DISL marine environmental awards

The 7th annual Marine Environmental Awards luncheon, hosted by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation., will be held Nov. 6 at the Battlehouse Moonlight Ballroom in Mobile, Ala. This year's keynote speaker is the award-winning fisheries scientist, Dr. Steven Murawski of the University of South Florida. He specializes in population and ecosystem dynamics with more than 40 years of professional experience. Murawski has been actively involved in assessing the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its implications for fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Murawski has served as Principal Investigator for the Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE). The DISL Foundation will recognize Ben Raines of AL.com and Leave Only Footprints for their contributions to marine environmental sustainability in the Alabama Gulf Coast region. (Source: DISL 10/18)