Maine Fisherman's Forum Feb 28, March 1st & 2nd Samoset Resort Rockport Three days of full immersion in Maine's fishing culture and industry, and its scientific and management cutting edges. Workshops galore! Free and open to the public
Thursday February 28, 2019
(9:00‐10:30 am) Applied Shellfish Science Block, DMR & DownEast Institute (DEI) clam seed projects (9:00‐10:00 am) DEI mussel seed presentation (10:00‐10:30 am)
1:00pm Scallops Public Scoping Hearing: Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The New England Fishery Mgmt Council NEFMC wants to safely develop "a growing directed scallop fishery in federal waters in the Northern Gulf of Maine" but must prevent a "derby" fishery of unrestrained dredging.
1:00 pm Monhegan Room Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps and Large Trawlers (eMOLT): Real Time Bottom Temperatures. Host Sheila Dassatt, Downeast Lobstermen’s Assn.
The Gulf of Maine itself is experiencing significant environmental change and as temperature is an essential parameter in the movement of commercially important species, it is a critical piece of knowledge for fishermen. The Environmental Monitors on Lobster Trap (and Large Trawlers) Program (eMOLT, see www.gomlf.org/emolt/) has been collecting bottom temperature data for nearly two decades, and now observations are reporting in real-time. Staff from the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation will show how to access the data both on and off the water, and offer opportunities to get involved. We will also share other ways of accessing real-time ocean information and forecasts through NERACOOS, and discuss with participants plans for future information products.\
Friday March 1, 2019
9:00 am Rockland Room Fishery-Dependent Data: What's in it for You?
Although a lot of "data" gets collected from fishing vessels and seafood dealers, it isn't always clear how these data are used in decisionmaking This seminar is on how fishery dependent data is used, why it is important, and how it can help fishermen, scientists, and managers to make informed management decisions.
9am 9:00 am Rockport Room Maine Lobstermen’s Association 65th Annual Meeting MLA's President, Kristan Porter, will offer his reflections.
10:30 am Rockland Room Students in the Eastern Maine Skipper's Program pose the question "How Do We Use Technology in Any Form to Contribute to Sustainable, Safe and Thriving Local Fisheries' Futures? "
10:30 am Rockport Room Update on Right Whale Status. Topics: Research and Potential Regulations , population and entanglement updates, an overview of where things stand with potential management actions and pending court cases, an update on the results from the ongoing DMR vertical line research project, and a demonstration of a new prototype for the Time Tension Line Cutter.
1:00 pm Rockland Room Quota Leasing Costs in New England's Groundfishery . In 2010, the majority of the New England groundfishing fleet switched from the Days At Sea management system, which controlled fishing catch by limiting days fished, to the Sector system, which limits catch using annual allocations of hard quotas. This seminar will be on the cost of leasing annual catch entitlements in this fishery.
1:00 pm Rockport Room DMR Lobster Science and Management Update In this double session, the results of DMR's lobster monitoring programs and new research projects will be presented and discussed.
2:45 pm Rockland Room Open Forum with NOAA Fisheries Leadership
Saturday March 2, 2019
8:00 am Samoset Pool Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training
9:00 am Golf Club Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association - Annual Meeting
9:00 am Rockland Room Maine Lobster Boat Races 2019 Pre-Season Meeting The Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association (MLBRA) will hold its annual meeting to discuss the upcoming 2019 race season.
9:00 am Rockport Room Youth and Maine's Fisheries& Aquaculture, Maine Ocean School, a public magnet school in Searsport that offers an ocean themed high school education and transferable skills ocean-related career skills hosts a Leadership Forum" and Aquaculture Workforce mtg".
9:00 am Camden Room Preserving Maine's Working Waterfronts: How are We Doing, What's It Going to Take? Maine still has a working waterfront, but these waterfronts are under increasing development pressure. As property values and taxes rise and residential or tourism based uses increase how will Maine hold on to its working waterfronts?
10:30am Rockland Room The Food Guys Think you know chowder? Think again. Come try some interesting new dishes that COULD be called chowder.
10:30 am Rockport Room Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Annual Presentation. Learn what the marketing teams have been up to, promoting Maine lobster worldwide.
10:30 am Camden Room Technical Strategies for Anchoring Floating Aquaculture Systems
1:00 pm Rockland Room You & Your Money - Planning for the Retirement You Want
1:00 pm Rockport Room Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Warming Waters, Emerging Species and Market Changes: Lessons Learned from Southern New England’s Black Sea Bass and Jonah Crab fisheries
1:00 pm Camden Room Scallop Farming in Maine
2:45 pm Rockland Room Show Me the Money: Options for Funding My Business’s Growth,
2:45 pm Rockport Room Developing Viable Fisheries and Markets for Green Crabs: Current and Future Opportunities and Challenges The invasive E
2:45 pm Camden Room Space-age Data and Shellfish Farming: How Data from Buoys to Satellites can Improve Site Selection
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Thursday February 28, 2019
(9:00‐10:30 am) Applied Shellfish Science Block, DMR & DownEast Institute (DEI) clam seed projects (9:00‐10:00 am) DEI mussel seed presentation (10:00‐10:30 am)
1:00pm Scallops Public Scoping Hearing: Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The New England Fishery Mgmt Council NEFMC wants to safely develop "a growing directed scallop fishery in federal waters in the Northern Gulf of Maine" but must prevent a "derby" fishery of unrestrained dredging.
