sessions 3:30 - 5:00pm

Poster Sessions/Happy Hour 5:30 - 7:00pm

Affiliate Society Meetings 6:30 - 7:30pm

Student Career Event 7:30 - 9:30pm

TUESDAY TIMEEarly Morning Sessions 8:00 - 9:45am

Break 9:45 - 10:15am


Lunch 12:00 - 1:30pm

Women in Science Networking Event (Ticketed) 12:00 - 1:45pm


Break 3:00 - 3:30pm

Plenary Sessions 3:30 - 5:00pm


Annual CERF Business Meeting 6:30pm

WEDNESDAY TIMEPresident’s Breakfast (By Invitation) 7:00 - 8:00am

5K Fun Run 7:00am

Early Morning Sessions 8:00 - 9:45am

Break 9:45 - 10:15am


Lunch 12:00 - 1:30pm

Roundtable Disscussions TBD


Break 3:00 - 3:30pm


Science for Community Leaders 5:30 - 7:00pm

THURSDAY TIMEEarly Morning Sessions 8:00 - 9:45am

Break 9:45 - 10:15am


Lunch 12:00 - 1:30pm


Break 3:00 - 3:30pm

Afternoon Oral Sessions 4:00 - 5:00pm

Close Out Party and Student Awards Presentation 5:30 - 8:30pm

FRIDAY TIMECERF Governing Board Meeting (By Invitation) 9:00 - 12:00pm

CERF 2011 Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance

RIGHT: ERF past president Anne Giblin and Ken Foreman. Anne and Ken are colleagues at MBL and spouses.




attention, students!Work for CERF at Daytona Beach, Receive Registration ReimbursementWant to come to CERF in Daytona Beach but money is tight? We’ve all been there and we can help. You may apply to work at CERF 2011 in exchange for your regis-tration for the conference. Beside the financial benefit, you will have the chance to work along-side the conference organizers to see how such a large event works; and you’ll get a free t-shirt! Typi-cally student workers will run the audiovisual equipment during the conference; work on process-ing visual presentations; and assist with satchel stuffing, regis-tration, the poster hall, selling conference t-shirts, and other gen-eral conference support. Your reg-istration fee will be reimbursed in exchange for working two (2) half-day shifts (up to 6 hours each shift). Upon completion of your volunteer shifts, you will be able to get a check for your registration fee from the registration desk. This means you must pre-pay your registration. For further information, please contact: The Schneider Group [email protected] 254-776-3550

Support the Students at CERF 2011!!!Call for Student Presentation Judges

CERF 2011 Judging CommitteeSoutheastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS)

Contact: Denise Sanger, SEERS President, [email protected]

The CERF 2011 conference committee asks YOU to volunteer to judge a few of the oral and poster student presentations at the CERF 2011 conference. When you register for the conference, be sure to check the box indicating that you are willing to judge. Please also select the topics you would like to judge. THANK YOU!!!

Tracey Weigner and Bill Kanapaux Oszmar Moller and Sherri Cooper




Student Conference Activities and Funding Opportunities for CERF 2011

Amanda Kahn, CERF 2011 Student Activities Chair

[email protected]

Student Conference Activities The Federation recognizes that there are many long-term benefits to students who attend our conferences, in addition to the experience and acclaim (and sometimes prizes!) that are received for making presentations, you, as a student, can:

! Have your student presentation judged – earn cash prizes and received valuable commentary

! Participate in student-oriented workshops – several throughout the week

! Attend the Student Career Event – meet newly graduated students just beginning their careers, senior scientists, and manag-ers in a fun, relaxed setting. (Monday, 7 November 2011, 7:30-9:30 pm)

! Become a student worker – your registration is paid!!

! Hear the latest developments in coastaland estuarine science and management – from the people who are doing this exciting work.

Most people find that the best part of a Federa-tion conference is the other people they meet. Many lifelong collaborations and friendships begin at Federation conferences. CERF confer-ences are excellent opportunities for students in this field to begin to create their own unique networks of professional contacts that will be important throughout their careers.

Oligohaline sawgrass and blackrush. See “Picks from a Daytona Beach Native,” page 8. Photo Credit: Holly Greening

Darrell Brown, Richard Ribb, and Walt Galloway

Q: You’re out doing research on the coast and see a man floating by. What’s his name?


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ABOVE: ERF 1999 scientific program chair Robert Twilley, LSU, and Merryl Alber, UGA, former ERF board member and editor in chief of Coastal and Estuarine Science News.

Like us on Facebook. CERF’s facebook page is the first place you’ll find up-to-date informa-tion on the CERF 2011 conference and other news from the Federation. Go to: https://www.facebook.com/CERF.Estuaries.Coasts

Q: You just took a bite when the waitress walks by and asks, “how’s your meal?” What do you do?


CERF members and siblings David and Julie Christian (top) are seen here with their parents, Carol and Bob, seated, at ERF 2005, Norfolk. Bob was the scientific program chair of that conference and president elect of the Federation.

Members of the CERF 2011 Conference Team met in Daytona Beach for an “abstract sorting party.” Pictured here are (l-r): Linda Walters, David Yoskowitz, Victor Rivera-Monroy, David Rudnick, Bill Nuttle, Colleen Devlin, Holly Greening, Bob Chamberlain, Chris Madden, Bob Virnstein, Nuria Marba, and Sue Chalifoux.

Sea turtle rehabilitation being performed at the Volusia County Marine Science Center facili-ties. Check it out on a CERF 2011 field trip!

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CERF 2011 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEEConference Co-Chairs Jim Fourqurean Florida International University

Holly Greening Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Scientific Program

Co-Chair David Rudnick South Florida Water Management District

Co-Chair David Yoskowitz Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Poster Chair Linda Walters University of Central Florida

Plenary and Synthesis Sessions Bill Nuttle Eco-Hydrology

Regional Issues Bob Virnstein St. John’s River Water Management District

International Issues Nuria Marba IMEDEA, Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats

International Issues Victor Rivera-Monroy Louisiana State University

Workshops Ruth Carmichael Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Abstract Database Manager Sue Chalifoux New Hampshire Sea Grant

Field Trips

Lori Morris St. John’s River Water Management District

Ron Brockmeyer St. John’s River Water Management District

Communications/Publicity Bob Chamberlain St. John’s River Water Management District Facebook Page Leanna Heffner University of Rhode Island

Regional Fundraising Jay Zieman University of Virginia

Student Activities Chair Amanda Kahn University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Student Career Event Leanna Heffner University of Rhode Island

Student Travel Awards Paul Carlson Florida Marine Research Institute

Student Presentation Judging/Awards SEERS Southeastern Estuarine Research Society

Conference Oversight Joy Bartholomew CERF HQ

Alejandra Garza CERF HQ

Webmaster Chris Schneider The Schneider Group

Administration Helen Schneider-Lemay The Schneider Group

Conference Committee Advisory

Karl Haven Florida Sea Grant and University of Florida

Blue Ribbon Panel Chris D’Elia, Dean, School of Coast and Environment, LSU

Karl Haven, Director, Florida Sea Grant

Mike Heithaus, Director, School of Environment and Society, Florida International University

Scientific Program Advisory Committee


1. A day in the beautiful seagrass beds of Northern Indian River Lagoon Friday, 11 November 2011 Duration–7 Hours: Depart 8:30 am – Return 3:30 pm Cost: $60 per person (includes transportation and box lunch) http://www.titusville.com/Page.asp?NavID=206

2. Airboat ride through the Wetland restoration areas in northern Mosquito Lagoon Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–7 Hours: Depart 8:00 am – Return 3:00 pm Cost: $72 per person (includes transportation, airboat ride, and box lunch) http://www.volusia.org/parks/riverbreeze.htm

3. Wetland restoration in Merritt Island and Canaveral National Seashore Friday, 11 November 2011 Duration– 7 Hours: Depart 8:00 am – Return 3:00 pm Cost: $45 per person (includes transportation and box lunch) http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/ http://www.nbbd.com/godo/minwr/ http://www.spacecoastbirding.com/

4. A day in the Florida Springs Friday, 11 November 2011 Duration– 7 Hours: Depart 8:00 am – Return 3:00 pm Cost: $72 per person (includes transportation, admission fees, canoe rental and box lunch) http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometown_highlights/alexander_ springs.aspx http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/ocala/attractions/alexanderSprings RecArea.php?p =1.1.3.4

5. Kayak tour through the mangrove forests of Northern Mosquito Lagoon Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–5 Hours: Depart 8:30 am – Return 1:30 pm Cost: $74 per person (includes transportation, kayak rental, and box lunch) http://www.marinediscoverycenter.org/kayaktours.htm

6. Help restore the oyster beds of northern Mosquito Lagoon Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–7! Hours: Depart 8:00 am – Return 3:30 pm http://biology.cos.ucf.edu/facilities_feller.php http://www.nature.org/oysters

7. Tour of the Marine Science Center, Marine Discovery Center, & Marine Enhancement Center Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–7 Hours: Depart 8:30 am – Return 3:30 pm Cost: $26 per person (includes transportation, boat ride, and lunch) http://www.marinediscoverycenter.org/research.htm

8. Tour North Peninsula State Park: beaches, dunes, hammock, scrub and coastal wetlands: Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–6 Hours: Depart 8:30 am – Return 2:30 pm Cost: $22 per person (includes transportation and box lunch) http://www.stateparks.com/north_peninsula.html

9. Take a behind the scene tour of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas Sunday, 6 November 2011 Duration–6 Hours: Depart 9:00 am – Return 3:00 pm Cost: $51 per person (includes transportation) http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home. do?shipCode=FR

For more information on CERF 2011 Field Trips, visithttp://www.sgmeet.com/cerf2011/field_trips.asp

Get your CERF 2011 gear at http://www.cafepress.com/cerf

CBL’s Eva Bailey and CERF President-Elect Walter Boynton dis-cuss the virtues of shameless merchandising, while enjoying their CERF 2011 wear and gear.

CERF 2011: Daytona Beach Field Trips

For more information on the Daytona Beach region’s attractions, see the CERF web site, www.erf.org.

So many choices…

CERF 2011 Field TripsLori Morris [email protected]

Ron Brockmeyer [email protected] St. Johns River Water Management District


When you contribute to the fund to offset CERF conference-generated carbon emissions, rest assured that your donations make a difference to the local host community and the environ-ment as a whole. Here’s what happened with your contribu-tions from the last conference.

