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MONDAY, MARCH 2 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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TAG Meetings |
8:00 - 8:05 |
Welcome |
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8:05 - 10:00 |
Marine Fishes Taxon Advisory Group (MFTAG) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
Freshwater Fishes Taxon Advisory Group (FFTAG) |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch on Your Own |
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1:30 - 3:00 |
Aquatic Invertebrate Taxon Advisory Group (AITAG) |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
Break |
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3:30 - 4:30 |
Coral Conservation Action Partnership (CAP) |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
Wildlife Conservation and Management Committee (WCMC) update |
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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New Projects and Exhibits |
8:00 - 8:10 |
Paul Clarkson
Welcome and Introduction |
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8:10 - 8:40 |
Jon Hoech A
History of the Monterey Bay Aquarium |
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8:40 - 8:55 |
Animal Professional |
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SESSION 1 - Moderator: Marcus Zevalkink |
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8:55 - 9:15 |
Melanie Knight & Ruby Banwait
Mini Aquariums Coast to Coast: Catch-and-Release Public
Aquarium Model |
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Mike Price
Exploring Explorer's Reef: Or, How to Design, Create, and
Implement an Interactive Experience for up to 60,000 Guest
Visits Each Day! |
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Margarita Upton & Nick Yim
Cold, Deep and Dark: Designing, Constructing and Stocking a
Native California Reef Exhibit |
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9:45 - 9:55 |
Discussion |
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9:55 - 10:00 |
Aqua Logic, Inc. |
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10:00 - 10:25 |
Break - Sponsored by Aqua Logic, Inc.
and TRACKS |
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Training and Enrichment |
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SESSION 2 - Moderator: Hap Fatzinger |
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10:25 - 10:30 |
Tenji, Inc. |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Michael Grassman
Using Ultrasound Technology to Monitor the
Captive-reproductive Cycle of Female Broadnose Sevengill
Sharks, Notorynchus cepedianus,
at Aquarium of the Bay |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Jordan Salyers
Not Another Octopus Enrichment Talk: A Quantitative Approach
to Enrichment |
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Michelle Coley
Don't Shoot the Cobia!: Training
Rachycentron canadum |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
Ashleigh Clews, Meredith Meyers & Leigh
Ann Clayton A Touching Experience |
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11:30 - 11:40 |
Discussion |
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11:40 - 11:45 |
TRACKS |
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11:45 - 1:15 |
Lunch on Your Own |
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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Elasmobranch Husbandry |
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SESSION 3 - Moderator: Scott Reid |
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1:15 - 1:20 |
Dynasty Marine |
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1:20 - 1:40 |
Forrest Young, Ben Daughtry, & Frank
Young
Mobula hypostoma - You're Not
Cool Unless You Have a School |
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1:40 - 1:55 |
Kevin Lewand
Husbandry R & D Efforts with Common Thresher Sharks,
Alopias vulpinus,
and Opah,
Lampris guttatus: No One Said
this Would Be Easy |
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1:55 - 2:10 |
John Mauser
How to Be a Smooth Operator with
Gymnura micrura |
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2:10 - 2:25 |
Barbara Bailey, Monika Schmuck, Shannon
Mahoney, Caitlin Crowley, Lydia Glenn, Nina Fischer, Julie
Cavin Thinking Outside the Box
Truck - Long Distance Transports for Elasmobranchs:
Department of Transportation Compliance and LSS Logistics |
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2:25 - 2:40 |
Lyle V. Squire Jnr.