1:00 pm Monhegan Room Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps and Large Trawlers (eMOLT): Real Time Bottom Temperatures. Host Sheila Dassatt, Downeast Lobstermen’s Assn.
The Gulf of Maine itself is experiencing significant environmental change and as temperature is an essential parameter in the movement of commercially important species, it is a critical piece of knowledge for fishermen. The Environmental Monitors on Lobster Trap (and Large Trawlers) Program (eMOLT, see www.gomlf.org/emolt/) has been collecting bottom temperature data for nearly two decades, and now observations are reporting in real-time. Staff from the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation will show how to access the data both on and off the water, and offer opportunities to get involved. We will also share other ways of accessing real-time ocean information and forecasts through NERACOOS, and discuss with participants plans for future information products.\
Friday March 1, 2019
9:00 am Rockland Room Fishery-Dependent Data: What's in it for You?
Although a lot of "data" gets collected from fishing vessels and seafood dealers, it isn't always clear how these data are used in decisionmaking This seminar is on how fishery dependent data is used, why it is important, and how it can help fishermen, scientists, and managers to make informed management decisions.
9am 9:00 am Rockport Room Maine Lobstermen’s Association 65th Annual Meeting MLA's President, Kristan Porter, will offer his reflections.
10:30 am Rockland Room Students in the Eastern Maine Skipper's Program pose the question "How Do We Use Technology in Any Form to Contribute to Sustainable, Safe and Thriving Local Fisheries' Futures? "
10:30 am Rockport Room Update on Right Whale Status. Topics: Research and Potential Regulations , population and entanglement updates, an overview of where things stand with potential management actions and pending court cases, an update on the results from the ongoing DMR vertical line research project, and a demonstration of a new prototype for the Time Tension Line Cutter.
1:00 pm Rockland Room Quota Leasing Costs in New England's Groundfishery . In 2010, the majority of the New England groundfishing fleet switched from the Days At Sea management system, which controlled fishing catch by limiting days fished, to the Sector system, which limits catch using annual allocations of hard quotas. This seminar will be on the cost of leasing annual catch entitlements in this fishery.
1:00 pm Rockport Room DMR Lobster Science and Management Update In this double session, the results of DMR's lobster monitoring programs and new research projects will be presented and discussed.
2:45 pm Rockland Room Open Forum with NOAA Fisheries Leadership
Saturday March 2, 2019
8:00 am Samoset Pool Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training
9:00 am Golf Club Maine Elver Fishermen’s Association - Annual Meeting
9:00 am Rockland Room Maine Lobster Boat Races 2019 Pre-Season Meeting The Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association (MLBRA) will hold its annual meeting to discuss the upcoming 2019 race season.
9:00 am Rockport Room Youth and Maine's Fisheries& Aquaculture, Maine Ocean School, a public magnet school in Searsport that offers an ocean themed high school education and transferable skills ocean-related career skills hosts a Leadership Forum" and Aquaculture Workforce mtg".
9:00 am Camden Room Preserving Maine's Working Waterfronts: How are We Doing, What's It Going to Take? Maine still has a working waterfront, but these waterfronts are under increasing development pressure. As property values and taxes rise and residential or tourism based uses increase how will Maine hold on to its working waterfronts?
10:30am Rockland Room The Food Guys Think you know chowder? Think again. Come try some interesting new dishes that COULD be called chowder.
10:30 am Rockport Room Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Annual Presentation. Learn what the marketing teams have been up to, promoting Maine lobster worldwide.
10:30 am Camden Room Technical Strategies for Anchoring Floating Aquaculture Systems
1:00 pm Rockland Room You & Your Money - Planning for the Retirement You Want
1:00 pm Rockport Room Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Warming Waters, Emerging Species and Market Changes: Lessons Learned from Southern New England’s Black Sea Bass and Jonah Crab fisheries
1:00 pm Camden Room Scallop Farming in Maine
2:45 pm Rockland Room Show Me the Money: Options for Funding My Business’s Growth,
2:45 pm Rockport Room Developing Viable Fisheries and Markets for Green Crabs: Current and Future Opportunities and Challenges The invasive E
2:45 pm Camden Room Space-age Data and Shellfish Farming: How Data from Buoys to Satellites can Improve Site Selection
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