AGENDA

Narragansett Bay Coastal Hypoxia Research Project and State Managers Meeting

October 6, 2008 - 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Hazard Room, URI Coastal Institute Building, Narragansett Bay Campus

Introduction - Candace Oviatt, PhD, URI-GSO

Management Goal: Ecosystem Based Management Ames Colt PhD

Update from State Managers 1:15 - 2:00 pm

Progress on Implementing Nutrient Reduction Strategy (Angelo Liberti - DEM)

• Summary of WWTF Improvements Achieved to Date
• Status of Permit Decision-making & Planned Improvements at WWTFs in RI & MA
• Discussion

Future management issues (Angelo Liberti /Sue Kiernan- RIDEM)

• Discussion

Update from Researchers 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Dissolved Oxygen Data (Heather Stoffel, URI - GSO) 2:00 pm

• Summary of findings
• Interesting Observations
• Discussion: Implications for management

Narragansett Bay Hydrodynamics (Chris Kincaid, PhD) 2:20 pm

§ Update on hydrodynamic modeling

§ Future applications - ROMS

§ Discussion: Management applications

Ecological Modeling (Mark Brush, PhD) 2:40 pm

§ Update on progress in model development

§ Potential applications

§ Discussion: Management application of model

Open Discussion: Moving Towards Ecosystem Based Management for Narragansett Bay 3-3: 30 pm Facilitator: Richard Ribb

How can current management practices evolve to better reflect ecosystem based management principles?

How can CHRP research support EBM goals?

Wrap- up & Next Steps