California’s economy depends on the sustainable use of marine resources, especially in the context of a changing climate. California’s ocean ecosystems are experiencing unprecedented changes including marine heatwaves, harmful algal blooms, and shifting distributions of marine species, which have profound impacts on fisheries and other marine resources and the coastal communities that rely on them. As such, understanding, predicting, and forecasting these changes in California’s marine and coastal environment is vital to ensure that we are able to effectively respond to changing ocean conditions. The CalCOFI Virtual Conference 2020 will provide a timely opportunity to share information on the current state and recent changes to California's marine and coastal environment and to continue to build a community of researchers and practitioners working toward holistically understanding, mitigating, and addressing coastal and marine resource issues along the West Coast.
Please join us for this year’s abbreviated, virtual CalCOFI Conference 2020. The conference will be held online December 1st & 2nd from 10:30am to 2:30pm (PST) each day. The program will consist of important updates on the CalCOFI program, an overview of the State of the California Current, panels on Climate-Ready Fisheries & Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), along with short discussion groups on topics identified by the CalCOFI community.
Detailed information. December 1st & 2nd, 2020 (10:30am to 2:30pm PST each day). WebEx link will be provided closer to the conference.
Registration. Registration is free this year to facilitate broad participation. Please register here by November 23rd, 2020 and share widely with others who may be interested in attending.
We look forward to seeing you in December!