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OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | May 8, 2012 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | May 8, 2012 |
| Award Number: | 1237403 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Adrian Dahood
adahood@nsf.gov (703)292-0000 OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2012 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2013 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $36,791.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $36,791.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
720 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 200 LOS GATOS CA US 95032-7651 (408)458-3223 |
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La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla CA US 92037-1234 |
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| NSF Program(s): | ENVIRONMENT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.078 |
ABSTRACT
We propose to hold a workshop among experts in Ross Sea, Antarctica, ecology in order to identify
important factors that are likely to be affecting the Ross Sea in the near future, including
both climate and more direct factors such as industrial fishing. On the basis of this information,
a report will be generated concerning how uncertainties in this knowledge can best be addressed,
including the use of technological advances in marine ecology. This information, in turn,
will be used, in part, to adivse the US Department of State on a management plan required
in the designation of the Ross Sea as a marine protected area under the jurisdiction of the
Commission for the Conservation of Antartic Marine Living Resources.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
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A workshop was held at the offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Antarctic Marine Living Resources lab, 27-19 March 2012, La Jolla CA. It was entitled, "Workshop to Identify Significant Uncertainties Concerning the Effects of Climate Change and the Antarctic Toothfish Fishery on the Ross Sea Marine Ecosystem," and was attended by 23 experts in Ross Sea marine ecology. Most attendees presented a discussion pertinent to their respective expertise and in regard to Ross Sea food web structure and function. The abstracts and presentations can be fouind at http://data.prbo.org/apps/Ross Sea/. The ultimate goal of the workshop was to provide information to the US delegation of CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) prior their deliberations regarding a meeting later in the year concerning the US proposal for a Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea. The goals of the US proposal were: 1) to conserve ecological structure and function at all levels of biological organization by prohibiting fishing in habitats that are important to mammals, birds, fishes, and invertebrates throughout the Ross Sea region; 2. to maintain a reference area in which
there is no fishing to better gauge the ecosystem effects of climate change; and 3) to promote research and other scientific activities focused on marine living resources.The various presentations formed the basis for advising the U.S. delegation on how to meet these goals. The final report of this workshop can be found on the website of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission -- http://www.mmc.gov/reports/workshop/welcome.shtml. The Marine Mammal Commission also provided funding to hold this workshop.
Last Modified: 04/01/2013
Modified by: David G Ainley
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