First Annual Meeting of SEAMAP Collaborators

Participants
Top,Left to Right: Kelly Macleod (SMRU), John Calambokidis (Cascadia Research), Caroline Good (Duke University), Andy Read
(Duke University Marine Laboratory), Michael Coyne (Seaturtle.org / NOAA Biogeography), Bill McLellan (University of North Carolina at Wilmington), Joel Bell (Office of Naval Research, Marine Mammal S&T), Chad King (Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network), Jan Roletto (Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary), Debi Palka (National Marine Fisheries Service), Judy Allen (Allied Whale), Penny Dalton (Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education), John Croxall (British Antarctic Survey), Larry Crowder (Duke University Marine Laboratory)
Bottom,Left to Right: Scott Shaffer (University of California Santa Cruz / TOPP), Steve Wong (NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center), Sloan Freeman (Duke University Marine Laboratory), Bob Gisiner (Office of Naval Research, Marine Mammal S&T), Christoph Spoerri (Duke University), Catherine McClellan (Duke University Marine Laboratory), Pat Halpin (Duke University), Sonia Batten (Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science), Steve Zeeman (University of New England), Chris Petersen (Naval Facilities Engineering Command), Dan DenDanto (Allied Whale), Mike Williamson (Wheelock College, WhaleNet), David Hyrenbach (Duke University Marine Laboratory), Ben Best (Duke University)
May 1 (Thursday): Review of Progress
8:00 Welcome and Introductions - Andy Read
9:00 Census of Marine Life Overview - Penny Dalton (
9 MB) (
2 MB)
9:30 SEAMAP Overview - David Hyrenbach (
8 MB)
10:00 Break
10:15 Demonstration of SEAMAP website and mapping tools - Pat Halpin, Ben Best , Christoph Spoerri (
6 MB) (
2 MB)
11:15 Digestion and Reactions - David Hyrenbach (3 MB)
12:00 Lunch and Continued Discussion
13:00 Terms of Use and Other Legalities - Andy Read (
2 MB)
14:00 Data Entry and Meta-Data Creation Demonstration - Ben Best
15:00 Experience of SEAMAP Data Providers / Partners
- NMFS at-sea marine mammal surveys - Debi Palka (
16 MB)
- Real-time turtle telemetry data - Catherine McClellan (
10 MB)
- Cetacean Photo-identification datasets:
- Sea Mammal Research Unit datasets - Kelly Macleod (
3 MB)
- SEAMAP marine bird datasets - David Hyrenbach (
4 MB)
- Tagging of Pacific Pelagics: overview / data management - Scott Shaffer (
9 MB)
… Continued Discussion …
17:30 Adjourn
19:30 Dinner at TOSCA’S Ristorante Italiano & Wine Bar,
604 West Morgan St., Downtown Durham
May 2 (Friday): Mapping the way Forward
8:00 Overview of OBIS-SEAMAP Applications
- Outreach and Education
- Applied Research and Conservation
- Monitoring and Management of Marine Resources
10:30 Break
10:45 Future Directions
- CoML’s vision - Penny Dalton (
1 MB)
- ONR’s strategy - Bob Gisiner (
15 MB)
- Development of marine GIS / habitat models - Pat Halpin (
9 MB)
12:00 Lunch and Discussion: Mapping the Way Forward
13:00 Tangible Outcomes of this Meeting