Trust Me! The CERF 2009 carbon offset recipient was The Climate Trust—a Portland, Oregon-based, nonprofit organi-zation with a mission “to provide expertise, financing, and inspiration to accelerate innovative and effective climate solutions that endure.” The Climate Trust’s offset projects are expected to reduce nearly 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of removing approxi-mately 575,000 cars from the road.

Cow Know-How. As an example of your contribution dollars at work, one recent Climate Trust project helped not only the environment, but also local businesses and com-munities. The Climate Trust helped finance a biodigester, that captures and combusts methane gas from two local dairy farms. The project provided the participating farmers with free livestock bedding (a byproduct of the biodigester), while reducing farm odors and generating enough renew-able energy to power 550 local homes.

Making a Pearl from a Grain of Sand. Don’t miss the opportunity to make a difference with your carbon-offset dona-tion for CERF 2011, where your contributions will help support the community-based oyster reef restoration and living shore-line stabilization program in the Indian River Lagoon. (For more information, see page 26 of the June 2011 CERF Newsletter, available online at http://www.erf.org/newsletters.)

Your contributions at work…

CERF 2009 Carbon Offset Recipient Report

You are urged to donate to the CERF Conference Carbon Emission Offset Fund. One hundred percent (100%) of each contribution will support local carbon sequestration projects. The recipient of the CERF 2011 Carbon Emission Offset Fund is the Indian River’s Community-based Oyster Reef Restoration and Living Shoreline Stabilization Pro-gram. (For more information on this worthwhile program, please see CERF Newsletter, June 2011, p26, available online at http://www.erf.org/newsletters.) Donations can be placed with your conference registration, or can be made separately by contacting the conference management office ([email protected]) for more information.

CARBONNEUTRAL F O O T P R I N T S

CERF 2013San Diego Town and Country Resort3-7 November 2013San Diego, California USA

CERF’s Upin

Conference ChairSTEVE WEISBERGSouthern California Coastal Water Research [email protected]

Conference Vice-ChairJAN NEWTON University of [email protected]

Post yer posters at the CERF Conference!

SCIENTIFIC SESSION OVERVIEW

Monday AM A (8:00-9:45)

Monday AM B (10:15-12:00)

Monday PM A (1:30-3:00)

Monday PM B (3:30-5:00)

Tuesday AM A (8:00-9:45)

Tuesday AM B (10:15-12:00)

Tuesday PM A (1:30-3:00)

Tuesday PM B (3:30-5:00)

Wednesday AM A (8:00-9:45)

Wednesday AM B (10:15-12:00)

Wednesday PM A (1:30-3:00)

Wednesday PM B (3:30-5:00)

Thursday AM A (8:00-9:45)

Thursday AM B (10:15-12:00)

Thursday PM A (1:30-3:00)

Thursday PM B (3:30-5:00)

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

SCI-036Ecosystem Based Mgmt in National Estuary Program

OPEN

OPEN

OPEN

SCI-008Research, Education & Outreach

SCI-008 cont’dResearch, Education & Outreach

SCI-008 cont’d Research, Education & Outreach

SCI-214Planning for Management & Policy

SCI-010Integrating Science & Decision Making

SCI-080Science Serving Coastal Communities

SCI-080 cont’dScience Serving Coastal Communities

SCI-228Seagrass-Animal Interactions

SCI-228 cont’dSeagrass-Animal Interactions

SCI-082Sea Level Change: Patterns, Processes, Impacts

SCI-082 cont’dSea Level Change: Patterns, Processes, Impacts

SCI-088Ecological Trends, Patterns, Shifts

SCI-088 cont’dEcological Trends, Patterns, Shifts

SCI-068Paleoecology in Decision-making

SCI-202Biogeochemistry

SCI-202 cont’dBiogeochemistry

SCI-077Responses to Nutrient Load Reductions

SCI-077 cont’dResponses to Nutrient Load Reductions

SCI-055Phyotplankton Dynamics

SCI-055 cont’dPhytoplankton Dynamics

SCI-213Macroalgal Responses to Change

SCI-021 cont’dChange in Shallow Photic Systems




SCI-085Threats in Tropical Indo-Pacific

SCI-050Living Resource - Water Quality Feedbacks

SCI-050 cont’dLiving Resource - Water Quality Feedbacks

SCI-045Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Issues

SCI-045 cont’dGulf of Mexico Oil Spill Issues



SCI-076Response to Variation in Freshwater Inflow

SCI-076 cont’dResponse to Variation in Freshwater Inflow

SCI-076 cont’dResponse to Variation in Freshwater Inflow

SCI-226Wetland Structure & Function

SCI-226 cont’dWetland Structure & Function

SCI-022Marsh Vegetation & Sedimentation Feedbacks

SCI-022 cont’dMarsh Vegetation & Sedimentation Feedbacks

SCI-071Preventing & Combating Invasives

SCI-219Ecology of Invasive and Native Populations

SCI-083Habitat Quality & Metapopulation Dynamics

SCI-058Chemical Markers in Biogenic Minerals

SCI-059Monitoring Shoreline Position & Change

SCI-043Undergraduate Research Experiences

SCI-043 cont’dUndergraduate Research Experiences

OPEN

SCI-040Automated Ocean Observing Systems

SCI-040 cont’dAutomated Ocean Observing Systems

SCI-087Training for Ocean & Human Health

SCI-086A National Standard to Classify Marine Habitats

SCI-054Marine Habitat Mapping

SCI-208Food Web Analysis

SCI-038Indian River Lagoon

SCI-038 cont’dIndian River Lagoon

SCI-039Integr. Assessment: System Components & Services

SCI-042Integrating Social & Ecol. Science for Eco-Based Mgmt

SCI-030Human Dimensions & Decision-making

SCI-023Ecological Genetics of Seagrasses

OPEN

SCI-006Beyond the Eulerian Approach

SCI-006 cont’dBeyond the Eulerian Approach

SCI-069Parasite-Host Relationships

SYNTHESIS SESSION: Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA): The Present State-of-the-Art. IEA definition, human dimensions, and management applications

SYNTHESIS SESSION: Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA): Emerging Challenges. Baseline change, dynamic ecosystems, and management problems.

SCIENTIFIC SESSION OVERVIEW

SCI-204Coral Reef Status & Restora-tion in Florida & Caribbean

SCI-014Vulnerability of Mexican Lagoons & Estuaries

SCI-014 cont’dVulnerability of Mexican Lagoons & Estuaries

SCI-014 cont’dVulnerability of Mexican Lagoons & Estuaries

SCI-078Restoration Ecology

SCI-078 cont’dRestoration Ecology

SCI-029Everglades Restoration

SCI-047Linkages of Watershed-Estuary Processes

SCI-047 cont’dLinkages of Watershed-Estuary Processes

SCI-092Hydrologic Change & Coastal Ecosyst Dynamics

SCI-092 cont’dHydrologic Change & Coastal Ecosyst Dynamics

SCI-031Footprints and Pathways of Ecosystem Change

SCI-018Trade-offs: Restoration Policy, Mgmt & Science

SCI-018 cont’dTrade-offs: Restoration Policy, Mgmt & Science

SCI-065Nutrient Criteria for Estuaries & Watersheds

SCI-065 cont’dNutrient Criteria for Estuaries & Watersheds

SCI-019Developing TMDLs for Chesa-peake & Large Aqu Systems

SCI-019 cont’dDeveloping TMDLs for Chesa-peake & Large Aqu Systems

SCI-012Climate Change - Anthro-pogenic Stressor Interact.

SCI-012 cont’dClimate Change - Anthro-pogenic Stressor Interact.

SCI-017Regional Ocean Governanace

SCI-220Seagrass Ecology

SCI-220 cont’dSeagrass Ecology

SCI-041Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change

SCI-041 cont’dCoastal Adaptation to Climate Change

SCI-002Adapting Mgmt to Climate Change

SCI-002 cont’dAdapting Mgmt to Climate Change

OPEN

SCI-091Zooplankton Dynamics

SCI-056Microbial Diversity, Gene Expression & Ecosyst Function

SCI-049Microbial Ecology & Ecosystem Function

SCI-049 cont’dMicrobial Ecology & Ecosystem Function

SCI-052Mangrove Ecosystems

SCI-052 cont’dMangrove Ecosystems

SCI-052 cont’dMangrove Ecosystems

SCI-034Human Impacts on Tidal Ecosystems

SCI-034 cont’dHuman Impacts on Tidal Ecosystems

SCI-004Ecological Integrity: Eco-system-based Approaches

SCI-004 cont’dEcological Integrity: Eco-system-based Approaches

SCI-060Morphological Feedbacks in Coastal Systems

SCI-060 cont’dMorphological Feedbacks in Coastal Systems

SCI-037Improving Assessments of Coastal Habitats

SCI-035Hypoxia Effects on Living Resources

SCI-035 cont’dHypoxia Effects on Living Resources

SCI-001Acoustic & Novel Methods: Mapping, Monit, Research

SCI-001 cont’dAcoustic & Novel Methods: Mapping, Monit, Research

SCI-057Microbial/Fecal Source Tracking

SCI-011Top-down Control & Large Consumers

SCI-011 cont’dTop-down Control & Large Consumers

SCI-066Numerical Modeling

SCI-066 cont’dNumerical Modeling



SCI-207Upper Trophic Ecology & Fisheries

SCI-201Benthic Ecology

SCI-070Organic Carbon as Stress Indicator for Benthos

SCI-024Ecosystem Services & Human Well-being

SCI-028Ecosystem Services & the Human Dimension

SCI-015Ecosystem Services: Valuation Approaches

SCI-061Ecosystem Services at the Regional Scale

SCI-053Salt Marsh Sedimentary & Hydro Processes

SCI-053 cont’dSalt Marsh Sedimentary & Hydro Processes

SCI-025Stoichiometry and Food Webs

SCI-032Ground Water -Surface Water Exchange

SCI-032 cont’dGround Water -Surface Water Exchange

SCI-064Nitrogen Dynamics in Low Oxygen Environments

SCI-064 cont’dNitrogen Dynamics in Low Oxygen Environments

SCI-026Ocean Energy Development Effects

SCI-067Nutrients: Loading, Models & Interpretation

SCI-067 cont’dNutrients: Loading, Models & Interpretation

SCI-027Estuarine Sediment Dynamics

SCI-027 cont’dEstuarine Sediment Dynamics

SCI-027 cont’dEstuarine Sediment Dynamics

SCI-211Hydrology and Hydrodynamics

SCI-051Managing Multiple Coastal Stressors

SCI-205Ecosystem Stress, Responses, Trends

SCI-205 cont’dEcosystem Stress, Responses, Trends

SCI-224Restoration of Marshes, Shores & Estuaries

SCI-224 cont’dRestoration of Marshes, Shores & Estuaries

SCI-016Estuarine & Coastal System Properties: Comparative Study

SCI-016 cont’dEstuarine & Coastal System Properties: Comparative Study

SCI-081Seagrass Remote Sensing & Mapping

SCI-081 cont’dSeagrass Remote Sensing & Mapping

SCI-222Technology & Methods Advancement

SYNTHESIS SESSION: Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA): The Present State-of-the-Art. IEA definition, human dimensions, and management applications

SYNTHESIS SESSION: Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA): Emerging Challenges. Baseline change, dynamic ecosystems, and management problems.

