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TITLE [Proceeding and Abstracts of the 1994 National Marine

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INSTITUTION National Marine Educators Association, Baltimore,

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DESCRIPTORS Abstracts; Elementary Secondary Education;Environmental Education; /Marine Biology; *Marine

Education; Prograu Descriptions; Water Pollution;

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IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Education Programs

ABSTRACTThis bulletin contains the proceedings and 54

abstracts for symposia, workshops and contributed papers of the 1994

National Marine Educators Association Conference (Kr ,xville,

Tennessee, August 8-11, 1994). Some of the topics covered in

conference abstracts include: (1) elementary physical, chemical, and

biological labs and curriculum; (2) infusing marine research into the

classroom; (3) marine and aquatic science programs for students and

adults; (4) a school-wide, interdisciplinary ocean studies program;

(5) simulations for high school or college students that focus on

marine resources, economics, and group problem solving; (6) marine

and environmental education for minorities and women; (7) coastal

hard bottoms; (8) the issues and importance of global change; (9)

writing for publication in marine science and maritime studies; and

(1) marine education. (LZ)

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Volume 10 No. 1

1994 CONFERENCti BULLETINThis year, NMEA's annual conferenceis being held in conjunction with theAmerican Institute of Biological Sci-ences (AIRS). This has led to changes inour normal registration procedures.Registration materials have been sent toNMEA. members directly from AIBS.Conference chair Valerie Chase has pro-vided answers to questions you mayhave about the conference.

Where are my registrationmaterials?In late April, AIBS mailed a red, whiteand blue registration brochure to allNMEA members. NMEA's mane waslisted among those of several other so-cieties, so you may not have noticed it.If you need to receive another copy of theregistration packet, call Valerie Chase at(410) 576-3887 or fax your request to(410) 659-0116. Please be sure to pro-vide your name and address.

Why aren't any NMEA sessionslisted?NMEA sessions will be listed in a pro-gram mailed to folks who have regis-tered for the AIBS conference. Only twoNMEA events require F e-registration:the Auction and the Mr. and Mrs. FishShow ($6 for food) and the evening atthe Tennessee Aquarium ($43 with biride). They are field trips'No: 29 and 30in the brochure. Be sure to pre-register

for the auction and dinner at the aquar-ium. On-site is too late. You may alsosign up for other field trips. Sessions areopen to all. NMEA will have three days

"(Monday-Wednesday) of concurrent ses-sions ranging from 20-minute papers to4-houiworkshops. Thursday morningis free for you to go to other sessions orexplore local attractions like the zoo andscience center. Sea Grant folks have ameeting Thursday morning. Thursdayafternoon, we'll visit the Tennessee .

Aquarium in Chattanooga.

Why ride the bus to the aquarium?If you are heading home to the south,you may want to check-out of thedorms, drive to Chattanooga, then con-tinue on from there. Otherwise, take thebus, unless you are ready for a 2-hour,night drive back to the dorms on a roadthat may still be under construction.

Don't teachers pay half price?If you are a full-time K-12 classroomteacher, register as a graduate studentand include a note on school letterhead.giving your school name, district andsubject(s) taught. The half-price specialfor teachers and students means otherssubsidize their costs: please do notabuse this courtesy.

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How will I find NMEA folks?All NMEA sessions are in the Univer-sity of Tennessee Conference Center.List your NMEA affiliation on your reg-istration and your badge will haveNMEA on it. In addition to sessions,NMEA will have an office where youcan meet folks. Monday evening, we'llhave a giant Sea Swap and sharing ses-sion where you carfineet others.

How were the talks scheduled?I tried to make sets of things which hadcommon themes. Some things did notfit easily together. I let the symposia setsome of the themes: Bridging the Gap(Monday), Achieving Diversity (Tues-day) and Global Change (Wednesday).

Hope this helps. See you in Knoxville,

Valerie.

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Look inside this issue of NMEA news for abstracts for NMEA symposia, workshops and contributed papers. Andremember, NMEA members can also attend all the AIRS sessions at this year's joint conference.

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NMEA "1994 Annual Conference AbstractsPLACEUniversity ci Tennessee and theKnoxville Convention Center. NMEAconference headquarters will be in theConvention Center in Meeting Room 9.

Saturday, August 6, afternoonNMEA Board long-range planning meeting.

Sunday, August 7NMEA board meeting

Monday, August 8, morningWORKSHOP: Saving the Sea: HowTeachers and Scientists Can Contributeto Marine Conservation in the ClassroomFrom Middle Schools to Colleges.

Alison D. Merow. Center for MarineConservation, Washington, DC 20036(202/429-5609).

A demonstration of activities and a dis-cussion of marine policy and how to af-fect it. Topics covered include marinepollution, marine sanctuaries, fisherymanagement and the Marine MammalProtection Act. Featured publications:Sanctuary Games, Save our Seas Curricu-lum, Fish for the Future: A Citizen'sGuide and The Incidental Capture of ]Ma-rine Mammals. Come play SanctuaryBingo, the Feeding Game, and learnhow to translate Government Speak.Take away lots of materials.

WORKSHOP: The Marine Environ-ment and You: Reflections of Human Im-pacts on the Marine World withElementary Physical, Chemical and Bio-logical Labs, Curriculum and Sharing.Doima Diane, Lisa Facciponti, AmyMeyer, Katrina Barrett and Catki De-lisle. Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic,CT 06355 (203/572-5955).

Incorporated in the workshop will be"Let's Get Physical," a lab looking at thephysical and chemical properties ofwater. The dynamics of marine commu-nities, the niches available, and thephysical and behavioral adaptations ofmarinc organisms will be examined us-ing felt boards, shadow plays and crea-

tivity. How do humans impact thisworld? Our time together will concludewith discussion and activities in our ef-fort to answer this question.

SYMPOSIUM: Bridging the Gap Infus-ing Marine Research into the Classroom.Organized by John Dindo, Dauphin Is-land Sea Lab;.Box 369, Dauphin Island, AL36528(205/861 21411.

John Dindo. Dauphin Island Sea Lab,AL. Dauphin Island Sea Lab's DiscoveryHall Program Linking Research With K-12 Education.

For the past 22 years the Discovery HallProgram has offered marine educationprograms to grades K-12. As a marineresearch institute, the Dauphin IslandSea Lab links current research programsto the K-12 curriculum. Scientists at theSea Lab give talks to all grade level stu-dents and help in developing curricu-lum for use in the program. The HallProgram is based around hands onlearning experiences. The Lab utilizes re-search vessel trips into the estuary aswell as salt marsh excursions to helpmake a lasting impression. The yearnfor knowledge about our oceans'crosses all age barriers, including an ac-tive elderhostel program. The growth inresearch and understanding of marineenvironments helps to stimulate stu-dents in science classes. Networking ma-rine education and research programswith other NMEA members helps tokeep this one of the best programs inthe nation.

Rick Tinnin. University of Texas, PortAransas. Marine Field Experiences forTeachers and Students On the Texas GulfCoast.

