Title: Restoration of Deep Gulf of Mexico Coral Communities
Speaker: Sasha Francis, Gulf Restoration Education & Outreach Manager, Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Mesophotic & Deep Benthic Communities Restoration, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Title: Marine Mammal Stranding and Impacts from Extreme Weather and Climate
Speakers:
- Erin Fougères, Marine Mammal Stranding Program Administrator, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office
- Blair Mase, Southeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Title : Student Experiences Three Minute Thesis Style - Special Edition
Speakers: Carolyn Emerson (National Weather Service Student Volunteer Internship Program - Tampa Bay Area, FL), Anna Walker (National Weather Service Student Volunteer Internship Program - Tampa Bay Area, FL), Will Lyons (Florida Sea Grant Knauss Fellow, NOAA Office of Education), Natalie Lord (New Hampshire Sea Grant Knauss Fellow, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program), Danielle Recco (William M. Lapenta Intern with the National Centers for Environmental Information), Abel Aragon (NOAA Pathways Program, Physical Science Student Trainee, National Centers for Environmental Information and NOAA Uncrewed Systems), Matthew Sheffield (Sea Grant Law Center Summer Legal Research Associate), Alyssa Outhwaite (NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities Graduate Intern), Jennifer Clifton (Explorer-in-Training Program, NOAA Ocean Exploration)
Title: The Gulf Blue Navigator: Regional Innovation for the New Blue Economy
Speakers: Hailey Bathurst, Gulf Blue Navigator Program Manager, Taylor Witkin, SeaAhead, Sharon Mesick, NOAA Regional Climate Services, Philip L. Hoffman, NOAA Research
Title: Social Science Applications for Coastal Resiliency Course: 5-Minute Project Presentations
Speakers: Laura Myers (University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety), Jessica Fieux (National Weather Service Tallahassee, Florida), Dan Hahn (Office of Response and Restoration Assessment & Restoration Division, Southeast Region), Andy Lade (National Academies Gulf Research Program and NOAA RESTORE Science Program), Latrice Maxie (National Weather Service Jackson, Mississippi), Caitlin Wessel (Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration)
Speaker: Brian Dzwonkowski, University of South Alabama
Title: Paddle the Gulf Marine Debris Apps Training
Speakers: Caitlin Wessel (NOAA Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration), Kathryn Youngblood (University of Georgia), and Sarah Kollar (Ocean Conservancy)