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Previous Workshops



2018 Workshop

The 7th annual workshop held in 2018 was titled Building the Cooperative Hypoxia Assessment and Monitoring Program (CHAMP) and focused on assessing the progress of Monitoring Workgroups toward building the CHAMP, and further advance strategic planning to meet remaining CHAMP programmatic and financial goals and objectives. The workshop is leading to the development of the following (still in progress):
  • A workshop report identifying current monitoring components and key actions for obtaining longer-term support and demonstrating importance of new monitoring components;
  • Updated monitoring matrix highlighting key components of the CHAMP program;
  • Outreach plan and a suite of outreach documents to promote the importance of the CHAMP program to various stakeholder groups; and
  • New successes – moving things to zone, achieving grants, positioning for additional support.




Information


Workshop Agenda


Presentations


Tuesday, January 9

Opening Remarks

Welcome
Steve Ashby (NGI)

Workshop Overview
Alan Lewitus (NOAA)

Context for Workshop
Alan Lewitus (NOAA)

CHAMP Overview
Trevor Meckley (NOAA)

Workgroup Report Outs

Working Session – 1: Data Management
Lead by Kirsten Larsen (NCEI)
Facilitated by Angela Sallis


Working Session – 2: Revising the CHAMP Implementation Plan
Facilitated by Angela Sallis

Wednesday, January 10

Working Session – 3: Identifying mechanisms and partners for sustaining monitoring requirements
Lead by Alan Lewitus
Facilitated by Angela Sallis


Working Session – 4: Ways to socialize the CHAMP effort with potential funders
Lead by Alan Lewitus (NOAA)
David Scheurer (NOAA)
Facilitated by Angela Sallis


Closeout of main meeting
Steve Ashby (NGI)



2016 Workshop

NOAA's National Ocean Service/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and the Northern Gulf Institute held its 6th Annual NOAA/Northern Gulf Institute Coordination Workshop, "Establishing a Cooperative Hypoxic Zone Monitoring Program," September 12-13, 2016 at the Mississippi State University Science and Technology Center at Stennis Space Center, MS.

fish kill in body of water
Purpose
The purpose of this workshop was to develop a framework for a multi-partner Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone monitoring program, and planned the follow-up coordination needed to move forward with implementation. The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Monitoring Implementation Plan (2009, revised 2012) and subsequent workshops provide a foundation for a sustainable monitoring program that is driven by specific hypoxia management objectives. These efforts have led to advancements in monitoring extent (i.e. expansion of temporal and spatial coverage) and technology (e.g. glider application) to meet the core program requirements. However, the monitoring program has been supported primarily through NOAA competitive research funding (i.e. NGOMEX program), which ended in FY 2015.

A programmatic and financial strategy to support a requirement-driven monitoring program was prepared as a pre-meeting document which was explored further at the workshop to identify the optimal monitoring requirements for management needs, and funding mechanisms and logistics of implementation based on the needs and constraints of partners.

A cooperative monitoring program would benefit many agency programs, not only those focused on hypoxia. Meeting minimum requirements for an operational monitoring program would mean that:
  • Modelling tools needed to meet program objectives would no longer suffer severe data limitation
  • Competitive research resources would be freed up to support improvements of models & other management tools
  • Data turnaround and accessibility would be improved with the goal to make data access real- or near-real time
  • The metric generated to assess progress toward the Hypoxia Task Force Coastal Goal to mitigate hypoxia would be developed in a structured, consistent, and sustainable manner.

The workshop lead to the development of the proceedings paper titled Building a Cooperative Monitoring Program for Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia and Interrelated Issues. The workshop also lead to the formation of eight Monitoring Workgroups to develop the Cooperative Hypoxia Monitoring and Assessment Program (CHAMP):
  1. Fisheries
  2. State of Louisiana
  3. States of Mississippi/Alabama
  4. State of Texas
  5. Autonomous Vehicles
  6. Hypoxia Task Force
  7. Ocean Acidification
  8. Gulf Restoration




Information


Workshop Agenda
A pre-workshop monitoring strategy with current and proposed programmatic and financial requirements to inform workshop proceedings.


2016 Steering Committee Members


  • Alan Lewitus (NOAA/NIA) - co chair
  • Steve Ashby (NGI) - co chair
  • Steve DiMarco (TAMU)
  • Steve Giordano (NOAA/NMFS)
  • Rick Greene (EPA/ORD)
  • David Hilmer (NOAA/NOS)
  • Stephan Howden (USM)
  • Barb Kirkpatrick (GCOOS)
  • Trevor Meckley (NOAA/NOS)
  • Troy Pierce (Gulf Program)
  • Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON)
  • Rick Raynie (LA CPRA)
  • Dave Scheurer (NOAA/NOS)
  • Mike Woodside (USGS)


Products


A workshop report identifying monitoring requirements linked to key management needs and the mechanisms, resources, and potential collaborations necessary to implement and sustain a monitoring program that encompasses the Hypoxic Zone and other Gulf ecosystem management issues.