For the past 19 years, the Marine Educa-tion Services (MES) program at the UTMarine Sciences Institute has offeredfield experiences to an average of 9,500visiting school students each year. Thecore of the program is a 57' research ves-sel which serves as a floating classroom,providing hands-on experiences ib over5,000 students each year. The MES pro-gram also hosts 17 teacher workshopswhere over 800 classroom teachers inter-act with faculty and researchers at the

marine lab. The teachers are then pro-vided opportunities to incorporate cur-rent research into their classroomsthrough activities and curriculum devel-opment. The interdisciplinary nature ofmarine science crosses all subjectboundaries and provides the perfect ve-hicle for an interdisciplinary course ofstudy. The excitement and allure of theocean captures the imagination and at-tention of teachers and students alike.

Sharon H. Walker. Gulf Coast Re-search Lab/Mississippi-Alabama SeaGrant, Ocean Springs, MS. Project-Ma-rine Discovery A Series of ExemplaryEnvironmental Education Programs.

Since 1')87, Project Marine Discovery(PMD) has invited K-12 students to par-ticipate in interactive, hands-on experi-ences involving: horseshoe crabs;endangered species; marine and aquaticpollution; marshes, estuaries, and wet-lands; deep-sea vents and benthic com-munities; fish biology; habitat loss; plantand animal diversity; oceanic profiles;conservation and preservation; and en-vironmental stewardship. To further fa-cilitate "bridging the gap" betweenresearch and the classroom, workshopsand undergraduate/graduate coursesare offered for preservice and inserviceteachers. All of these programs occur atthelaboratory'sJ.L. Scott Marine Edu-cation Center and Aquarium in Bilo'i,MS. The center has about 75,1)00 guestsannually of which the PMD programscomprise 30,000 participants.

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: ProgramsThat Bridge the Gap: Marine and AquaticScience For Students and Adults. RobynDobyns , Tennessee Aquarium, Chat-tanooga, TN 37401 (615/265-0695).

Charlene Dindo. Mobile Co. PublicSchools, Dauphin Island, AL. Kids, Crabs,and Cockle Shelly Hands-On Activities FromTeaching Science in Grades K-4.

During this overview of the ChristaMcAuliffe Fellowship project entitled"Kids, Crabs, and Cockle Shells," partici-pants will see slides of developmentallyappropriate activities for young chil-dren, teachers and parents which intro-duce them to Alabama's coastal

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habitats. The project indudes marshes,an estuary, Mobile Bay, seashores andthe maritime forest. Activities incorpo-rate math and science skills and con-cepts related to marine environments.Children count, group, graph, classify,measure, record, report, sort, label, ex-amine and identify animals and plantsthat inhabit the coastline. These activi-ties stimulate the understanding of sci-ence application anywhere. Discussionand handouts conclude the talk.

Brian Fong. Cape Cod Floating Class-room, Barnstable, MA. Whales andOther Marine Life: Translating Scienceand Interpreting Research.

This paper discusses the education fo-cus of a whale watch and marine sci-ence program on Cape Cod waters.Rather than simply watching whales,the participants are provided with pre-and post-trip materials that complementthe activities students engage in onboard. By studying landforms and ex-amining biological and water samples,students view the big picture, howwhales and other marine life interactwithin their ecosystem. Programs are de-signed by dynamic and experiencededucators in response to teacher needsand area curricular requirements. A fo-cus is on techniques to translate scienceinto English, interpreting research find-ings for visitors.

Steve IL Russell. Marine Option Pro-gram, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.Experiential Opportunities in MaritimeArcheology and History at the Universityof Hawaii.

The University of Hawaii's Marine Op-tion Program has, over the past sixyears, developed a field school trainingprogram in maritime archeology survey-ing techniques. The goals of the fieldschool are to teach a strong conserva-tion ethic in regards to submerged cul-

. tural resources and to provide basictraining in skills (scientific diving, un-derwater and shoreline mapping andsurveying and video and photo docu-mentation) necessary to conduct non-in-vasive surveys of these resources. Thispaper will discuss the mechanics and ac-complishments of the field school andthe importance of incorporating mari-time archeology and history into the ma-rine curriculum at all training levels. Itwill also briefly discuss post-secondary

academic opportunities and careers inmaritime archeology.

Karen Blyler. Cooperative Extension,Washington Sate University, Puyallup.The Homestead Assessment System: AEducational Tool To Help You ProtectYour Drinking Water.

In most rural areas of our country, wellwater is the major source for a home-stead's drinking water. Thus, it makessense to prevent contaminated ground-water from entering well areas.Horce*A"Syst is a unique awareness-building tool that allows rural home-stead owners an opportunity to assesshow their homestead activities (wateruse, farm/home waste management,dangerous product storage, etc.) may beaffecting their groundwater/drinkingwater quality. The program uses easy,step by step worksheets that allow theowner to rank these activities. Rankingsidentify any high risk activities forgroundwater contamination and sug-gest action plans to correct the problems.

Robyn Dobyns. Tennessee Aquarium,Chattanooga. The Tennessee Aquarium:a "Fresh" Look at Freshwater Habitats.

Informal institutions translate sciencefor the public. Get a "fresh" new per-spective on the freshwater habitats ofthe Tennessee River. Follow the riverfrom its origins as a small spring high inthe Appalachian Mountains as it flowsover hills and plains, creating habitatsfor various life forms. The Tennesseeand Ohio Rivers flow into the mightyMississippi River. Hundreds of milesdownstream, great swamps are formedin the low lying Mississippi delta. Asfresh water gives way to salt, the Gulf ofMexico is formed, teeming with life nur-tured by the freshwater veins of theland.

Monday, August 8, afternoonWORKSHOP: MARE: A School-Wide,Interdisciplinary Ocean Studies Program,Using Marine Habitats to Bring to Life theThemes of Science. Roberta Dean,MARE, Lawrence Hall of Science, Univer-sity of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 ,

(510/642-5008).

MARE is a school-wide, inbvdiscipli-nary ocean studies program which usesmarine habitats to bririg tc 'ife thethemes of science described in Project2061 and the California Science Frame-work.The program is appropriate forany school, inland or coastal and is currently being used system wide in Reno,NV. The MARE curriculum and inserv-ices provide access to challenging sci-ence instruction for all students,including language minority studentsthrough hands-on sheltered instructionand cooperative learning techniques.MARE helps schools implement a year-long science curriculum which is articu-lated across subjectsond grade levels.The year is highlighted at each schoolwith a week-long Ocean Week celebra-tion which includes special projects,guest speakers, field trips, and crossgrade student peer teaching. MARE of-fers a residential Summer Institute,whole faculty inservices, and on-sitesupport during Ocean Week. This work-shop will include hands-on activities de-signed for use in ethnically andlinguistically diverse classrooms.

WORKSHOP: Fish Banks, Ltd., TheSimulation That Changes the Way YourHigh School or College Students ThinkAbout Marine Resources, Economics andGroup Problem Solving. Kam Burnette-Kurie Institute for Policy and Social ScienceResearch, University of New Hampshire,Durham 03824 (603/862- 2186).

