Rigs to Reefs 2010 Conference

The Waterfront Hilton, Huntington Beach, CA
Friday, July 23, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Join world-renowned oceanographer, explorer and author, Dr. Sylvia Earle at the second California Rigs-to-Reefs Symposium on July 23 in Huntington Beach.

Dr. Earle and fellow researchers will discuss key issues facing California’s marine ecosystem and what role a rigs-to-reefs program could play in contributing to the health of the state’s marine resources.

The symposium is presented by the Orange County Coastkeeper, California Artificial Reef Enhancement (CARE) program, Coalition for Enhanced Marine Resources (CEMR) and the Coastal Conservation Network. For updates and more details on the Rigs-to-Reefs Symposium, please send inquiries to director@calreefs.org

Recent Events

Rigs to Reef Conference
March 30, 2007

The Event

The Rigs to Reefs Conference will focus on the key environmental, economic and policy issues related to establishing a California Rigs to Reefs Program. The oil and gas platforms along California’s coast will eventually run dry and be decommissioned. A debate has begun about whether or not these platforms should be left in place to preserve the marine life, which arguably thrives in this environment, or if the oil companies should follow the original mandate to remove the entire structure.

Today, there are 27 platforms in both federal and state waters. Since their installation, the structures have become home to a rich diversity of both fishes and invertebrates. Among the fish that live there are several severely depleted rockfish species, including five that have been officially designated as “overfished” by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Is this abundance of marine life an illusion or is it real? Is it valuable to the marine environment and worth protecting or not? We invite you to hear the latest information on the decommissioning of oil platforms and formulate your own opinion.

Who Should Attend

The Conference will draw a multi-disciplinary audience of scientists, educators, regional, state, and federal agencies, researchers, stakeholders, recreational and commercial fishers, students, environmentalists and policy-makers all interested in discussing the emerging information of Rigs to Reefs. This daylong conference will provide participants with an excellent opportunity to network throughout the day.

The Program

This event will include dynamic keynote presentations and interactive panel discussion sessions on some of the most critical issues facing our coastal environment as it relates to decommissioning the oil and gas platforms. These topics include:

• The Ecological Roles of Platforms
• The Process of Platform Decommissioning
• Stakeholder Interests
• Environmental Issues of Decommissioning and
• Economic and Policy Issues of Decommissioning

The Agenda:

March 30, 2007

The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort

21100 Pacific Coast Highway

Huntington Beach, CA

7:30 – 8:00A Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15A Welcoming Remarks and Introduction

8:15 – 9:15A Ecological Role of Platforms Panel

9:15 – 10:15A Platform Decommissioning Panel

10:15 – 10:30A Break

10:30 – 12:00P Stakeholder Interests Panel

12:00 – 1:30P Lunch and Keynote

1:30 – 3:00P Environmental Issues of Decommissioning

3:00 – 3:15P Break

3:15 – 4:30 Economic and Policy Issues of Decommissioning

Registration

Registration Fee $25*

*Continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and conference materials will be provided.

Register online to attend the conference.

Questions? Please call Melanie Schlotterbeck at 909-606-0801, or you can send her an email.

Recent Events

DEMA (Dive Equipment & Marketing Association)

Nov. 8-11th in Orlando, Florida.

CARE has a seminar titled “Rigs to Reefs: The Benefits to the Dive
Community.” The Seminar is Thursday, November 9th from 1:00 to 2:15 in
S210B.

Guest Speakers include George Steinbach, CARE’s Executive Director,
Bob Wohlers and Ken Berry from DSAT and Dick Long, Owner DUI and CEMR
Board Member.

2006 World Ocean Conference in Long Beach – September 18 – 19

Fred Hall’s Fishing Tackle, Boat & Travel Shows

• March 1-5, 2006 – Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
  
  March 2-3 – Visit the CARE/United Anglers of Southern California Booth
• March 15-19, 2006 – Del Mar Fair Grounds, San Diego, CA

Please see the website for further information: www.fredhall.com

On February 23, 2006, CARE was a proud co-sponsor of exclusive live satellite underwater dive events in Sacramento and Washington, DC:

Live from a Platform Reef
Exploring a Vibrant Marine Ecosystem

Watch webstreamed video of a professional diver almost 100 feet beneath the ocean’s surface and UCSB Marine Research Biologist Dr. Milton Love as they highlight the thriving marine habitat surrounding the platform reefs.

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