MARINE Events

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MARINE (Monterey Area Research Institutions’ Network for Education) provides professional development opportunities to prepare future ocean leaders for interdisciplinary real world problem-solving. MARINE is a collaboration between The Center for Ocean Solutions and seven Monterey Bay area academic campuses.

2023-2024

• 5/21 Dr. Sara E. Cannon, University of British Columbia — Topic: Towards Justice-Centred Ecosystem Stewardship: Lessons from a Decade of Aquatic Ecological Research
• 5/9 Cynthia Ellis-Topsey, Ambassador-at-Large for the Garifuna Nation in Belize  — Topic: Indigenous ways of knowing and practice
• 5/7 Dr. Lekelia Jenkins, Arizona State University — Topic: Power, Politics, and Culture in Marine Science and Technology
• 5/6 Dr. Alifereti Tawake, Co-Founder & Executive Director at LMMA International Network — Topic: Talanoa Session
• 4/8 Dr. DG Webster, Dartmouth University— Topic: Nutrient Management in the Chesapeake Watershed: Challenges and Opportunities
• 4/23 Ashley Overhouse, J.D., Defenders of Wildlife, California Program — Topic: Water & Wildlife: California’s Odd Couple
• 4/30 Katie Thompson, M.A., The Ocean Foundation — Topic: Building Bridges Through Conservation: Community-led Coastal Habitat Restoration in the Caribbean
• 1/9 Janelle Kellman, Esq., Center for Searise Solutions— Topic: Identifying Actionable Advantages for Local Decision Makers in Achieving Long-term Goals around Coastal Resiliency
• 1/23 Dr. Juliano Calil, Middlebury Institute of International Studies— Topic: VR for Coastal Climate Adaptation
• 3/12 Dr. Elena Finkbeiner Professor of Practice: Candidate Talk
• 3/12 Dr. Jennifer O’Leary Professor of Practice: Candidate Talk
• 12/4 Holly Rindge, Breathline Project— Topic: Science & Ceramics: A Record of the Human Effort Behind Climate Science
• 11/27 Dr. Juliette Finzi Hart, Pathways Climate Institute— Topic: Sea Level Rise Planning in the Bay Area
• 9/23 Paine Mako and Edward Loure, Ujamaa Community Resource Team — Topic: Protects the environment by improving livelihoods and governance among indigenous pastoralists and hunter-gatherers in Northern Tanzania.

2022-2023

• 9/29: Dr. Kerstin Wasson, UCSC/Elkhorn Slough NERR & Dr. April Ridlon, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis— Topic: Interdisciplinary Collaboration: University/Elkhorn Slough 
• 10/7: Dr. Gildas Todinanahary, a professor at the University of Toliara’s Institute of Fishery and Marine Sciences. Gildas is a PI on the transdisciplinary ARMS Restore project
• 10/13: Faculty Panel
• 10/20: Janelle Kellman, Mayor of Sausalito & Founder/CEO The Center for Sea Rise Solutions — Topic: Creating advantages for Decision-makers in Coastal Resilience Planning
• 10/27: Faculty Panel
• 11/3: Yuwei Shi, CSP Visiting Faculty Coastal Science and Policy Program and Academic Director of the Blue Pioneers Program, and professor emeritus at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey — Topic: Intro to Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures work and framework
• 11/10: Faculty Panel
• 11/17: Violet Wulf-Saena, Founder & Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities
• 1/13: Russell Reed, Partnerships & Impact Lead at swaythefuture.com
• 2/14: John Hansen, West Coast Ocean Alliance
• 2/28: Sam Farr, Former United States Representative
• 3/7: Catherine Uden, Oceana Field Representative
• 3/14:Ryan Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Santa Clara University
• 4/20:Dr. Tsegaye Nega, Carleton College
• 4/21:Dr. Daniel K. Okamoto, Florida State University-
• 4/27:Dr. Rod Fujita, Oceans Program, Director of Research and Development, Environmental Defense Fund
• 5/27 Jennifer O’Leary, Nyawira Muthiga and Remy Oddenyo, Wildlife Conservation Society Kenya