Fish Banks, Ltd. is an engaging groupsimulation, assisted by one micro -com-puter, that illustrates the dynamics of re-newable resource management. Thisinterdisciplinary progrim enhances criti-cal thinking, comn,unication and groupproblem solving skills, reinforces theuse of technology-in teaching and con-veys principles of economics and envi-ronmental science. Certified as anexemplary educational program by theUS Department of EducatiOn, it is one ofthe National Diffusion Network's "Edu-cational Programs that Work." De-signed by Dr. Dennis Meadows foradult policy makers, Fish Banks, Ltd iseffective with high school and Collegestudents. It is used in 36 nations and all50 states:

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CONTRIBUTED PAPERS. BridgingThe GapImproving Understanding ofScience Through Teacher Education Pro-grams and New Technological Applica-tions. Joy Wolf. Sea World, San Diegc,CA 92109 (6191226-3640).

Lynda R. Flage, Eric Pyle, JayCalkins and Steve Oliver. Universityof Georgia, Athens. Identifying key ele-ments of a successful inservice teachercourse: an evaluation of a two-week resi-dential field course, Using the MarineEnvironment for Integrating Math, Sci-ence, and Social Issues.

We are desperately attempting to meet.the outcry of equipping our scienceteachers while staying within the budg-etary limits. One must ask "What makesa successful inservice teacher field studycourse?" The University of Georgia'sMarine Extension Service at SkidawayIsland has provided an Eisenhower sup-ported two-week inservice teacher fieldcourse for the past six years. Analysis ofpre-and post-test data, interviews of par-ticipants and course creators and vari-ous site visits resulted in the emergenceof recurrent key components pointing tothe success of this program.

Laurie E. Usher. Enviro-ed, BainbridgeIsland, WA. Wetlands EducationAStatewide Teacher Workshop Program inWashington.

This four-year teacher workshop pro-gram has trained over 300 teachers; post-workshop evaluations indicate thatwetland action projects are being con-ducted by 85% of the trained teachers.

Jan A. Hodges. Virginia Institute of Ma-rine Science. Gloucester Point. Oceanog-raphy Online: An Introduction toEducational Computer Networking.

A brief introduction to educational com-puter networking with an emphasis onresources available to teachers throughInternet. On-line databases, software,and information are available, but ittakes time and effort to locate and re-trieve them. The author is compiling adirectory to these resources and a guidefor accessing them.

SYMPC6IUM: From SubmetsNes torooms: Satellites, Downlinks, Science and You.Organized by Joy Wolf, Sea World, San Diego,

CA 92109 (619 226-3540).

Scott Stratton. Monterey Bay Aquar-ium, Monterey, CA. Live from MontereyCanyon.

This presentation will focus on variouselements of Live from Monterey Canyon,a cooperative educational program sup-ported by the Monterey Bay Aquariumand the Monterey Bay quarium Re-search Institute (MBARI). Live videofrom a remotely operated unmannedsubmersible operating deep in the Mon-terey submarine canyon is beamed viamicrowave from a research.ship to theauditorium at the Monterey Bay Aquar-ium. Visitors have the opportunity tosee these live images in addition to sam-ples selected on request from over 180still and video images cataloged on la-ser discs. An interpreter standing at thepodium in front of an 8' by 10 ' screenselects images and fields questions fromthe audience. Real time radio communi-cations with the scientists on board theresearch ship may also be incorporatedinto the program. Live from MontereyCanyon offers visitors firsthand experi-ence with on going deep sea research be-ing conducted by MBARI and theMonterey Bay Aquarium.

Joy Wolf. Sea World, San Diego, CA.Shamu TV: Free Live Programs With SeaWorld Scientists and Veterinarians.

Make the connection! Researchers needto be linked with students, providingrole models, information and inspira-tion for science. To this end, Sea Worldprovides free interactive television pro-grams to schools nationwide. Scientists,animal care specialists and veterinariansshare their love of science and animalsin this monthly series designed to en-hance science and career education.

Monday, August 8, eveningNMEA SEA SWAP AND SEA FARE

Meet with your fellow NMEA folks.Bring materials to trade, information toshare or requests for help. Come findyour friends and plan your social week.

Tuesday, August 9, morningSYMPOSIUM: Achieving Diversity:Marine and Environmental EducationFor Minorities and Women. Organized bySharon H. Walker and Linda C.Skupien, Sea Grant Program, Gulf Coast

Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS39566 (601/374-5550).

David Lloyd Scott. EnvironmentalStudies Center, Mobile Co. PublicSchools, Mobile, AL. A Wetlands Experi-ence for Inner-City Elementary School Stu-dents.

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consor-tium, in cooperation with Auburn Uni-versity and the Alabama Sea GrantExtension Service, piloted a project toenhance the fourth grade science pro-gram in Mobile County's inner-cityschools through field excursions. Stu-dents and teachers engaged in a "mini-course" on wetlands and marine lifeusing the Environmental Studies Cen-ter's wetlands areas, wildlife exhibitsand.marine teaching aquarium. Teacherinservice, learning objectives, pre/posttrip planning, field trip activities, re-source materials and overall prograrhevaluation will be discussed.

Terrence Seldom. National Sea GrantPrograM, Silver Spring, MD. Reinvest-ing Marine Education Dividends.

At age 13, this presenter and his youngfriends were introduced to SCUBA div-ing by a member of the National Asso-ciation of Black SCUBA Divers. Thatexperience provided positive role mod-els who became extended family, rein-forcing values learned at home. Thatexperience also provided the founda-tion for a continuing quest to broadenminorities' knowledge of potential ca-reers in the sciences. This presentationprovides an overview of experiences inorganizing programsthrough bothprofessional and personal supportthat foster marine and environmentalscience education foy children.

Sharon H. Walker and LundieSpence. Sea Grant Programs, GulfCoast Research Laboratory, OceanSprings, MS and North Carolina StateUniversity, Raleigh, NC. Operation Path-finder: An Introduction To Oceanogra-phy and Coastal Processes ForElementary and Middle School Teachers.

A network of Sea Grant educators hasdeveloped a program to increase theawareness and understanding of ocean-ography and coastal processes, as wellas improve teaching techniques, amongelementary and middle school teacherswho teach predominately minority stu-dents. The three semester hour, gradu-

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ate course occurs in six regions with amaximum of 20 students per region. Par-tiiipants are selected by NMEA chap-ters. At the-completion of the course,they have the lesson plans, staff devel-opment programs and resource materi-als developed for their grade level.

Margaret Howell. J. L Scott MarineEducation Center, Ocean Springs, MS.Minority Math: Multiplying Resourcesfor Minority Marine Education.

A variety of sponsoring agencies and in-stitutions with established marine andenvironmental science programs joinedforces in 1992 and 1993 to pilot a pro-gram through which older minority stu-dents served as mentors for youngerones. This presentation outlines the pro-gram, some pitfalls to avoid and thebenefits observed in mentors andyounger students. Sponsors includedthe Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Con-sortium, the Gulf Coast research Labora-tory, the University of West Florida andthe YMCA.

