ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

of ecosystems found in the U.S. and to address the full breadth of threats to species survival from habitat loss, to climate change,
to invasive species. The symposium will bring individuals from these diverse backgrounds to present data and perspective on
the current state of the Act and the species it protects. Participants will discuss case studies of species recovery efforts, data on
implementation of the Act, and results from current efforts to assess the overall success of the Act.
08:00 The Current State of Endangered Species Act Implementation and the Pivotal Role of Stakeholders
Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity
08:15 The Cape Sable sparrow and the Everglades ecosystem on which it depends
Dr. Stuart Pimm, Nicholas School of the Environment
08:30 A century later: A multi-disciplinary effort to share the lessons from the extinction of the passenger pigeon
(Ectopistes migratorius)
David E. Blockstein, Council for Science and the Environment
08:45 New methods for developing recovery criteria and the basic numbers of recovery
Maile Neel, University of Maryland
09:00 On time, on target: How the Endangered Species Act is saving America’s wildlife
Kieran Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity
Monday
Open discussion follows from 9:15 to 10:00
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Symposium: Despite What You’ve Heard...Conservation Success in the Chesapeake Bay
Session I
Room 310
Monday, July 22, 8:00 to 10:00
Organizer(s): Keryn Gedan, University of Maryland; Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Clemson University
The Chesapeake Bay is one of the world’s largest, most culturally treasured, and most productive estuariesa scale that challenges
and provides opportunities for conservation and management. Recent decades have been hard on Chesapeake Bay ecosystems and
the people who depend on them. The wild oyster fishery that once shaped the region’s cultural identity has collapsed, a seasonal
dead zone plagues the Bay mainstem, and there is heavy dependence on the blue crab fishery. Despite notorious environmental
problems, Chesapeake conservation practitioners have rallied a conservation ethic and pursued an ambitious conservation agenda.
Participants in this session have advanced that agenda and will discuss the triumphs and pitfalls of managing nutrients, fisheries,
and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. Nutrient management plans for the Chesapeake watershed are some of the strictest in the
nation. Fisheries managers are facilitating a shift from wild harvest to bivalve aquaculture and embarking upon one of the largest
marine restoration projects ever. Stakeholders from crabbing and farming communities steward conservation activities to preserve
the Chesapeake cultural legacy. Finally, the session will include a presentation about the Bay Game, a data-intensive, educational
simulation game that incorporates the complex issues of the Bay. In the Chesapeake Bay, people have transcended impressive
disciplinary, cultural, and political boundaries to carry out conservation activities.
08:00 A historical perspective of Chesapeake Bay wetlands, water quality, and watermen
Keryn Gedan, University of Maryland and Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Clemson University
08:15 Doing the right thing for the right reason: fisheries and eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay
Denise Breitburg, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
08:30 Overcoming barriers to restoring multiple ecosystem services in the Chesapeake Bay
Lisa Wainger, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Lab
08:45 Oyster conservation in Maryland
Stephan Abel, Oyster Recovery Partnership
09:00 Fits and starts with oyster conservation in Chesapeake Bay
Mike Wilberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Lab; John R.Wiedenmann,
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Lab and Institute of Marine and Coastal
Sciences, Rutgers University; Jason M. Robinson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake
Biological Lab
09:15 Getting more for our money: integrating habitat restoration priorities in Chesapeake Bay
Mark Bryer, The Nature Conservancy; Paula Jasinski, Chesapeake Environmental Communications, Inc.,
09:30 Innovative Collaborations and Solutions for the Commercial Blue Crab Fishery in Maryland
Jenn Aiosa, Environmental Defense Fund; George Chmael, Council Fire; Brenda Davis, Blue Crab Program Manager,
Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service; Ward Slacum, Versar; Richard Young, Crabber and Blue Crab Industry
Design Team Member
09:45 Management of blue crab in the Chesapeake: Science to ensure the sustainability of a Bay icon
Tom Miller, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science,Chesapeake Biological Lab
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