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The Goal of the Intra-Americas Sea Initiative (IASI) is to develop and promote an international, multi-institutional effort to improve understanding of the connectivity and societal impacts of climate variability, oceanography, geology, and ecology in the Intra-Americas Sea (Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) and adjacent regions.

How our Website Works: Select a topic of interest from the menu to your left. IASInitiative.org will provide you with current and historic information about the natural systems of the Intra-Americas Sea region, and Internet links to the people and institutions who explore and help manage these systems. We want to be your clearinghouse for regional environmental and development issues, whether you are an academic researcher, teacher, student, interested citizen, resource manager, agency employee, or developer. Contributions to this site are encouraged and appreciated!

IASI NEWS

Extended PATOMAC Seminars
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.A. - Summer 2003

The PATOMAC extended seminar consists of a 10-day program, which will be repeated in July and August of 2003. The program consists of 7 days of land-based discussions in various aspects of oceanographic data acquisition and analysis, together with a 3-day research cruise.

PATOMAC

There are two goals to this program:

To familiarize technical experts in Latin America and the Caribbean with the latest and most advanced methods and equipment used in ocean research that are needed to fulfill requirements for such governmental requirements as carrying out environmental impact studies.

To familiarize oceanographic research associates and technicians in the use of the specific types of equipment purchased by this program. This program will serve as a "license" whereby these individuals can gain access to the equipment in this equipment pool for their own work.

This program is funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, check out the schedule and logistics page.

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Take a look at some photos from the cruise of the first Patomac Seminar held from the 27th of June to the 6th of July, 2003, and from the second Patomac Seminar held from the 27th of July to the 5th of August, 2003.
Find out what happened to the drifters that were deployed on the first PATOMAC cruise.

Check out the path of the drifters that were deployed on the second PATOMAC cruise.

Click here for the latest track of the drifters that were deployed on the second PATOMAC cruise (updated every week or so).

The Chileans have put a short news story about us on the website of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy .
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OUR FIRST SCIENTIFIC MEETING WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!

Intra-Americas Sea Initiative
First Biennial IASI Science Meeting
November 9-11, 1999
Panamá, República de Panamá

	View the Directory of Participants
	Read the Meeting Abstracts On-line
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HOT TOPICS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Looking for science-related jobs or postdocs? Check the public bulletin board hosted by http://www.sciencenet.com for the latest Internet postings.

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Train at the Institute of Tropical Marine Ecology in Dominica

The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology (ITME), a not-for-profit organization, provides tertiary education and research training in marine biology and environmental studies at its field station in Dominica, Lesser Antilles. Spend a summer or a full semester exploring Dominica's underwater world, while learning about the ecology and conservation of marine resources. A limited number of scholarships are available for qualifying candidates.

For more information and application, check out http://www.itme.org/ or contact Mary Akers at the Student Affairs Office (716) 4391630 or by email to admin@itme.org.

SCIENCE FREEBIES:

Oxford University Press has set up a program wherein scholars from developing nations are eligible for free or greatly discounted electronic access to a large number of professional journals. Complete information is available at http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnls/devel/.

GrADS Software -- a gridded graphics display system available for free at GrADS.

For more free scientific software, check out SourceForge.

MEETING & WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2nd Workshop on Physiology and Aquaculture of Pelagics
with Emphasis on Reproduction and Early Developmental
Stages of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus Albacares.
July 12-23, 2004
Achotines Laboratory, Republic of Panamá.

The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) are organizing the 2nd Workshop. Number of participants is l imited to 12 (six researchers and six graduate students). The organizers and primary instructors are Dr. Daniel Benetti (RSMAS-UM), Dr. Daniel Margulies (IATTC) and Vernon Scholey (IATTC).

For more information, please contact Dr. Daniel Benetti.

C O A S T F I S H Conference
Coastal Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean:
Assesing, Managing and Balancing Actions.
October 4-8, 2004
Mérida Yucatán, México.

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The first COASTFISH 2004 conference offers a forum to generate interaction among individuals from different disciplines and institutions regarding the development and management of coastal fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Deadline for abstract submission has been extended to June 30th, 2004. For more information, contact the conference coordinator Dr. Silvia Salas, or visit the website.

SUSTAINABLE COASTAL
DEVELOPMENT FORUM:

Join an on-line discussion of wise practices for sustainable development in coastal regions and small islands at
http://www.csiwisepractices.org.
This site was developed by UNESCO's Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands (CSI) programme.

(Note: The site is password protected. For the username and password, go to http://www.unesco.org/csi/wise/progress2.htm, where you also will find highlights of a May 2000 meeting on Coastal Tourism Development in Protected Areas.)

FEATURED LINKS

Visit the UN's Caribbean Environment Programme and read the latest news of scientific, technological, and environmental developments.

Visit Island Resources Foundation, a 29-year-old environmental non profit group which works on the environmental problems of development in small tropical islands. They have several active programs, including biodiversity conservation, coastal zone and watershed management, and environmental information systems. See their web site at http://www.irf.org for details.

The National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) is a group dedicated to using science to protect coral reefs and reef-dependent people.

Watershed Reef Interconnectivity Scientific Studies (WRISCS) is an energetic project active in Central American CZ issues, actively pursuing a new phase of programmes.

Check out IASlinks.org, our companion site at NOAA/AOML, for regional physical oceanography data and research program information

Would you like to learn more about the University of Miami? Visit these Web Links for more information about our school and programs related to the IASI

University of Miami - Home Page (Coral Gables, Florida)
RSMAS - Home Page of the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (Virginia Key campus)
RSMAS Library - Print and Digital Marine Science Resources
AGRRA - Atlantic & Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (Department of Marine Geology & Geophysics, RSMAS)
GeoCore - GIS/Remote Sensing Laboratory (Department of Marine Geology & Geophysics, RSMAS)
UM/RSMAS Tropical Weather Page - Department of Meteorology & Physical Oceanography

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