Ocean + Climate Series, Workshop #3:
California Coast
August 24 + 25, 2021
(All times Pacific!)
Monday, August 23rd
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Sarah Mock
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resrources
Tuesday, August 24th
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Climate and Ocean Dynamics and What They Mean for the Golden State
Michael Anderson
State Climatologist, California Department of Water Resources
Nate Mantua
Program Lead, Landscape and Seascape Ecology, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
David Helvarg
Author/Executive Director, The Golden Shore/Blue Frontier
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Sea Change? Fish and Fisheries Managers Respond to Climate Change
Daniel Pauly
Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Elliott Hazen
Research Ecologist, NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center & UC Santa Cruz
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - One Fish, Two Fish, Whole Fish, New Fish: Creating New Markets for Unusual Species and Unusual Cuts
Davin Waite
Chef & Owner, Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub
Sarah Mesnick
Research Scientist, NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Christina Ng
Chef & Educator, Chinita’s Pies
Alan Lovewell
Co-founder & CEO, Real Good Fish
Jenn Gerard Lovewell
Co-founder & Chief Nutrition Officer, Real Good Fish
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Break
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Running Dry: How California's Drought Imperils the Future of Salmon
Michael Belchik
Senior Fisheries Biologist, Yurok Tribal Fishing Authority
Bruce Herbold
Fisheries Biologist, U.S. EPA (Retired)
Ron Reed
Fisherman/Cultural Biologist, Karuk Tribe
Wednesday, August 25th
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Uncertain Tides: Communities Strive for Climate Equity As They Hold Back Rising Waters
Anne Guerry
Chief Strategy Officer and Lead Scientist, The Natural Capital Project, Stanford University
Violet Saena
Founder & Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities
Adrian Santiago Tate
CEO, HighTide Intelligence
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Where Will The Water Come From? Thirsty Coastal Communities Look to the Ocean
Newsha Ajami
Director of Urban Water Policy, Stanford University
Andrea Leon-Grossman
Director of Climate Action, Azul
Steve Sheldon
President, Orange County Water Board
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Kelp Crash: The Coastal, Cultural and Climatic Importance of Restoring California's Kelp Forests
Joshua G. Smith
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, UC Santa Barbara
Hillary Renick
Tribal Liaison, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management/enrolled member of Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Francesca Koe
Kelp Recovery Working Group, Greater Farallones Association
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Wrap Session