Keynote Address – Expanded Transcript - Lake Worth Lagoon Symposium

This was such a fantastic opening to the Symposium. It was the keynote address and it was given by Duane E. De Freese, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. You can find their website at the following address: www.hswri.org

His address is significant in that it identifies the importance that the Lake Worth Lagoon has to our immediate region, but also the importance it has as a national resource. Dr. De Freese talks about the importance of public awareness of this resource and role surrounding communities can play in the sharing of information in the protection and restoration of the resource. He mentions how land use decisions cannot be made without balancing the needs and the impact to the estuary. He also clearly defines the Lake Worth Lagoon as an urban estuary.

I present it here just so that it is accessible as possible. You can go to the ERM website for all of the abstracts and presentations made at the Symposium. Remember, click on the images and they will be revealed in a new window, in a larger format, for easier reading. Highlighting is mine.