OneNOAA Science Seminar Series 3/10 - 9-10am

Speaker: Stephanie Showalter-Otts, National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Email:

Seminar Sponsor: NOAA Central Library; Contacts: (301-713-2600 ext. 140), or (Skip) (301?713?2600 ext. 118).

Remote access: Mymeeting webinar. Audio: Dial toll-free US 866-833-7307, participant code is 8986360#. Webcast at http://www.mymeetings.com. Under "Participant Join", click "Join an Event", then add conf no: 742656968. Passcode is brownbag. Be sure to install the correct plug?in for WebEx before the seminar starts.

Presentation Abstract: In 2014, the National Sea Grant Law Center, Maine Sea Grant, and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management received funding through the NOAA Preserve America Initiative to capture and preserve oral histories showcasing working waterfront preservation efforts. Ten working waterfront champions were invited to share the story of their community’s working waterfront initiative. The resulting “Preserving the Working Waterfront” oral history collection, archived with NOAA’s Voices of the Fisheries, includes audio recordings of the full interviews, transcripts of the interviews and audio slideshows highlighting key elements of their stories. This presentation will provide an overview of the project, discuss the value oral histories can add to working waterfront outreach efforts, and feature a screening of several audio slideshows. The presentation will also provide information on the related Sustainable Working Waterfronts Toolkit and its existing case studies and tools. For more information on the project and to view the slideshows, please visit the National Working Waterfront Network’s website at: http://www.wateraccessus.com/oralhistory.cfm.

Speaker Biography: Stephanie Showalter Otts is the Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Stephanie received a B.A. in History from Penn State University and a joint J.D./Masters of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. As Director, Stephanie oversees a variety of legal education, research, and outreach activities, including providing legal research services to Sea Grant constituents on ocean and coastal law issues. Her duties also include the supervision of law student research and writing projects and providing assistance to organizations and governmental agencies with interpretation of statutes, regulations, and case law. Stephanie also teaches a foundational course on ocean and coastal law at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Her research on natural resources, marine, and environmental law issues has been published in a variety of publications.

(Stephanie Showalter-Otts, National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program at the University of Mississippi School of Law)