Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Conference

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Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference
June 2-4, 2015
Part Of Aquatic Ecosystem Health 2015 In Gainesville, FL
Monday June 1st, 2015
4:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Registration Desk
4:00pm - 8:00pm Poster Set-Up Century Ballroom B/C
Tuesday June 2, 2015
7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Registration Desk
7:00am - 5:00pm Poster Set-Up Century Ballroom B/C
7:00am - 8:00am Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
7:50am-8:00am Welcome From Dr. James Lloyd, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine Century Ballroom A
8:00am-8:30am Keynote Address - Dr. Jan Landsberg
Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems and Tipping Points		 Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 9:00am Keynote Address - John Reynolds
Marine Mammal Conservation: The Role of Health Professionals 		 Century Ballroom A
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessments- Cetaceans- Session Chair- Dr. Craig Pelton
9:00am - 9:15am Evaluating Ecosystem Impacts On The Health Of Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins During The 2013 Unusual Mortality Event Wendy Noke Century Ballroom A
9:15am - 9:30am Health Assessments in North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis): From Individuals To Population Level Projections Scott Kraus /
Rosalind Rolland		 Century Ballroom A
9:30am - 9:45am Augmenting Capture Based Dolphin Health Assessments  Craig Pelton /
Michael Walsh		 Century Ballroom A
9:45am - 10:00am Cost, Benefits And Solutions: An Overview Of Planning And Executing Marine Mammal Health And Environmental Risk Assessments And Interventions Stephen D. McCulloch Century Ballroom A
10:00am - 10:30am Applying Dolphin Population Health To Conservation Randy Wells Century Ballroom A
10:30am-10:45am Break Century Ballroom B/C
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessments-Manatees- Session Chair- Dr. Martine de Wit
10:45am - 11:00am One Health At The Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface Jenifer Chatfield Century Ballroom A
11:00am - 11:30am The Use Of Hematology And Chemistry Analyses For Monitoring Health In The Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) And Its Contribution To Understanding Biological Population Data Nicole Stacy Century Ballroom A
11:30am - 11:45am  Disseminated Toxoplasmosis And Serologic Survey For Toxoplasma gondii In The Wild Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Lauren Smith Century Ballroom A
11:45am - 12:00pm Establishing Thromoboelastography Reference Intervals In Wild Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) To Enable Further Understanding Of The Pathophysiology Of Cold Stress Syndrome Ashley Barratclough Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Albert's Restaurant
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring-Sea Grass, HABS, GIS Satellite Use- Session Chair-  Dr. Jan Landsberg
1:30pm - 1:50pm Harmful algal bloom monitoring to protect public and animal health in Florida  Alina Corcoran Century Ballroom A
1:50pm - 2:10pm  Brevetoxin-associated mass mortality event of bottlenose dolphins and manatees along the east coast of Florida Spencer Fire Century Ballroom A
2:10pm - 2:30pm The rise and fall… and rise again of the benthic macrophyte communities in the Indian River Lagoon Lori Morris Century Ballroom A
2:30pm - 3:00pm Florida Dept. of Health water quality monitoring Bob Vincent /
Danielle Stanek		 Century Ballroom A
3:00pm - 3:15pm Break Century Ballroom B/C
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring- Non-mammalian research-Session Chair - Dr. Michael Walsh
3:15pm- 3:30pm A Large Scale Chronic Fish Kill In The St. Johns River, Florida: A Complex Consequence Of Cyanobacteria Blooms Jan Landsberg Century Ballroom A
3:30pm - 3:45pm Status, Trends, And Health Of Florida's Coral Reefs Vanessa Brinkhuis Century Ballroom A
3:45pm - 4:00pm Fish Kills And Disease Events In Florida: FWC Role And Resources Micah Bakenhaster Century Ballroom A
4:00pm - 4:15pm  Emerging Diseases Of Aquatic Birds Mark Cunningham Century Ballroom A
4:15pm - 4:30pm Anthropogenic Impacts On Florida's Coastal Marine Invertebrates LeRoy Creswell Century Ballroom A
4:30pm - 4:45pm Long-Term Data Provide Insights On The Impact Of Harmful Algal Blooms On Marine Turtles Of The Indian River Lagoon Christopher Long Century Ballroom A
4:45pm - 5:00 pm The role of rehabilitation facilites in sea turtle health assessments Michael Walsh /
Craig Pelton		 Century Ballroom A
5:30pm - 7:30pm Poster Session With Hors D'Oeuvres Century Ballroom B/C
Wednesday June 3, 2015
7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Registration Desk
7:00am - 8:00am  Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
Infectious Diseases-Emerging Infectious Disease- Session Chair- Dr. James Wellehan
8:00am - 8:15am Pathologic Findings From The 2013 Mid-Atlantic Dolphin Morbillivirus Unusual Mortality Event David Rotstein Century Ballroom A
8:15am - 8:30am Phylogenomics Diversity Of Cetacean Morbilliviruses Nelmarie Landrau Giovannetti Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 8:45am Genomic Characterization Of Two Papillomaviruses In Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins Galaxia Cortes Century Ballroom A
8:45am - 9:00am A Viromic Study Of Serum Collected From Wild Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose Dolphin) Corey Russo Century Ballroom A
9:00am - 9:15am Seroprevalence Of West Nile Virus In Florida Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Of The Indian River Lagoon And Proximate Sentinel Birds Following Florida Introduction In 2001 David Kilpatrick Century Ballroom A