Wilda Pounds, Tammy Mauney andLinda Clifton. Booneville High School,Booneville, MS. Project TACO: Take aClass Outdoors.

The lower percentages of women in thefields of math and science can be tracedback to early education. The educationalsystem tends to push young womeninto traditional roles while encouragingtheir male counterparts to become engi-neers, marine scientists or computer spe-cialists. This presentation will showhow one north Mississippi school, withthe help of the Mississippi-Alabama SeaGrant Consortium and the Gulf CoastResearch Laboratory, has successfullyused experiences in marine and environ-mental science to encourage women totake higher level science courses andconsider science-related careers.

WORKSHOP: Something Fishy: Teach-ing Methodsnd Materials For a Success-ful Unit About Fish For Grades 4-6.Casey Harrison, Dana Roberts andJohn Diplacido. Discovery Hall Pro-gram, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Is-land, AL 36528 (205/861-2141). .

An exciting assortment of teaching toolsfor a fourth through sixth grade marinebiology unit. Participants will take afast, full swim through a fish's worldvia hands-on activities and dynamic vis-ual aids and hand outs. Activities will

include: developing dichotomous keysfor classroom use, an edible lab withshark and flounder, Hide and Protect,face painting, and "everything yeu al-ways wanted to know about a fish butwere afraid to ask." Materials will in-clude: stencil patterns, fish recipes,game suggestions, small aquaria instruc-tions, fish poster suggestions, hints formicroscope use, resource lists and more.Fish are fun! Come see and do!

WORKSHOP: Fish Banks, Ltd., TheSimulation That Changes the Way YourHigh School and College Students ThinkAbout Marine Resources, Economics andGroup Problem Solving. KarenBumette-Kurie.

See Monday afternoon listings for fulldescription.

Tuesday, August 9, afternoonSYMPOSIUM: Coastal Hard BottomCommunities: A New Look Organized byJohn Dindo, Dauphin Island Sea Lab,Dauphin Island, AL 36528 (205/861-2141).

Lundie Spence. Sea Grant Program,North Carolina State University,Raleigh. Undersea Oases: the Science ofNorth Carolina Hard Bottoms.

The North Carolina continental shelfecological and geochemical investiga-tions focus on the reasons for high pro-ductivity and nutrient fluxes at or neargeological outcrops, known as hard bot-toms. Added to a major research grantwere educationai development funds toproduce a video to bring results to thepublic sector, particularly in school sci-ence courses. Discussion, the video andrelated activities will be presented.

Bill Hastie. Oregon Dept. of Fish andWildlife, Newport. Oregon's Reefs.

Looking west from coastal Oregon, thePacific.Ocean conceals the nature of thecontinental shelf. Most visualize it as aflat slope, eventually dropping off to thedeep ocean. But, if the water is removed,a myriad of rocky reefs and pinnaclesfills the "landscape." The significance ofthese reefs to the public and the msearchsurrounding them is communicated toOregonians through education efforts atmany levels. This session looks at the re-search and how it is being used in Ore-gon schools.

John Dindo. Dauphin Island Sea Lab,Dauphin Island, AL. Hard Bottom Com-munities off Alabama With A Deep Diveto the Methane Seeps.

In 1' 3 local shrimpers were curiousabout rocks that they were catching intheir trawls. They brought them to theDauphin Island Sea Lab and, from thatinitial contact, a research investigationled us to the examination of low profilehardbottom areas off the Alabamacoast. Oxygen and carbon dating re-vealed the rocks to range from 18,000 -30,000 years old. This corresponded tochanges in sea level and depicted the ex-tent of the Florida Panhandle and Ala-bama coasts. Associated with thesehardbottoms are soft corals (gorgoni-ans) which enhance the reef type com-munity. Our research efforts extendedout onto the shelf in deeper water andrequired the use of a manned submers-ible. With this capability, we were ableto examine reef structures and dive toan offshore methane seep at 2,000 ft.

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: AchievingDiversity: Marine and Aquatic Educa-tion Programs. Sylvia M. James, NationalAquarium in Baltimore, MD 21202(410/576-3875).

Valerie Chase. National Aquarium inBaltimore, MD. Education Programs in Co-operation With a Large Urban School Dis-trict, Including Teacher Inservice Funded byHoward Hughes Medical Institute.

Learn how one public aquarium workswith its community schools in an effortto improve science education in a largeurban district with a particular empha-sis on teacher education and curriculumdevelopment support. Included will bea consideration of fundinvources thathave enhanced the cooperation possible.

Rod IL Spmatt and Anne Lindsay.University of South Carolina, Beaufort.The Effect of Summer Experiential Ma-rine Science Programs on Science Inter-ests of At-Risk Minority Youth.

Twenty-six minority students in grades4-8 from St. Helena Island, SC took partin two one-week science camps provid-ing hands-on activities in barrier islandsettings. Students were identified as at-risk for dropping out of school based onthe Beaufort County school district pro-file for potential drop outs. Participants

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were pre- and post-tested for scienceknowledge and attitudes toward scienceactivities. Results of the post-test indi-cated a significant positive attitudinalchange toward science activities at theend of each camp. Follow up of studentparticipation in school science activitiesis ongoing. Funded by South CarolinaSea Grant.

Sylvia M. James. National Aquariumin Baltimore, MD. Junior Aquarist Sum-mer Camp for Minority Youth.

The Junior Aquarist Summer ScienceCamp program funded by the NationalScience Foundation is a unique opportu-nity for minority students to get an in-troduction to science and itsapplications in the real world. Studentsin grades 7-9 who reside in BaltimoreCity or County have instruction in ma-rine and aquatic science, conduct hands-on research projects and explore careerstrategies in this four week program.Additionally, the program is designedto encourage the Junior Aquarists tocontinue their interest and involvementin the sciences through various studentopportunities at the National Aquariumin Baltimore.

WORKSHOP: MARE: A School-Wide,Interdisciplinary Ocean Studies Pro-gram, Using Marine Habitats To BringTo Life The Themes of Science. RobertaDean.

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DISCUSSION: Achieving Diversity:Reaching Out To Diverse Audiences theChallenge of Aquarium, Zoo and Mu-seum Programming. Pat Rutowski andJordan O'Rylee. Monterey Bay Aquar-ium, Monterey, CA 93940 (408/648-4858).

How do we get the messages of our or-ganizations out to diverse audiences?Participants will be asked to share ele-ments of their outreach programs, dis-cuss the particular challenges to set upprograms serving diverse populationsand how to succeed in these efforts. Peo-ple with existing programs are encour-aged to bring their edcationalmaterials to hann out.

SYMPOSIUM: Presenting the Gulf ofMaine: Deep Blues To A Greener Future?Organized by: Jeanne Meggison, Gulf ofMaine Marine Education Association, Ken-nebunk, ME 04043 (207/499-2445).