2021-2022

• October 4: Dr. Gina Ziervogel, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at University of Cape Town Topic – Building a systemic response to extreme events at the city-scale: Cape Town’s experience with drought and COVID-19
• October 11: Dr. Carrie Pomeroy, Adjunct Professor, Coastal Science and Policy Program Topic – TBD
• October 18: Sumathee (Sumi) Selvaraj, Environmental Justice Manager at California Coastal Commission Topic – Environmental Justice and the California Coast
• *October 25, 9:00AM*: Dr. Alasdair Harris, Executive Director, Blue Ventures Topic – Rebuilding tropical fisheries with coastal communities – catalyzing locally led marine conservation
• *November 1, 9:00AM*: Samantha Garwin, Market Innovation Strategist, GreenWave Topic – Building markets and domestic supply chains for farmed seaweed
• *November 8, 9:00AM*: Dr. Timothy Hawthorne, Founder of Citizen Science GIS and Associate Professor, University of Central Florida Topic – Highlight work of Citizen Science GIS and their engagements with a range of stakeholders
• November 15: Faculty Panel- Dr. Katy Seto, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, & Dr. Mike Beck Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
• November 29: Faculty Panel- Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Dr. Adina Payton, Dr. Chris Wilmers Learn about innovative work from three faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
• January 10, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel-Dr. Mark Carr, Dr. Pete Raimondi, and Dr. Jeff Bury Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
• January 17: HOLIDAY – NO SEMINAR
• *January 28, 11AM-Noon*: Dr. Diana Pietri, Blue Earth Consultants (a division of ERG) Topic – Leading on and developing the following report for Bloomberg Philanthropies. Press release here
• January 31, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel– Dr. Gary Griggs, Dr. Karen Holl, and Dr. Kerstin Wasson Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
• February 7: Dr. Lida Teneva, Science Director, California Ocean Science Trust Topic – Science/Policy Interface and Innovative work of  Ocean Science Trust
• February 14, 4-5PM: Faculty Panel-Dr. Madeleine Fairbairn and Dr. Michael Loik Topic – Learn about innovative work from two faculty members followed by round robin QA done in breakouts
• February 28: Dr. Yuwei Shi Topic -Impact Measurement and Management: Moving from Intention to Accountability and Integrity
• March 7: James S. Hoyte Topic – A discussion centered around Jamie’s work helping to create the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and beginning the process of cleaning up Boston Harbor in the mid-1980s. In addition, discussing  challenges of enhancing diversity in the environmental professions, a key part of his work since leaving state government.
• April 4:  Colette Pichon Battle Topic – Climate Justice:  Colette Pichon Battle will discuss her work with the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy around developing an ambitious justice-based policy agendas that promote the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice, and particularly her collaborative work with others community-led organizations and conservation organizations in launching the Ocean Justice Forum, national Water Equity & Climate Resilience Caucus and the National Black Climate Agenda.
• April 12: Dr. Ari S. Friedlaender, Professor in Ocean Sciences & IMS Topic: Ari will share about his research in biotelemetry and behavioral ecology focused on marine megafauna.
• April 19: CSP Seminar (closed CSP workshop)-Story Mapping Introduction
• May 3: Nora Eddy, Associate Director, Oceans Program at The Nature Conservancy
• May 17: Dr. Ana K. Spalding, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University Topic: Governing the ocean: (Human dimension of) MPAs as a tool for conservation