Presentations


Monday, September 12

Opening Remarks

Welcome
Steve Ashby (NGI)

Workshop Overview
Alan Lewitus (NOAA)

Keynote Presentation

What do we hope to achieve and why it is important
Mary Erickson (NOAA)
Ellen Gilinsky (EPA)

Monitoring Program Overview
Alan Lewitus (NOAA)

Power of Gulf Partnerships
Ben Scaggs (EPA)

Current State of Monitoring System Organizational Support
Chair: Steve Ashby (NGI)

Mid-summer ship survey
Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON)

Observing systems
Barb Kirkpatrick (GCOOS)

Gliders
Steve DiMarco (Texas A&M)
Stephan Howden (USM)


Modeling (3D time-variable)
Dubravko Justic (LSU)

Diving Deeper into Related Programs and their Specific Management Driver Needs
Chair: Stephan Howden (USM)

Linkage with watershed modeling tools to support nutrient reduction efforts
Mike Woodside (USGS)

Diversions
Ehab Mesehle (The Water Institute of the Gulf)

Fisheries
Jeff Rester (Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission)
Lisa DesFosse (NOAA)


RESTORE Act
Steve Giordano (NOAA)


Tuesday, September 13

A Cooperative Monitoring Program is Achievable

Lessons from the Chesapeake
Rob Mangien (NOAA)

Review of Day 1 - Review the Implementation Matrix
Alan Lewitus (NOAA)




2014 Workshop

The NOAA Ocean Service's NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team, the Northern Gulf Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program, and the National Wildlife Federation hosted the 5th Annual NOAA/Northern Gulf Institute Hypoxia Research Coordination Workshop, "Advancing Ecological Modeling for Diversions and Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico." The Workshop was held July 14-16, 2014 at the Mississippi State University Science and Technology Center, 1021 Balch Blvd, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529.

watershed comparison between costal and the Gulf
Purpose
5th Annual NOAA/NGI Hypoxia Research Coordination Workshop A suite of ecological models focused on the northern Gulf of Mexico have advanced in recent years and are being considered as important management tools for evaluating fisheries responses to a dynamic Gulf ecosystem (which includes human dimensions). Management adoption of these modeling approaches will improve assessment and prediction of the effects of two large-scale issues on Gulf fisheries - Mississippi River diversions and the northern Gulf hypoxic zone. These issues are closely linked by the overlap in ecosystem model domains, affected species and habitats, and by the intersection of mitigation efforts in influencing estuarine and shelf water quality (e.g. changing salinity and nutrient properties).

The 5th Annual NOAA/Northern Gulf Institute Hypoxia Research Coordination Workshop continued its tradition to advance the science informing fisheries management of the effects of Gulf hypoxia, but also encompassed the observed and predicted effects of River diversions on Gulf fisheries and their habitats in an ecosystem context.

Goals
  • Provide a forum for strengthening communication and coordination between physical and biological modelers of Gulf of Mexico hypoxia and Mississippi River diversions, and the users and stakeholders (e.g. Hypoxia Task Force, fisheries managers) of advanced understanding and technology
  • Validate and refine key fisheries management and habitat conservation needs associated with ecosystem effects of hypoxia and large-scale river diversions in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Assess adaptive management needs for advancing ecosystem modeling of hypoxia and diversion effects on habitats and living resources in the northern Gulf of Mexico




Information


Workshop Agenda


2014 Steering Committee Members


  • Dave Kidwell (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) - co chair
  • Steve Ashby (Northern Gulf Institute) - co chair
  • Marie Bundy (NOAA National Ocean Service)
  • Lael Butler (Environmental Protection Agency)
  • Rich Fulford (Environmental Protection Agency)
  • Steve Giordano (NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service)
  • Chris Kelble (NOAA Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
  • Alan Lewitus (NOAA National Ocean Service)
  • LaToya Myles (NOAA Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
  • Alisha Renfro (National Wildlife Federation)
  • Dave Scheurer (NOAA National Ocean Service)
  • Howard Townsend (NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service)


Products


Ecological Modeling Matrix that documents parameters, functions, and applications of existing models targeting the ecosystem impacts of hypoxia and diversions in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Defined Management Needs White Paper related to living resource and habitat effects of Gulf Hypoxia and diversions

Proceedings paper on Advancing Ecosystem Modeling of Hypoxia and Diversion Effects on Fisheries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico


