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The 2001 Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico describes a National strategy to reduce the size of the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico and improve water quality in the Mississippi River Basin. The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force has initiated a Reassessment of the Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico based upon the latest scientific information. The Reassessment will evaluate the effectiveness of the current strategy and the need for future revisions. This symposium is part of the scientific underpinning for the Reassessment.
Presentations of prior and ongoing monitoring, modeling and research efforts from academic and government organizations will help formulate a state-of-the-science assessment of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sessions will feature plenary presentations followed by panel discussions on the following topics:
- Characterization and Long-Term Trends of Hypoxia
- Characterization of Nutrient and Organic Matter Loads
- Influence of Physical Oceanographic Processes on the Distribution and Extent of Hypoxia
- Influence of Water Column Processes on Oxygen Dynamics, including Chemical and Biological Transformations Leading to Hypoxia
- Benthic Processes Influencing Oxygen and Nutrient Dynamics
- Modeling Applications, Limitations and Uncertainties
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