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Dean E. Wendt Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Dean E. Wendt Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo SLOSEA (San Luis Obispo Science and Ecosystem Alliance). SLOSEA’s vision is a healthy, resilient coastal ecosystem that provides for thriving and interacting populations of plant, animal and human communities.

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Dean E. Wendt Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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  1. Dean E. Wendt Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo SLOSEA (San Luis Obispo Science and Ecosystem Alliance)

  2. SLOSEA’s vision is a healthy, resilient coastal ecosystem that provides for thriving and interacting populations of plant, animal and human communities.

  3. SLOSEA connects marine science with public policy, management, and community by conducting “user driven” research on marine resources Research & Monitoring Management & Policy Community

  4. Address Key Pollutant Sources and Impacts • Build Data and Framework for Regional Fisheries Management • Guide Appropriate Levels of Human Access • Identify, Detect, and Control Marine Invasives • Inform Decision Making for a Diversified Marine Economy • Characterize Climate Change Effects and Prioritize Local Actions

  5. Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status SLOSEA Key Pollutants Initiative

  6. Address Key Pollutant Sources and Impacts

  7. SLOSEA Water Quality Observatory ag runoff urban runoff ChorroCreek tides 3m max Los OsosCreek MorroBay groundwater seeps

  8. Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status LOW TIDE -1’ HIGH TIDE +6’ “BS1” 2006 Dec 21

  9. Sewage Spill Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status Mark Moline, Cal Poly Marine Sciences

  10. Nitrate and Tides (The Septic Signal?) Mark Moline, Cal Poly Marine Sciences Tide Nitrate Time – 2 months Nitrate appears to be pulsing when flushing is diminished by lower tidal swing

  11. Nonylphenol Emerging Contaminant May be causing tumors in fish in Morro Bay Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status Lars Tomanek, Cal Poly Marine Sciences 5 40 6 6 3 3 Tomales Bay Drakes Bay

  12. Nonylphenol Bioaccumulation Potential biological effects Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status Lars Tomanek, Cal Poly Marine Sciences Arrow goby with gonadal tumor, dissected Gonadal tumor Lipoma in liver

  13. Monitor and Assess Ecosystem Status Melissa Locke, JD, Cal Poly Management and Policy Action • Comments submitted to USEPA in Fall 2009 for an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for TSCA Sec(5) – EPA has released NP Action Plan • Comments submitted Los Osos & Morro Bay WWTP Projects -- CEQA Comment Period (aerobic conditions necessary to prevent NP toxicity) • Comment submitted to SLO County Planning Board on the use of sludge on open space (sludge = HIGH NP concentrations; resulted in ban of sludge on open space) • Petition submitted to CC RWQCB for 2012 303(d) list of impaired water bodies Request to list Morro Bay and Chorro Creek for nonylphenol contamination • Public comments at OPC and CC RWQCB meetings • Presentation by scientists at the SCCWRP CEC Advisory Panel Meeting • Public education opportunities – SLO Sierra Club, Coastkeeper, and Marine Interests Group (MIG) meetings

  14. California and Coastal Marine Initiative of the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation • California Coastal Conservancy/Ocean Protection Council • California Polytechnic State University • California Sea Grant • Campbell Foundation • David and Lucile Packard Foundation • The Morro Bay National Estuary Program • NOAA Fisheries

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