<p> 36th AAUS Diving For Science Symposium Alpena, MI September 12-16, 2017</p><p>SCIENCE PROGRAM</p><p>Friday, 15 September 2017 </p><p>7:30-8:30am Transportation from hotels to Great Lakes Heritage Center </p><p>8:30am Welcome Jeff Gray, Superintendent, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Rick Riera-Gomez, AAUS President</p><p>Moderator Ross Whippo</p><p>9:00am HUMAN FACTOR IN SCIENTIFIC DIVING: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Ed O’Brien, Giorgio Caramanna (21)</p><p>9:20am THE METHOD AND THEORY OF UNDERWATER PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LOCATION, SURVEY, AND EXCAVATION: EXAMPLES FROM FLORIDA AND THE GREAT BASIN Morgan F. Smith* (83)</p><p>9:40am AN OVERVIEW OF REBREATHER USE IN NOAA Raymond Boland (71)</p><p>10:00am MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN AQUARIUS REEF BASE Nasreen S. Haque, Bernie Chowdhury (8)</p><p>10:20am BREAK</p><p>10:50am AAUS Intern Presentation Erika Sawicki*</p><p>11:10am SCIENTIFIC DIVER TRAINING FOR YOUTH Luke Clyburn (75)</p><p>11:30am MANAGING COMPLEX TASK-LOADING: USING CCRS, DETAILED DIVE PLANNING, AND CUSTOM-BUILT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TO CHOREOGRAPH MULTI- ELEMENT SCIENTIFIC SAMPLING TASKS IN THE MIDDLE ISLAND SINKHOLE John C. Bright (73)</p><p>11:50 – 1:20 LUNCH Moderator Pema Kitaeff</p><p>1:30pm SCOOTERS AND SCARIDAE: UTILIZING DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLES TO ANSWER ECOLOGICAL QUESTIONS Tyler Phelps* (82)</p><p>1:50pm EXTRACURRICULAR SCIENTIFIC DIVING: MOTIVATING ADOLESCENT GIRLS TO ENGAGE IN PLACE-BASED SCIENCE ENRICHMENT Kama Cannon* (74)</p><p>2:10pm A REVIEW OF THE IMPACTS OF SCUBA DIVING ON BIODIVERSITY, ECONOMICS AND CULTURE Jacquline G. Keleher* (79)</p><p>2:30pm International Reciprocity Round Table</p><p>3:15pm BREAK</p><p>3:30pm Standards Rewrite Round Table </p><p>4:30pm Transportation returning to hotels</p><p>Saturday, 16 September, 2017</p><p>7:30-8:30am Transportation from hotels to Great Lakes Heritage Center </p><p>8:30am Welcome and Announcements</p><p>Moderator Derek Smith</p><p>9:00am THUNDER BAY’S SHIPWRECK MOORING BUOY PROGRAM: STRATEGIES, EQUIPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHODS Phil A. Hartmeyer, Wayne R. Lusardi (15)</p><p>9:20am ST. CROIX, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS - MARITIME/TERRESTRIAL ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL: A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO MERGE SUBMERGED AND TERRESTRIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES. Jay Haigler (1)</p><p>9:40am RIVER MUSSEL CONSERAVTION AND THE ST. CROIX NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAY DIVE PROGRAM Allison Holdhusen (78)</p><p>10:00am DECOSTOP: A 10 YEAR LOOK AT THE WRANGLING OF A SCIENTIFIC DIVING PROGRAM Laurie Penland (81)</p><p>10:20am BREAK</p><p>10:20am BIOGEOGRAPHIC CONNECTIVITY OF CARIBBEAN MESOPHOTIC SPONGE COMMUNITIES Marc Slattery (67) 10:40am QUANTITATIVE UNDERWATER ECOLOGICAL SAMPLING TECHNIQUES (QUEST) FIELD SCHOOL Liv W. Wheeler (84)</p><p>11:00am ALASKAN PROGRAM OFFERS SEMESTER-LONG DIVING INTENSIVE PROGRAM Joel A. Markis (80)</p><p>11:20am AAUS/OWUSS INTERNSHIPS; HOST INFORMATION Chris Rigaud, Heather Albright, Jenna Walker</p><p>11:40-1:20 LUNCH </p><p>Moderator Marc Slattery</p><p>1:30pm DIVERS PRESERVE TRADITIONS AND SEEK UNESCO RECOGNITION Robert Reavis (32)</p><p>1:50pm RESEARCH AT THE HAMMOND BAY BIOLOGICAL STATION AND THE ROLE OF SCUBA Chris S. Wright (86)</p><p>2:10pm PRESERVING OUR UNDERWATER PASTURES (PUP): RESEARCHING HUMAN IMPACT ON HISTORICAL ARTIFICIAL REEFS Michael A. Zinszer, Dalton J. Nicewonder, Alyssa R. Bawcom et al. (56)</p><p>2:30pm BREAK</p><p>3:00pm LOGISTICAL REALITIES OF SIMULTANEOUS, MULTI-OM OPERATIONS: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO CASE STUDIES Ross Whippo (85)</p><p>3:20pm ASSOCIATION OF LAND-BASED STRESSORS WITH COMPOSITION OF CARIBBEAN SPONGE COMMUNITIES Deborah Gochfeld (76)</p><p>3:40pm VIRTUAL DIVING IN THE THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY Phil A. Hartmeyer (77)</p><p>4:15 pm Transportation returning to hotels </p><p>5:30 pm Glass bottom boat tour. Transportation provided from hotels. Boat will leave promptly.</p><p>6:30 pm 2016 AAUS Awards Banquet (Fletcher Street Depot)</p><p>*Student Presentations</p>