东海岸演讲系列开始

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发布于2024年1月19日

琥珀色的一天

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The 十大彩票网投平台's Eastern Shore Speaker Series will showcase a diverse range of lectures and performances by artists, scholars and industry experts at the 美国费尔霍普鲍德温县校区. 总统 Jo Bonner and Executive Vice 总统 和教务长博士. Andi Kent will welcome guests at the first speaker series event to 二月举行. 2024年1月1日下午5:30.m. 民政事务总署署长 Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Dr. Sean Powers will then speak about "南's Impact on the Upper Gulf Coast."

座位有限. 即日起在 南Alabama.edu/SpeakerSeries.

Alabama’s waterways house some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the U.S., 他们是国家财政收入的主要来源. 据估计，阿拉巴马州以水为基础 recreation industry brings in more than $1 billion a year for Alabama. 手机是独一无二的 located on Mobile Bay at the foot of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. 保护这种自然 treasure and the marine life it sustains has long been recognized as a priority for 国家. But how do we measure marine diversity and ecosystem sustainability when 很多都在水下? 

Dr. 鲍尔斯和他的研究团队找到了答案. 他的研究重点是海鱼 and invertebrates and their habitats to help direct conservation and restoration efforts of Alabama’s recreational and commercial fisheries. 十大彩票网投平台的研究人员 have pioneered the use of advanced technologies to help make direct observations of fish and invertebrates in their marine habitats. 水下摄像机，远程操作 vehicles, satellite tracking of fish, seafloor mapping and artificial intelligence are cost-effective methods used by Powers and his team to monitor marine life. 

Direct observation of 阿拉巴马州的海洋生物 provides an accurate census of fish populations, which can help identify areas in need of conservation and restoration. 使用这些 methods, he has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has been awarded over $46 million in grant funding for his work. 还有保护 博士工作. Powers doesn’t stop at research and data collection. 他目前担任 on the 校董会 for Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust Board. 他提出了几个建议 Gulf States, including Alabama, on fisheries management and conservation activities. His work has been featured on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PBS, CNN 以及当地媒体.  

As advocates for Alabama’s clean waters and marine habitats, Powers and his research team provide the critical information to help build sustainable solutions to maintain 阿拉巴马州的海洋生物.

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