Jeanne Meggison and Jeff Sandler.Outreach specialist, Kennebunk, MEand Mr. and Mrs. Fish, South Portland,ME. From Space to Our Own Backyards:TraVeling With Water Through the Gulfof Maine Watershed.

This presentation is a multimedia-me-dia introduction to the Gulf of Mainesymposium. The intricate relationshipbetween o.ar own life cycles and waterwill be explained utilizing satellite andGIS images, interspersed with images of-people, places and the wildness of thisunique area. The text combines excerptsfrom the writings of Jacques Cousteauand the words of Chief Seattle with defi-nitions from present day environmental-ists to inform and inspire participantstowards affirmative global action andeducation.

Dean Meggison. Kennebunk HighSchool, ME. The Dynamics and Physiol-ogy of the Gulf of Main".

The Gulf of Maine is described as a "seabeside a sea;" as separate from the At-lantic Ocean as the Mediterranean Sea.The causes and effects of this separationare explored in this paper utilizing class-room activities regarding currents,bot-tom topography, tides, beach processesand sea level i ise. Handouts and re-source lists will be provided.

Susan Sedenka. Narragansett Elemen-tary School, Gorham, ME. Hands-OnWatershed and Wetlands Education inMaine.

Teaching about watersheds and wet-lands can be the ultimate challenge forthe elementary teacher. This paper willdemonstrate simple and inexpensivehands-on interdisciplinary Gulf ofMaine education techniques for theclassroom. The majority of this informa-tion is easily converted to any class-room, anywhere. Handouts andresource lists provided.

Ann Reid. Sea Grant Program, Univer-sity of New Hampshire, Durham. Get-ting Students and the CommunityInvolved in a Monitoring Project.

This paper will'demonstrate the ease ofwater quality testing with equipmentnow available for the classroom. Gettingstudents at all level.; and the communityat large "turned en" to water quality bya hands-on participatory approach toeducation encourages participants to"think globally and act locally" in ac-cepting stewardship as a role for them-selves in their own backyards.

Tuesday, August 9, eveningNMEA board planning meeting in-cluding new board members

Ecological Society of AmericaAwards and Past President's Ad-dress By Dr. Jane Lubchenco, MarineEcologist, Oregon State University

Dr. Lubchenco gave the very popularvideo tape address for 1992 NMEAmeeting in Oregon and invited us tohear her in person this year.

Wednesday, August 10, morningSYMPOSIUM: Communicating the Sci-ence, the Issues and the Importance ofGlobal Change. Organized by VickiClark and Lee Larkin. Sea Grant Pro-gram, Virginia Institute of Marine Science,

Gloucester Point, 23062 (804/642-7169).

Lynn Mortensen. Project Earthlink,Global Change Program, Arlington, VA.Global Change National Education In-itiatives.

Participants will explore the potentiallinkages among marine education andnational education initiatives on globalchange. Curriculum materials, trainingprograms, Internet usage, and satelliteteleconferencing will all be discussed.Special activities in celebration of the25th anniversary of Earth Day in 1995

are being planned by the thirteen fed-eral agencies of Project Earthlink andEarth Day USA.

Sharon Meeker and Gail Shelton.Maine/New Hampshire Sea Grant Pro-gram, Durham, NH and Gulf of MaineMarine Education Association. GettingConnected.

Studying global change makes us all re-alize the interconnections which existamong global change issues. Come andplay global change games and experi-ence the networks of issues that globalchanges are generating. A set of global

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change games will be available for par-ticipants to take name.

Lyle Sonia Sea Grant Program, Louisi-ana State University, Baton Rouge. Pro-ject TELLUS: Interpretive Videos forMiddle School Science.

This session will describe a materials de-velopment project recently funded bythe National Science Foundation. Pro-ject TELLUS is a series of video lessonsdesigned for middle school audiences.Five of the six interactive programscover global change topics related to thestates bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Thesixth program covers the scientific proc-ess or the nature of scientific inquiry.The five topics include exotics, biodiver-sity, water quality/pollution, climatechange and population. These interdisci-plinary programs will include elementsof physical, earth and life science. Eachvideo lesson will integrate an activitythat will involve the audience.

Vicki Osis. Sea Grant Program, Hat-field Marine Science Center, OregonState University, Newport. GlobalChange Hands-On Activities.

This session will present an introduc-tion to global change curriculum withemphasis on global warming and popu-lation growth activities. Samples of cur-riculum materials and demonstrationsof the activities used during the Na-tional Science Foundation/Oregon SeaGrant funded workshop for middleschool teachers will be presented.

Roseanne Fortner,and Victor J.Mayer. Ohio State University, Colum-bus. Global Change in the Secondary Cur-riculum: An Earth Systems Approach.

Where does global change fit into theprecollege curriculum? Using an EarthSystems approach to the teaching of sci-ence offers numerous infusion opportu-nities. Current efforts at sciencecurriculum restructuring indicate thisapproach may be an answer to needsfor relevance and renewed interest inscience. The National Science Founda-tion has supported curriculum develop-ment efforts that resulted in theproduction of "Activities for the Chang-ing Earth System," a book of 20 class-room-ready activities for middle andhigh school science. This session willhighlight the topics and approaches de-veloped in this book.

Harriet Stubbs. North Carolina StateUniversity, Raleigh. Scientist-Teacher In-teractions on Global Change.

This presentation will feature examplesof hands-on activities designed to be in-fused into established curricula ingrades 4-12. Based in current scientificresearch. the activities were developedby teachers and reviewed by scientists,educators and students.

Michael S. Spranger. Sea Grant Pro-gram, University of Washington, Seat-tle. Leopold, Global Environmental Ethicsand A Call to Arms to the EducationCommunity.

This discussion will focus on.the devel-opment of global envil-onmental educa-tion programs which attempt to bringthe concept of "thinking globally, actinglocally" into the classroom and work-place. Aldo Leopold has been recog-nized as being first in Westernintellectual history to advocate broadethical responsibility and action towardthe human and nonhuman naturalworld. This presentation will use obser-vations from Leopold's classic SandCountry Almanac and modem-day con-temporaries in challenging educators tocultivate a global, ecological consciencein students, colleagues and friends. Thesession will include examples of activi-ties and interactive discussion.

WORKSHOP: Living in Water: An In-terdisciplinary Science Curriculum ForGrades 4-7. Martha Nichols. NationalAquarium in Baltimore, MD 21202(410/576-3849).

Living in Water is a set of thirty-six,hands-on science activities that encour-age students to explore science proc-esses. In this workshop, sampleactivities suitable from one class periodor less that can be used no matter whereyou teach. Collect, organize and inter-pret data as-we test the physical proper-ties of fresh and salt water and examinehow these properties affect organismsand habitats. Come prepared to get a lit-tle wet and walk away with copies of se-lected activities.

WORKSHOP: Saving the Sea: How teach-ers and Scientists Can Contribute to MarineC.onservation in the Classroom From Mid-dle Schools to Colleges. Alison D. Merow.

