ALTERNATIVE BALLAST
WATER EXCHANGE AREAS
Workshop on Physical and Biological
Oceanographic Considerations
Steering Committee
Tim Keeney, NOAA
Kathy Moore, USCG
Rich Everett, USCG
Randy Fisher, PSMFC
GOAL
To Gain a Greater Understanding of the
Biological and Physical Oceanographic
Processes That Control Cross/AlongShelf Plankton Transport in U.S. Waters.
GOAL: To gain a greater understanding of biological and physical oceanographic processes that control
cross/along-shelf plankton transport in U.S. waters.
Purpose: Better inform management and regulatory decision-making for
coastal and estuarine ecosystems. The key issue of concern for this meeting
is the designation of Alternative Ballast Water Exchange Areas (ABWEA).
However, the syntheses, findings, and recommendations will also have value
for fisheries and biodiversity management more broadly.
Benefit to Fisheries and Biodiversity Management
Prorocentrum mexicanum
(red tide)
Pfiesteria spp.
ABWEA?
AGENDA
PREVIOUS ABWEA REPORTS AND STUDIES
Barth, Jack, Barbara Hickey and Curt Collins. 2003. West Coast
Oceanography: Implications for Ballast Water Exchange.
Karen McDowell and Mark Sytsma, Editors.
Levings, Colin and Mike Foreman. 2004. Ecological and Oceanographic
Criteria for Alternate Ballast Water Exchange Zones in the Pacific
Region. Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. [Robin Brown]
Gramling, Jessica. 2000. Ballast Water and Shipping Patterns in Puget
Sound: Considerations for Siting of Alternative Ballast Water
Exchange Zones. Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team. [Kevin
Anderson]
Pederson Judith, ed., 2004. Ballast Water Exchange: Exploring the
Feasibility of Alternate Ballast Water Exchange Zones in the North
Atlantic Cambridge MA, MIT Sea Grant.
AGENDA (con’t)
STATES: WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
OIL SPILL TRAJECTORY MODELLING (GNOME)
MARINE HABITAT AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
DISCUSSION SESSIONS: FURTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSS
AND SUMMARIZE CONCEPTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
(PANELS)
AGENDA -- CHANGES
Waldo Wakefield will be unable to attend
Kipp Shearman: Please add Jack Barth (OSU) as
Co-Author
Henry Lee: Please change the title of his talk to –
“Extent of Invasion in PNW Estuaries with
No Direct Exposure to Ballast Water”
THURSDAY
SUMMARIZE FINDINGS
MAPPING ACTIVITY
WHAT NEXT
PROCEEDING’S FORMAT
Workshop Proceedings
Recorded Transcript
Abstracts
PowerPoint Presentations
Discussion Sessions
Thursday Information
LUNCH: On Your Own -- Please See The
Walking Maps In Your Registration
Packet
TONIGHT: Reception -- Menzies Suite -- 6th floor
AV/POWER POINT QUESTIONS -- Russell Porter
Workshop PowerPoint
presentations and abstracts will
be posted on the PSMFC website
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