Benefits of CERF Membership for Students

! Reduced CERF membership fees, with full member benefits (i.e. right to vote and hold office)

! Job Postings on CERF website! Networking with future mentors, employers! Student Resource section of CERF website! Professional membership adds leadership

potential to curriculum vita! Student Career Event at CERF 2011! Student Presentation Awards at CERF 2011! Reduced conference registration fees! Student worker opportunities for conference

registration! Travel support from CERF to attend CERF 2011! Travel support from Affiliate Societies to CERF 2011 — AERS: $2,000 — CAERS: registration costs for up to five CAERS

student members — GERS: at least two $500 scholarships — NEERS: two $500 student travel awards — PERS: travel support for winner of PERS

outstanding grad student presentation — SEERS: two $300 student travel awards

Joe Carlin

Keith Leffler

Joel Williams


Please Welcome the New Federation Officers!

Kenneth L. Heck, Jr. Linda Blum

President-ElectKenneth L. Heck, Jr.

Chief Scientist and ProfessorDauphin Island Sea Lab and

Department of Marine ScienceUniversity of South Alabama

Dauphin Island, Alabama USA

SecretaryLinda Blum

Research Associate ProfessorDepartment of Environmental

ScienceUniversity of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia USA

James Hagy

Member at Large, 2011-2015James Hagy

Research EcologistGulf Breeze, Florida USA

Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia

International Member at Large,

2011-2015Alejandro (Alex) Yáñez-Arancibia

Professor, Department of Environment and Sustainability

Institute of Ecology A. C. (CPI-CONACYT)

El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, MEXICO

Other members of the Boynton Administration, 2011-2013President 2011-2013Walter R. Boynton

Past PresidentSusan L. Williams

TreasurerChris Tanner

Member at Large 2009-2013Robert J. Díaz

Member at Large 2009-2013Janet Nestlerode

President, ACCESSMelisa Wong

President, AERSMark J. Brush

President, CAERSSharon Herzka

President, GERSRuth H. Carmichael

President, NEERSJohn Brawley

President, PERSGary L. Williams

President, SEERSRobert W. Virnstein

FAR LEFT: Sarah Wallace

LEFT: Leanna Heffner


Dennis AllenRobert AllerJulie AmblerJesper AndersenSuzanne AyvazianGary BantaMary BarberJoy BartholomewRich BatiukJames BeeverRobin BennettVeronica BerounskyThomas BigfordBeverly BirkittThe Blue FoundationAlan BlumbergDonald BoeschWilliam BoicourtWalter BoyntonDenise BreitburgDeborah BronkMarie BundyJ. Brad BurkeDavid BuzanJane CaffreyJohn CallawayDaniel CampbellKevin CarmanTim CarruthersRobert ChamberlainRandolph ChambersDaniel ChildersGail ChmuraRobert ChristianGiancarlo CicchettiRosalind CohenDaniel ConleyWilliam ConnerSusan CookAndrea CoppingJeffrey CornwellBud CrossCarolyn CurrinGregory CutterJohn DayRichard DayPeter deFurChris D’EliaEdward DettmannRobert DiazTimothy DonatoQuay DortchLisa DrakeKenneth DuntonRobert EdelsteinSusan Elston

Michael ErwinBen FertigJames FitzpatrickPaul FofonoffKenneth ForemanJames FourqureanMariana FraminanJim FullerCharles GallegosWayne GardnerJoe GermanoAnne GiblinJudith GrassleHolly GreeningFrancisco GutiérrezMargaret HallLeila HamdanCourtney HarrisPhilippe HenselDouglas HershMark HesterRobert HillmanElizabeth HincheyJohn HobbieH. Dickson HoeseJoel HoffmanMasakazu HoriMichael HornCarlton HuntMelody HuntFred JacobsAnthony JanickiNorbert JaworskiFrank JordanJessie KastlerNancy KaumeyerCarolyn KeefeJohn (Jack) KellyW. Michael KempMichael KennishMary KentulaJong-Kyu KimDavid KimmelWim KimmererJustin KrebsDanielle KreegerJohn KrezoskiMegan La PeyreAna Lara-DominguezJames LatimerKristen LaursenJames LeeKun-Seop LeeKarin LimburgRoberto LlansoWilliam Louda

Lisa LucasMaurice LynchChristopher MaddenRobert McAdoryBernard McAliceJerry McCormick-RayIrving MendelssohnStephen MonismithPaul MontagnaChristopher MooersMichael MurrellBrian NaitoHilary NecklesJanet NestlerodeFrederic NicholsScott NixonWilliam NuttleEugene OlmiRobert OrthDavid OsgoodThomas OwensHans PaerlMichael PiehlerJames PinckneyElka PorterGary PowellWarren PulichRobert RadulskiDonald RedaljeBrian ReederVictor Rivera-MonroyCharles RomanLawrence RouseLawrence RozasParke RubleeDavid RudnickJohn RybczykLawrence Sanford

Deborah ScernoArthur SchwarzschildKevin SellnerLynda ShapiroCharles SimenstadDeWitt SmithErik SmithStephen SmithThomas SmithPaul StaceyJon StaigerAndrew StoddardPeter StraubJudith StriblingDennis SwaneyErick SwensonChristopher TannerJohn TealMark TedescoRobert UlanowiczAmandine VasletDavid VelinskyCynthia VennPierluigi ViaroliJenneke VisserKimberly WarnerR. Scott WarrenJudith WeisSusan WilliamsDouglas WolfeDebra WoodallLouise WoottonAlejandro Yanez-ArancibiaLaura YarbroDavid YozzoRichard Zimmerman

As of 8 August 2011, the following individuals or organizations donated to the Federation or the William E. Odum Fund, the Donald W. Pritchard Fund or the CERF Enhancement Fund for 2011.

Thanks to all of you for your generosity. Your contributions of time, energy and support make the Federation great.

CERF Angels and Sustainers


Karim Abood LMS Engineers Pearl River, NY, USA

Mark Adams Burnaby, BC, Canada

Merryl Alber University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA

Dennis Allen University of South Carolina Georgetown, SC, USA

Iris Anderson Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, VA, USA

Mary Barber RTI International Washington, DC, USA

Joy Bartholomew CERF Solomons, MD, USA

Linda Blum University of Virginia Charlottesville VA, USA

Donald Boesch University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Cambridge, MD, USA

Curtis Bohlen Casco Bay Estuary Partnership Portland, ME, USA

Walter BoyntonUniversity of, Maryland Solomons, MD, USA

Stephen Brandt Oregon State University Corvallis OR, USA

David Buzan Austin, TX, USA

Donald Cahoon US Geological Survey Beltsville, MD, USA

Ruth Carmichael Dauphin Island Sea Lab Dauphin Island, AL, USA

Robert ChristianEast Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA

Daniel Conley Lund University Lund, Sweden

Miles Croom NOAA, National, Marine Fisheries Service Gulfport, FL, USA

John Day Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Christopher Deacutis Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Narragansett, RI, USA

Robert Diaz VIMS Gloucester Point, VA, USA

John Farrington Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA, USA

Kenneth Foreman Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA, USA

Ralph Garono Earth Design Consultants, Inc. Corvallis OR, USA

Joe Germano Germano & Associates, Inc. Bellevue WA, USA

Anne Giblin Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA, USA

Holly Greening Tampa Bay Estuary Program St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Stephen Hale US Environmental Protection Agency Narragansett, RI, USA

Mark Hester University of Louisiana Lafayette, LA, USA

Robert Howarth Cornell University Ithaca NY, USA

Anthony Janicki Janicki Environmental, Inc St. Petersburg, FL, USA

R. Christian Jones Fairfax, VA, USA

Patrick Kangas University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA

Sandy LipovskyColumbia Science Courtenay, BC, Canada

Robert Livingston Florida State University Tallahassee, FL, USA

Parker MacCready Seattle, WA, USA

Robert McAdory US Army Engineer Research & Development Ctr. Clinton, MS, USA

Charleen McNallyU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Vero Beach, FL, USA

Paul Montagna Texas A&M Univ. Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Janet NestlerodeUS EPA Gulf Ecology Division Gulf Breeze, FL, USA

Scott Nixon University of Rhode Island Narragansett, RI, USA

Nancy Rabalais Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Chauvin, LA, USA

Francis ReillyLogistics Management Institute Stafford, VA, USA

Matthew Rowe Maryland Department of the Environment Baltimore, MD, USA

James SandersSkidaway Institute ofOceanography Savannah, GA, USA

Linda Schaffner Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester Point, VA, USA

Stuart Siegel San Rafael, CA, USA

Thomas Smith US Geological Survey St. Petersburg, FL, USA

R. Brian Sturgis Assateague Island National Seashore Linkwood, MD, USA

Erick Swenson Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Christopher Tanner St. Mary’s College St. Mary’s City, MD, USA

Robert Twilley University of Louisiana Lafayette, LA, USA

Raymond Valente St. Marys, GA, USA

David VelinskyAcademy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, PA, USA

Terry West East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA

Dara Wilber Bowhead Information Technology Service Charleston, SC, USA

Susan Williams UC Davis-Bodega Marine Laboratory Bodega Bay, CA, USA

David Yoskowitz Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX, USA

CERF Angels and Sustainers Many thanks to the members who joined or renewed at the Sustaining Member level.

Your extra efforts on behalf of CERF will ensure the future of the Federation.


Steven Rumrill, PERS [email protected]

The coastline, estuaries, and nearshore marine environment of British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon experienced unusual spring and summer conditions over the past few months. Neutral El Nino-Southern Oscillation conditions prevailed in the northern hemisphere, but they were coupled with persistence of a cold La Nina event along the west coast that reflected the negative (cold) phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. This means that the nearshore marine waters were relatively cold through-out the north-eastern region of the Califor-nia Current, the spring was unusually wet, and the estuaries received unusual volumes of freshwater from rainfall and snow-melt.