Presentations


Monday, July 14

Opening Remarks

Welcome
Steve Ashby (NGI)

Logistics
Julie Marcy (USACE)

Workshop Overview
David Kidwell (NOAA)

Keynote Presentations


Introduction to the Issues - Overview of Gulf hypoxia and Mississippi River diversions


Refining Fisheries Management and Habitat Conservation Needs


Integrating Ecological Modeling Capabilities for Adaptive Management



Tuesday, July 15


Wednesday, July 16




coastal sound showing sediment runoff into the sound

2013 Workshop

Continuing its springtime tradition to provide a platform for advancing the science underpinning management of the large annual hypoxic zone ("dead zone") in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Northern Gulf Institute, and the NOAA National Data Buoy Center hosted the 4th annual workshop and convened a Forum for Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Research Coordination and Advancement on 17-18 April 2013 at the Mississippi State University Science and Technology Center at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The workshop included the Gulf Hypoxia Glider Application Meeting.

This workshop's focus was to develop an implementation plan for use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for monitoring the hypoxic zone. The workshop lead to the development of the Glider Implementation Plan for Hypoxia Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.



Coordination


Hypoxia Forum Steering Committee
  • Alan Lewitus (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) - co chair
  • Steve Ashby (Northern Gulf Institute) - co chair
  • Becky Baltes (NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing Systems)
  • John Harding (Northern Gulf Institute)
  • Stephan Howden (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Dave Kidwell (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
  • Julien Lartigue (NOAA Coastal Services Center/ Northern Gulf Institute)
  • Troy Pierce (EPA Gulf of Mexico Program)
  • Dave Scheurer (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)
  • Beth Turner (NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science)

Hypoxia Modeling Technical Review Panel
  • Frank Aikman (NOAA Coast Survey Development Laboratory)
  • Damian Brady (University of Maine)
  • Pat Burke (NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services)
  • Carl Cerco (US Army Corps of Engineers)
  • Jim Fitzpatrick (HydroQual)
  • Ruoying He (North Carolina State University)
  • Gregg Jacobs (Naval Research Laboratory)
  • Mike Kemp (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences)
  • Jerry Wiggert (University of Southern Mississippi)

Glider Implementation Plan Team
  • Bob Arnone (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Justin Brodersen (Naval Research Laboratory)
  • Steve DiMarco (Texas A&M University)
  • Hernan Garcia (NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center)
  • Ann Jochens (Texas A&M University)
  • Gary Kirkpatrick (Mote Marine Laboratory)
  • Sherwin Ladner (Naval Research Laboratory)
  • Chad Lembke (University of South Florida)
  • Alan Leonardi (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory)
  • Shannon MacArthur (NOAA National Data Buoy Center)
  • Rost Parsons (NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center)
  • Andrew Quaid (Naval Research Laboratory)
  • Nancy Rabalais (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium)


Presentations


Wednesday, April 17

Status of Gulf Research and Management Collaborative Efforts - The Customer Perspective
Chair: Steve Ashby (NGI)


Updates on Hypoxia Monitoring and Processing Findings and Future Plans
Chair: Dave Scheurer (NOAA)

Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON)

Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia Project: Update and Plans for 2013
Steve DiMarco (TAMU)

FY13 Gulf Atlas Update (Live Demonstration)
Russ Beard (NOAA)

Updates on Hypoxia Monitoring and Processing Findings and Future Plans - Continued
Chair: Troy Pierce (EPA)

The 2013 Hypoxia Watch Program
Nelson May (NOAA)

Patterns in Plankton and Sediment Respiration on the Louisiana Continental Shelf: Implications for Hypoxia
Mike Murrell (EPA)

Recent NASA Research Related to Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Duane Armstrong (NASA)

Gulf Alliance Monitoring Network
Steve Wolfe (FIO)

The Effects of Hypoxia on the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery
Kevin Purcell (Duke)

Gulf Hypoxia Glider Application (Part 1)
Glider Plans, Trials, and Lessons Learned with D.O. - in the Gulf and Elsewhere
Chair: John Harding (NGI)

Introduction to Glider Session
David Kidwell - NOAA (NOAA)

IOOS Glider Plan
Becky Baltes - NOAA (NOAA)

Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of Dissolved Oxygen in NJ Coastal Waters using AUVs
Josh Kohut - (Rutgers)

Spray underwater glider operations off California and in the Gulf of Mexico
Dan Rudnick - (Scripps)

GCOOS and Hypoxia Plans
Matt Howard - (TAMU)

Glider Plans and Trials in the Gulf
Stephan Howden (USM)
Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON)
Steve DiMarco (TAMU)

Commercial Manufacturers
Chair: Stephan Howden (USM)



