54th annual Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat 15-18 September 2007 ... nestled in the Eastern foothills of Washington's Cascade mountains ...

Eddies, meanders, fronts, and jets impact the distribution of marine life in the ocean and are important components of the circulation field along the entire West Coast; their effects are felt in both continental margins and deep-sea waters. Variations in shelf width and freshwater influence create additional mesoscale or region-to-region variation. Especially welcome in this session are presentations that provide synthesis among regions and across disciplines. Topics may include, but are not limited to: the biogeochemistry of mesoscale features, variability in their generation and persistence, utilization by upper trophics, transport of organisms, modification of biological processes within features, and applications of remote sensing.