Winter 2005

Mike Mallin, SEERS President
mallinm@uncwil.edu

PERS 2005, March 18-20
Charleston, Oregon

Scaling Up from Site-Specific Studies to Regional Understanding

Steve Rumrill,
PERS 2005 Meeting Organizer
steve.rumrill@state.or

The fall NEERS meeting on Block Island was another memorable one. Over 100 people braved the autumnal waters of Rhode Island Sound for the 12 mile ferry ride to spend October 21-23 with their colleagues, listen to the latest in New England estuarine research, and explore this small island gem. Strong north winds that picked up during the meeting kept participants well focused on the conference by making it difficult even to push open the doors of the hotel to get outside.

The Atlantic Canada Coastal Estuarine Science Society has the distinction of being one of the newest affiliate societies as well as the first affiliate that is not principally based in the United States. The majority of the society's members live and work in eastern Canada where they study estuaries in the Atlantic Canadian coastal areas. The current President is Mark Hanson; the new vice president is Dr. Simon Courtenay, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, NB, courtenays@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Dr.

As most of you are aware, Hurricane Ivan wreaked incredible havoc on Pensacola just two weeks before our joint meeting with Society of Wetland Scientists South Central and South Atlantic Chapters was set to begin there. With each succeeding report from the local organizers, rescheduling receded further and further, until finally, late in November, a firm new date was set and a new venue found.

Chris Swarth, AERS President
jugbay@toad.net
and
Dave Yozzo, Nominating Committee
yozzo@bvaenviro.com

Holly Greening,
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
hgreening@tbep.org

Nancy Steinberg, CESN Editor
nsteinberg@charter.net

 Federation Seeks Ways to Help Rebuild Coastal Science Capacity

Often when coasts are in the headlines we are glad. Not this time. The tsunami that resulted from a sea floor earthquake on 26 December 2004 devastated a vast coastal area in the northern Indian Ocean.

THE PRESIDENTS' LETTER

Board Affirms Federation's Interest in ALL Coastal Systems

Name Changes Recommended to Bring the "Sea" to Estuaries

Dear Federation Members:

Call for Governing Board Nominations

March 25, 2005 Deadline