Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit

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Info: A welcoming to the biennial BBMHC Summit.

Info: It has been almost 10 years since the Biscayne Bay Task Force was formed - a result of the very first Summit - what has transpired in the past 10 years? Successes for Recovery? Challenges to Recovery? Panelists: Jim Murley, Dr. Tiffany Troxler, Dr. Lynette Cardoch, Steve Sauls, and John Pistorino

Info: An opportunity to hear the "State of the Bay" from researchers and agencies monitoring the system. To highlight in discussion topics: Water Quality, Seagrass Habitat, Plastics/PFAS

Info: What are our policy and political leaders striving for Biscayne Bay Recovery?

Info: Learn about the Reasonable Assurance Plan and how your representative municipality is participating.

Info: What is the responsibility of developers towards environmental stewardship in the design/build process and how does this understanding translate into what is delivered? Takeaways: Raising the bar for all Miami-Dade County developers.

Info: ROOM 1: Efforts towards Restoration and Recovery
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Evaluation of Sweeping and UV Light Treatment of Street and Sidewalk Surfaces for the Reduction of Enterococci in Stormwater Runoff
Helena Solo-Gabriele (UM)
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Stormwater Report Card for Miami-Dade County: Tracking Municipal Compliance to Protect Biscayne Bay
Mariana Aziz (MWK)
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Stormwater on a Budget and Policy and Advocacy
Emilio Lopez (SOP Technologies)
3:00 - 3:15 PM
PFAS in the Biscayne Aquifer: Multi-Year Trends, Contamination Hotspots, and Regulatory Implications for Miami-Dade
Maria Guerra de Navarro (FIU)

Info: ROOM 2: Innovations for Restoration and Recovery / Water Quality
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Hurricane Irma induced Embayment Flushing and Bay-Ocean Exchanges in Biscayne Bay and its Sub-Basins
Wei Huang (FIU)
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Water Quality in Biscayne Bay, a Subtropical Estuary
Edward Castañeda (DERM)
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Multi-year Assessment of Land-Based Sources of Pollution and Water Quality in Biscayne Bay, Florida
Jhon Mojica (UM)
3:00 - 3:15 PM
From Then to Now: The County's Biscayne Bay Water Quality Characterization
Omar Abdelrahman (DERM)

Info: ROOM 3: Infrastructure for the Future
2:15 - 2:30 PM
PANEL: Connecting Ecosystems: Everglades Restoration, Biscayne Bay Recovery, and the Role of CERP
Everglades Foundation
3:00 - 3:15 PM
Scaling Community-Based Coastal Conservation: Research and Stewardship at Deering Estate
Joaquin Alonso (DERM)

Info: ROOM 1: Seagrass and Habitat Research
3:25 - 3:40 PM
Advancing Oyster-Based Coastal Resilience in Biscayne Bay: Integrating Population Insights with Nature-Based Restoration
Miya Khoo (UM)
3:40 - 3:55 PM
Seagrass Changes Associated with Long-Term Algae Blooms in Biscayne Bay
Galia Varona (DERM)
3:55 - 4:10 PM
Real time observation of impacts of nanoplastics on early stage development of Coryphaena hippurus (Mahi Mahi)
Alicia Boymelgreen (FIU)
4:10 - 4:25 PM
Spatiotemporal patterns of seagrass seascape state and stability in Biscayne Bay
Ryan James (FIU)

Info: ROOM 2: Building a Community around Recovery
3:25 - 3:40 PM
Lessons from Turkey Point on Oversight, Climate Risk, and Water
Rachel Silverstein (MWK)
3:40 - 3:55 PM
Building Miami's Circular Economy through the Zero Waste Miami coalition
Maddie Kaufman (DFO)
3:55 - 4:10 PM
Public attitudes to Biscayne Bay: Problems and Solutions
Julia Wester (UM)
4:10 - 4:25 PM
The More You NOAA: Protecting Biscayne Bay's Federal Resources
J.P. Brooker (Ocean Conservancy)

Info: ROOM 3: Water Quality and Nutrients / Unique Solutions pt. 2
3:25 - 3:40 PM
PANEL: City of Miami's Comprehensive Approach to Pollution Prevention
City of Miami (Sonia Brubaker)
3:55 - 4:10 PM
PANEL: Living Seawalls: Kind Designs, Reef Arches, Ecoconcrete and BIOCAP
Albert Gomez

Info: ROOM 1: Unique Solutions
4:35 - 4:50 PM
PANEL: Miami Community ResilientSea: Strategies, Barriers, and Opportunities
Gloria Blaise (UM)

Info: ROOM 2: Habitat Restoration
4:35 - 4:50 PM
Every Acre Counts: Restoring Natural Areas within Matheson Hammock
Ana Alexandra Rojas (Deering Estate, MDC)
4:50 - 5:05 PM
Morningside Shoreline Project
Katelin Stecz (City of Miami)
5:05 - 5:20 PM
Productive Floating Wetlands Across Freshwater and Brackish Systems in the Biscayne Bay Watershed
Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez, Ph.D. (FIU)

Info: WORKSHOP: Community Engagement and Advocacy for Equitable Development through The Green Infrastructure Accelerator Project
Sophia Bond (MWK)

Info: Connect & Collaborate with fellow community members.

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