A hands-on unit exploring the wild, wonderful wetlands. If the actual guide is not ready by conference time, draft copies will be given. We are currently in an era where important marine environmental issues are often misrepresented by effective use of rhetoric and flawed, superficial analysis. These problems are addressed in a new set of exercises that incorporate the use and simple manipulation of numerical data to think critically about issues affecting the marine environment, including population growth, marine fisheries, water pollution, global warming, energy, and wetlands loss. This is a slide presentation on reef fishes of South Carolina and adjacent waters, showing how populations of important fishery species are monitored and managed in an attempt to insure sustained fisheries.
Research includes sampling of catches, studies of growth and reproduction, and population genetics.
Some unusual life history characteristics will be described which make management and conservation difficult with traditional fishery regulations. The National Ocean Sciences Bowl Experience Wendy Allen and Beth Day Learn how you can become involved in a new and engaging academic competition for high school students that focuses on our ocean planet. Experiences from the premiere 1998 Bowl will be shared as well as plans for the 1999 regional and national competitions.