CALENDAR

June 2008

8 MANTA Arrives in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The R/V Manta will arrive in Fort Lauderdale on or about this date, then transit to the Galveston.

15-18 Stetson Monitoring Expedition
The sanctuary will conduct its annual Stetson Bank monitoring expedition, weather permitting. For more information, contact Jennifer DeBose.

27 MANTA Dedication Ceremony - Galveston, TX
9:30 a.m. at Pier 21. Public tours availabe at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Shelley DuPuy.

July 2008

Whale sharks might be spotted cruising through the sanctuary during the month.

2-4 ICRS Flower Garden Banks NMS Cruise
For more information contact Emma Hickerson.

7-11 11th Annual International Coral Reef Symposium - Fort Lauderdale, FL
This major scientific conference provides the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. Natural scientists, resource managers and users, conservationists, economists, and educators meet together to advance coral reef science, management, and conservation. For more information, visit the conference web site at www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/.

19-23 Down Under, Out Yonder Education Workshop and SCUBA Field Experience
The Gulf of Mexico Foundation is sponsoring and coordinating the 13th annual edition of this popular workshop. Presentations and activities about coral reefs, reef fish identification, and national marine sanctuaries will headline the 2 land-based workshop days. Three additional days will be spent SCUBA diving in the sanctuary and conducting fish counts. For more information, contact Franklin Viola, Gulf of Mexico Foundation.

21-23 National Marine Education Association Conference - Savannah, GA
Education staff wil be participating in this conference to continue bringing sanctuary science to interested educators. For more information, contact Shelley DuPuy.

August 2008

Whale sharks might be spotted cruising through the sanctuary during the month.

11-13 Industry/Government Exchange Expedition
For more information contact Shelley DuPuy.

22-25 Mass Coral Spawning

September 2008

Whale sharks might be spotted cruising through the sanctuary during the month.

10 Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting - Galveston, TX
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sanctuary Advisory Council Meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Morgan.

November 2008

12 Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting - Galveston, TX
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sanctuary Advisory Council Meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Morgan.