Thursday, April 18

Hypoxia Modeling Technical Review
Hypoxia Modeling Initiatives
Chair: John Harding (NGI)


Coupling Scenario Models to Causes and Impacts
Chair: Dave Kidwell (NOAA)

Linking Hypoxia to Fish Populations: Modeling Across Scales
Kenny Rose (LSU)

Hypoxia in Ecospace
Kim De Mutsert (George Mason University)

Gulf Modelers
Chair: Steve Ashby (NGI)

Simple statistical forecast models
Gene Turner (LSU)

S-P Bayesian Scenarios and Forecasts
Mary Anne Evans (USGS)

A parsimonious mechanistic model for assessing multiple drivers of Gulf hypoxia
Dan Obenour (University Michigan)

Hypoxia modeling within NOAA's Northern Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecast System - NGOFS
Jiangtao Xu (NOAA)

Gulf Modelers - continued
Chair: Dave Kidwell (NOAA)


Gulf Hypoxia Glider Application (Part 2)
Glider Writing Team
Chair: Jan Kurtz (EPA)

Gulf Hypoxia Monitoring Implementation Plan
David Kidwell (NOAA)

Review of modeling requirements and overview of working sessions
Stephan Howden (USM)

Review of glider requirements
Stephan Howden (USM)




U.S. showing hypoxia

2012 Workshop

The NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team, the NOAA Northern Gulf Institute, the NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center hosted the 3rd annual workshop to coordinate research related to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, the largest hypoxia area in the U.S. with nutrient management implications for 40% of the continental U.S.

The workshop was held March 27-March 28 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and consisted of presentations from major groups conducting hypoxic zone on living resource impacts and biogeochemical cycling plus implementation planning for coordinated research, data collection, and resource management. A key workshop outcome was a series of synthesis reports on Gulf hypoxia science that will serve as the scientific basis for an on-going science reassessment of the 2008 Action Plan of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force.



2012 Steering Committee Members


  • Dave Scheurer (NOAA) - co chair
  • John Harding (NGI) - co chair
  • Steve Ashby (NGI)
  • Katja Fennel (Dalhousie)
  • Marian Hanisko (NOAA)
  • Richard Ingram (MDEQ)
  • Dave Kidwell (NOAA)
  • Julien Lartigue (NOAA)
  • John Lehrter (EPA)
  • Alan Lewitus (NOAA)
  • Rich Patchen (NOAA)
  • Brian Roberts (LUMCON)
  • Mike Roman (UMCES)
  • Kenny Rose (LSU)
  • Cathy Tortorici (NOAA)
  • Dugan Sabins (CPRA)


Presentations


Tuesday, March 27

Welcome
Opening Remarks
John Harding (NGI)

Hypoxia Issue Overview
Rob Magnien (NOAA)

Logistics and Ground Rules, Workshop Goals, Objectives, Outcomes, Review Agenda, Participant Introductions
Marian Hanisko (NOAA)

Follow-Up on Actions from 2011 Hypoxia Coordination Meeting


Updates from the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Hypoxia Task Force and the Ecosystem Restoration Task Force initiatives - The Customer Perspective


Managing Resources - The Customer Perspective Continued


Living Resources Impacts


Living Resources Impacts - Continued


Biogeochemical Processes


Biogeochemical Processes - Continued


Coordination and Integration of Ongoing Hypoxia Related Activities in the Gulf of Mexico
Poster Session



Wednesday, March 28




2011 workshop poster

2011 Workshop

The NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team, the NOAA Northern Gulf Institute, the NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center hosted the 2nd annual workshop to coordinate research related to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, the largest hypoxia area in the U.S. with nutrient management implications for 40% of the continental U.S.

The workshop, held March 31-April 1 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, consisted of presentations from major groups conducting hypoxic zone research plus implementation planning for coordinated monitoring, data collection, outreach and forecasting. Workshop outcomes are improved management of the hypoxic zone through coordinated Federal research and incorporation of workshop findings and plans into the Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force's Annual progress Report and Annual Operating Plan.