See Monday morning listings for fulldescription.

Wednesday, August 10, p.m.SYMPOSIUM Non-Point Water Pollu-tion Study of Wildcat Creek, A Tributary ofthe Kansas River, funded by EPA andKDHE and done by Manhattan HighSchool independent study students. Organ -lied and presented by Dru Clark and herstudents. Manhattan High School, Manhat-tan, KS 66502 (913/587-2100).

This symposium will present the actualwork of high school students, presentedby the students and their instructor. Theprogram will be broken down into thefollowing parts:

The genesis of the program: an EPA-funded and KDHE- administered pro-gram designed for high school studentsto collect and analyze data regardingwater quality. It allows teachers toevaluate students through performancecriteria designed beforehand andshared with the students who are doingindependent study/research, not a regu-larly scheduled class, the ten parameterswill be discussed and compared with amore traditional grading system, and ex-amples will be given to show stumblingblocks as well as effectiveness in this ap-proach to learning.

Use of instruments, equipment andmeasurements: Chemical analysis ofwater using a spectrophotometer, con-ductivity meter, digital titrator and pHmeter. Velocity measurements and bio-logical sampling. Determination of lan-duse of the watershed of the creek byuse of a grid and aerial photographs.

Data collection, storage, manipulationand interpretation: use of computersand special programs to manipulatedata. The annual report, emphasizinggraphs that will compare and contrastdata based on season, temperature,water volume (especially before and af-ter the Flocid of '93) and site differences.

Advertising creeks to the public: discus-sions on conveying earth wise messagesto the community: elementary studentsto adults. Water conservation, respect ofriparian habitat, riparian biology, effectsof human development on creeks, theFlood of 1993s impact on creeks of theKansas prairie, and other creek-relatedtopics. Ideas will be given on methodsof arousing public awareness.

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SYMPOSIUM Writing for PublicationIn Marine Science and Maritime Studies.Organized by WM. Ray Heitzmann. Vil-lanova University, Villanova, PA 19085(610/519-4618).

A step:by-step (from idea to submis-sion) approach to manuscript construc-tion and publication. The presentationwill focus on generating manuscriptideas, locating outlets, query letters,manuscript format, working with edi-tors. Examples of various types of pro-fessional, technical and scholarlypublications will be used to illustrate thewriting/publishing process.

Nora Deans. Monterey Bay Aquarium,Monterey, CA. Writing For Publication:the Current Editor's Perspective.

Participants will gain an insight to thepublication process from an editorialperspective. While "omments will bemade relative to book publishing, thissession will focus largely upon writingand publishing issues related to Cur-rent: The Journal of Marine Education.Specifically, it will focus upon ideas forarticles, manuscript style and submis-sion procedures, including some "Do'sand Don'ts" in working with editors.

Edward Rock. Scott Foresman Publica-tions, Glenville, IL. Textbook Writing inScience and Marine Science.

This presentation will focus upon thetextbook publishing business from ob-taining a position as a reviewer throughcollaboration to publication. A detaileddiscussion of what textbook publisherslook for in a book proposal and anauthor will be covered. The role of fi-nances, adoption procedures, editor-author relationships, royalties, types oftextbooks, and related issues will be dis-cussed.

Thomas Greene. Fort Hamilton HighSchool, Brooklyn, NY. The Case Study ofa Marine Science Textbook Author.

The struggle of textbook writing will bechronicled. Problems of locating a pub-lisher, working with co-authors, meet-ing deadlines, writing at an audienceslevel, and related topics will be dis-cussed. The speaker's story will moti-vate prospective authors while alertingthem to potential pitfalls.

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: MarineEducation. John Trowbridge. LouisianaState University, Baton Rouge, 70803(504/383-9854).

Howard D. Walters. Gulf Coast Re-search Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS.The Use of Qualitative Data in ProgramEvaluation For Marine and Global Sci-ence Education.

The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory im-plements a number of nationally recog-nized educational programs in marineand global science. Efforts have been un-dertaken to more fully assess the shortand long-term impact of these pro-grams, utilizing qualitative datasources. Quantitative data have beenutilized substantially in program evalu-ation, monitoring, and planning since1987, but it is believed that a comple-mentary picture of program impact canbe developed from qualitative sources,particularly in a multiple-program edu-cation center.

John Trowbridge. Louisiana State Uni-versity, Baton Rouge. Gulf literacy: AMarine Science-Based Model of ScientificLiteracy.

A well-established trend in science edu-cation reform is the move towards thegoal of science literacy as evidence byProject 2061. Attributes of science liter-acy include: understanding key con-cepts and principles of science andunderstanding newspaper articles andgraphics

Joyce Roberts, Margaret Howell andRobin Berry. J.L. Scott Marine ScienceCenter and Aquarium, Ocean Springs,MS. AA (Aches to Applause) For MarineOutreach Educators - We Deliver Too!

The key to wise marine, aquatic andland stewardship comes from educa-tion. To effectively reach audiences re-gionally, often creatures and educatorsfrom watery and dry environmentsmust go inland - into classrooms. The lo-gistics of such a program can be a night-mare or a wonderful dream, ending instaff death or elation. Learn firsthandwhat it takes to make this type of educa-tion program a success for all involved.

Melinda Fry. Tennessee Aquarium,Chattanooga. Can't Touch This: A Dis-cussion of The Utilization of Live Speci-mens In Education.

Through slides and live animal presenta-tions get one educator's perspective ofacquisition, maintenance and use of livespecimens in an education department.

Vicki Clark. Sea Grant Program, Vir-ginia Institute of Marine Science,Gloucester. Can We Stop the Zebra Mus-sel?

The zebra mussel is one of many exoticspecies threatening the integrity of eco-systems in the United States. Eventhough these species cost billions of dol-lars to human health, agriculture and in-dustry, information on exotics does notappear in many science curricula. Thissession will present curriculum materi-als designed to introduce students ingrades 8-12 to the zebra mussel andother exotic species. Problem solving ac-tivities using current scientific researchdata will be demonstrated. Participantswill receive a copy of the teacher re-source packet.

Eleanor Abrams. Louisiana State Uni-versity, Baton Rouge. Can Life SurviveWithout the Sun: High School StudentsComparing Photosynthesis and Chemo-synthesis.

Although green plants utilize the sun'senergy, most organisms depend on acontinuous external supply of energy-rich organic molecules. Chemosynthesismight have been a major pathway forsupplying that organic richness in theearly days of life on earth. The compari-son of photosynthesis and chemosynthe-sis provides a conceptual linkage forhigh school biology students to under-stand that energy is a primary require-ment of life. A slide presentation andhands-on activity will contrast energy-fixing cycles of these very different pro-ducers. This paper will focus onphotosynthesis, chemosynthesis, energycapture and transfer, and the cycling ofmatter.

Lundie Spence. Sea Grant Program,North Carolina State University,Raleigh. The Death of a Whale: WhatCan We Learn?