Oregon Sea Grant Scholars ProgramIt was during these unusual summer coastal conditions that a group of nine recent graduates and undergraduate stu-dents were teamed up with professional science mentors to participate in the sec-ond year of the Oregon Sea Grant Scholars Program. The goal of the program is to provide graduate and undergraduate fel-lows with a meaningful opportunity to work side-by-side with marine scientists, policy makers, and resource managers.

! Sarah Kolesar (Research Program Spe-cialist with the Oregon Sea Grant Pro-gram) coordinates the summer internship program, and she was pleased with the scope of experiences reported by the scholars and mentors during 2011. “The Oregon Sea Grant’s summer scholars program provides a great opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on experience with marine science research and outreach projects,” said Sarah, and the “scholars con-tribute directly to ongoing science investiga-tions while learning about diverse career options in their field.”

The new imports braved the persistent Oregon winds to complete a series of innovative projects that ranged from the design of a coastal and marine spatial planning workshop to shellfish restora-tion and web-site development. A brief summary of the summer scholar projects is provided below:

! AnnaRose Adams recently graduated from Oregon State University with an Honors BS in BioResource Research. Her undergraduate work focused on marine ecology and policy, with her thesis work on a Caribbean marine plant. AnnaRose worked with her mentors (Steve Brandt and Jenna Borberg, Oregon Sea Grant Program) to help design and plan for a regional workshop on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning. AnnaRose reflected that “I was thrown into an interesting side project working in the area of fisheries economics. Needless to say, it was a grueling process, it made my head hurt, and my brain wanted to explode!”

! Joanne Choi recently graduated from Yale University with a BA in Environmental Studies. She focused mostly on marine systems, conducting research in the Caribbean on marine protected areas, soil run-off and sedimentation; and she completed her undergraduate thesis on jellyfish ecology. Joanne worked with her mentor (Steve Rumrill, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve) to assist with the restoration and recovery of native Olympia oysters in Coos Bay and the South Slough. Joanne “learned that science isn’t all about the lab or even field work. You have to spend time writing grants for funding; putting together reports, seminars, or presentations for meetings; and gathering information into summaries that are void of scientific jargon; so that the majority of people can understand them. I personally think it adds a bit more variety to the job.”

! Lauren Dimock is a junior at Willamette University, where she majors in Environmental Science with an emphasis in social science. Her most recent research has been on the effects of climate change on local water resources through the perspectives of the indigenous people of the Sacred Valley, Peru. This summer, she is working with mentor Greg Krutzikowsky (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Marine Resources program) to develop an estimate of the spawning biomass of Pacific Herring in Yaquina Bay, and to update the

ODFW Nearshore Strategy for Management of Ocean resources. Lauren said that she “read over 50 articles about climate change related to things as large as all the oceans on our watery planet, to as small as a single species in Newport’s own Yaquina Bay...” and her “knowledge has increased ten-fold since I came to Newport.”

! Sara Duncan is a senior at Hawaii Pacific University, where she works as the Environmental Monitoring and Restoration Coordinator for the Natural and Computational Sciences Department on a series of projects to assess stable isotopes, investigate trophic levels in ponds, and monitor changes in water quality. This summer, Sara worked with mentor Ted DeWitt (US Environmental Protection Agency; Western Ecology Division) to investigate the ability of vegetation within the Yaquina Bay estuary to remove and utilize dissolved nutrients from the sea and river water. Sara says, “I enjoy being outside doing field work, but some of it is pretty intense. I faced a particular challenge because I am a rather small person, and lugging 20L bladders full of water in and out of the marsh is very difficult. Marshes are muddy and full of hidden holes and channels.”

! Shealyn Friedrich, a junior at Willamette University, majors in Biology with a minor in Spanish. She has conducted previous research on the lateralization of Caspian Terns on East Sand Island, and is interested in science education and outreach. As a Sea Grant Scholar, Shealyn worked with mentors Steve Brandt and Jenna Borberg (Oregon Sea Grant Program) to build the framework and create content for the Oregon State University/Marine Council website. One thing that Shealyn realized was a “keen appreciation for what the Oregon State communications people do! On the outside it doesn’t seem too difficult to create a website, but the software is complex!” Her pride and joy was the feature story rotating banner that she was able to import into the Marine Council website.

! Margaretmary Gilroy recently graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from College of the Holy Cross, where she carried out research in freshwater ecology on macroinvertebrates as bioindicators; she also studied in the Caribbean, where she focused on habitat preferences of juvenile spiny lobsters.

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Margaretmary worked over the summer with her mentor Henry Lee II (US Environmental Protection Agency; Western Ecology Division) to gather essential information on the potential vulnerability of marine and estuarine species with calcium carbonate shells to degradation and damage due to ocean acidification. Margaretmary said, “I’m learning more and more about reproduction and larval development for bivalves. It’s nice to gain more knowledge in this area, since I only had a brief brush with concepts such as an animal being dioecious or monoecious in Biology 101 of my freshmen year.”

! Diego Martin-Perez recently graduated from the University of Louisiana at Layfayette with a BS in Biology. This summer, Diego worked with mentor Bill Hanschumaker at the Hatfield Marine Science Center to build an exhibit that highlights Markus Horning’s research on California sea lions and applications of the Life History Transmitter. Diego also gave

tours and presentations about the Yaquina Bay estuary and the findings of the Ocean Quest surveys into the deep sea. Diego appreciated that “people seemed to understand what the Life History Transmitter Tag does and how it works. That was the main point of the research, which makes me happy to share the information with the public.”

! Nicole Matthias is a senior at Michigan Technological University, where she studies Biology with a concentration in fish biology and a minor in Ecology. Nicole worked over the summer with her mentor Mike Donnellan (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources program) to develop a means for policy makers, scientists, and the public to view underwater still images and videos of Oregon’s nearshore marine environment. Nicole also worked to create a simple, intuitive map-based interface that will connect the underwater videos to their geographic locations along the seafloor.

Nicole reflected that she was “surprised at how long it’s taking me to go through the videos. The perfectionist part of me wants that perfect clip, but in reality, what’s perfect? There is SO much diversity out there. Every video I look at is unique. I very much enjoyed exploring the habitat and species diversity in the footage.”

! Betty Mujica recently graduated from Louisiana State University with a BS in Agricultural Business and Economics. Her academic interests are in food marketing, economics, and social media marketing. This summer, Betty worked with her mentors Tim Miller-Morgan and Rob Emanuel (Oregon Sea Grant Extension) to conduct an economic analysis of the transportation of live seafood in Oregon. Betty said, “my work this summer has introduced me to the huge impact international trade plays on our country. It has given me perspective that will be invaluable in navigating my future careers.”


Populations of native Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) were historically driven to local extinction in Oregon estuaries by the combination of tsunamis, sedimentation, over-harvesting, and habitat loss.

Steve Rumrill (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve) and Joanne Choi (Oregon Sea Grant Scholars Program) worked together over the summer to develop a new technique to enhance recovery of Olympia oyster populations in the intertidal and shallow subtidal zones of Coos Bay. Design and testing for a low-cost, modular, and heteroge-neous habitat unit is needed to provide school groups, community organizations, and volunteers an opportunity to gain hands-on experi-ence and contribute directly to the Olympia oyster recovery effort.

Olympia oysters typically occur in small, multi-generational clusters of 5-15 oysters, that are affixed to rocks and each other in the intertidal and subtidal habitats. This complex, heterogeneous habitat increases the retention time for tidal currents, enhances settlement by oyster lar-vae, and provides habitat for juvenile crabs, shrimp, and small fishes.

Recipe for Construction of OLY-ROCS (Olympia Oyster – Restoration of Oysters on Cement Substrata):1. OLY-ROCS are constructed from a plastic mold for making concrete

paving stones.2. The separate stones are held together by biodegradable burlap,

which will stabilize the underlying mud.3. Crushed and whole Olympia oyster shells are added to the top layer

of cement to add complexity and heterogeneity to the surface.4. Different types of OLY-ROCS are created with high relief, low relief,

and to incorporate living Olympia oysters.A total of 12 OLY-ROCS were placed into the lower intertidal zone of

Coos Bay in August 2011. The artificial oyster habitat units will be recovered after one-year and

surveyed to determine recruitment of juvenile oysters, retention of adult oysters, sedimentation, and habitat use by crabs and fish. After placing the OLY-ROCS out into the intertidal, Joanne lamented, “I’m exhausted from lugging 60 pounds of concrete down rocky hillsides while being eaten alive by mosquitoes, but those concrete OLY-ROCS will serve as habitat for the protected Olympia oyster; and I’m sure they’ll appreciate my bravery and goodness of heart!”

OLY-ROCS: Artificial Substrata to Enhance Habitat for Native Olympia Oysters

Steve Rumrill (South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve) and Joanne Choi (Oregon Sea Grant Scholars Program) working to enhance recovery of Olym-pia oyster popula-tions in the intertidal and shal-low subtidal zones of Coos Bay. Photo credit: Steve Rumrill



Ed Buskey, GERS [email protected]

The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, the newest estuarine research reserve on the Gulf coast, offi-cially opened its new headquarters and laboratory building, the Estuarine Research Center, on 23 July in Port Aransas, Texas. The building is the first South Texas educa-tional facility, constructed for certification by Leadership in Energy and Environmen-tal Design (LEED) at the silver level; it includes a number of innovative features that decrease its impact on the sensitive coastal environment, while also protecting it from hurricanes and extreme coastal temperatures and winds. The building’s east-west orientation helps decrease solar heat gain and will help to protect it from hurricane storm surges. The southern face of the building is stepped inward from roof-to-ground to provide shading from

summer sun, while its north face opens upward to provide natural light to the interiors. It also features solar panels, large cisterns for rainwater and air-conditioning condensate capture, and surrounding gar-dens that highlight local flora and are part of the educational tour services offered by reserve staff. In addition to serving as GERS president and as a professor at the University of Texas Marine Science Insti-tute, I am also the Research Coordinator for the Mission-Aransas NERR, and will be moving the reserve’s research opera-tions into the new building soon. The new reserve headquarters and laboratory also have space for visiting scientists who would like to carry our research within the reserve. Additional information about the reserve can be found at http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/about-the-institute/mission-aran-sas-nerr.html. Interested researchers should contact me for additional information.

