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2010 Florida Artificial Reef Summit
January 21-23, 2010
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
More info at 2010 Summit Web Page
Call for Papers and Poster Exhibits (Due November 15)
Contributed papers are being solicited for the following topics: Fisheries management and Artificial Reefs; Lessons Learned and Adaptive Management Strategies; and, Citizen Involvement in Monitoring and Reef Development. Posters will be accepted on a variety of general artificial reef-related topics.
Why attend?
Meet and discuss current issues, hear the latest research, and share new ideas for future projects with other members of Florida’s artificial reef community.
Who will attend?
Scientists, artificial reef program managers, fishery and natural resource managers, volunteer research diver organizations, and artificial reef citizen constituency organizations.
Topics Addressed
Synopsis of the 2007 FWC Artificial Reef Science Colloquium and the 2009 International Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial Habitats, marine fisheries and adaptive management, permitting and regulations, Florida’s ‘Ships to Reefs’ initiatives, Goliath Grouper, artificial reef monitoring projects, and regional and state updates.
Registration Schedule and Costs
Early registration $70 (Nov. 18th)
Regular Registration $100 (Dec. 18th)
Late Registration $145 (after Dec. 19)
Organizing Sponsors:
Florida Sea Grant College Program
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
UF/IFAS Extension Service
For complete information including the agenda, registration, speakers, topics, and sponsors, please visit the
2010 Florida Artificial Reef Summit Web Page
The Florida Artificial Reef Summit is dedicated to the Memory of Chris Koepfer
See web page for more information and registration savings.
January 21-23, 2010
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
More info at 2010 Summit Web Page
Call for Papers and Poster Exhibits (Due November 15)
Contributed papers are being solicited for the following topics: Fisheries management and Artificial Reefs; Lessons Learned and Adaptive Management Strategies; and, Citizen Involvement in Monitoring and Reef Development. Posters will be accepted on a variety of general artificial reef-related topics.
Why attend?
Meet and discuss current issues, hear the latest research, and share new ideas for future projects with other members of Florida’s artificial reef community.
Who will attend?
Scientists, artificial reef program managers, fishery and natural resource managers, volunteer research diver organizations, and artificial reef citizen constituency organizations.
Topics Addressed
Synopsis of the 2007 FWC Artificial Reef Science Colloquium and the 2009 International Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial Habitats, marine fisheries and adaptive management, permitting and regulations, Florida’s ‘Ships to Reefs’ initiatives, Goliath Grouper, artificial reef monitoring projects, and regional and state updates.
Registration Schedule and Costs
Early registration $70 (Nov. 18th)
Regular Registration $100 (Dec. 18th)
Late Registration $145 (after Dec. 19)
Organizing Sponsors:
Florida Sea Grant College Program
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
UF/IFAS Extension Service
For complete information including the agenda, registration, speakers, topics, and sponsors, please visit the
2010 Florida Artificial Reef Summit Web Page
The Florida Artificial Reef Summit is dedicated to the Memory of Chris Koepfer
See web page for more information and registration savings.
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I returned home from the summit Sunday January 23. The summit was great! I was throughly entrenched on the subjects presented. It shows me all the angles, areas, challenges, techniques met through the experiences of others. Through the days the summit was conducted, a broad array of individuals presented their knowledge and experiences, trials and errors they met and over come and presented them in a manner which educated all those attending. I believe I remember hearing over 150 in attendance and to date is the largest attended summit conducted. If the summit of 2010 serves as a benchmark for future summits, it will be a hard one to follow. I am working on a video of the event, coorolating the speaker with the foils and video they used. Though the first day of the event was not filmed, what was filmed, I am sure will be a good asset to learning what the attendees experienced during the three day summit. Come back and visit www.divetalking.com for the video.
Today May 6, 2010 I happen to find this on the web. The Artificial Reef Summit Abstracts and Program Booklet attendees received.
Larry Davis
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