Gulf Coast Research Laboratory – Department of Coastal Sciences SEMINAR SERIES, DEPARTMENT OF COASTAL SCIENCES SPRING 2016 Th. 28-Jan. Dr. Philip Stevens – Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Title: A review of disturbance and Florida's coastal fisheries Time: 10h00AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 04-Feb. Mrs. Joyce Shaw – Gunter Library, Gulf coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi Title: The Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 11-Feb. Dr. Adam Greer – Department of Marine Science, The University of Southern Mississippi Title: Biophysical drivers of plankton patch structure and consequences for ecosystem productivity Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 18-Feb. Dr. Michael Osland – U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette Title: Climate change and coastal wetlands: ecological transitions across the Gulf of Mexico Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Fr. 26-Feb. Dr. Stanley Kuczaj – The University of Southern Mississippi Title: Why can’t we speak with dolphins? Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 03-Mar. Dr. Gorka Bidegain – Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi Title: TBA Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 10-Mar. TBA/faculty interview seminars Th. 17-Mar. Spring Break Holiday Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive • Ocean Springs, MS • 39564 Phone (228) 872-4201 • Fax (228) 872-4205 E-mail: coastal.sciences@usm.edu • http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/coastal_sciences/index.php Gulf Coast Research Laboratory – Department of Coastal Sciences Th. 24-Mar. TBA/faculty interview seminars Th. 31-Mar. TBA/faculty interview seminars Th. 07 Apr. TBA/faculty interview seminars Th. 14-Apr. Dr. Mitchell A. Roffer – Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc. Title: The Use of satellites and other oceanographic data to provide oceanographic services and products to the fishing industry, oil and gas industry, as well as, government and academic researchers Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Th. 21-Apr. Dr. Steven Midway – College of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University Title: Transboundary Fisheries Science: Meeting the Challenges of Landscape and Seascape Analyses Time: 10AM, Location: Auditorium, Caylor Bdg, GCRL Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive • Ocean Springs, MS • 39564 Phone (228) 872-4201 • Fax (228) 872-4205 E-mail: coastal.sciences@usm.edu • http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/coastal_sciences/index.php