Marine debris is not only an aestheticproblem for recreational beaches, butcan be a lethal issue for marine animals.December, 1992, a juvenile femalesperm whale washed ashore onWrightsville Beach, NC. During the ne-cropsy, the stomach contents revealed

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an assortment of plastics from a bleachbottle to 30 feet of polypropylene line.The death of this marine mammal wasattributed to malnutrition. While zoolo-gists have proposed some new ideasabout the eating habitats of youngsperm whales from this death, educa-tors decided to use the incident to pro-vide some lessons in conservation. Thissession will show the 1994 17-minutevideo with footage from the necropsyand interviews with educators and theMarine Mammal Stranding Network

and provide an educational strategy forusing this in the classroom.

NMEA board auction work session

Wednesday,August 11, eveningMr. and Mrs. Fish show and NMEAAnnual Auction

Thursday, August 11, morningNational Sea Gant Educators meeting

Thursday, August 11, afternoonNMEA annual awards ceremony: Ten-nessee Aquarium auditorium

Thursday, August 11, eveningTennessee Aquarium education pro-grams sampler

NMEA. dinner and tour TennesseeAquarium

Call for Auction ItemsWe hope to make this the best NMEA auction ever! We have an opportunity this year to reach out and share the NMEAspirit wirh other societies. Mr. Fish and our beloved, well-traveled Pike work hard to support NMEA during this annualfund-raising gala. We can all aid their efforts by bringing items for the auctlon. Auction items must be delivered to theNMEA conference headquarters by Tuesday afternoon, August 9:-

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FROM THE SHALLOWS...

by Deb CoulombePlease send us information about whatyou or other NMEA folks have been upto, professionally and personally. Haveyou switched jobs? Received a grant? Or-ganized a trip? Had a manuscript pub-lished? Finished a degree? Taken acruise? Gotten married? Had a baby? Wewant to hear about it!! Send your news toDeb Coulombe, NMEA, PO Box51215, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 or faxit to (408) 372 -8471. Please include yourname, address and phone.

First...some clarifications about items inour last column with apologies fromyour columnist!

Mark Shilling reported on the wide--spread use of WOW' Wonders of Wet-lands, but I neglected to mention that"WOW!" is the wonderful work of BrittSlattery of the US Fish and WildlifeService. Britt had her second child, Pat-rick Henry Slattery on April 8, 1994.

And now new news from our readers...

Steven A. Melcher writes to say he hascompleted. the Water Quality Manualfor the state of Delaware. He retiredfrom teed- ng (an indefinite sabbatical)and moveu from Delaware to...brr 27 de-grees...upstate New York. He spent lastsummer exploring Lake Ontario in hisnew sailboat and was active with theGreat Lakes Initiative. A computer net-work was set up linking everyone in-volved. Steven is also on the educationboard of the Senaca Park Zoo where thetheme for the new Children's Zoo is"Rivers of the World." Between trips toEngland, Belize, Guatemala, Russia andLindyhurst, NJ Steven has been teach-ing an oceanography course, lookinginto adopting a child from Russia, tak-ing African drumming, ballroom danc-ing and putting together a new tape,too! Steven, who reports he is still notmarried, now lives at 43 Reservoir Ave-nue, Rochester, NY 14620-2726, 716 -256-3928, Internet svaap3@aol.com.

Rhet Wilson of the South CarolinaAquarium sent in these items aboutfolks in her area...

Cindy Renkas of Mason Prep School inCharleston, SC was nominated Teacherof the Year for the South Carolina Pri-vate School Association and was alsothe SCMEA 1993 Marine Educator ofthe Year. Stan Rachelson of Columbia,SC and Paula Keener-Chavis of Char-leston, SC were both selected directorsof regional math and science "HUB's"funded by NSF and SC Department ofEducation for math and science im-provement. Bruce Lampright of SpringIsland, SC was named Industry Devel-opment Conservationist for 1993 by theSC Wildlife Federation. Conti -atulationsto all these fine South Carolina t-

Meanwhile in Georgia, Trish Hem-bree, a teacher at Paideia School in At-lanta has been elected the new presidentof GAME! Leaving the position of Presi-dent to Donna Stewart of the Jekyll Is-land 4H Center who recently traveled toupstate New York to accept the "Alum-nus of the Year" award from the Conser-vation Department of the Finger LakesCommunity College.

Peg Collins of MME reports that DavidDonna (MME) of Milton High School inMilton, MA took his students on Enviro-Lab out into Boston Harbor. They didan otter trawl during which Davidwarned them that they would unfortu-nately see no codguess whatTWOGREAT BIG CODS! Boston Harbor isalive and well but don't ask about thewater and sewer bills!

Peg also reports that Linda Macintosh(MME) of the Dana Hall School inWellesley, MA has a new baby boy andthat George Duane (MME) has been in-ducted into the Massachusetts ScienceEducators Hall of Famean honorgreatly deserved. (I had the chance tospeak to students in George's marine sci-ence class in the fall and I must agree!DC)

Cathi DeLisle of SENEME and theMystic Marinelife Aquarium wrote that,in collaboration with three other muse-ums in Connecticut, they are workingon an exciting and challenging programcalled "The Connecticut Museum Col-laborative for Science Education." Thisthree year program for teachers and

middle schcol students is funded byNSF. Also...in June a new exhibit, "Con-servation Information Center" openedat the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. Vol-unteer's present programs and provideinformation about Lang Island Sound toaquarium visitors.

Several resources reported on the mediablitz involving Bill Hastie of OregonFish and Wildlife...Bill, while in Victo-ria, BC last summer was in front of theParliament Building as part of a protestover logging. A news team saw Billwith an Oregon NMEA sweatshirt (theywere very hot items at the Oregon meet-ing in 1992!) and ran to ask him his opin-ion of logging in the US. Bill, being themedia-shy guy we all know him to be,grabbed the mike and gave them a fullreview of US logging and how it hasdevastated the Oregon mountains.Hopefully the state of Oregon was r,tuned to Canadian TV that weekend.Photographs will be available. ContactJohn Dindo.

Sylvia James of the National Aquar-ium in Baltimore received a HowardHughes Medical Institute grant for fiveyears of teacher inservice for BaltimoreCity Public Schools and NSF grant forsummer science camps for middleschool t.,inority students!

Ginger Hinchcliff, Education Coordi-nator at Rookery Bay National Estu-arine Research Reserve in Naples, FL.was selected as the educator to serve onthe external review committee for theNational Sea Grant College Program.Findings of the committee are expectedout sometime this summer. Ginger andTom Fish, Information Specialist atRookery Bay, recently attended the Gov-ernor's Environmental EducationAwards ceremoily in Orlando, FL.There they learned that Rookery BayN.E.R.R. had won the award for overallexcellence in the Government category.Congratulations!

Seacamp Association, lnc.iof Big PineKey, FL (which includes NMEA mem-bers Irene Hooper and John Booker)will be leading the first Russian Sea-camp Expedition in July. Fourteen for-mer campers and several Seacamp staff,accompanied by Russian camp staff,

teachers and scientists, will explore theculture, history and ecology of the coun-try through a boat tour on the VolgaRiver and a stay at a Russian summercamp.

