Loading ...MASNA stepped up in a big way at this year’s MACNA. They had two big announcements for us member clubs.
The first was the creation of the MASNA speaks event. Here’s how it works:
Choose your speaker from our speaker database and MASNA will pay 50% of the Speaker’s actual transportation and room expenses up to $300, for any of these speakers to attend your meeting.
It’s a great way to get some of the MASNA registered speakers to come out to your meeting. If your club is interested in bringing a speaker in, you have to make a request to Linda Close at MASNASpeaks@masna.org before booking your speaker. Requests will be taken starting Jan 1, 2010 and will be limited to 24 speakers, so make your request as soon as possible. More details are on MASNA’s site.
Secondly, MASNA has given out the inaugural scholarship to a student who “has declared a major or has an intent to declare a major in one of the marine sciences.” The scholarship is for $2500 and a large part of it was provided by Drs. Foster and Smith.
Brita, who grew up in Alaska, spent the summer as an intern with NOAA at the Kodiak Research Laboratory working in the groundfish division. She works with the full-time scientists to evaluate rockfish stocks and life history. She is also designing and conducting research comparing seasonal maturity levels of several commercially valuable rockfish species. This has given her a great opportunity to assess rockfish maturity by operating specialized instruments for histology and microsopy.
Brita fished sockeye salmon commercially for two seasons in Alaska. During this time, she gained insight into the politics and policies of fisheries.With her imminent degree, Brita hopes to educate people about the ocean’s importance to the global ecosystem and to promote responsible use and protection of marine resources.
Brita spent a quarter in southeast Asia helping the United Nations Environment Programme with post- tsunami mangrove surveys and community forest education, and installed a micro-hydroelectrical system in a Thai village.
Congratulations to Brita and thanks to Drs. Foster and Smith and MASNA for providing a great program!
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