Science Advisory Committee
The Science Advisory Committee provides guidance on MBNEP program priority-setting based on scientific understanding of the issues at hand. The SAC recommends monitoring and research activities that inform the development of the status and trends of the estuarine environment. The Committee is made up of scientists, thought leaders, and government agency personnel with expertise in ecosystem health.
The Science Advisory Committee engages in several activities, including developing frameworks and monitoring protocols to measure changes in ecosystem health to assess trends to determine where stresses are most acute in the system. The Committee also develops frameworks and monitoring protocols to measure changes in ecosystem health.
The Science Advisory Committee also supports other areas of the Management Conference by offering technical advice and conducting scientific reviews of issues/activities requested by other committees. Other functions of the Science Advisory Committee include identifying opportunities for public participation and project involvement, as well as assisting in their planning and implementation. Finally, the Science Advisory Committee cooperates with the MBNEP to identify tasks and issues to address.
Publications
Mobile Bay Subwatershed Restoration Monitoring Framework, 2015
Meeting Information
2023
June 9, 2023: Agenda, Presentation
April 6, 2023: Agenda & Minutes, Presentation
2022
August 19, 2022: Agenda & Minutes, Presentation
May 20, 2022: Agenda & Minutes
February 25, 2022: Agenda & Minutes, Presentation
2021
October 8, 2021: Agenda & Minutes, Presentation
May 21, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
January 29, 2021: Agenda & Minutes
2020
August 12, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
July 24, 2020: Agenda
May 22, 2020: Agenda & Minutes
January 24, 2020: Agenda & Minutes, Presentations: D'Olive Watershed Restoration Monitoring and Development of a Watershed Condition Framework Stressor Matrix, Stressor Evaluation Matrix
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 SAV Monitoring Program, Fowl River Community Meeting
March 15, 2019: Agenda & Minutes
Archive (2012-2018)
