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ES42A. At the Edge: Coastal Science Supporting Community Resilience I
Primary Chair:  Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Co-Chair:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States and Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
ES43A. Transdisciplinary Research to Assess Marine Socioecological Systems I
Primary Chair:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany
Co-Chair:  Olivier Thebaud, Ifremer, Maritime Economics Unit & AMURE Research Group, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany and Olivier Thebaud, Ifremer, Maritime Economics Unit & AMURE Research Group, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany
ES44A. At the Edge: Coastal Science Supporting Community Resilience II Posters
Primary Chair:  Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Co-Chair:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States and Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
ES44B. Marine Ecosystem Forecasting for Decision Making I Posters
Primary Chair:  Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Co-Chair:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States
Moderators:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States and Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States
ES44C. Transdisciplinary Research to Assess Marine Socioecological Systems II Posters
Primary Chair:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany
Co-Chair:  Olivier Thebaud, Ifremer, Maritime Economics Unit & AMURE Research Group, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany and Olivier Thebaud, Ifremer, Maritime Economics Unit & AMURE Research Group, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Jörn Schmidt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel Marine Science, Kiel, Germany
ES52A. Marine Ecosystem Forecasting for Decision Making II
Primary Chair:  Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Co-Chair:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States
Moderators:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States and Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
AI44B. Ocean-Atmosphere System Geoengineering: Benefits and Detriments Posters
Primary Chair:  Alexander Soloviev, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Ephim Golbraikh, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel and Isaac Gertman, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Ltd, Physical Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
Moderators:  Alexander Soloviev, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Cayla Dean, NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Alexander Soloviev, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States
B24A. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON): Building Partnerships Toward a Better Understanding of Life in the Sea II Posters
Primary Chair:  Gabrielle Canonico, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Abigail Benson, USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States, J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
Moderators:  J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Abigail Benson, USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
BN34C. Understanding Controls on Marine Nitrogen Cycling: From Microbes to the Global Ocean II Posters
Primary Chair:  Angela Landolfi, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Christopher J Somes, Ji Qixing and Wolfgang Koeve, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Moderators:  Christopher J Somes, Angela Landolfi and Wolfgang Koeve, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Christopher J Somes, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
CD14A. Advancing Water Quality Monitoring and Forecasting in Coastal and Inland Waters II Posters
Primary Chair:  Paul M DiGiacomo, NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Steven R Greb, WDNR Science Operations Center, Madison, WI, United States, Benjamin Holt, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Emily Smail, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD, United States
Moderators:  Emily Smail, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD, United States and Steven R Greb, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Benjamin Holt, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
CD24A. Nearshore Processes V Posters
Primary Chair:  Mara Morgenstern Orescanin, Naval Postgraduate School, Oceanography, Monterey, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Talea Mayo, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States and Saeed Moghimi, NOAA National Ocean Service, Washington, DC, United States
Moderators:  Saeed Moghimi, NOAA National Ocean Service, Washington, DC, United States and Cigdem Akan, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Cigdem Akan, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States
ED24B. How to Maximize Broader Impacts Through Innovative Communication II Posters
Primary Chair:  Cynthia A Hagley, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Sea Grant, Duluth, MN, United States
Co-chairs:  Sharon Moen, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Sea Grant, Duluth, MN, United States, Joel C Hoffman, US EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division Laboratory, Duluth, MN, United States and Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States
Moderators:  Cynthia A Hagley1, Joel C Hoffman2, Sharon Moen1 and Robert F Chen3, (1)University of Minnesota, Minnesota Sea Grant, Duluth, MN, United States(2)US EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division Laboratory, Duluth, MN, United States(3)University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Robert F Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States and Joel C Hoffman, US EPA, Mid-Continent Ecology Division Laboratory, Duluth, MN, United States
ED24C. Promoting Environmental and Conservation Sciences Through Successful Communication Posters
Primary Chair:  Shane Michael Hanlon, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Co-Chair:  Olivia Ambrogio, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Moderators:  Shane Michael Hanlon, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and Olivia Ambrogio, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Shane Michael Hanlon, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
EP14A. Biological-Physical Processes in Nearshore and Shallow Coastal Environments II Posters
Primary Chair:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Jesús Pineda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Moderators:  Jesús Pineda, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
EP34C. Patchiness in the Ocean: Exploring Environmental and Ecosystem Variability and Its Consequences, from Mesoscale to Fine Scale I Posters
Primary Chair:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
EP44B. From Physics to Predators: Understanding Bottom-Up Forcing of Pelagic Ecosystems I Posters
Primary Chair:  Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephanie Brodie, Elliott L. Hazen and Isaac D Schroeder, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Moderators:  Isaac D Schroeder, ERD, SWFSC, NOAA, Pacific Grove, CA, United States and Matthew Scott Savoca, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephanie Brodie, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
F14A. Climate Impacts on Marine Fish, Fisheries, and Protected Species III Posters
Primary Chair:  Vincent S Saba, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Dynamics and Assessment Program, Princeton, NJ, United States
Co-Chair:  Barbara Muhling, University of California - Santa Cruz, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, San Diego, CA, United States
Moderators:  Barbara Muhling, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States and Vincent S Saba, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Barbara Muhling, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
IS14A. New Platform and Sensor Technologies: Advancing Research, Readiness, and Transitioning for Sustained Ocean Observing of Essential Ocean Variables II Posters
Primary Chair:  David M Legler, NOAA, Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Emma E Heslop, SOCIB, Palma, Spain, Christian Meinig, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States and Matthew C Mowlem, National Oceanography Centre, Ocean Technology and Engineering Group, Southampton, United Kingdom