Elections were held for GERS officers to serve during the 2011–2013 biennium. With about 30% of our members casting ballots, we are happy to report that Ken Dunton, professor at the University of Texas, is our new president-elect; and Tina Miller-Way, of Dauphin Island Sea Lab, has been elected to serve a second term as Secretary-Treasurer. New officers will be installed at the GERS business

meeting, held during the CERF biennial meeting in Daytona Beach this November; officers will serve a two-year term. Ruth Carmichael, of Dauphin Island Sea Lab, our current president-elect, will become president at the 2011 CERF meeting.

GERS will be offering two $500 schol-arships to students who would like to attend the CERF Conference in Daytona Beach, and need financial help with travel expenses. Students interested in applying for these funds must be cur-rently enrolled as undergraduate or grad-uate students, and must be making a scientific presentation at the CERF con-ference. Students should send a letter or email of application and a copy of their CERF conference abstract to the GERS president ([email protected]) or president-elect Ruth Carmichael ([email protected]), and they should ask their academic advisor to provide a letter of support for the student’s application. Applications must be received before 30 September 2011; students will be notified by 14 October 2011. Awards will be pre-sented at the GERS annual business meeting held during the CERF biennial conference. We are seeking additional student travel funds from other sources, so we hope to be able to support the travel of additional students.

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New Estuarine Research Center building, headquarters for the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve in Port Aransas, Texas. Photo credit: Eddie Seal

Ponce Inlet lighthouse. See “Picks from a Daytona Beach Native,” page 8. Photo Credit: Holly Greening


Melisa Wong, ACCESS [email protected]

2011 ACCESS MeetingThe 2011 ACCESS meeting was a resound-ing success! Over 60 participants convened 12-15 May at the Cody International Insti-tute, of St. Francis Xavier University, in beautiful Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The meeting began with a Thursday evening reception, where participants relaxed from their travels with old and new friends. The opening session on Friday morning was a special symposium titled, “Marine Science Serving Coastal Communities.” The key-note speaker, Alan Critchley (Acadia Sea-plants Limited), presented an overview on the harvest, cultivation, and research of various seaweed species used by the com-pany to produce a large range of products that are sold internationally. Invited and contributed talks in the symposium were presented by Jon Grant (Dalhousie Univer-sity), Adam Mugridge (Louisberg Seafoods Limited), Jerry Amirault (Atlantic Veterin-ary College), Gretchen Noyes-Hull (Gulf Aquarium Marine Centre Cooperative), Gavin Manson (Geological Survey of Can-ada), Chris McCarthy (Parks Canada), David Garbary (St. Francis Xavier Univer-

sity), Nathan Crowell (Centre of Geo-graphic Sciences), and Aruna Jayawardane (Maliseet Nation Conservation Council). The presentations covered a broad range of topics that included science and decision support, the lobster industry, seaweed fish-eries, aboriginal fisheries, management of invasive species, citizen research, coastline change, and coastal geology. While varied in topic, the presentations all addressed the importance of interactions among the dif-ferent sectors (i.e., academia, government, industry, and community groups) con-ducting coastal marine research. The pres-entations were stimulating and many lively discussions ensued!

The meeting continued with a further 24 contributed oral presentations on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Sessions included the ecology of macrophytes and invasive plants, mudflat ecology, preda-tion, faunal ecology, coastal ecology, and monitoring. A poster session was held on Friday afternoon, and 20 posters were pre-sented. Tim Rawlings (Cape Breton Uni-versity) created a poster quiz that had everyone excitedly searching for answers!

As is becoming tradition for ACCESS, we had a strong student contingent at the meeting. Twenty-one of the oral presenta-tions (17 graduate, 4 undergraduate) and 13 of the poster presentations (9 graduate, 4 undergraduate) were presented by stu-dents. Jeffrey Barrell (Dalhousie Univer-sity) and Dylan Schneider (University of New Brunswick) received travel support from ACCESS. Hoskin Scientific also pro-vided the following student awards:

Best oral presentation, graduate student:Kelan Kennedy (with co-authors M. Bar-beau, D. Drolet), University of New Bruns-

wick, “Winter population dynamics of the intertidal amphipod, Corophium volutator, in the upper Bay of Fundy”

Best oral presentation, undergraduate student:Melanie L. Boudreau (with co-authors M.R. Boudreau, D. Hamilton), Mount Alli-son University, “Effects of interactions among green crabs (Carcinus maenas) and dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus) on consump-tion of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)”

Best poster presentation, graduate student:Sarah Johnson (with coauthors S. Courte-nay, M. Boudreau, K. Lee), University of New Brunswick, “Environmental factors affecting the toxicity of dispersed oil for herring embryos (Clupea sp.)”

Best poster presentation, undergraduate student:Norah Brown (with coauthors S. Mitch-ell, B. Taylor, D. Garbary), St. Francis


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Graduate students (L-R) Betsey Irish, Marie-Josee Abgrall, and Erinn Ipsen, winners of the poster quiz, enjoy their prize mugs.

Jennie Gouthro (L) of Hoskin Scientific presents the Hoskin Scientific Best Undergraduate Poster Award to Norah Brown of St. Francis Xavier University (C) as ACCESS president Melisa Wong (R) looks on.

ACCESS members Chris McCarthy (Parks Canada) and Jim Williams (St. Francis Xavier University) chat during a meeting break.

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Stephen Hale, NEERS [email protected]

Creatures from the Black MudIn this scene (see photo of black sediment profile, above right), the scary part is not the creatures, but the fact that the big crea-tures have been frightened off or killed by eutrophication-driven anoxia. That would make a great horror movie: You’re in your

house, a perfectly normal day—slowly, the oxygen concentration drops. And drops. You see your mate’s eyes bugging out . . .

Around here, hot and stratified August—other than being a good month to watch old horror movies—is a good time to think about hypoxia/anoxia. Espe-cially around neap tides. Of the 400-plus hypoxic areas linked to eutrophication identified around the world by Diaz and Rosenberg in their 2008 Science paper, Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine Ecosystems, 29 fall within the NEERS area. The 2010 Scientific Assess-ment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters listed 43 documented hypoxic NEERS systems, the majority in southern New England and New York. Many of these have been studied over the years by

NEERS members; the following highlights some recent work in the area. Some of these systems represent an experiment of sorts: What happens with primary pro-duction, eutrophication, and hypoxia when nitrogen loads are reduced?

Several NEERS people have studied the seasonal hypoxia problem in Long Island Sound. To reduce the extent and duration of hypoxic conditions, Connecticut and New York with EPA adopted a 58.5 percent nitrogen reduction target by 2017, relative to the 1990s baseline. NOAA is undertaking a study on removal of nitrogen by shellfish aquaculture from the Sound and from Great Bay, New Hampshire. Arthur Gaines and Sheldon Pratt studied hypoxia and anoxia in five small Connecticut estuaries along the Connecticut coast, including the permanently anoxic bottom waters of Thrash Pond with its high levels of hydro-gen sulfide. They noted anoxia is not all doom and gloom. Benefits from naturally-anoxic bottom waters include: biodiversity of organisms that specialize in anoxic sys-tems, stratified sedimentary record in anoxic basins that can hold information about the history and climate of an area (often destroyed by bioturbation in oxygen-

ated environments), and sequestering of certain pol-lutants from the human food chain and of some nutrients from contributing to further eutrophication. One could

add the preservation of his-torical artifacts in anoxic sedi-ments of places such as the Baltic

and Black Seas.Chris Deacutis and other Insomniacs

(not the name of Chris’ band; rather, it refers to boat groups from various orga-nizations) began sampling Narragansett Bay dissolved oxygen during summer nights in 1999. They witnessed the August 2003 Greenwich Bay fish kill (million plus fish, mostly menhaden, as well as crabs, clams, shrimp, etc.; see photo). This led the state to pass a law requiring a 50% reduction in nitrogen discharge from wastewater treatment plants in the Upper Bay. To date, nine plants in the watershed have completed their upgrades, with four more to follow. To quote our founder, Roger Williams, when he established Rhode Island with freedom of religion—what a “lively experiment.” Now; we’ll see what happens to the Bay ecosystem when the treatment plants go tertiary. Under a grant from NOAA’s Coastal

Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP), Candace Oviatt, Scott Nixon, NEERS Webmaster Jamie Vaudrey, and others have developed an ecosystem model of Narragansett Bay to predict low oxygen levels. The ultimate goal is to use the model to evaluate management scenarios and their potential effect on the severity and areal extent of hypoxia. Some fish kills do not proceed gradually; they hap-pen suddenly, like the shower scene at the Bates Motel in Hitchcock’s Psycho—a bay is stratified, bottom water goes anoxic, then winds and currents kick the bottom water up into shallow embay-

(often destroyed by bioturbation in oxygen

torical artifacts in anoxic sediThreespine Stickleback. Gasterosteus aculea-tus. Iconic species of an unparalleled NEERS Award. Illustration: T. Walke TOP: Anoxic sediment profile. Photo credit: G.

Cicchetti

ABOVE: Fish kill in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island, August 2003. Photo credit: T. Ardito




ments, trapping and killing the fish.Veronica Berounsky and friends have

recently been sampling the Pettaquamscutt River in Rhode Island. The Upper Basin, with its shallow sill and strong stratifica-tion, has naturally year-round anoxic bot-tom waters. The oxycline supports an interesting chlorophyll thin layer (mostly Euglena proxima). The basin overturns every few years, most recently in October 2007, following an unusually dry summer. Lindsey Fields and others with sediment cores from Rhode Island stations, and Sophie Fox in two sub-estuaries of Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, looked at differences in benthic communities between areas where hypoxia occurs frequently and areas with infrequent or no hypoxic events. Another “experiment” is under way in Boston Har-bor: What happens when the main sewage outfall with its organic and nitrogen load is moved offshore? Dave Taylor and others have been following the ecosystem responses, including oxygen levels.

The only coastal system on the East Coast that comes close to being called a fjord, Somes Sound, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, apparently does not experience hypoxia/anoxia in its bottom waters, as do many fjords. The Maine Geological Survey reports that the muddy sediments are well oxygenated and the water of the Sound is well mixed. The Sound has an entrance sill, but it is not large enough to alter the circulation inside. They say the Sound is not a true fjord but rather a “fjard,” a Scandinavian word for an inlet that is smaller in all ways than a fjord, and is simply a glacially-carved embay-ment that is drowned by the sea.

