National Forum 

 to Address Water 

 Access Issues 



ig Waterways 

 & Waterfronts - A National 

 Symposium on Water Access," is 

 set for May 9 to 1 1 at the Sheraton 

 Norfolk Waterside Hotel. Local 

 government officials, coastal 

 management planners, legal 

 scholars and boating industry 

 representatives will gather to 

 explore solutions to the loss of water access 

 affecting recreational boaters, commercial 

 fishers and water-dependent businesses 

 across the nation. 



The conference will bring together 

 experts to delve into issues that surround the 

 current conversion of working waterfronts 

 — marinas, boat repair yards, fish piers and 

 charter fishing docks — to other uses such 

 as private residential developments and 

 businesses not dependent on water. 



"This conference is designed as 

 a forum to educate decision makers, 

 management agency staff and water- 

 dependent business owners to deal with 

 these trends and to foster constructive 

 dialogue about the nations' changing 

 waterfronts," says Virginia Sea Grant 

 economist, ThomasJ. Murray, conference 

 organizer and cochair. 



The conference is sponsored by the 

 Virginia Sea Grant Program; Sport Fishing 

 & Boating Partnership Council, a federally 

 chartered advisory body; the Coastal States 

 Organization; the Boat Owners Association 

 of the United States; the National Marine 

 Manufacturers Association; the States 

 Organization for Boating Access; and other 

 Sea Grant programs. 



For updated conference information, 

 visit: www.wateraccess2007.com. — K.A. 



COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Core Sound 

 Waterfowl 

 Weekend 



Want to help celebrate the rich 

 decoy heritage on Harkers Island? 



Attend the Core Sound Waterfowl 

 Weekend on Dec.1 to 3. The event — held 

 at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum 

 and Harkers Island Elementary School 

 — features a range of exhibits, including 

 decoy carvers and artists, model boat 

 builders and photographers who celebrate 

 coastal traditions. 



Participants also can observe boat building and net hanging, listen to storytellers spin tales 

 about the local community and taste local dishes. 



The event kicks off on Dec. 1 with a preview party. On Saturday, participants can visit the educa- 

 tion tent and community exhibits. The festival concludes with a fellowship service at the museum. 



For more information, call 252/728-1500 or go online to: www.coresound.com. — A.G. 



Cammen Named National SG Director 



Decoy carving will be featured at the Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend. 



Leon Cammen is the 

 new director of the National 

 Sea Grant College Program, 

 in the National Oceanic & 

 Atmospheric Administration 

 (NOAA). 



"Dr. Cammen brings 

 experience and vision to lead the 

 National Sea Grant Program as 

 it continues to provide quality 

 research and services to coastal 

 communities," says retired 

 Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, 

 undersecretary of commerce for oceans and 

 atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "Wth 

 more people living along the coasts, the work 

 done by Sea Grant is more important than ever 

 as it helps NOAA complete its mission." 



Cammen began his new position in 

 August. He has been with Sea Grant since 

 1 990, where he has served as a program 

 officer, research director, acting deputy director 

 and acting director. 



Since 2004, Cammen has been the 

 program manager for NOAA's ecosystem 

 research program, that includes programs and 



Leon Cammen 



laboratories from the Office 

 of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Research, the National Ocean 

 Service and the National Marine 

 Fisheries Service. 



He holds a doctorate in 

 zoology from North Carolina 

 State University. Cammen 

 carried out postdoctoral 

 research as a National Research 

 Council Canada Fellow, as a 

 NATO Fellow in Denmark and 

 at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. 



In 1 981 , he joined the Bigelow Laboratory 

 for Ocean Sciences. Over the next 1 years his 

 research included benthic ecology, respiratory 

 physiology, the microbial loop, benthic-pelagic 

 coupling and ecosystem modeling. 



The National Sea Grant College Program, 

 works closely with the 30 state Sea Grant 

 programs, including North Carolina Sea Grant, 

 and international programs in Indonesia, Korea 

 and South America. 



To find out more about the National 

 Sea Grant program, visit: www.seagrant.noaa.gov. 



-A.G. 



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