2010 Whale Shark Festival
July 16-18, 2010 - Isla Mujeres, Mexico
ISLA MUJERES, MEXICO, June 29, 2010 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- Noted marine
biologists from some of the world’s most prestigious research
institutions will present their research at the Third Annual
Whale
Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, this July, it was announced
today.
The scientists – who hail from the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta,
the Center for Shark Research/Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida and
Mexico’s Project Domino -- will discuss marine conservation and
whale shark preservation during an Academic Conference to be held
concurrently with the Whale Shark Festival July 16-18, 2010 in Isla
Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
The Academic Conference will be held July 17, 2010 at City Hall,
Isla Mujeres. Admission is free. Members of the scientific community
as well as the general public are welcome.
For a complete listing of 2010 Whale Shark Festival activities and
for more information, visit
www.whalesharkfest.com.
Public Meeting: Reduction of Bacteria in Galveston Bay
July 20, 2010 - Galveston, Anahuac and Seabrook, Texas
The
Galveston Bay Foundation
(GBF)
and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would like to invite you to a public meeting to
learn about the progress being made with the Oyster Waters Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan. The TMDL is a bottom-up
stakeholder- and citizen-driven process to make oyster harvesting in Galveston Bay safe by reducing bacteria concentrations in the bay waters.
In partnership with the TCEQ and local stakeholders, GBF is developing bacteria reduction measures and a monitoring plan to reduce bacteria
concentrations in the Galveston Bay complex. These measures may include improving wastewater treatment plant operations, reducing the number
of failing septic systems, eliminating discharge of boater sewage, and improving government oversight, among others.
In addition to making oyster harvesting safer, these measures may have the added bonus of making waters safer for swimming and other forms of recreation.
Three public meetings are scheduled in July. Anyone that is interested in clean Galveston Bay waters is encouraged to attend to get an update on the
project, ask questions, provide input, and discuss the issues with GBF staff and workgroup members. The meeting dates and locations are:
July 20, 2010
Flower Garden at NOAA
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216
Galveston, TX 77551
7:00 PM
July 21, 2010
American Legion Hall
1704 South Main St.
Anahuac, TX 77514
7:00 PM
July 22, 2010
Clear Lake Park
5001 NASA Parkway
Seabrook, TX 77586
7:00 PM
For more information contact Lisa Marshall,
Galveston Bay Foundation,
lmarshall@galvbay.org, 281.332.3381 x215.
Texas Coastal Expo
July 24, 2010 - Corpus Christi, Texas
The 2010 Texas Coastal Expo event will be held Saturday, July 24, at the
Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi,
10am - 5pm.
The
event is free and for the whole family and has an anticipated attendance of
between 4,000 and 7,000. It will highlight the Texas coastal experience through
hands-on educational exhibits, demonstrations, wildlife shows and recreational
activities.
A variety of exhibitors will host booths focusing on coastal education,
coastal conservation, coastal recreation and renewable energy.
The Expo will include interactive marine life exhibits and touch tanks,
hands-on educational exhibits, recreational activities and simulators, a wind
sailing simulator, a sand castle display, fish printing, a surf simulator and a
special green component focusing on ways we can all maintain and protect our
precious coastal environment.
For more information, visit
www.glo.state.tx.us/OC/coastal_expo2010/.
Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
November 13-17, 2010 - Galveston, Texas
Conference to be held at Galveston Convention Center Nov 13-17, 2010
The
Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) 5th national conference brings together the best and the brightest in the
coastal habitat restoration community:
- diverse stakeholders from across the country, including top representatives from federal, state, and local governments
-
corporations and businesses
- non-profits
- grassroots organizations
- tribal associations
- education
All participants are united in the search for solutions to the needs of our coastal ecosystems. More than 1,000 attendees are expected,
as well as 150 exhibitors, 160 poster presentations, and 400 presenters. There will be more than 80 high-level sessions dealing with the best
and newest approaches to coastal habitat preservation and restoration.
The 2010 conference focus, "Preparing for Climate Change," while
a concern for all coastal regions, has particular resonance for coastal Texas and Galveston, still recovering from the damage inflicted
by Hurricane Ike in 2008. RAE is committed to helping Galveston recover from the environmental and economic damage caused by Ike.
The conference will:
- work to restore resiliency to Galveston's shoreline through sea- and marsh-grass planting projects
- stimulate the local economy through the business generated during this five-day conference
- push Galveston's ongoing restoration needs to national attention through press work and through the attendance of senior federal officials
- increase the direction and momentum of new resources to aid the Galveston area
Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
Dates: November 13-17, 2010
Early registration deadline: September 30, 2010
Contact: Suzanne Giles Simon, ssimon@estuaries.org,
(772) 776-1129
Home Page URL:
https://www.estuaries.org/conference/
Fifth International Marine Debris Conference
March 20-25, 2011 - Honolulu, Hawaii
The Fifth International Marine Debris Conference will take place March 20-25,
2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The
