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Site Events - Flower Garden Banks Coastal Resrouce Day SSE Mission to Flower Garden Banks NMS Student Summit and Public Open House Live Chat Mini-Workshop Teacher Onboard On-line Chat Sanctuaries and Coastal Resources Day Hosted by: Texas State
Aquarium See a life-size model of the one-person submersible, DeepWorker. Talk to DeepWorkeer pilots, researchers, and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary staff. Visit the Flower Gardens tank in the Texas State Aquarium to see demonstrations of the latest in scuba equipment. Chat with a variety of agency representatives involved with protecting and managing our coastal and ocean resources.
Where: Flower Garden
Banks NMS The first leg of the mission from September 1 - September 6 will include deep-water biological characterizations, exploration for potential brine seeps (in addition to the known seep), and observations of the annual mass coral spawn. The second leg of the Sustainable Seas Expedition to the East Flower Garden Bank taking place from September 8 through September 13 will include exploration and data gathering at the known brine seep and hypersaline lake at 240 feet. It will also include and exploratory dive off the continental shelf to depths of 1,000 feet and greater.
Student Summit Date: Tuesday, Sept.
7 Upper middle and high school students meet with Dr. Sylvia Earle to discuss current issues in the nation's marine protected areas, with a focus on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. After discussions with Dr. Earle, selected students will present short descriptions of projects related to the Sanctuaries, proposed for completion during the school year. Lastly, representatives from various marine related organizations will discuss career opportunities and a representative from Texas A&M University at Galveston will tell students what they need to do now to prepare for college level studies in marine sciences. Public Open House Hosted by: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers with volunteer assistance from
the Seaborne Challenge Corps Keynote presentation by Dr. Sylvia Earle, followed by a book signing session. Other acitivities also taking place during the Open House include: * touring the NOAA Ship FERREL, * examining the DeepWorker submersibles, and * touring the exhibits of other coastal organizations. Where: Public Open
House Live internet broadcast of an on-line chat from the NOAA Ship FERREL with the FERREL crew, DeepWorker pilots & researchers, and Sanctuary personnel. Hosted by: Moody
Gardens, Mini-workshop on the Sustainable Seas Expedition and the Flower Garden Banks NMS during the Texas Marine Educators Association Fall Conference Where: NOAA Ship
FERREL During 2-day VIP trip (during 2nd leg), there will be a teacher on board to observe the SSE mission diving on the Flower Garden Banks. Date: Sept 16 On-line chat with Sustainable Seas Expedition researchers and Sanctuary staff to discuss the outcomes of the mission that took place during the precious two weeks. Hear what the researchers and staff learned from this mission and what kinds of things they would like to do on the next SSE visit to the Sanctuary.
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