CERF 2009

CERF 2009 Portland, Oregon Conference

Student Presentation Award Winners

Undergraduate Presentation

First Place

Keala Cummings

University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Lab

Second Place

Wei Yuan

Report from the Conference Scientific Program Committee

The CERF 2009 Scientific Program Team

Bob Emmett, Chair, Robert.Emmett@noaa.gov

Twittering – it’s a real tweet…

@CERFPortland: Say anything you want to say about coasts & estuaries,

just be sure you say it “Twitter-style” in 140 characters or less*

Garry F. Mayer, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Habitat Conservation

Garry.Mayer@noaa.gov

Rebecca (Becky) J. Allee, NOAA Coastal Services Center

*Note to readers: With CERF’s biennial conference in Portland, Oregon, only a few weeks away, we examine how increased ocean acidification and the development of hypoxic waters along the West Coast are affecting the region’s shellfish, and the implications of ocean acidification for coastal waters, in a fourth and final article about Pacific Northwest estuaries.

Bob Bailey, CERF 2009 Co-Chair

bob.bailey@state.or.us

Mike Graybill, CERF 2009 Co-chair

Mike.Graybill@state.or.us 

*Note to readers: As CERF’s biennial conference in Portland, Oregon draws near, we take a closer look at how one state in the Pacific Northwest – Oregon – is adapting to the implications of climate change in this article, the third in a series about Pacific Northwest estuaries. The last article, “Diversity of Northwest Estuaries,” (CERF February 2009 Newsletter) described the variety of habitats, species and functions of estuaries ranging from Humboldt Bay, California, to Fraser River, British Columbia.

The Columbia River, long a source of hydropower for the Pacific Northwest, will play a significant role as the region develops new sources of energy, too.

Bob Emmett, CERF 2009 Scientific Program Co-Chair,

Robert.Emmett@noaa.gov

Walt Nelson, CERF 2009 Scientific Program Co-Chair, Posters,

Nelson.Walt@epa.gov