Jeff Sandler, (the Mr. half of Mr. andMrs. Fish) called with news that he hadjust returned from a fabulous trip to Ja-pan where he was the guest of the gov-ernor of the northern Japanese state ofAomori. The purpose was to help Ao-mori and Maine become sister states.Jeff has been studying Japanese for fiveyears and is the President of the JapanAmerica Society of America. His Japa-nese came in handy in Shinagawa, Ja-pan (Portland, Maine's sister city) when

he gave a speech in JAPANESE(!!!) be-fore the legislature. When asked if theaudience looked perplexed or intrigued,Jeff replied at people came up to himafterward and wanted to know moreabout the "warthog in the bathroom!"Those that did understand the speechgave him a standing ovation! To see Mr.Fish for yourself, in English, be sure toattend the auction at our summer confer-ence in Tennessee. Jeff, once again, willbe the auctioneer. Thanks, Jeff!

Your columnist, Deb Coulombe, wasinvited to sign copies of her book, TheSeaside Naturalist, in Chicago at theShedd Aquarium's Member's Night,May 18. Laura Jenkiris of the Shecid'sli-

CHAPTER NEWSANNOUNCING A NEWCHAPTER!Tennessee is forming a state chapter ofNMEA and is in the beginning stages oforganization The state has been sepa-rated into three distinct regions eachwith a representative that will promotethe chapter and facilitate the organiza-tion of meetings and future plans. Theregion representative from the westernportion is Dr. Winfred Smith from theUniversity of Tennessee, representingmiddle Tennessee is Dr. Padgett Kelly,and the eastern representative is RobynDobyns from The Tennessee Aquarium.Any comments or suggestions, pleasecall Robyn Dobyns at 615-265-0695.

GULF OF MAINEJoin us June 4 for GOMEA Day at theGreat Bay National Estuarine ResearchReserve in NH. On August 7-11, a two-hour symposium will be presented atthe NMEA conference in TN on ourthreatened ecosystem, The Gulf of ME.GOMEA's annual conference will be atthe Maine Maritime Academy inCastine, ME on October 22. RichardWheeler of the Great Auk Voyage famewill be a featured speaker. Contact aboard member or Linda and Barry.Kilch. Our chapter is also working on acurriculum packet, networking withother organizations and organizing, andconnecting resource centers in the Gulfof ME area. Congratulations to MaryCerullo. Her book Sharks, Challengers ofthe Deep was chosen as an outstandingscience trade book of 1994 by NSTA and

the Children's Books Council. For moreinformation about GOMMEA, contactJeanne Meggison, RR1, Box 2409, Kenne-bunk, ME 04043.

MASSACHUSETTSPeg Collins, President and JackCrowley, Executive 1.:irector, along withother board members of MME havebeen actively networking with other or-ganizations in MA and New England todevelop curricula, hold workshops andteach teachers about marine studies. Mi-chael Williamson, a MME member isagain offering a summer marine scienceprogram, Marine Science, A SpecialCourse for Teachers August 1-12. Furmore information contact Michael Wil-liamson at Wheelock College (617) -734-5200x256 or (508) 468-4699. For moreinformation about MME, contact PegCollins, 12 yne Road, Brighton, MA02135.

MID - ATLANTICMAMEA invites you to their 1994 con-ference October 21-22 in Chincoteague,VA. Contact President-elect, Jan Hodgesat 804-642-7171 for more information.Karen Aspinwall MAMEA member re-cently published an activity book, TheDown By The Sea Activity Book to pro-mote understanding and conservationof marine habitats and sealife. ContactKaren Aspinwall, The Cattail Co., 88Green Meadow Dr., Elkton, MD 21921for more information. Vicki Osis, past-president of NMEA will be leading agroup of marine educators to Australia

brary arranged the signing which was- great ;Am! i heard wonderful thingsabout the aquarium's new director, TedBeattie. Everyone I spoke with was veryexcited about his ideas and his visionfor the aquarium's future, especiallywith regards to teacher education.Please remember to send me your best,easiest marine science teaching hints formy new book Oceans of Ideas. My'ad-dress: 13 Woodridge Rd., Holden, MA01520.508 -829 -2167 FAX 509-829-7893.One last thing...I will be running theauction at this year's conference in Ten-nessee and am asking everyone to bringa couple auction items along with them.

Thanks!

September 16-October 5. For more i,Ifor-mation call (503) 867-0257. Congratula-tions to Pamela Hensley and Terri Kirbywho were recognized as OutstandingClassroom Teacher and OutstandingNon-Traditional Educator, respectivelyat MAMEA's 1993 fall conference. Thissummer workshops sponsored by MA-MEA and organized by each MAMEAstate representative will be offered topromote marine education and recruitnew members. For more informationabout MAMEA, contact Joanne Powell,North Carolina Maritime Museum, 315Front St., Beaufort, NC 28516.

NEW YORKIn January, we welcomed BruceCarlsten and Susan Chelsea as co-chairsof NYSMEA. Fcr more information'about NYSMEA, contact E. BruceCarlsten, 35 Sanford St. Rye, NY 10580or Susan Chiesa, One Celestial Ln.,Levittown, NY 1W56.

SOUTHWESTThe 1995 conference will be in Santa Bar-bara on January 14. SWMEA has char-tered a boat and the activities willinclude whale watching, birding, a visitto the Channel Islands, hiking andmany other fun opportunities. Pleasecall Joy Wolf at 619-226-3640 for moreinformation about the conference. Formore information about SWMEA, con-tact Diane Sweeney, 4467 Saratoga Ave.,San Diego, CA 92107.

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NMEA OFFICERS

PRESIDENT 1993-94John DindoDauphin Island Sea Laboratory

PRESIDENT-ELECT 1993-94Nora L. DeansMonterey Bay Aquarium

PAST-PRESIDENT 1993-94Sharon WalkerGulf Coast Research Laboratory

TREASURER 1992-94Valerie Chase.National Aquarium in Baltimore

SECRETARY 1993-96Pam StrykerAustin, Texas

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARYMichael RigsbyMonterey Bay Aquarium

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NMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Deborah Coulombe 1992-95Newfound Harbor Marine Institute

Mark DeCrosta 1993-96Florida

Barbara Lee 1992-95Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Michael O'Shea 1992-95Rutgers University, New Jersey

Mike Spranger 1991-94Washington Sea Grant

Rick Tinnin 1993-96Univ. of Texas Marine Science Institute

John Trowbridge 1993-94Louisiana State University

Maureen Wilmot 1993-96OCRM, NOAA

Rhet Wilson 1991-94South Carolina Aquarium

Joy Wolf 1993-96Sea World of California

NMEA news is published quarterly formembers of the National MarineEducators Association, a nonprofitorganization devoted to the study andenjoyment of the world of water, both freshand salt. To join, complete themembership application in thisnewsletter.

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