Submitted by Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and partners will hold another series of seminars aimed at enhancing familiarity between interested groups and increasing awareness of the programs, needs and opportunities that are relevant to marine research of Mississippi waters.
"Hypoxia in the Mississippi Bight" will be the subject of the seminar Feb. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi. The center is at 1815 Popp's Ferry Road, exit 44 off of Interstate 10.
Keynote speaker Dr. Stephan Howden, University of Southern Mississippi Department of Marine Science, associate professor at Stennis Space Center, will share an overview on the dynamics of hypoxic occurrences.
Additional supporting talks will include:
-- "Hypoxia & Geological Oceanography" Dr. Charlotte Brunner, USM/DMS Stennis Space Center;
-- "Hypoxia & Biochemical Oceanography" Dr. Kevin Dillon, USM Gulf Coast Research Laboratory;
-- "Hypoxia & Biological Oceanography" Dr. Kjell Gundersen, USM/DMS Stennis Space Center;
-- "Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's Role Addressing Hypoxia" Richard Ingram, MDEQ;
-- "Fisheries Hypoxia Aspects" Buck Buchanan, DMR Finfish Bureau.
Interested persons are welcome. For details, call Traci Floyd, DMR Shrimp & Crab Bureau director, at 228-374-5000. Visit the DMR online at dmr.ms.gov.