Workshop Information


Workshop Poster
Workshop Agenda


Presentations


Thursday, March 31

Welcome
Opening Remarks
John Harding (NOAA)
Marian Hanisko (NOAA)

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force and the Previous Hypoxia Coordination Workshop and a Panel discussion on the Interrelationships and Synergies between the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, Gulf of Mexico Alliance and the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Moderator: David Scheurer (NOAA)

Reducing Nutrient Impacts: Activities of the Gulf of Mexico AllianceNutrients Priority Issue Team (PIT)
Kim Caviness (MS)

Speaker Presentation
Richard Ingram (MS)

Speaker Presentation
Alyssa Dausman (USGS)

Speaker Presentation
David Kidwell (NOAA)


FY10 and FY11 Activities Conducted to Date (Research, Monitoring, and Modeling), Key Results from the Activities, and Planned Activities for the Rest of FY11 and into FY12, Followed by a Group Panel Discussion
Moderator: David Scheurer (NOAA)

Speaker Presentation
Eugene Turner (NOAA/NGOMEX – LUMCON)

Speaker Presentation
Steve DiMarco (NOAA/NGOMEX – TAMU)

Speaker Presentation
Stephen Brandt (NOAA/NGOMEX – Oregon Sea Grant)

EPA Gulf Ecology Division Gulf Hypoxia FY 10-12 Activities
Rick Greene (EPA, Gulf Breeze Lab)

Speaker Presentation
Dong Ko (NAVY, Naval Research Lab)

Super-Regional Testbed for Improving the Forecasts of Environmental Processes for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coasts Shelf Hypoxia Progress/Plans
John Harding (NOAA, NGI-SURA)

Speaker Presentation
Rich Patchen (NOAA, Coastal Survey Development Lab)

Speaker Presentation
Russ Beard (NOAA, SEAMAP-Digital Atlas)

Survey of NASA Sponsored Water Quality Research
Duane Armstrong (NASA, Stennis Space Center)

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
Jeff Graschell (NOAA, Slidell Weather Forecasting Office)



2010 Workshop

The 1st annual workshop held in 2010 was titled Workshop to Coordinate Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Research and focused on coordinating the hypoxia monitoring activities to reduce redundancies and increase awareness of the Hypoxia Monitoring Implementation Plan. The workshop lead to the development of the FY10 Hypoxic Zone Monitoring Coordination Plan and Report.



2007 Summit

A 2007 summit, titled Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Developing the Implementation Plan for an Operational Observation System, was held to develop a long-term comprehensive monitoring plan for the hypoxic zone. The summit lead to the development of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Monitoring Implementation Plan (2009, revised 2012). This effort began an ongoing series of hypoxia monitoring and modeling coordination workshops that began in 2010.



Notes


Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Developing the Implementation Plan for an Operational Observation System

Progress Plan

Core Group
  • Steering committee + Bill Walker (possibly)
  • Alan is the Chair
  • Nancy is co-chair

Stakeholder Group
  • GCOOS, Alliance, and Task Force will provide the portal to the stakeholders. Task: Assist with Education and Outreach portion of the plan.

MMR Work Group of the Task Force
  • Performance measures and timeline
    • Define the products and timeline
    • Nancy will represent this group at the March GCOOS meeting.
    • Coordinate with GOMA to have a proposal for State leadership by late Spring/early Summer (target May).
  • Barriers to implementation
    • Lack of new money.
    • Lack of coordinated state backing for this plan.


Presentations


Tuesday, January 30

Welcome
Opening Remarks
Russ Beard, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
David Shaw, Mississippi State University

Session 1: Context and Drivers
Moderator: David Shaw, Mississippi State University

Setting the Context – Why an operational observation system is important to Gulf of Mexico ecosystem management, and how it can be achieved
William Corso, NOAA National Ocean Service

Management of the hypoxic zone - the driver
Rob Magnien, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Framing the need and overview of ongoing programs
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Session 2: Relevance of existing programs and assets for implementation
Moderator: Sharon Hodge, Mississippi State University

History of long-term monitoring; existing monitoring programs (include NECOP/NGOMEX and SEAMAP)
Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

USEPA existing monitoring in the Gulf and resources available for implementation
Rick Greene, EPA Office of Research & Development

Cooperative Institute relevance and resources available for implementation
David Shaw, Mississippi State University

Gulf Alliance and member states relevance and resources available for implementation
Phil Bass, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program
Bryon Griffith, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program


Real - time Monitoring and predicting the Bio-Optical and Physical properties in the Gulf of Mexico
Bob Arnone, Naval Research Laboratory

National Data Buoy Center relevance and resources available for implementation
Don Conlee, NOAA National Data Buoy Center

NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System: Initial Operating Capability
Zdenka Willis, NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center

GCOOS status and plans
Worth Nowlin, Texas A&M University

Session 3: Defining the drivers and system requirements
David Whitall, NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring & Assessment

Drivers:

    Needs for assessing efficacy of management actions

    Needs for improving management capabilities:
  • Characterization of hypoxic zone
  • Understanding causes of hypoxia
  • Understanding impacts of hypoxia
  • Supporting predictive models

System requirements for:

