Saturday, September 7th

K. M. Rae Marine Education Building, 125 3rd Avenue, Seward, AK

9:30-10:00 a.m. - Doors open and check in

10:00-10:30 a.m. - Land Acknowledgement, Welcome, and Overview of Chugach Regional Resources Commission
Dr. Maile Branson and Carol Conant, Chugach Regional Resources Commission

10:30-11:00 a.m. - PHOCAS on Seals: Cooperative Training for Research
Shelby Burman, Alaska SeaLife Center

11:00-11:30 a.m. - Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Let's Talk Trash:  Marine Debris in Our National Park
Kelton McConnell, National Park Service

12:00-12:30 p.m. - Mariculture at Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute
Annette Jarosz, Chugach Regional Resources Commission

12:30-1:30 p.m. - Lunch Break

1:30-2:00 p.m. - R/V Nanuq: A Year of Field Work Recap
Captain Brian Mullaly, Seward Marine Center - University of Alaska Fairbanks

2:00-2:30 p.m. - Resource Management at Kenai Fjords National Park
Patrick Lewis, National Park Service

2:30-3:00 p.m. - Kelp Mariculture at Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute
Briana Murphy, Chugach Regional Resources Commission

3:00-3:30 p.m. - Resurrection Sharks:  What We Do in the Shadows
Dr. Markus Horning, Wildlife Technology Frontiers

3:30-4:00 p.m. - The Fate of Freshwater in the Northern Gulf of Alaska and Connections to Wind Patterns and Phytoplankton
Isaac Reister, NGA LTER PhD. Candidate, University of Alaska Fairbanks

4:00-5:00 p.m. - Keynote:  Sharing Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Aialik Bay
Guest Panel, Chugach Regional Resources Commission & National Park Service

5:00 p.m. - Closing & Farewell

30 minute blocks to include transition and Q&A. Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes long.