Where the Boys [and Girls] AreHope to see some of you in Daytona Beach this November at the next NEERS Business Meeting, to be held at CERF 2011. Sorry, despite the beach dancing shown in the movie referenced in the header (speaking of 50’s horror movies!), the NEERS Stickleback Award (www.neers.org/main/library/awards.htm) is not given at CERF conferences. For more news on last spring’s meeting on Long Island, check the NEERS Summer News-letter on the NEERS website. Thoughts are progressing for a Spring 2012 meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Xavier University, “Host selectivity and predator-prey relations of the marine insect Halocladius variabilis (Diptera chi-ronomidae) from Nova Scotia”

Congratulations to all of our student pre-senters for a job well done! A big thank you to Heather Hunt (University of New Brunswick) for organizing the student judging, and to all the judges. We are very grateful to Jennie Gouthro of Hoskin Sci-entific, for once again providing the stu-dent prizes.

The Friday evening banquet was held at the Cody Institute, and ACCESS members enjoyed great food in the company of friends. Dessert was accompanied by a presentation titled, “Improving client out-comes from applied marine research: com-parative analysis of Scotian Shelf, Sydney Harbour, and Bras d’Or Lake examples,” by Bruce Hatcher (Bras d’Or Institute for Ecosystem Research, Cape Breton Univer-sity). Drawing from his vast research experience, Bruce had valuable advice to ensure the satisfaction of all clients involved in a research program: know your client’s constraints, forage partner-ships in research rather than business, leverage funding, stay true to academic standards, and be not faint of heart!

A post-meeting field trip was taken to Antigonish Harbour and the surrounding barrier beaches. David Garbary and Tony Miller lead the field trip, and took partici-pants to sites that exhibited erosion of coastal sand dune systems and salt marshes. The field trip was both fun and educational. Special thanks to David and Tony for imparting their wealth of know-ledge of this dynamic and fragile eco-system.

On behalf of the ACCESS executive, I would like to sincerely thank our meet-ing hosts David Garbary, Lynn Patter-son, and Moira Galway. Without their tireless work and dedication, our meet-ing would not have been a success. Thanks also to assistant organizers, Tim-othy Rawlings, Heather Hunt, Katherine Jones, Simon Courtenay, and the student volunteers. Meeting sponsorship was provided by Fisheries and Oceans Can-ada, Acadian Seaplants, Hoskins Scien-tific, St. Francis Xavier University, and CERF, and NSERC.

New ACCESS Executive Members Several ACCESS executive members ended their terms this year. I am extremely grateful to Katherine Jones (Cape Breton University) for her direction and commit-ment to our organization during her ser-vice as ACCESS president in 2009-2011. Katherine was dedicated to helping ACCESS grow in membership, developed the website, and encouraged student involvement at each meeting. I also thank the following individuals for the service in 2009-2011: Tim Rawlings of Cape Bre-ton University (secretary), Wayne Fair-child of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (treasurer), Heather Hunt of the Univer-sity of New Brunswick and Mike van den Heuvel of the University of PEI (members at large), and Mike Sweezy and Jared Tomie (student representatives). Elections during our AGM held at the 2011 ACCESS meeting welcomed new members to the ACCESS executive: Gail Chmura of McGill University (president-elect), Gavin Manson of the Geological Survey of Canada (treasurer), Dawn Sephton of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (secretary), Mike Dowd and Jon Grant of Dalhousie University (members at large), and Mike Brown of Dalhousie University and Betsy Irish of the University of New Brunswick (student representatives). Thank you in advance to our new execu-tive members! I am very excited to work with the new team, and am looking for-ward to an exciting and productive few years for ACCESS!

2012 ACCESS MeetingThe 2012 ACCESS meeting will be held 10-13 May 2012 at the University Club of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Meeting organizers include Jon Grant, Mike Dowd, Gavin Manson, Dawn Sephton, and me. Visit our website peri-odically for meeting updates as the date draws nearer.

For further information about ACCESS, including membership, upcom-ing meetings, research news, job links, and student opportunities, please visit http://www.cerf-access.ca.

Past President’s Note: ACCESS would also like to thank Melisa Wong for her exceptional efforts at help-ing to organize the ACCESS meeting in St. F.X., especially for organizing the scien-tific program. ACCESS has an excellent leader at its helm! – Katherine Jones

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Sharon Herzka, [email protected]

We are very much looking forward to seeing CAERS members at the CERF 2011 biennial meeting in Daytona Beach in November. The time and place of our society’s meeting will be announced during the conference. We will be holding elections for new CAERS officers, includ-ing President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, members at large, and student representatives. The officers will work with the incoming Boyton administration. One of our key focuses will be participating in the planning and execu-tion of the 2013 CERF biennial conference in San Diego, California. Join us! We need your help and enthusiasm.

CAERS is offering financial support to cover the reg-istration of student members who will be attending the CERF 2011 biennial meeting in Daytona Beach this November. Please contact Theresa Talley ([email protected]) with your request for support. Include abstract, con-firmation of acceptance, and full contact information in your e-mail.

CAERS Member ActivitiesCAERS students and scientists have been busy this past year, engaging in research, public outreach, and expand-ing the reach and membership of our affiliate group. While estuarine science is inherently a discipline of “interfaces” — dealing with the nexus of land, atmo-sphere, and sea or fresh and saltwater — CAERS has been taking the idea of crossing borders a step further, with extensive interaction among sectors (e.g., scientists and educators; universities and non-profits), countries, and disciplines. One model program that integrates across these groups is work led by Theresa Talley (Scripps Institution of Oceanography & University of San Diego); the program studies wetland habitats in the Sea of Cortés.

International institution researchers, including Drew Talley (Uni-versity of San Diego), Eric Mellink and Sharon Herzka (both, Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE) in Baja California, Mexico), along with Scripps Institution of Oceanogra-phy, are working with a non-profit science education foundation (Ocean Discovery Institute), and in collaboration with Mexican land managers and government researchers (Carlos Godínez-Reyes of Mexico’s National Commission for Protected Areas, CONANP) to bet-ter understand how coastal wetlands are changing with time. Estuaries or “esteros” are the most threatened coastal habitats of the Sea of Cor-tés, and are facing new challenges in the form of proposed construction for marina and resort development.

Ocean Discovery Institute, under the direction of Shara Fisler (Execu-tive Director), facilitates Ocean Leaders, a model program that leverages authentic research to empower young people to pursue higher education and careers in science. The University of San Diego is a primary partner

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ABOVE: Scripps Institution of Oceanography project scientist Theresa Sinicrope Talley (right) works with Ocean Leaders Car-los Rodriguez and Brenda Vazquez in arid wetlands of Bahia de los Angeles. Photo credit: Drew/Theresa Talley

LEFT: Two beautiful women laughing! Ocean Leaders, Alma Miramontes and Gizelle Crisostomo, enjoying themselves while in the field at El Rincón wetland, Bahia de los Angeles. Photo credit: Drew/Theresa Talley

ABOVE: University of San Diego Assis-tant Professor Drew Talley and Ocean Leader Scholar Yaja-ira Nuñez record data in El Rincón wetland, Bahía de los Angeles. Photo credit: Drew/Theresa Talley


ABOVE: Red mangrove-dominated wetland on the island of Coronado, Bahía de los Angeles, Baja California. Photo credit: Drew/Theresa Talley



Denise Sanger, SEERS [email protected]

Calling All Judges… The Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) is pleased to serve as the coordinating body for the student judg-ing at CERF 2011 in Daytona Beach.

However, for a successful student com-petition, we need YOU to be a judge.

We are encouraging established pro-fessionals and graduate students to judge student presentations. Graduate students will be assigned to judge undergraduate presentations. Please check the “willing to judge” box when you register.

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in this program, bringing scientific expertise, educational opportunities for students, and a host of supports (infrastructure, equipment, and financial) to the program. Ocean Leaders engages middle school, high school, and col-lege age youth in a series of interconnected after-school and summer programs and sup-port services, offering a pathway for under-represented students to progress from secondary school through university to careers in science and conservation. A critical aspect of Ocean Leaders is an 18-week, research-focused, education experience for students from Hoover High School, in urban San Diego. This program, funded in part through the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant #0914711), provided the platform from which this research into the controls on mangrove distribution was initiated.

Researchers and students in this project use two approaches for understanding changes in the esteros - monitoring through

time and prediction. To improve detection of changes via monitoring, they are creating detailed habitat maps. These maps will aid in detection of shifts in wetland borders, edges of distinct plant assemblages, and the com-position of assemblages. A vegetation classi-fication scheme is being created using this year’s field data and a satellite image of the wetland, with the resulting classification to be tested and refined next summer. This clas-sification scheme will be used with future satellite images to monitor the changes in wetland structure and location.

Prediction of change begins with under-standing the present. Researchers and stu-dents are trying to better understand the controls on the foundation species, red man-grove (*Rhizophora mangle*), in these wet-lands so that predictions of distributional shifts in the face of future disturbances can be made. This year, teams of students and scien-tists tested the influence of various fine- and broad-scale environmental factors on the distribution and abundance of red man-grove. Red mangrove occurs in 2 of the 4 wetlands in Bahía de Los Ángeles, allowing

us to examine local (within-wetland) and regional (between wetland) controls on man-grove distributions. They revealed that man-grove presence/absence was controlled by hydrology (tidal flushing) and to a lesser extent soil salinities. Mangrove abundance, however, was more dictated by local soil fac-tors (soil particle size and salinities).

With this information, we can begin to predict how the red mangrove community may expand or shrink in the face of distur-bances, such as climate change and human development. Shifts in this foundational spe-cies, which is at the northern extent of its distribution, can dramatically change the face of wetlands from mixed mangrove-low lying herbaceous meadows to tall, dense mangals. With research in this relatively pris-tine area, we also gain a better understanding of how wetlands work in general. Our work provides information that informs local con-servation plans in Bahía de Los Ángeles and can also inform conservation plans in other arid coastal regions, like Southern and Baja California. Research will be continued by Ocean Leaders next year and beyond!

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Pete Straub, AERS [email protected]

The CERF conference in Daytona Beach is shaping up to be an exciting meeting at a terrific venue. I hope that we will have the usual strong AERS participation, and can say that I have personally vetted the Mai Tai bar adjacent to the conference hotel as an official AERS-friendly site. Please plan on attending our mixer and business meeting and catching up with old friends.

Thanks again to the generosity of the AERS membership through the Solomons meeting raffle and direct contributions, we were able to raise matching funds to increase our student travel allocations for the CERF meeting to almost $5,000. Con-gratulations to the eight students selected for AERS travel awards ($600) to attend the CERF conference in Daytona Beach: Natalia Blackburn (VIMS), Melinda For-syth (UMD), Will Isenberg (VCU), Sam Lake (VIMS) Meghann Niesen (UMD), Kelly Somers (Drexel), Sarah Sumoski (VIMS) and Jeremy Testa (UMD). We know you will make us all proud.