Moderators:  Emma E Heslop, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Marine Technologies, operational oceanography and sustainability, Esporles, Spain and Christian Meinig, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Matthew C Mowlem, National Oceanography Centre, Ocean Technology and Engineering Group, Southampton, United Kingdom and James F Todd, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
IS24A. Advances in Approaches to Monitoring the Occurrence, Distribution, Behavior, and Ecology of Top Predators III Posters
Primary Chair:  Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-Chair:  Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States and Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States
IS34B. Identification and Quantification of Plastic Particle Pollution and Its Impact on the Environment Posters
Primary Chair:  Harry Allen, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  William Robberson, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States and Anna-Marie Cook, US EPA, Office of Research and Development, San Francisco, CA, United States
Moderators:  Harry Allen, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States and William Robberson, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Anna-Marie Cook, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States
IS44A. From Watersheds to the Open Ocean: Advances in Remote Sensing for Monitoring Water Quality, Food Security, Ecosystems, and Change IV Posters
Primary Chair:  Lauren Biermann, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Earth Observation Science and Applications, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States, Chris Banks, National Oceanography Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Kevin Ross Turpie, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD, United States
Moderators:  Lauren Biermann, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Earth Observation Science and Applications, Plymouth, United Kingdom and Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States
ME34A. Illuminating the Twilight Zone: Understanding Mesopelagic Communities, Processes, and Ecosystem Services Before Potential Large-Scale Resource Extraction II Posters
Primary Chair:  Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-chairs:  Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
Moderators:  Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States, Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
MM44A. Functional, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications of Microdiversity and Intraspecific Variability in Aquatic Microorganisms I Posters
Primary Chair:  Sherwood Lan Smith, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Kanagawa, Japan
Co-chairs:  Michael S Rappe, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, Bingzhang Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Yokohama, Japan and David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Moderators:  Sherwood Lan Smith, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Kanagawa, Japan, Bingzhang Chen, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Yokohama, Japan, David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Michael S Rappe, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
OC34A. Advances in Field and Laboratory Approaches to Measuring the Response of Organisms and Species Assemblages to Ocean Change I Posters
Primary Chair:  James Barry, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Nichole Price, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Rebecca Albright, California Academy of Sciences, Invertebrate Zoology, San Francisco, CA, United States and Charles A. Boch, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Moderators:  James Barry, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Rebecca Albright, California Academy of Sciences, Invertebrate Zoology, San Francisco, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Charles A. Boch, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
OC44B. Multiple Stressors and Multiple Disciplines: Understanding the Consequences of Global Ocean Change for Marine Species I Posters
Primary Chair:  Hannes Baumann, University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States
Co-chairs:  Emily Bethana Rivest, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Biological Sciences, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, Amy E. Maas, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda and Catherine V Davis, University of South Carolina Columbia, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, Columbia, SC, United States
Moderators:  Emily Bethana Rivest, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Biological Sciences, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, Amy E. Maas, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda and Catherine V Davis, UC Davis, Petaluma, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Amy E. Maas, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda
OD34A. Data Rescue and Synthesis for Climate and Environmental Science I Posters
Primary Chair:  Carrie Wall, CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States; National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States
Co-chairs:  Catia M Domingues, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Krisa M Arzayus, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NCEI, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Matthew D Palmer, UK National Oceanography Centr, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Moderators:  Carrie Wall, CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States, Krisa M Arzayus, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NCEI, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Catia M Domingues, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Catia M Domingues, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
OM34A. Development and Advances of Modeling and Forecasting Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems III Posters
Primary Chair:  Fei Chai, University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, Orono, ME, United States
Co-chairs:  Peng Xiu, SCSIO South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Marion Gehlen, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, LSCE, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France and Samantha A Siedlecki, Univ of Washington-JISAO, Seattle, WA, United States
Moderators:  Fei Chai, University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, Orono, ME, United States, Samantha A Siedlecki, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, United States, Marion Gehlen, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, LSCE, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France and Peng Xiu, SCSIO South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Acaademy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Samantha A Siedlecki, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, United States and Peng Xiu, SCSIO South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Acaademy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
PC14C. Using Ecological and Oceanographic Records to Understand Ecological Responses to Modern Climate Change Posters
Primary Chair:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Co-Chair:  Hannah Palmer, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States; Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA, United States
Moderators:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States and Hannah Palmer, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA, United States; UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
RS34A. Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and Eddies: Observations, Impacts, and Forecasts Posters
Primary Chair:  Pak Leung, Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc., Houston, TX, United States and Loop Current & Eddies Alliance
Co-chairs:  Ruth Perry, Shell Exploration & Production Company, Upstream Americas, Houston, United States, Aimee Thurlow, Loop Current & Eddies Alliance, United States; Gate Premier Solutions, Chris Ordonez, DOF Subsea; Loop Current & Eddies Alliance and Loop Current & Eddies Alliance
Moderators:  Pak Leung, Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc., Houston, TX, United States, Ruth Perry, Shell Exploration & Production Company, Upstream Americas, Houston, United States, Aimee Thurlow, Loop Current & Eddies Alliance, United States, Chris Ordonez, DOF Subsea and Loop Current & Eddies Alliance
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Aimee Thurlow, Loop Current & Eddies Alliance, United States, Chris Ordonez, DOF Subsea and Loop Current & Eddies Alliance