  • expansion of the spatial boundaries of shelf-wide monitoring to increase coverage east, west, nearshore, and offshore;
  • increased frequency of shelf-wide monitoring surveys to improve resolution of seasonal and storm-related variability in hypoxia development, duration, and extent;
  • increased focus on hypoxia volume to provide an alternative (to areal extent) indicator of the magnitude of hypoxia;
  • greater use of moored observation systems for fixed site temporal resolution, including outfitting of existing instrumentation arrays and establishing new moored systems;
  • other

Session 4: New Tools and Technologies

New Tools and Technologies
Jim Ammerman, Rutgers University

This discussion will focus on emerging technologies relevant to characterization of the hypoxic zone and its causes and impacts. Topics include:
  • in situ sensors (e.g. oxygen, nutrients, pigments)
  • biological indicators
  • integrated observation systems (e.g. integrated sensor packages, real-time monitoring, data telemetry)
  • towed vehicle systems
  • AUVs

Wednesday, January 31

Developing the Implementation Plan

End-to-End Data Management for Operational Observing Systems
Sharon Mesick, National Coastal Data Development Center

Charge to Working Group
David Shaw, Mississippi State University
Sharon Hodge, Mississippi State University


Review of drivers/system requirements

Review of existing assets and resources

Charge to Working Group
William Corso, NOAA National Ocean Service
Russ Beard, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Sharon Hodge, Mississippi State University
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
David Shaw, Mississippi State University
David Whitall, NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring & Assessment


Putting the pieces together: How can we develop long-lasting partnerships to align existing assets into a long-term observation system that addresses hypoxia-related needs?

The Implementation Plan will be developed under the following framework:
  1. Guiding Principles:
    • What are the short- and long-term goals and objectives of the Observation System?
    • What are the priority needs?
    • What are the applications, and who are the users?
    • What are the societal benefits?
  2. Building the Observation System -- short-term vs. long-term phases:
    • What is the timeline in extension of spatial and temporal coverage by ship surveys, integrating new sensors to existing buoy systems, establishing new buoy systems, and other components?
    • How will integrated data management (discovery, access, delivery) be accomplished?
    • Who will be responsible for implementation?
    • What are the roles of federal and state agencies, and academia in programmatic and funding resources to support implementation?
  3. Continue with Implementation Plan framework section ("Building the Implementation Plan")
  4. Ensuring progress:
    • What mechanisms will ensure maintenance and strengthening of partnerships through the implementation phase?
    • What are the barriers to implementation?
    • How will progress be measured/monitored?
    • What are the short- and long-term performance measures and outcomes?
Conclusion
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research



2007 Workshop

The 2007 workshop, titled Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources Workshop, convened leading scientists and managers with knowledge of, and experience with, hypoxia and living resources in three coastal centers noted for seasonally recurring hypoxic zones: Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Erie. Additional systems were also be examined for comparative purposes.



Presentations


Monday, March 26

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Russ Beard, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Session 1: Historical Perspective on Research and Management: Development of Problem, Link to Eutrophication and Other Anthropogenic Stressors
Moderator: Russ Beard, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center

Global Perspective
A Global Perspective on the Linkage between Eutrophication and Hypoxia
Robert Diaz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Nutrients, Hypoxia and Fisheries: Local vs. System-wide Effects
Denise Breitburg, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Darryl Hondorp, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Lori Davis, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center


Causes and Consequences of Hypoxia: Book Synthesis
Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
R. Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University


Moderator: Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Hypoxia: History and Management Response
Rich Batiuk, EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
Rob Magnien, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research


Gulf of Mexico
Causes of Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
R. Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University


Correlative Relationship of Annual Brown Shrimp Catch to Nursery and Hypoxia Areas in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Roger Zimmerman, NOAA Fisheries
James Nance, NOAA Fisheries
Rick Hart, NOAA Fisheries


Lake Erie
Lake Erie Hypoxia: History and Management Response
Stuart Ludsin, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Session 2: Direct and Indirect Effects of Hypoxia
Moderator: Rost Parsons, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center

Hypoxia-induced Shifts in the Spatial Distribution and Association of Brown Shrimp, Bycatch Species, and Shrimpers in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
J. Kevin Craig, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Caroline Good, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Larry Crowder, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Elliott Hazen, Duke University Marine Laboratory


Influence of Hypoxia on Fish Growth Rate Potential in Chesapeake Bay
Stephen Brandt, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Marco Costantini, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Stuart Ludsin, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Doran Mason, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
William Boicourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


Impacts of Hypoxia on Reproductive Function in the Gulf Killifish, Fundulus grandis
Ann Cheek, University of Texas Health Science Center

Widespread Endocrine Disruption and Reproductive Impairment in an Estuarine Fish Population Exposed to Seasonal Hypoxia
Peter Thomas, University of Texas at Austin
Md. Saydur Rahman, University of Texas at Austin
Izhar Khan, University of Texas at Austin
James Kummer, University of Texas at Austin


