ABSI Community Advisory Board Past Meeting Materials
This page contains all relevant materials from the ABSI Community Advisory Board meetings, encompassing all discussion and deliberations of the Board.
2023 CAB Meeting Materials
November 29, 2023 - Last CAB Meeting
*Apologies - this is an incomplete recording. The recording started late after the mid-meeting break. However, the Facilitator's Summary Report of the meeting will be made available for full written documentation of the meeting.
October 24, 2023 - Community Workshop
August 9, 2023 Community Workshop
April 12, 2023 - Community Workshop
2022 CAB Meeting Materials
November 30, 2022
October 19, 2022 - Community Workshop
October 18, 2022 - Oystermen's Workshop
July 27, 2022
January 26, 2022
CAB Phase IV Workplan and Collaborative Modeling Presentation (J Blair, FCRC Consensus Center & ABSI CAB Facilitator)
Ecological Model Presentation (E Camp, UF)
River Flow Model Presentation (S Leitman, FSU)
Hydrodynamic Model Presentation
(S Morey & X Chen, Florida A&M University, A Alfasso, FSU)
Riverine Model Presentation (X Chen, Florida A&M University, J Zhou, UF)
2021 CAB Meeting Materials
November 16, 2021
October 19, 2021
August 18, 2021
ABSI Research Update (S Brooke, FSU)
Apalachicola Bay NFWF 1.0 Restoration Update (M Davis, FWC)
FDACS Apalachicola Bay Water Quality Sampling (C Jones, FDACS)
Creating an Oyster Fisheries and Habitat Management Planfor the Pensacola Bay System (A Birch, The Nature Conservancy, L Geselbracht, The Nature Conservancy & ABSI Science Advisory Board)
July 14, 2021 Oystermen's Workshop #3 (Invitation Only; CAB on Zoom)
June 16, 2021
ABSI Research Update (S Brooke, FSU)
ABSI Pollution Study (A Solanke, M Martínez-Colón)
April 21, 2021
ABSI Research Update (S Brooke, FSU)
Estuarine Metrics (S Brooke, FSU)
April 15, 2021 Oystermen's Workshop #2 (Invitation Only; CAB on Zoom)
February 24, 2021
ABSI Science Update (S Brooke, FSU)
Apalachicola Bay Oyster Monitoring Program (M Davis, FWC)
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (M Posner and D Killorn, PPBEP)
ABSI Science and Data Collection Update (S Brooke, FSU)
Apalachicola Bay Wild Oyster Harvesting Closure Update - NWFW Cultch Map (J Estes, FWC)
Overview of Apalachicola Bay Mapping Project (R Grizzle, Univ. of New Hampshire & ABSI Science Advisory Board)
2020 CAB Meeting Materials
December 2, 2020 Oystermen's Workshop (Invitation Only; CAB on Zoom)
Video Recording of Meeting with Written Transcript*
*Note: We apologize for the poor sound quality and potential errors in the written transcript. This was our first attempt at recording an in-person meeting during COVID with new technology. We are working on adjustments to record and produce a clearer, cleaner video for the next workshop
November 12, 2020
ABSI Science Update and Model Development (S Brooke, FSU)
ABSI-NFWF Shared Components and Restoration Schedule (F Coleman, FSU and J Estes, FWC)
October 15, 2020
FWC Update on Apalachicola Bay Closure (J Estes, FWC)
Contrasts in Apalachicola River Discharge Create Opportunities for Learning (B Pine, UF & ABSI Science Advisory Board)
Update on Freshwater Inflow Modeling for ABSI (S Leitman, FSU)
The Role of the CAB and Scope of the ABSI Project (F Coleman, FSU)
CAB Outreach Subcommittee Report (F Coleman, FSU)
Apalachicola Bay Wild Oyster Harvesting Closure Briefing (M Norberg, FWC)
Model Status Update (E Camp, UF)
July 16, 2020
Oyster Modeling Demonstration (E Camp, UF)
Oyster Habitat Suitability Model (L Geselbracht, The Nature Conservancy & ABSI Science Advisory Board)
May 22, 2020
Overview of Oyster Management (J Estes, FWC)
FWRI Oyster Monitoring and Restoration Efforts in Apalachicola Bay (M Parker, FWRI Oyster Program)
MK Ranch Hydrologic Restoration (D James, Ducks Unlimited)
Lake Wimico (L Stevens, The Nature Conservancy)
March 11, 2020
Current Status of Apalachicola Bay (S Brooke, FSU)
Aquaculture Leasing Program (P Sapp, FDACS)
FWC Oyster Reef Management in Apalachicola Bay & Florida Oyster Cultch Placement Project (NRDA, J Brucker, FDEP)
OysterFutures Stakeholder Process (J Blair, FCRC Consensus Center)
January 8, 2020
Oyster Ecology (F Coleman, FSU)
Hydrologic Modeling (S Leitman, FSU)
Introduction to Oyster Modeling ( E Camp, UF)
2019 CAB Meeting Materials
December 18, 2019
Apalachicola River Slough Presentation (G Ackerman, Apalachicola Riverkeeper)
Oyster Fishery and Harvest Statistics (F Coleman, FSU)
December Research Update - Apalachicola Bay System Initiative (S Brooke, FSU)
FWC Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration Phase II (J Estes, FWC)
October 30, 2019