Planning for the spring 2012 AERS meeting is well under way; Cape May, NJ, has been selected as the preliminary site for the meeting with a tentative

theme of “Climate Vulnerability/Adap-tations: Tactics and Solutions (moving from vulnerability studies to adaptive solutions).” A committee consisting of Danielle Kreeger and Angela Padeletti of Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Stan Hales and Martha Maxwell Doyle of the Barnegat Bay Partnership, Dave Bushek of Rutgers Haskins Shellfish Laboratory, and Pete Straub of Stockton are working on the local arrangements.

Our newest honorary membership was bestowed on Harriette L. Phelps, Profes-sor Emeritus at the University of the Dis-trict of Columbia, for her longtime contributions to estuarine science and her work on the Anacostia. Harriette could not

join us for the Solomons meeting but wrote that she was pleased to be so honored.

A warm welcome to our newest mem-bers of the board, Jeremy Testa, student representative; Leila Hamdan, historian; and Ben Fertig, program chair. Thanks for your commitment to the society.

On a sad note, we say goodbye to our old friend and colleague, David A. Fle-mer, Sr., who left us July 1, 2011. He was a past president, past secretary-treasurer, and longtime AERS supporter. He will be missed.

Thanks again to the AERS board for all the time and effort they put into mak-ing this a wonderful organization. See you in Daytona Beach!

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ABOVE: 2011 AERS board at Solomons (back row, l-r) Chris Heyer, Steve Fuller, Mark Brush, Danielle Kreeger, Judith Stribling, Julie Ambler, Sherri Cooper, Dave Yozzo, (front row, l-r), Pete Straub, Leila Hamdan, Jeremy Testa, Treda Smith Grayson, David Osgood and Dave O’Neill. Photo credit: Pete Straub

Si Simenstad (center), the scientific program co-chair for ERF 2003, is seen here relaxing at ERF 2005 in Norfolk with Ivan Valiela (left), currently a CERF Gov-erning Board member at large, and Scott Warren, who was president of the New England Estuarine Research Society and a member of the ERF Board at that time.

Judy Weiss and Leila Hamdan, CERF Secretary, Historian and past president of AERS


Bob Christian, [email protected] Ibáñez, [email protected]

The “Deltanet International Confer-ence: Impacts of Global Change on Deltas, Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons” was held 6-10 June 2011, in the Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain. Deltanet is a European Union project (Interreg IVC Program) to foster research, observa-tions and management of deltas; and the conference was a component of the program. But the conference had a larger, more global perspective and brought together some 150 people — a broad spectrum of scientists, engineers, and environmental managers. They represented a variety of programs directed toward coastal systems.

Sessions were international and included topics such as responses to sea-level rise and extreme climatic events, sediment imbalances, observ-ing systems and modeling, and low-energy and low-carbon management and planning. One of the goals of the conference was to foster the network-ing of these different programs, and the itinerary of the conference cer-

tainly worked toward this goal. A special session on existing interna-tional networks on deltas and estuar-ies was held the second day. Further, a substantial field trip allowed par-ticipants to learn about the Ebro Delta and interact within an informal set-ting. Students and young profession-als readily engaged a collection of experts in fields of coastal science and management in CERF tradition.

CERF was well represented at the conference. The Federation was recog-nized as one of the organizations for scientific support. The chief coordina-tor of the conference was Carles Ibáñez, and the President of the Scien-tific Committee was John W. Day, both long-term members of CERF. Addi-tionally, several CERF members were on the Scientific Committee and others made presentations. Overall, we made a significant contribution to what we hope is a piece of a broader sustainable effort to promote the networking of coastal scientists and environmental managers at the international level. And, again in true CERF tradition, we ate and drank well.

Deltanet Report-out…

CERF Represented at International Conference on Deltas and Estuaries

The DeltaNet Conference included a field trip to the Ebro Delta to show the main ongoing restoration projects. Photo Credit: Carles Ibàñez Martí

NOTICE OF

CERF ANNUAL

BUSINESSMEETING

The Governing Board of the COASTAL AND

ESTUARINE RESEARCH

FEDERATION (CERF) will hold its

annual business meeting on

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

6:30 pm

Ocean Center Daytona Beach 101 N. Atlantic Avenue

Daytona Beach, Florida USA


SARAH N. GIDDINGS University of Washington,

OceanographyWashington, United States

EMILY RUSSELL HOWE

University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Washington, United States

Outstanding Contributions to Manuscript Review

On behalf of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation,The Editors in Chief and the Editorial Board

of Estuaries and Coasts recognize the following individuals

“I feel so honored to be recognized, especially because I find the editorial process to be a rewarding one. Not only do other reviewers’ comments help refine my own work, but the process of reviewing the writing of others is an invaluable learning opportunity in itself, helping me to write more clearly and concisely as I identify both the strong and weak parts of others’ papers.”

– Emily Russell Howe

Estuaries and Coasts stature on the rise…

2010 Impact Factor of the Federation’s Journal

Jim Cloern, [email protected]

Iris Anderson, [email protected]

ISI just released its most recent journal impact factors, and we have good news. The 2010 impact factor for Estuaries and Coasts was 1.92. This compares with impact factors of 1.55 in 2009, 1.41 in 2008, and 1.12 in 2007. Total number of citations in 2010 was nearly triple the number in 2008, and our Federation’s journal now ranks 38 out of 165 scientific journals in the category of marine and freshwater biology (74 out of 192 in environmental science). These met-rics are evidence that the stature and impact of our journal are increasing steadily. How-ever, given the global significance of estua-rine and coastal science, CERF members should expect these metrics to continue to increase. We want to let you know that the editorial board is working hard to extend these upward trends by publishing research papers of consistently high qual-ity and addressing coastal issues of global significance.

ABOVE: L-R: Tay Evans, NEERS president Stephen Hale, and Veronica Berounsky.

LEFT: L-R: ERF past president Linda Schaffner, Carolyn Currin and Iris Anderson, editor in chief of Estuaries and Coasts.


The Federation expresses deep gratitude to

DR. JIM CLOERNFor his service as

ESTUARIES AND COASTSCO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

2007-2011

B e g i n n i n g J a n ua r y 2 0 1 2The Federation welcomes

DR. WAYNE S. GARDNERESTUARIES AND COASTSCO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

Professor, Department of Marine ScienceMarine Science Institute

University of Texas at AustinPort Aransas, Texas USA

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ACCESS past president Simon Courtenay and president Katherine Jones.

CERF board member Ivan Valiela, left, and Carlos Duarte, former Edi-tor in Chief of Estuaries and Coasts.


John Wickham, Program Analyst NOAA, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

http://www.cop.noaa.gov/[email protected]

About CSCORNOAA’s Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) in the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) sup-ports research programs that provide the critical information and predictive capabilities required to manage the Nation’s coastal resources in a regional ecosystem context. CSCOR works with the user and scientific communities to identify national research priori-ties oversees the execution of research with continued involvement of the user community and facilitates the transition of knowledge and tools into applications for coastal policy and management.

Large Dead Zone Found in Gulf of MexicoCSCOR-supported scientists have documented that the 2011 “dead zone” (area of hypoxia, or low oxygen) in the northern Gulf of Mexico west of the Mississippi River delta now covers at least 6,765 square miles of sea floor. This dead zone area is nearly equal to the 5-year average, but well above the long-term average. NOAA-supported scientists had predicted a record-sized dead zone following record-breaking flow of the Mississippi River this spring and summer, but winds and waves from Tropical Storm Don disrupted the western portion of the dead zone. Wind and wave mixing of the water column re-supplies oxygen to the lower layers and reduces the area of low oxygen. The dead zone was measured by scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University. CSCOR has supported the mapping of the dead zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico since 1990.

New Research Finds Sub-lethal Impacts of Hypoxia: Sex Change in Marine FishCSCOR-sponsored research is documenting increasingly far-reaching and harmful biological effects of low oxygen in oceans and lakes. New research in the Gulf of Mexico by the University of Texas is documenting an apparent new trend - marine female croaker fish exposed to low oxygen, are producing less female estrogen-like sex hormones, and thereby becoming more masculine. The study also found that male croakers were affected by hypoxia, although to a lesser degree than females. The findings show that not only does hypoxia decrease the number of new hatchlings; it is changing the sex ratios of the adult croaker population as well. The long-term population effects of this phenomenon are unknown, but researchers are concerned that the reduced birth rate and skewed sex ratio could lead to popu-lation changes that threaten croakers’ long-term survival.

While croaker, a common bottom dwelling fish, was the only fish studied, this research suggests that other species of fish, including those of commercial significance, may also be susceptible to similar sub-lethal effects of hypoxia.

Innovative K-2 Marine Science Curriculum Expands Public Understanding of Hawaii’s Coral ReefsInstilling an understanding and appreciation of Hawaii’s islands and nearshore waters in the next generation is an important educational goal of the Hawaii Coral Reef Initia-tive (HCRI), which has been sponsored by NOAA since 1998. Using activities, songs and experiments designed for teachers and youngsters, the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative has released a new innovative educational outreach tool called

Reef Pulse Hawaii (http://www.reefpulsehawaii.com/). Teachers can use this resource to supplement existing science lessons or it can be used as a standalone curriculum. Parents can use the materials at home. In addition to the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative, CSCOR administers three other Coral Reef Research Institutes; the National Coral Reef Institute in Florida, the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute in Puerto Rico and the Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute in Guam.

Harmful Algal Blooms Threaten Pacific NW SalmonIn the Pacific Northwest massive blooms of the single-celled alga, Heterosigma akashiwo, can secrete toxins that destroy fish gills, causing suffocation of both wild and farmed fish such as the economically important salmon. Interestingly, Hetero-sigma is not always toxic. To understand what causes spikes

CSCOR Update: Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, Sex Change in Marine Fish, Reef Pulse Hawaii, Red Tide “Trigger” discovered, and much, much more…

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Reef Pulse Hawaii activities being used at Wai'alae Elementary, Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Risa Minato, HCRI


in the population and toxicity of Hetero-sigma, a CSCOR-funded research team hopes to develop a convenient test that will immediately tell whether a bloom is hazardous and then alert fishery and hatchery managers. This information, for example, would allow hatchery managers in the region to release their salmon early and give fish farmers enough notice to harvest their penned salmon before the blooms turn toxic.