Diel-Cycling Hypoxia in Shallow Estuarine Waters: Impacts on Fish Growth and Movements
Timothy Targett, University of Delaware
Damian Brady, University of Delaware
Kevin Stierhoff, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service


Interactive Effects of Two Environmental Stressors, PAH Contamination and Hypoxia, in Brown Shrimp, Penaeus aztecus
Enmin Zou, Nicholls State University

Brown Shrimp Body Size and Lipid Levels on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Shelf: Linking Hypoxia-induced Habitat Loss to Condition and Growth
J. Kevin Craig, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Jeremy Leonard, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Larry Crowder, Duke University Marine Laboratory


Moderator: Denise Breitburg, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Influence of Hypoxia on the Distribution, Behavior, and Foraging of Zooplankton and Planktivorous Fish in Central Lake Erie: Field Observations and Future Research Directions
Henry Vanderploeg, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Stuart Ludsin, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Steve Pothoven, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Tomas Höök, University of Michigan
James Roberts, University of Michigan
Steve Ruberg, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Joann Cavaletto, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Jim Liebig, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Greg Lang, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Stephen Brandt, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory


Zooplankton Response to Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Evidence from Biomass Size Spectra
David Kimmel, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Mike Roman, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
William Boicourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Krista Hozyash, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Xinsheng Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


Spatial and Temporal Variability of Zooplankton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake: Effects of Low Oxygen Bottom Waters
Mexico and Chesapeake: Effects of Low Oxygen Bottom Waters
Mike Roman, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
David Kimmel, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
James Pierson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Krista Hozyash, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
William Boicourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Xinsheng Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


Indirect Effects of Coastal Hypoxia on Planktivore Habitat: Implications for Pelagic Food Webs and Fisheries
Stuart Ludsin, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
William Boicourt, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Stephen Brandt, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Krista Hozyash, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
David Kimmel, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Doran Mason, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Chris Rae, University of Michigan
Mike Roman, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Hongyan Zhang, NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
Xinsheng Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


Poster Session and Social

"Heat Waves" in Western Lake Erie: Predicting Intermittent Hypoxia and its Effects on Burrowing Mayfly (Hexagenia spp.) Nymphs
Thomas Bridgeman, University of Toledo
Don Schloesser, USGS Great Lakes Science Center


Hydromechanics and the Impact on Lake Erie Plankton, Benthos, and Fish
David Culver, The Ohio State University
Hongyan Zhang, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Joseph Conroy, The Ohio State University
Leon Boegman, Queen’s University
William Edwards, Niagara University


Potential Indirect Effects of Hypoxia on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncates) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Caroline Good, Duke University Marine Laboratory
J. Kevin Craig, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Elliot Hazen, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Larry Crowder, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Andrew Read, Duke University Marine Laboratory


Microplankton Composition and Dynamics during Seasonal Hypoxia in Lake Erie and the Gulf of Mexico
Peter Lavrentyev, University of Akron
Frank Jochem, Florida International University
Kenneth Moats, University of Akron
Joel Duff, University of Akron


The Compilation of a Hypoxia Data Inventory
Kathy Martinolich, NOAA National Coastal Development Center
Jacqueline Mize, NOAA National Coastal Development Center
Theresa Scardino, NOAA National Coastal Development Center


Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Watch – Near Real Time Mapping of Bottom D.O. in the Western and North-Central Gulf of Mexico
L. Nelson May Jr., NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Thomas Leming, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Tiffany Toft, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center


Field Portable Immunosensors that Measure Low Molecular Weight Contaminants in Environmental Water Samples
Scott Melton, Tulane University
Ruquia Ahmed-Schofield, Xavier University
Robert Blake II, Xavier University
Diane Blake, Tulane University


Direct and Indirect Effects of Hypoxia on Benthos in Corpus Christa Bay, Texas
Paul Montagna, Texas A&M University

Direct and Indirect Effects of Hypoxia on Commercial Shrimp Landings in Louisiana, 1997-2003
Terry Romaire, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Michelle Kasprzak, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Michael Harden, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
H. Brown, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries


Influence of Hypoxia on the Distribution of Nekton in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Utility of Habitat Suitability Analyses
Theodore Switzer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Edward Chesney, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Donald Baltz, Louisiana State University


Tuesday, March 27

Session 2 (continued): Direct and Indirect Effects of Hypoxia

Influence of Hypoxia on the Ecology of Zooplanktivorous and Benthivorous Fishes in Lake Erie’s Central Basin
Tomas Höök, University of Michigan
Stuart Ludsin, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Steve Pothoven, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
James Roberts, University of Michigan
Thomas Nalepa, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Henry Vanderploeg, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Steve Ruberg, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Stephen Brandt, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory


