You are invited to register for and attend the Beyond the Golden Gate Research Symposium being held virtually. You will be able to contact presenters after the symposium with any media questions.
Media Contact: Jennifer Stock: 415 686 1864 or Jennifer.stock at noaa.gov
Dates: January 19-21, 2022
Registration required to join: https://farallones.org/symposium/
Social Media
Hashtag for Symposium- #BGG22
Sponsors
@FarallonesNews- Greater Farallones Association
@GFNMS- Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary- Twitter
@CordellBank- Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary- Twitter
@EOS_Center-SF State Estuary and Ocean Science Center- Twitter
@NatlParkService- National Park Service
@sfbaynerr-San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
@ucd_cmsi- UC Davis Coastal and Marine Science Institute
@PointBlueConSci-Point Blue Conservation Science
An agenda for the symposium will be made available on January 7th here.
Key Messages
- The Beyond the Golden Gate Research Symposium highlights research being conducted in the waters of central San Francisco Bay, Gulf of the Farallones, Bodega Bay and Cordell Bank regions, and adjacent waters between Point Arena and Point Año Nuevo to promote awareness amongst the research community and greater public about oceanography, ecology, biology and geology in the region.
- The symposium focuses on new, on-going and recently completed research, monitoring and habitat characterization projects within the area and promotes sharing of information, collaboration and building on knowledge of the region
- This region as a whole is part of the Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve, designated in 1988 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere Programme.
- The institutions sponsoring this symposium are leaders in the field of marine, coastal, and estuarine research and resource protection and each contributes to our regional collective efforts through research, teaching, or management.
Co-sponsored by:
Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at UC Davis
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Estuary & Ocean Science Center, SF State University
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Greater Farallones Association
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Point Blue Conservation Science
Media images
Caption: San Francisco Bay’s watershed drains into the Monterey Bay and Greater Farallones national marine sanctuaries.
Credit: Rebecca Johnson
Caption: The Farallon Islands are part of the US Fish and Wildlife Refuge System and the surrounding ocean waters are protected by NOAA’s Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
Credit: Jaime Jahnke, ONMS, Point Blue
Caption: Humpback whales migrate to the Gulf of the Farallones region in spring/summer and have been spending longer periods of time in this area before migrating south for breeding.
Credit: Sophie Webb, ONMS, Point Blue
Caption: Krill are a species that are essential to the ocean food web in the Gulf of the Farallones region.
Credit: Jaime Jahnke, ONMS, Point Blue”
Caption: Cordell Bank is a colorful rocky reef about 20 miles off the Marin/Sonoma coast supporting diverse populations of fishes and invertebrates.
Credit: NOAA
Caption: A female dungeness crab with a load of eggs hides in the eelgrass and sandy seafloor.
Credit: NOAA
Caption: Giant kelp forests are not only a vibrant and biodiverse habitat for marine life, but play an important role in the transport of carbon in the ocean.
Credit: NOAA
