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| GIBS is dedicated to conservation of nature whether it is land,
air or water (ocean, lakes, estuaries and rivers) and fully devoted
to the fundamental principles of conservation as envisaged by
President Theodore Roosevelt who created the National Parks. GIBS
follows the example of Rachel Carson who prevented the irreversible
damages done to birds and all organisms adversely impacted by DDT.
GIBS was founded as a non-profit organization (501-C-3) in 2000 by
conservation biologist and marine ecologist Prof. Robert Y. George.
Dr. George taught hundreds of students at baccalaureate, Master’s
and Ph. D. levels at American Universities such as University of
Washington, Duke University, Florida State University and University
of North Carolina at Wilmington. GIBS is affiliated with European
institutions like the Kristineberg Marine Research Station, operated
by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences that award the Nobel
Prizes.
NEW NEWS GIBS President Prof. Bob George (BG1) is now
appointed as Adjunct Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries at
the prestigious Rosenstiel School of Marine And Atmospheric
Sciences, University of Miami, starting Oct. 2, 2007. He will work
with the world-renowned coral expert Prof. Bob Ginsburg (BG2) who
will be an honorary adviser on deep-sea coral conservation issues.
Dr. George will also collaborate with Prof. John Reed of the Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institute of the Florida Atlantic University to
develop a “Deep-Sea Coral Conservation Program” for the Seascape off
Southeastern USA and the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. George, along with Dr.
Chris Langdon, has also initiated a research project on “Impact of
Ocean Acidification on Deep-sea corals” with first in situ
and lab. experiments on Lophelia pertusa, most common
reef-builders in the deep-sea.
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| Prof. Robert Ginsburg (RG2)and Prof. Robert George (RG1) | ||
| GOOD NEWS | ||
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“GIBS Harvard Declaration Conference” in 2006 paved the way for the creation of the “USA Deep-Sea Coral Board” under the jurisdiction of JSOST (Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology) of the White Houses’ Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). This board is a federal interagency group and will play a major role on both science and management of the newly discovered deep-sea coral ecosystems within the US EEZs. |
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| B. | GIBS will conduct a workshop on “Impact of Ocean Acidification on Tropical and Deep-sea Cold-corals” with Dr. Chris Langdon of RSMAS and Dr. Dick Feely of NOAA during the upcoming 11 International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (July 7-11, 2008). Interested participants should contact GIBS (910-799-4722 or georgeryt@cs.com | |
| C. | Miami 2005 deep-Sea Coral Symposium proceedings are now published as 2 Volumes: 1. “Conservation and Adaptive Management of Seamount and Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems”, 323 pages and 2 “Deep-Sea Coral ecosystems: Biology and Geology”, Bulletin of Marine Science Vol. 81, No 3: 307-559, both edited by Robert Y. George (GIBS) and Stephen D. Cairns (Smithsonian Institution). | |
| D. | MMS (Mineral Management Services) of the Department of Interior has awarded a to GIBS to produce the “Miami Deep-Sea Coral Symposium Executive Summary”, with recommendations for research and adaptive management of deep-sea coral ecosystems. | |
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