2020-2021

• October 8 (Thursday, 1:25-3pm): Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and founder and CEO of Ocean Collectiv, a consulting firm for conservation solutions
• October 13: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Erika Zavaleta, Dr. Pete Raimondi, and Dr. Borja Reguero
• October 19: Dr. Xavier Basurto, Duke University **Seminar Cohosted with ENVS-12-1pm**; Topic- Intersection of subsistence fishing, food security and social justice in a global context (seminar information here)
• October 27: Dr. Don Croll, Core Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Topic- Seabird Conservation
• November 3: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty- Dr. Daniel Costa, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, and Dr. Chris Edwards
• November 10: Dr. Katherine Seto, Core Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Environmental Studies
• November 17: Faculty Panel–Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Dr. Adina Paytan, and Dr. Kerstin Wasson
• November 30 (Monday, 3-3:45pm): Get to know the Coastal Science & Policy Faculty-Dr. Gary Griggs and Dr. Karen Holl
• January 11: Radhika Malpani, Former Googler and entrepreneurial advisor
• January 18: Shiyu Rachel Wang, Blue Pioneers Program Ast. Director
• January 25: Justin Cummings, Mayor Santa Cruz and Founding Program Director, UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (linkedin)
• February 1: Dr. Katerina Oskarsso, Chief Strategy Officer, RISE Resilience Innovations
• February 8th: Dr. Lindsey Dillon, Affiliate Faculty in Coastal Science & Policy and Assistant Professor of Sociology
• February 22: Stephanie Webb, UCSC Ph.D. Candidate; Topic-Geographies of Seafood: a mixed methods assessment of politics, commerce and agency in America’s small-scale commercial fisheries
• March 1: Sarah G. Newkirk, Coastal Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy California; Topic-TNC Coastal Resilience Work and Innovations
• March 12: Dr. Tsegaye Nega, Professor, Carleton College (Innovation and Stove Project)
• April 12: CSP Designated Emphasis Students Amanda Stoltz, Wendy Bragg, Ando Rabearisoa & Sara T. Gonzalez, Topic – Findings from work with the City of Santa Cruz in CSP 245: Adaptation & Planning
• April 19: Dr. Megan Kelso, NatureNet Science Postdoctoral Fellow Topic-Evaluating both the environmental and human wellbeing impacts of conservation and development projects w/ examples from Dr. Kelso and other’s work.
• April 23 (*Friday 9:ooAM*):Ellen Shenette, Senior Manager, EDF Climate Corps (edfclimatecorps.org) Topic – Learn about EDF’s Climate Corps program and how they are accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy by connecting, empowering and inspiring climate leaders. 
• May 10: Dr. David Koweek, Ocean Visions and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions Topic – Adventures in ocean solutions: the thrill and challenge of responding to the ocean’s most pressing problems
• May 24: CSP Workshop-Navigating Policymaker Mindsets with Ben Young Landis and Gabby Nepomuceno PhD
• June 10, 12:30-2PM: Elliott Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Associate Researcher & Assistant Adjunct Professor, IMS and EEB; Mark Carr, UCSC EEB and CSP Faculty; and additional guest Topic – Panel on CA Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) Performance and a Recent Climate Change Impacts Report

2019-2020

• September 30: Gary Griggs (CSP Affiliate Faculty), Mike Beck and Borja Reguero (CSP Adjunct Faculty)
• October 4: Cal Academies Screening of Expedition Reef w/Borja Reguero
• October 11: Dr. Yuwei Shi, Professor,  Middlebury Institute of International Studies
• October 21: Dr. Dan Costa, Dr. Kristy Kroeker, and Dr. Raphe Kudela speaking about their contributions to the IPCC report on oceans and climate
• October 28: Dr. Adina Paytan, Research Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, CSP Affiliate Faculty, UCSC, speaking about her biogeochemistry research and recent publication on corals surviving in lower pH waters
• November 4: Dr. Max Henrion, CEO, Lumina Decision Systems, Inc.–From Controversy to Consensus: Decision Analysis of Decommissioning Offshore Oil Platforms
• November 6th: Cards Against Catastrophe with Tiffany Wise-West (City of Santa Cruz)
• November 18: Julie Packard (combined session with BIOE 165 Class)
• November 25 (1:45 – 3:15pm): Dr. Erika Zavaleta (CSP Core Faculty) and Dr. Bernie Tershy (CSP Affiliate Faculty), UCSC
• December 2 (4-5:30pm): Documentary Screening-Pacificum
• January 6th: Pivot training, UCSC Office of Research
• January 13: Dr. Elena Finkbeiner, Conservation International Center for Oceans
• January 27: Dr. Mike Orbach, Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Marine Affairs and Policy at Duke University
• January 28, Mark Massara, Sustainable Coastal Advocate
• February 3: Rhett Butler, Founder Mongabay
• February 10: Dr. Juliano Calil, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and Joel Hersch, Swan Dive Media (Topic: Coastal Innovations Connecting VR with Science Communication)
• February 14: Dr. Hoyt Peckham, Director General, SmartFish
• February 24: Dr. Austin Humphries, University of Rhode Island (Topic: Linkages of fisheries ecology, management, & nutrition in Kenya
• March 30: Timothy McClanahan, Senior Conservation Zoologist, Wildlife Conservation Society (Topic: Democratizing Fisheries)
• May 4: Stacy Jupiter, WCS Melanesia Director, 2019 MacArthur Fellow, and UCSC Alumnae (Topic: A systems approach to watershed management for health and well-being)
• May 6: Speaker: Xiao Recio-Blanco,  Director, Ocean Program. Environmental Law Institute (Topic: Ocean Governance and Law)
• May 11: DG Webster, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College (Topic: Beyond Panaceas in Global Fisheries (Article here)

For questions about the program, contact CSP staff at csp@ucsc.edu.