Southeast U.S. Atlantic Bight Campaign Scenario
Breakout Groups led by James Austin (University of Texas), Amanda Demopoulos (U.S. Geological Survey), Jerry Schubel (Aquarium of the Pacific) and Eric King (Schmidt Ocean Institute)
Geographic Foci
To make Forum discussions more specific, vivid, and useful, and to test a vision "beyond the ships," the community selected three geographic regions in which to conceive exploration campaigns: the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Bight, the Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. Arctic. Below on the left are campaign scenarios for each of the three geographic areas as formulated by Forum participants. On the right are a series of presentations that were used to orient participants to issues particular to each geography.
Southeast U.S. Atlantic Bight
Orientation presentation: Southeast U.S. Atlantic Bight
Amanda Demopoulos (USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesville, FL)
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Campaign Scenario
Breakout Groups led by Scott Van Buskirk (Oceaneering International, Inc.), Nancy Rabalais (Louisiana State University) and Tony Knap (Texas A&M University and Victoria Tschinkel (1000 Friends of Florida)
Orientation presentation: Gulf of Mexico
Russell Callender (NOAA's National Ocean Service)
U.S. Arctic
Breakout Groups led by Larry Mayer (University of New Hampshire), Frank Herr (Office of Naval Research), James Thomson (Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington) and Jeremy Mathis (NOAA)
Orientation presentation: U.S. Arctic
Jeremy Mathis (Arctic Research Program, Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research, Climate Program Office)