Science Advisory Committee

The purpose of this committee is to provide guidance on priority setting by the program based on scientific understanding of the issues and to recommend necessary monitoring and research activities to inform the development of status and trends of the estuarine environment. The Science Advisory Committee includes scientists and government agency personnel interested in developing mechanisms for measuring ecosystem health and engages in the following:

  1. Assesses trends to determine where stresses are most acute in the system.
  2. Develops frameworks and monitoring protocols for measuring changes in ecosystem health.
  3. Provides technical advice or conducts a scientific review of issues/activities requested by other committees.
  4. Identifies opportunities for public participation and project involvement (i.e., citizen monitoring).
  5. Identifies projects and assists with planning for their implementation (i.e., water quality monitoring, data management).
  6. Cooperatively identifies tasks/roles for MBNEP in addressing issues or galvanizing action.

Publications
Mobile Bay Subwatershed Restoration Monitoring Framework, 2015

Meeting Information
2019
September 13, 2019: Agenda, Minutes
     Presentations:
     Draft Evaluation Framework
     Habitat Classification Scheme
     Coal Ash Pond Hydrogeology Results
May 10, 2019: Agenda, Minutes
    Presentations:
    Alabama Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring Program (Byron/Heck)
    Fowl River Community Meeting

March 15, 2019: Agenda, Minutes

2018
September 12, 2018: Agenda, Minutes

May 16, 2018: Agenda, Minutes
     Presentations:
     Displaying TSS & Turbidity
     Fowl River Marsh Study-Hydrology
     Fowl River Marsh Study-Vegetation
     Hydrogeology Team Update
     Hydrologic Modeling
January 24, 2018: Agenda & Minutes
     Presentations:
     Fowl River Watershed Study
     Ecosystem Services Research
     CCMP EST Report

2017
August 23, 2107: Agenda & Minutes
     Presentations:
     Fowl River Marsh Study
May 24, 2017: Agenda & Minutes
     Presentations: 
     Tensaw-Apalachee Mobile Watershed Management,
     Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Monitor Salinity in Coastal Alabama Waters,
     Habitat Restoration, Conservation and Protection Plan for Coastal Alabama
February 8, 2017: Agenda, Minutes
January 17, 2017: Agenda and Minutes
     Presentations: 
     Leveraging "Respect" for the Connect in an infrastructure-centric Policy Environment,
     Fowl River Marsh Health and Recovery Study, 
     ADEM surface water monitoring plan 2016-17

2016
August 17, 2016: Agenda and Minutes
     Presentations: 
     Mapping of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Mobile Bay,
     Oil Spill Science Discoveries Update,
     Riparian Habitat Quality Assessment Following Stream Restoration,
     Mobile Bay Ecological Forecasting II
May 25, 2016: Agenda & Minutes
     Presentations: 
     USDA-NRCS MLRA 152A & 133A Update Mobile County,
     Wetland/Upland Habitat Mapping Update,
     State of the Bay - Indices,
     Storm Surge Modeling in Watershed Planning,
     Watershed Management Planning
February 24, 2016: Agenda, Minutes
     Presentations: 
     HABs Gulf Coast 2016, ADEM 

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