9:15am - 9:30am Infectious Diseases In The Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)  David Rotstein Century Ballroom A
9:30am - 9:45am Fatal Systemic Salmonellosis In An Adult Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Bryan Vorbach Century Ballroom A
9:45am - 10:00am Characterization Of A Novel Papillomavirus In Florida Manatees, Trichechus manatus Papillomavirus 2 James Wellehan Century Ballroom A
10:00am - 10:15am Break Century Ballroom B/C
Anthropogenic Health Stressors: Emerging Contaminants and Toxicology- Session Chair- Dr. Nancy Denslow
10:15am - 10:30am Investigating An Increase In Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Mortalities In 2013 Using Proteomic And Transcriptomic Analyses Nancy Denslow Century Ballroom A
10:30am - 10:45am Trace Metals In Tissues Of Free-Ranging Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) And Its Environment: Thirty Year Perspective Noel Takeuchi Century Ballroom A
10:45am - 11:00am Are Molecular Endpoints Useful For Environmental Monitoring Programs? Chris Martyniuk Century Ballroom A
11:00am - 11:15am Analytical Toxicology Of Inshore Gulf Seafood: Bridging Environmental And Public Health Concerns Post-DWH Oil Spill Andrew Kane Century Ballroom A
11:15am - 11:30am Mercury Concentrations In Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Inhabiting The Indian River Lagoon, Florida And Local Human Residents: Patterns Of Distribution Adam Schaefer Century Ballroom A
11:30am - 11:45am  Investigating The Possibility That Pollution Due To Oil And Gas Activates May Be Affecting Recovery Of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) Dana Wetzel Century Ballroom A
11:45am - 12:00pm Understanding The Use And Limitations Of Clinicopathologic Endpoints In Toxicologic Studies Of Aquatic Animals Nicole Stacy Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Albert's Restaurant
Marine Mammal Molecular Techniques and Immunology- Session Chair- Dr. Margaret Hunter
1:30pm - 1:45pm Next-generation Sequencing Of Gut Content To Help Inform The Florida Manatee Unusual Mortality Event In The Indian River Lagoon Margaret Hunter Century Ballroom A
1:45pm - 2:00pm Comparative Study Of The Innate Immunity And Clinical Pathology Among Two Populations Of Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) After The 2013 Unusual Mortality Event Estelle Rousselet Century Ballroom A
2:00pm - 2:15pm Sublethal Red Tide Toxin Exposure In Free-Ranging Manatees (Trichechus manatus) Affects The Immune System Through Reduced Lymphocyte Proliferation Responses, Inflammation And Oxidative Stress Cathy Walsh Century Ballroom A
2:15pm - 2:30pm Immune Assessment In Manatees With Cold Stress Syndrome Tracy Sherwood Century Ballroom A
2:30pm - 2:45pm Baseline Leukocyte Cytokine Levels In A Subpopulation Of Healthy Florida Manatees Measured By Quantitative PCR Jason Ferrente Century Ballroom A
2:45pm - 3:00pm A Transcriptomic Analysis Of Skin From The Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncates Jeanie Morey Century Ballroom A
3:00pm - 3:15pm Kissin' Cousins: A Look At The High Genetic Relatedness And Inbreeding Of The Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Michelle Davis Century Ballroom A
3:15pm- 3:30pm Getting The Most Information During Health Assessment, Stranding Response And Rehabilitation Studies: Optimizing Sample Collection For Future Molecular Diagnostics And Toxicology Studies Alissa Deming Century Ballroom A
3:30pm - 3:45pm  Break Century Ballroom B/C
Marine Mammal Reproductive Health- Session Chair- Dr. Dana Wetzel
3:45pm - 4:00pm  Defining Baseline Reproduction: The Basis For Reproductive Health Assessment Programs  Todd Robeck Century Ballroom A
4:00pm - 4:15pm Reproductive Success Of Bottlenose Dolphins  Randy Wells Century Ballroom A
4:15pm - 4:30pm Reproductive Anatomy And Histology Of The Male Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Hilda Chaves Perez Century Ballroom A
4:30pm - 4:45pm Anthropogenic Health Stressors Potentially Related To Captive Management During Rehabilitation Of Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Ray Ball Century Ballroom A
4:45pm - 5:00 pm Impaired Reproduction In North Atlantic Right Whales: Assessing Sub-lethal Anthropogenic Influences  Rosalind Rolland /
Scott Kraus		 Century Ballroom A
5:00pm - 7:00pm Poster Removal Century Ballroom B/C
7:00pm - 9:00pm Reception / Social Florida Museum of Natural History
Thursday June 4, 2015
7:00am - 8:00am  Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
7:00am - 12:30pm Poster Removal Century Ballroom B/C
Moving Towards Solutions For Maintaining Healthy Marine Ecosystems- Session Chair- Dr. John Reynolds
8:00am - 8:30am The Role Of Non Profit Organizations In Aquatic Ecosystem Health Katie Tripp Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 8:45am Role Of Government In Aquatic Ecosystem Health Larry Williams Century Ballroom A
8:45am - 9:10am A Rising Tide: Translational Social Research, Institutional Anthropology And The Policy Sciences As Tools To Navigate The Complex Dynamics Of Social Engagement In Conservation Adrian Cerezo Century Ballroom A
9:10am - 9:35am Applying Economics to Marine Mammal Conservation Elizabeth Pienarr Century Ballroom A
9:35am-10:00am Break Century Ballroom B/C
10:00am - 12:00pm Panel: Linking Priorities And Partners For Ecosystem Conservation Adrian Cerezo, James Lloyd, Elizabeth Pienarr,  Katie Tripp & Larry Williams
Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 12:30pm Conference Closing Remarks Michael Walsh /
Thomas Waltzek		 Century Ballroom A

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