24th Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference (ISLMC '05)
The 24th Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference was held October 16 - 21, 2005, at St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Conference Host: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Coastal Zone Management and the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Commission
Contact: Phone: 340-773-1082; E-mail: czm@dpnr.gov.vi
Conference Sponsors: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Minerals Management Service, Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, The West Indian Company Ltd., Premier Wine & Spirits Ltd.
Location: St. Johns Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
Agenda
| Day | Session | presentations | Presenter |
| Monday | Artificial Reefs | Utilizing High Resolution Sonar Imagery with Wide Swath Bathymetry as an Oyster Reef, Artificial Reef and Derelict Vessel Management Tool | Kerwin J. Cuevas, Mississippi Dept. of Marine Resources (abstract/bio, 100k) |
| Recent Artificial Reef Activities within the Virgin Islands | Shenell Gordon, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of Fish and Wildlife (abstract/bio, 168k) | ||
| Beach Management / Public Access | Dipnetting and Access Conflicts | Mary Sims, Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources (abstract/bio, 180k) | |
| Mosquito Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico: A Case Study Documenting User Conflicts Over Impacts to Estuarine Wetlands and Bay, Involving Beach and Access Privatization in a Rural Watershed | Mary Ann Lucking, CORALations (abstract/bio, 100k) | ||
| Hawaii's Integrated Shoreline Policy | Samuel J. Lemmo, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (abstract/bio, 196k) | ||
| Dealing with Elected Officials | Peter T. Ginaitt, Rhode Island House of Representatives (abstract/bio, 168k) | ||
| Pollutant Impacts on Submerged Lands Habitats / Environmental Enforcement in Submerged Lands | Virgin Islands Total Maximum Daily Loads Program | Christopher Crawford, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of Environmental Protection (abstract/bio, 96k) | |
| The Role of Environmental Enforcement within the Submerged Lands of the United States Virgin Islands | Lucia Francis-Roberts, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources (abstract/bio, 76k) | ||
| The Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program | Newcomers to Submerged Lands Issues: A First-time Experience | Victor Somme III, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources (abstract/bio, 232k) | |
| Submerged Lands Areas of Particular Concern | Developing the Territorial Submerged Lands Act Boundary in the U.S. Virgin Islands | Leland F. Thormahlen, U.S. Minerals Management Service (abstract/bio, 112k) | |
| Marine Managed Areas and Submerged Lands: Best Practices for Boundary Making | David N. Stein, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abstract/bio, 108k) | ||
| Tuesday | Aquatic Studies within Submerged Lands | Loss of Biodiversity in the Submerged Biant Yala Swamp, Nyando and Sondu Miriu Wetlands - Kenyan Porton of Lake Victoria | John Vorster, VIRED International (abstract/bio, 180k) |
| Use of Available Information and Data to Raise Awareness of the State of Coral Reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands | Nicolas Drayton, The Ocean Conservancy (abstract/bio, 104k) | ||
| Government Development and Re-development within Submerged Lands | Design Criteria for Dune Fields of Fetch-limited Shorelines - Mother Nature's Metric | Lyle M. Varnell, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (abstract/bio, 96k) | |
| The State of Virgin Islands Submerged Lands: What Lessons Can We Learn from the Hurricane Katrina Tragedy? | |||
| Joint Sessions with Coastal States Organization | Recent Developments: The Public Trust, Private Property Rights and Takings | Grover Fugate, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council | |
| Conservation Strategies for Submerged Lands (presentation, 7,094k) | Jay Udelhoven, The Nature Conservancy (bio) | ||
| Wednesday | National Park Issues | Managing Visitor Impacts to Coastal and Submerged Resources in the Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument | Rafe Boulon, Virgin Islands National Park / Coral Reef National Monument (abstract/bio, 100k) |
| Research in the Virgin Islands National Park | Christy Loomis, Virgin Islands National Park / Coral Reef National Monument (abstract/bio, 168k) | ||
| Legal Issues / Case Studies | Public Boating Access Issues in Florida | Doug Fry, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (abstract/bio, 88k) | |
| Redefining Sustainable Development for Communities Adjacent to Submerged Lands | Jennifer Jones, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of CZM (abstract/bio, 176k) | ||
| Protecting Submerged Lands within the U.S. Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Beach Water Quality Monitoring | Leah Motta, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of Environmental Protection (abstract/bio, 84k) | |
| Virgin Islands Territorial Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | Anita Nibbs, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of Environmental Protection (abstract/bio, 80k) | ||
| The St. Croix East End Marine Park: A Tool to Manage Submerged Lands in the U.S. Virgin Islands | Susan Curtis and J. Paige Rothenberger, Virgin Islands Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Div. of CZM (abstract/bio, 112k) | ||
| Port Management of Submerged Lands | Marine Operations for the West Indian Company, Ltd. | Mark Sabino, West Indian Company, Ltd. (abstract/bio, 76k) | |
| The Portfields Initiative: “Charting a Course for Port Revitalization” | Eldon Hout, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abstract/bio, 88k) | ||
| Roundtable Discussion: Virgin Islands CZM Commission Perspectives on Development of Ports and other Structures in the Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands CZM Commission | ||
| U.S. Ocean Action Plan: Update and Progress Report |