Sawfish Mega Move |
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2:40 - 2:50 |
Discussion |
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2:50 - 2:55 |
Cairns Marine |
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2:55 - 3:20 |
Break - Sponsored by Dynasty Marine and
Cairns Marine |
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Husbandry |
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SESSION 4 - Moderator: Dee Murphy |
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3:20 - 3:25 |
McRoberts Sales Co., Inc. |
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3:25 - 3:40 |
Allan Jan & Eric Hupperts
Managing Diversity in a Complex Predatory Exhibit |
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3:40 - 3:55 |
Barb Utter -
Pleine eau Seaweed:
Habitat-based Aquascaping at Monterey Bay Aquarium |
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3:55 - 4:10 |
Marie Collins
Cnidarella - Not a Fairy Tale |
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4:10 - 4:25 |
Margarida Ferreira
Promoting Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Growth Without Using Jellies. Is it Possible? |
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4:25 - 4:40 |
Christopher Payne
Let's Get Kraken: Managing a Diverse Collection of Octopuses |
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4:40 - 4:50 |
Discussion |
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4:50 - 4:55 |
Mazuri |
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6:30 - ? |
RAW Kickoff Dinner at Turn 12 Bar and Grill, Downtown
Monterey
Sponsored by Quality Marine and Ecoxotic |
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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Propagation |
8:00 - 8:10 |
Morning Update |
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SESSION 5 - Moderator: Kim Stone |
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8:10 - 8:15 |
Quality Marine |
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8:15 - 8:30 |
Michelle Davis
Project Coral - Captive Broadcast Coral Reproductive
Research at the Horniman Museum & Gardens |
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8:30 - 8:45 |
Matt Wandell & Richard Ross
Mating, Birth, Larval Development and Settlement of
Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse,
Hippocampus bargibanti (Whitley,
1970), in Aquaria |
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8:45 - 9:00 |
Leslee Matsushige
The New Seadragon Propagation Program at the Birch Aquarium
at Scripps |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Josh Wagner
Alternative Methods in Strobilating
Aurelia aurita |
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Chris Okamoto & Mako Fukuwa
The Frugal Rotifer Reactor: Raising Rotifers on a Budget |
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9:30 - 9:40 |
Discussion |
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9:40 - 9:45 |
TJP Engineering |
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9:45 - 10:15 |
Break -
Sponsored by Two Little Fishies and
Mazuri |
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Propagation 2 |
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SESSION 6 - Moderator: Scott Greenwald |
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10:15 - 10:20 |
Ecoxotic |
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10:20 - 10:35 |
Bret Grasse
Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis
lessoniana) Display and Culture
Through Multiple Generations |
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10:35 - 10:50 |
Lisa Larkin & Dr. Lance Adams
"Are You My Daddy?": A Closer Look at Parthenogenesis and
Artificial Insemination in Zebra Sharks (Stegastoma
fasciatum) |
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10:50 - 11:05 |
Josh Frey Sr. & Kari McKeehan
The First Successful Captive Breeding of Common Shovelnose
Rays (Glaucostegus typus) |
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11:05 - 11:20 |
Dr. Robert Jones & Dr. Jon Daly
The Use of Assisted Reproductive
Technologies in Breeding Programs for Elasmobranch in
Aquaria |
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11:20 - 11:30 |
Discussion |
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11:30 - 11:35 |
Reed Mariculture |
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11:45 - 1:15 |
Lunchtime Professional Development Session (pre-registration
required) or Lunch on Your Own |
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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LSS and WQ |
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SESSION 7 - Moderator: Chris Spaulding |
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1:30 - 1:35 |
RK2 |
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1:35 - 1:50 |
Micah Buster, Meghan Atkinson, Clare
Hansen, Ryan Hannum Sketch It Up:
An In-house Approach to Life Support System Design and
Development |
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1:50 - 2:05 |
Hunter Ryan
Design and Construction of a Modular Sulfur Denitrification
System |
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2:05- 2:20 |
Love Ruddell & Joe Arlotto
Act Like You Own the Place Even Before You Do |
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2:20 - 2:35 |
Bart Shepherd
Techniques for Manufacturing Artificial Seawater |
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2:35 - 2:50 |
Andy Aiken
Reducing Biological Filter Cycling Times During Construction
of Aquatic Systems: Pre-nitrification via a Temporary
Process Loop |
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2:50 - 3:00 |
Discussion |
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3:00 - 3:05 |
YSI |
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3:05 - 3:30 |
Break - Sponsored by RK2, YSI and
Reynolds Polymer |
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Husbandry 2 |
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SESSION 8 - Moderator: Richard Ross |
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3:30 - 3:35 |
