American Association for the Advance of Science - Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division
73rd Annual Meeting
Charismatic Megafauna of the Gulf of Mexico: Status of our Whales, Sharks and Turtles
Organized by David W. Owens
Tues, May 20, 1:30pm - Rudder Conference Center, room 404
Introduction. David William Owens. Texas A&M Univ.
Cetaceans of the Pelagic Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffry C. Norris, Texas A&M University.
Nearshore Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico: a Review of Recent Information on Bottlenose Dolphins, Sperm Whales, and Manatees. David W. Weller, Texas A&M University.
Status of the Stocks and the Fishery for Large-Coastal Sharks in the Southeastern United States. Steve Branstetter, Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation; George Burgess, Univ. of FL.
Activity Patterns of Planktivorous Elasmobranchs Associated with Three Bathymetric Highs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Jeff Childs, Texas A&M University.
The Western Gulf of Mexico: Critical Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Marine Turtles. Pamela T. Plotkin, Drexel University.
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle: Life History, Population Trends and Current Status. Charles W. Caillouet, Jr., NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston, TX.
Round Table Discussion: Marine Resource Use and Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico. Robert Stickney, Texas A&M University Sea Grant Program Director.