“Trigger” for Toxin Production in Florida and Texas Red Tides Discovered: Explains Near Shore ImpactsWhy “red tide” dinoflagellates make compounds that are toxic to fish and humans has been a mystery for decades. Possible functions include aiding prey capture, deterring grazers, or neutral-izing competitors. CSCOR-sponsored scientists studying Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate responsible for “red tides” in the Gulf of Mexico, have iden-tified a trigger for production of breve-toxin, the potent neurotoxin found in K. brevis. They suggest as red tides move onshore and mix with fresher water, the Karenia cells adjust rapidly to the lesser salinity by dramatically increas-ing the brevetoxin concentration in their cells. These findings provide a reason for brevetoxin production - long a critical gap in knowledge for K. brevis. It also means that maximum toxicity will be near shore, where human impacts will be greatest. The toxins are released when waves break at beaches

during red tides, causing respiratory problems for tourists and residents near beaches. Further, the toxins are taken up by near shore shellfish, mak-ing the shellfish so toxic to humans that commercial and recreational harvest-ing must be banned.

High-Frequency Radar System Provides Important Information About West Coast Ocean CurrentsHigh Frequency Radar (HFR) can resolve ocean currents to a scale of 1 kilometer and extend out to approxi-mately 150 kilometers offshore. In addition to oceanographic studies, HFR has proven useful to applications such as supporting oil spill response, search and rescue, fisheries, and coastal discharge assessment. Now, through the support of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and the State of California, a network of HFR systems provides unprecedented cov-erage of surface currents along the U.S. Pacific northwest coastline. In addition to the primary sponsors, research funds from the CSCOR-funded U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) Program contributed to the early deployment and development of the first of the long-range HFR systems on the West Coast, and provided an early demonstration of the range and applications for the new technology. This is an example of the long-term funding commitment often necessary for scientific research results to pro-duce products useful to society.

Call for Authors…

Encyclopedia of EstuariesCERF MEMBERS ARE INVITED TOBE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS to an important new publication, the Ency-clopedia of Estuaries. To be published by Springer, the Encyclopedia of Estuarieswill serve as a major reference volume for estuarine and marine scientists, educators, and students. Consisting of hundreds of subject entries in an easy-to-use format, this volume will cover all aspects of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of estu-aries. Authors from around the world will contribute to the encyclopedia on such diverse subjects as biotic commu-nities, essential habitats, food webs, fisheries, hydrology, pollution, conser-vation, and many more. An outstand-ing editorial board has been assembled for this significant work; the board includes Drs. Daniel Alongi, Donald Boesch, Walter Boynton, Robert Howarth, Lisa Levin, and Scott Nixon.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A LIST OF TOPICS, CONTACT:

Michael J. Kennish, Ph.D.Editor, Encyclopedia of EstuariesResearch ProfessorInstitute of Marine and Coastal SciencesSchool of Environmental and Biological SciencesRutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New Jersey [email protected]

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ESCA 50: Today’s science for tomorrow’s management3-7 June 2012

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: 13 JANUARY 2012www.estuarinecoastalconference.com/index.html

CERF Conference Recording PolicyThe preparation of tape recordings/audio visual tracks and the recording of images for subsequent sale, group presenta-tions, or individual use are strictly prohib-ited unless written approval is received in advance through CERF headquarters.


News from the Federation’s Member Services StaffCERF Member Services

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Greetings CERF Members!Fall means CERF membership renewal time. We look for-ward to receiving your 2012 renewal (or your two-year renewal) and to continuing to serve you from the member services office.

We encourage you to renew online–it’s fast, easy and reliable! To renew your membership, simply log on to CERF Member Services through www.erf.org. Of course, if you prefer to renew by mail, use the form located inside the back page of this Newsletter.

Membership is EVERY member’s business–please pass out invitations!Guess what people say is the main reason they do not belong to an organization? Nobody asked them to join! People especially like to be asked to join by people they know and respect–that’s you, our members!

As a member, you know how much you benefit from the high quality information you get from the Federation’s strong peer network, excellent journal, lively conferences and Affiliate Society meetings.

Please tell your colleagues and students about these good things that CERF membership brings and invite them to become members. We would love to welcome them into the Federation family. Your invitation will help make the Federation a stronger society for all of us.

Electronic format only, and printed journal is available, too. The journal is available to you at any time in an electronic format. You can also choose to receive the printed journal for $20/year. If you want to receive the printed journal, be sure to indicate your preference when you renew.

Mailing list opt-out feature availableOccasionally we rent our mailing list to other organizations that want to distribute information of scientific or technical interest (no mortgage consolidators or cell phone compa-nies!). Please be assured, CERF does not allow the use of members’ email addresses or give out the email addresses of its members. Usually you receive from three to six pieces of mail per year from this route. If you would like to avoid these missives, please let us know by contacting [email protected] or CERF Member Services, 5400 Bosque Blvd, Ste 680, Waco, TX 76710.

Opt-in for electronic only NewsletterThe CERF Newsletter hits your mailbox three times each year. If you’d like to start receiving the Newsletter in your email inbox only, please indicate that preference when you renew.

New For 2012: Reduced Student Membership Fees and Two New Membership CategoriesIf you are a student (full-time undergrad or grad) or are just starting your professional career (less than three full years past receiving your degree) – OR – if you live in an emerging or developing country, CERF wants to make membership more manageable for you. New for 2012, the student mem-bership fee is now $30 (nearly 50% less than in 2011). And, new categories have been added for “early professionals” ($60); and members in “emerging and developing coun-tries” ($60), as defined by the International Monetary Fund.

Thanks!!Thank you for your membership! Be sure to let us know

if we can help you or answer any questions. Please renew today and continue to receive your excellent Federation member benefits.

LEFT: CERF president Susan Williams congratulates former ERF chief operations officer Janet Barnes after the run in Portland.

ABOVE: Carolyn Cassidy highlights data on her poster at CERF 2009.

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Membership CategoryNote: All individual members subscribing to the society's journal will automatically receive electronic access. To receive the printed journal ($20/year), check the box below.# I would like to receive the printed version of the journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______

# Sustaining Member .......................................................................................................$200.00 $ _______# Full Member...................................................................................................................$120.00 $ _______# Associate Member (No journal of voting privileges) ................................................$70.00 $ _______# Early Professional Member (<3 years post-degree) ...................................................$60.00 $ _______# Emerging and Developing Country Member (as defined by IMF) .........................$60.00 $ _______# Family Member (For spouse of full or sustaining member, sent together) ..........$35.00 $ _______# Emeritus............................................................................................................................$35.00 $ _______# Student Member (Receives journal) .............................................................................$30.00 $ _______# Institutional Subscriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Please contact Springer for rates.)

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Voluntary Contributions# CERF Enhancement Fund for CERF operations and special projects: $250____ $100____ $50____ $25_____ $5_____ Other $_________ $ _______# The William E. Odum Memorial Fund for Student Travel Awards: $250____ $100____ $50____ $25_____ $5_____ Other $_________ $ _______# The Donald W. Pritchard Fund to further enhance estuarine research: $250____ $100____ $50____ $25_____ $5_____ Other $_________ $ _______

Affiliate Society Membership FeesMembers in good standing may pay dues for their Affiliate Society memberships:

# Atlantic Canada Coastal Estuarine Science Society (ACCESS). . . . . . . . . . . . (USD) . $30.00 $ _______#! Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______# California Estuarine Research Society (CAERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______# Gulf Estuarine Research Society (GERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______# New England Estuarine Research Society (NEERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______# Pacific Estuarine Research Society (PERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______# Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 $ _______ SUBTOTAL $ _______# Please renew my membership fees/contributions for two years (2012 and 2013). . . . . . $ _______ TWO-YEAR TOTAL (if applicable) $ _______

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CERF Membership Form 2012Membership forms received before September 1 are for the current year; those received on or after September 1 will be applied

to the following year unless otherwise requested. Please note that the first issue of the journal is available in January.

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Member Profile: Before submitting your membership form, please take a moment to give us some information. This information is for use in the CERF HQ, so that we can better serve our members. This information will not be sold to any outside interests. Thanks! Employment# Educational Institution # Federal Govt. # Regional/Local Govt. # Non-Profit/NGO # Consulting/Business # Other__________

Duties# Mainly research # Research & teaching # Management # Mainly teaching

Areas of Expertise# Aquaculture # Biochemistry# Biogeochemistry# Biology (Invertebrates)# Biology (Micoorganisms) # Biology (Plants) # Biology (Vertebrates)# Chemistry # Climate Change# Ecology # Education & Outreach # Engineering # Environmental Economics# Environmental Policy/ Resource Mgt.# Fisheries # Geochemistry # Geology # GIS & Remote Sensing # Harmful Algal Blooms# Other______________________________________

# I am willing to become involved in advising policy makers.

Payment MUST accompany this membership application; CERF cannot invoice for payment.(CERF Federal Tax ID# 26-1424697)Please send completed form with check* or credit card payment authorization to: CERF Membership Services 5400 Bosque Blvd., Suite 680 Waco, TX 76710Members paying by credit card may fax this form to CERF at 254-776-3767.

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Occasionally, the Federation rents portions of the membership mailing list to select for-profit and nonprofit organizations for one-time use. Permission to use this list is granted only if the intended mailing benefits our members and conveys important information regarding estuarine and coastal research and management. If you prefer not to be included, please send a message to [email protected] or CERF Member Services, 5400 Bosque Blvd Ste 680, Waco, TX 76710.

CERF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – donations to the CERF Enhancement Fund, William E. Odum Memorial Fund, and Donald W. Pritchard Fund are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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CERF recognizes the contributions of conference leaders seen here and the scores of others who worked with them to create the outstanding conferences of 1993 to 2013.

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Early Registration Deadline: 6 October 2011For more information, go to www.erf.org

1. CERF 2009: from left, Bob Bailey, Bob Emmett and Mike Graybill. ERF 2003/CERF 2013: Jan Newton

2. ERF 1993: Rick DeVoe and ERF 2003: Andrea Copping

3. CERF 2011: Jim Fourqurean4. ERF 1999: Denise Reed5. CERF 2013: Steve Weisburg6. ERF 2005: Linda Blum7. CERF 2007, from left Giancarlo

Cicchetti, Jon Pennock, CERF 2009 Bob Bailey and CERF 2007 Jim Latimer

8. ERF 2001: Mark Luther9. C/ERF 1997/2007 Veronica Berounsky

and Jonathan Garber10. CERF 2009: Walt Nelson11. ERF 1999: Robert Twilley12. ERF 1995: Paul Montagna13. C/ERF 2001/2011: Holly Greening

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