About

The symposium, which began in 1979 as "Alabama's Bays, Bayous, and Beaches Symposium," has evolved over the years. It encompasses a broader scope, emphasizing the economic importance of coastal waters, education programs and habitat restoration. Today, it stands as a biennial gathering that rotates between Biloxi, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama. 


The symposium is guided by many committees and requires sponsors to keep registration as low as possible.


Steering Committee

Name

Organization

Ana Wheeler

Mississippi State University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium 

Bethany HudsonMobile Bay National Estuary Program
Blair Morrison

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Cody Aloi
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 
Devaney Cheramie

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium 

Elizabeth Hall

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Hailee Nigro

University of Southern Mississippi 

Henry PerkinsMobile Bay National Estuary Program
JoAnn Moody

Dauphin Island Sea Lab/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Melissa Schneider

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Roberta Swann
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
Rusty Grice

Auburn University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Steve Sempier

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

LaDon Swann
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium


Program Committee

Name

Organization

Ana Wheeler (co-chair)

Mississippi State University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium 

Blair Morrison (co-chair)

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Hailee Nigro (co-chair)

University of Southern Mississippi 

JoAnn Moody (co-chair)

Dauphin Island Sea Lab/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Rusty Grice (co-chair)

Auburn University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Steve Sempier (co-chair)
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Ayesha Gray

Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Bekah Farmer

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Ben Posadas

Mississippi State University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Charlie Martin

University of South Alabama 

Chris Nelson

Bon Secour Fisheries

Christian Miller

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 

Ellen Coffin Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Emily Cotton Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Eric Sparks

Mississippi State University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Fred Leslie

Alabama Department of Environmental Management 

Jane Nguyen

Boat People SOS

Jason Kudulis

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 

Jason Rider

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 

Jeanne Allen

Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf of Mexico Division

Jillian Sower

Auburn University 

John Mareska

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division

Kim de Mutsert

University of Southern Mississippi

Kristiana Allen

Jackson State University/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Mary Kate Brown The Nature Conservancy

Michael Kruk

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental Information 

Patric Harper U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Paul Mickle

Northern Gulf Institute

Rhonda Price

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Samantha Capers

University of Southern Mississippi/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Shemika Brown

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Stephen Deal

University of Mississippi/Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Terry Boyd

Magnolia Key Oyster Company

Tracie Sempier

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Roberta Swann

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program 

LaDon Swann

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium






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