The Galveston Bay Estuary Program coordinates the State of the Bay Symposium to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to interact and share environmental policy and management successes, report the latest monitoring and research findings, and illuminate the challenges facing Galveston Bay.

12th State of the Bay Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the 12th State of the Bay Symposium.

Below are the presentations from the symposium:

Concurrent Session 1: State of the Bay | Emerging Contaminants Part 1 [2] | Strong Partnerships | Building Bird Habitats [2] [3]

Concurrent Session 2: Natural Resource Damage Assessments [2] | Improving Water Quality | Community Engagement with Birds | Oysters

Concurrent Session 3: Caring for Trinity Bay | Land Conservation | Exploration Green | Wetland Connections

Concurrent Session 4: Living Shorelines | Watershed-Based P&I | eDNA Biomonitoring | Flora and Fauna

Concurrent Session 5: WSQ Monitoring and Management | Community-Based Water Quality Initiatives | Data/Modeling | Historic and Future Bird Trends

Concurrent Session 6: Habitat Restoration | Emerging Contaminants Part 2 | Connecting Communities | Dolphins

11th State of the Bay Symposium

The symposium took place on January 22–23, 2020 at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.

Abstracts from the 2020 11th State of the Bay Symposium

Concurrent Session I Abstracts

Concurrent Session II Abstracts

Concurrent Session III Abstracts

Concurrent Session IV Abstracts

Concurrent Session V Abstracts

Concurrent Session VI Abstracts

Abstracts from the 2016 10th State of the Bay Symposium