Presentations from the 2014 Indian River Lagoon Action Assembly

May 15–17, 2014
Ted Moorhead Lagoon House & Florida Institute of Technology

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Thursday Night: Ted Moorhead Lagoon House

No Monopoly on the Problem, But There Is Reason for Hope
Wayne Mills
Previous Chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Inaugural Introductions
Leesa Souto, Ph.D.
Marine Resources Council

Friday morning: FIT

Welcome
Mr. Frank Kinney, Vice President for Research at Florida Technology

Developing a Restoration Strategy for the Lagoon
Virginia Barker
Brevard County Natural Resources Management Office

Circulation, Climate Change and Resilience
Robert Weaver, Ph.D.
Florida Institute of Technology Indian River Lagoon Research Institute

Muck and Metals in the Indian River Lagoon
John Trefry, Ph.D.
Florida Institute of Technology Indian River Lagoon Research Institute

Seagrasses
Charles Jacoby, Ph.D.
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program

Marine Mammals as Sentinels for the IRL Estuary
Adam Schaefer, M.P.H.
FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Fisheries Impacts
Grant Gilmore, Ph.D.

Issues, Pollutants and Sources
Leesa Souto, Ph.D.
Marine Resources Council

LAA Overview Presentation: Lagoon Update at Front Street Park, May 29, 2014