Two Little Fishies |
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3:35 - 3:50 |
Erin Lyman
Floating Freshwater Treatment System for Giant Black Seabass
(Stereolepis gigas) |
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3:50 - 4:05 |
Matt Wandell
A Submersible Hyberbaric Chamber for Decompression of
"Twilight Zone" Fishes |
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4:05 - 4:20 |
Hiroko Takaoka
The Effectiveness of Compression Treatment for Deep-sea
Demersal Fishes Using a Gravity-Produced Pressure Chamber |
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4:20 - 4:35 |
Dave Smith -
Stop Doing Less With More; Use an Auto Feeder |
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4:35 - 4:50 |
Joćo Correia
Collection, Holding and Transportation of
Naucrates ductor |
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4:50 - 5:00 |
Discussion |
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6:00 - 10:00 |
A Night at the Monterey Bay
Aquarium
Sponsored by McRoberts
Sales Co., Inc. and Reed Mariculture |
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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Animal Health |
8:00 - 8:10 |
Morning Update |
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SESSION 9 - Moderator: Marie Collins |
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8:10 - 8:15 |
Fritz Aquatics |
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8:15 - 8:30 |
Charlene M. Burns
Quantification Method for
Decacotyle floridana after
Praziquantel Treatment in Spotted Eagle Rays |
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8:30 - 8:45 |
Charlotte Seid, Anita Kim, & Michael
Tlusty Identifying an Effective
Treatment for Lobster Shell Disease |
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8:45 - 9:00 |
Jolene Hanna
The Effects of Deslorelin Implantation on the Reproductive
Steroid Hormones of Female Freshwater Stingrays |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Eric Curtis, Marj Awai, Jeff Sedon, Kirk
Murakami Aulani System Sanitation
Protocol 2.0 |
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Rebecca Bray & Sarah Halbrend
Medical Aquarist, What Is It and Why You Want One |
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9:30 - 9:40 |
Discussion |
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9:40 - 9:45 |
Brightwell |
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9:45 - 10:15 |
Break - Sponsored by Fritz Aquatics,
Brightwell and RocknReefs |
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Conservation & Research |
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SESSION 10 - Moderator: Chris Plante |
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10:15 - 10:20 |
RocknReefs |
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10:20 - 10:35 |
Melissa Bishop
Advancements in the Management of Sea Star Wasting Syndrome
in Aquaria |
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10:35 - 10:50 |
Amber Thomas & Christy MacDonald
A Cuttlefish of a Different Color: Investigating Body
Patterning in Metasepia pfefferi |
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10:50 - 11:05 |
Robyn Doege
Pecos Pupfish, Cyprinodon
pecosensis, Conservation at the
Fort Worth Zoo |
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11:05 - 11:20 |
Mark Smith
The Role of Aquariums in the Recovery of Australian Grey
Nurse Shark Populations |
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11:20 - 11:30 |
Nancy Pham-Ho & Steve Yong
Seahorse Roundup: Establishing a Genetic Baseline for the
Lined Seahorse, Hippocampus
erectus, Through Collaboration
and Outreach |
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11:30 - 11:40 |
Discussion |
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11:40 - 11:45 |
Reynolds Polymer |
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11:45 - 1:15 |
Lunch on Your Own |
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5 |
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TOPIC |
TIME |
SESSION |
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1:15 - 1:45 |
RAW Business Meeting and 2017 Host Bids |
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Conservation & Research |
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SESSION 11 - Moderator: Mitch Carl |
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1:45 - 1:50 |
Seachem |
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1:50 - 2:00 |
John Than & Dr. Mark Flint
Spawn Induction of Acropora
cervicornis |
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2:00 - 2:10 |
Greg Barord
Around the World and Back to Save Nautiluses |
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2:10 - 2:25 |
Dr. Andrew Rhyne
It's All About HEAD Pressure and Pump Efficiency: Building
Energy Efficient LSS |
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2:25 - 2:40 |
Grant Anderson
LED Lights and Corals: Truth Is All in the Photos
and Data! |
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2:40 - 2:50 |
Discussion |
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2:50 - 2:55 |
Kessil |
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2:55 - 3:25 |
Break - Sponsored by Seachem and Kessil |
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The End! |
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SESSION 12 - Moderator: Michael Howard |
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3:25 - 3:40 |
Julianne E. Steers
Smack of Plastic Jellies? |
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3:40 - 3:55 |
Megan Olhasso
Creating a Plan for Knowledge Management in the Aquarium
Industry: Why Reinvent the Gravel Vac? |
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3:55 - 4:00 |
Discussion |
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4:00 - 4:15 |
Closing Remarks - Paul Clarkson |
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6:30 - 10:00 |
"ARCC After DARCC" at MBA's Animal Research and Care Center
(ARCC)
Sponsored by TJP Engineering
and Tenji, Inc. |
