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Photos
from Discovery Day 2007 at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Despite threatening forecasts for stormy weather, Discovery Day at
the Dauphin Island Sea Lab forged ahead and proved to be one of the
most successful events ever staged by the facility and its partners.
An estimated crowd of 2,500 to 3,000 enjoyed the many children’s
activities, research exhibits and helpful information given out by
regional agencies. This year, the Sea Lab was privileged to host
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 200th year of
programs protecting the coast. To kick-off this celebration, NOAA
officials Tim Keeney, Captain Rick Brown and Dr. Rick Spinrad helped
break ground on the Richard C. Shelby Center for Ecosystem-Based
Fisheries Management. Senator Shelby’s Legislative Director Ryan
Welch was on hand to help inaugurate the building process on this
innovative management facility which seeks to help manage all
resources as an integrated community, not just on a single species
basis.
We are grateful to NOAA for their partnership of Discovery Day 2007.
We’d also like to acknowledge Port City Rentals for their generous
sponsorship.
Local agencies that participates this year include: Alabama
Department of Conservation and National Resources (ADCNR) Lands
Division, Coastal Section; ADCNR Marine Resources Division; Auburn
University Landscape Architecture Program; Auburn University Marine
Extension and Research Center; City of Mobile, Police Department;
DISL Graduate Student Organization; Environmental Studies Center;
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Gulf of Mexico
Alliance; Home Depot; J.L. Scott Education Center;
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium; Mississippi State
University’s Center for Sustainable Design; Mobile Bay National
Estuary Program; Mobile County Emergency Management Agency; NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City, FL; NOAA National
Weather Service; NOAA Pascagoula, MS; NOAA Restoration Center; NOAA
Coastal Survey; Town of Dauphin Island; United States Coast Guard,
Station Dauphin Island; and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
Photos are below.
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