Deep-Sea Coral Research and Management Webinar Series

The NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program is sponsoring a webinar series to highlight research, exploration, and management of deep-sea corals and sponges found in U.S. waters. Please join us for the following presentations in December and January:
*December 1, 2016 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Tom Hourigan*, NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
U.S. Fisheries and Deep-Sea Coral Habitats: Policy, Science and Conservation

Speaker 2: *Meredith Everett*, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
>From population structure to eDNA: Next-generation sequencing technology opens a window into the biology of deep-sea corals

Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
6999533182439150596

*December 8, 2016 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Martha Nizinski*, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service National Systematics Laboratory
A Tale of Two Canyons: ROV Surveys Highlight Differences in Species Composition and Abundances of Deep-Sea Corals off New England

Speaker 2: *Peter Auster*, University of Connecticut and Mystic Aquarium
Identifying spatially rare deep sea coral communities in the Gulf of Maine

Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
1899112046442171396

*December 15, 2016 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Frank Parrish*, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
In-situ measurements of environmental variables at three Hawaiian deep sea coral beds

Speaker 2: *Michelle Bachman*, New England Fishery Management Council
Applying deep-sea coral science to fishery management in New England

Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
6358301299655438340

*January 5, 2017 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Brian Kinlan*, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Biogeography Branch
A systematic, regional approach to predictive modeling of habitat
suitability for deep-sea corals in U.S. waters

Speaker 2: *Morgan Kilgour*, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Ongoing Efforts and Challenges for Managing Deep-sea Corals in the Gulf of Mexico
Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
8236288050617849092

*January 12, 2017 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Robert McGuinn*, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Bio-regional-Scale Analysis of Deep-Sea Coral Assemblage Composition Using NOAA?s National Database of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges
Speaker 2: *Kiley Dancy*, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Collaborative Development of Deep-Sea Coral Protected Areas in the US Mid-Atlantic

Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
6301573096732081924

*January 19, 2017 at 3-4pm ET*
Speaker 1: *Peter Etnoyer*, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Where are the coral gardens? Mapping densities and condition of gorgonian octocorals in the mesophotic depth zone of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Speaker 2: *Janessy Frometa*, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Effects of oil and dispersants on *Swiftia exserta*, a structure-forming deep-water octocoral from mesophotic reefs in the Gulf of Mexico

Register for both presentations: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
2347373041482223108


Heather Coleman
Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
<http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/corals/deepseacorals.html>
*1315 East West Highway, Room 14226*
*Silver Spring, MD 20910*
301.427.8650
heather.coleman@noaa.gov
http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/

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