Impacts of Hypoxia on a Key Infaunal Species and its Predators in Chesapeake Bay
Rochelle Seitz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
W. Chris Long, Virginia Institute of Marine Science


Hypoxia Effects on Demersal and Benthic Fauna
Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Benthic Communities and Croaker Foraging during Summer Hypoxia
Melissa Baustian, Louisiana State University
J. Kevin Craig, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Nancy Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium


A First Step into the Pelagia: Linking Bottom Water Hypoxia to the Vertical Distribution of Fishes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Shelf
Elliott Hazen, Duke University Marine Laboratory
J. Kevin Craig, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Caroline Good, Duke University Marine Laboratory
Larry Crowder, Duke University Marine Laboratory


Session 3: Management Tools: Indicators, Models
Moderator: Sharon Mesick, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center

Modeling the Effects of Hypoxia on Fish
Kenneth Rose, Louisiana State University
Aaron Adamack, Louisiana State University
Shaye Sable, Louisiana State University
Cheryl Murphy, University of Toronto
Peter Thomas, University of Texas
Saydur Rahman, University of Texas
Marius Brouwer, University of Southern Mississippi
Nancy Brown-Peterson, University of Southern Mississippi
Ann Cheek, University of Texas Health Science Center
Carl Cerco, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center


An Innovative Modeling Approach for Simulating Hypoxia/Anoxia in Estuarine Ecosystems
Mark Brush, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
James Kremer, University of Connecticut at Avery Point
Scott Nixon, University of Rhode Island


The Development of Predictive Models for Hypoxia/Anoxia
Candace Oviatt, University of Rhode Island

Benthic Suspension Feeder Model for Chesapeake Bay: Interaction with Dissolved Oxygen
Dominic DiToro, University of Delaware

Moderator: Scott Mowery, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center

A Qualitative Assessment of the Relative Effects of Bycatch Reduction, and Hypoxia on Coastal Nekton Communities in the Gulf of Mexico
Donald Baltz, Louisiana State University
Hiram Li, Oregon State University
Philippe Rossignol, Oregon State University
Edward Chesney, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Theodore Switzer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute


Understanding Patterns of Fishery Production in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Impacted by Hypoxia
Edward Chesney, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Donald Baltz, Louisiana State University
Theodore Switzer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute


Linking the Peters Mass Balance Model to Macrofaunal Indicators of Hypoxia as a Resource Management Tool
Chet Rakocinski, University of Southern Mississippi

Estuarine Hypoxia: Good or Bad?
Andrew Altieri, Northeastern University
Jon Witman, Brown University
Daniel Warren, University of California at San Francisco


An Environmental Information System for Hypoxia in Corpus Christi Bay: A WATERS Network Testbed
Paul Montagna, Texas A&M University
Barbara Minsker, University of Illinois
David Maidment, University of Texas, Austin
Ben Hodges, University of Texas, Austin
James Bonner, Texas A&M University


Moderator: Sharon Hodge, Mississippi State University

Metadata Enterprise Management Aid (MERMAid) Metadata Creation, Validation, Management, and Publication Tool
Kathy Martinolich, NOAA National Coastal Development Center
Jacqueline Mize, NOAA National Coastal Development Center


End-to-End Data Management for Operational Observing Systems
Sharon Mesick, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center

The Confounding Effect of River Discharge on Estuarine Response to Nutrient Loading
Craig Stow, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Developing Biomarkers of Reproductive Health in Fish and Amphibians of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary
Gary LaFleur, Jr., Nicholls State University
Jessica Occhionero Pitre, Nicholls State University
Jenn Lasseigne, Nicholls State University
Lois Nelson, Nicholls State University


Genomic and Proteomic Methods to Identify Hypoxia-Regulated Proteins in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Ronald Walter, Texas State University
Zhenlin Ju, Texas State University
Melissa Wells, Texas State University
Amy Perez, Texas State University
Leon Oehlers, Texas State University


An Integrated Analysis Approach to Illustrate the Origins of Hypoxia, its Effects upon Living Resources, and the Role of Coastal Management and Policy
Robert Wood, NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
John Jacobs, NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
Heath Kelsey, NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
Xinsheng Zhang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science


Impacts of Chronic and Cyclic Hypoxia on Gene Expression and Reproduction in Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes Pugio
Marius Brouwer, University of Southern Mississippi
Nancy Brown-Peterson, University of Southern Mississippi
Thea Brouwer, University of Southern Mississippi
Steve Manning, University of Southern Mississippi
Tiandoa Li, University of Southern Mississippi
Nancy Denslow, University of Florida


Discussion and Closing Comments
Alan Lewitus, NOAA Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research