Welcome: David Helvarg, Organizer, Blue Frontier Campaign Sponsor Remarks: Captain Phil Renaud, Living Oceans Foundations Here for people to help connect with the ocean, with a renewed love for it. Goal is to enact change, turn science into action, work collaboratively to pair the science with policy with constituency building, grow the momentum for oceans. […]
2009 Blue Vision Summit
Artists and Writers for the Sea
Melanie Marks, Sharktrusts Wine, Moderator Brian Skerry, NGS photographer The key component of being a successful artist is being INSPIRED. ItÕs about getting out to the ocean or to the coral reefs. ItÕs about being in the water. Whether itÕs taking photos of shrimp, eels, or charismatic leatherback turtles. He tries to get pictures of […]
Market Strategies for the Ocean
Ned Daley, Moderator (Seafood Choice Alliance, Seaweb) Randy Hayes, Founder of Rainforest Action Network How do we find and convey hope to the audience? Need to define it based on the scale of the issue. And make the plan commensurate with the scale of the problem at hand. The BIG picture is demise of the […]
Seaweed Success Stories
Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Moderator DonÕt want to just convey a depressing scenario. Said we need to capitalize on the global crisis, but also try to keep the Ôdoom and gloomÕ at bay while still highlighting the successes. This session will highlight success stories as will a special session IMPAC 2009. Steven Palumbi: Director, Hopkins Marine […]
Ocean Renewable Energy
Jack Sterne (Rising Tides Strategies) 1st took requests on topics that the audience wanted to learn more about during the panel been working on ÒOcean Renewable EnergyÓ document (handed out during session) Wave Technology Point absorbers (e.g. buoy) ˆ spins a turbine Over-topping devices ˆ water runs over it “Sea-snake” devices ˆ kinetic energy from waves rising and falling Pressure-differential devices ˆ turbine […]