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ENDORSEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESOLUTIONS

The SCB often is asked to endorse various scientific resolutions. The Bylaws of the SCB empower the President, on behalf of the SCB, to endorse resolutions that are consistent with the goals and mission of the SCB. Dee Boersma recently signed two resolutions in her capacity as SCB President.

The first resolution, Declining Amphibian Populations, resulted from a workshop held at the U.S. National Science Foundation in May 1998. The resolution called for establishment of an interdisciplinary and collaborative research program to specify and quantify factors affecting amphibian population dynamics; assembly of interdisciplinary response teams to identify causative factors to mitigate sudden amphibian declines; support from public and private institutions for research, policies, and conservation measures that will ameliorate amphibian declines; and a broad-based approach to studies of amphibian population dynamics to serve as a model for study of the global biodiversity crisis.

The second resolution, A long-term marine conservation biology research and monitoring program from Exxon Valdez restoration reserve funds, was developed by the Marine Conservation Biology Institute. This resolution comments upon the use of funds from the Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement. It calls for an ongoing, long-term marine conservation biology research and monitoring program not only to improve our understanding of marine species and ecosystems in general and those of the Gulf of Alaska in particular, but also to provide a strong scientific basis for conserving and managing living marine resources in the Gulf of Alaska over the long-term as environmental conditions continue to change.

The complete texts of these resolutions are available from Dee Boersma, Email boersma@u.washington.edu.

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