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Conference Ocean Climate Summit (1st : 2008 : The Presidio Golden Gate Club)

Title First Biennial Ocean Climate Summit [electronic resource] : finding solutions for San Francisco Bay area's coast and ocean : proceedings of the Summit, April 29, 2008, Golden Gate Club, the Presidio, San Francisco, California / Kelley Higgason, Maria Brown.

Imprint Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [2008]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  C 55.443:ONMS-08-05    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (iv, 51 p.) : PDF file ; 476 KB.
Series Marine sanctuaries conservation series NMSP; ONMS-08-05
Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-08-05.
Note Title from title screen (viewed on May 23, 2011).
"August 2008."
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Internet browser; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Summary Proceedings of summit held by Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary to discuss potential climate change drivers and impacts, as well as adaptation and mitigation strategies, for local coastal and open ocean ecosystems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Goal was to address climate change impacts through fostering awareness, advocating solutions, and promoting action amongst government agencies and other stakeholders in order to build ecosystem resilience and sustainability. Desired outcomes included developing strategies for an action plan to establish the "Climate Solutions Initiative" for the Bay Area marine environment, and serving as a pilot program for implementing local climate change initiatives in NOAA's national marine sanctuary system.
Contents Executive summary -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Welcoming remarks -- Panel 1. Ocean impacts, ecosystem response, and human adaptation -- Panel 2. Perceptions, behaviors, and economics within a changing ocean -- Panel 3. Regional climate change actions -- Panel 4. Finding local solutions to a global issue -- Wrap-up -- Extended notes for breakout groups.
Subject Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- California -- San Francisco -- Congresses.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- California -- San Francisco -- Congresses.
Marine ecosystem management -- California -- San Francisco -- Congresses.
Marine resources conservation -- California -- San Francisco -- Management -- Congresses.
Marine parks and reserves -- California -- San Francisco -- Congresses.
Added Author Higgason, Kelley.
Brown, Maria Carol.
United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Added Title Page Title Proceedings of the First Biennial Ocean Climate Summit April 29, 2008
Gpo Item No. 0192-D-02 (online)
Sudoc No. C 55.443:ONMS-08-05

 
    
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