2023 Forum Review

The following Seminar Presentations have been provided for those who could not attend the 2023 Forum.  The Presentations are in PDF Format.

Wind Seminar Presentations

• Fisheries and Offshore Wind Synthesis of the Science
• Integrated Ecosystem Assessments Fisheries and Offshore Wind Development
• Gulf of Maine Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Conceptual Model
• Influence and Participate in Offshore Wind Research and Monitoring
• The Importance of Fishery Engagement in Informing Offshore Wind Development

Wind Seminar Informational Links

• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
• Maine Offshore Wind Research Consortium
• Maine State Offshore Wind Roadmap
• NOAA Integrated Resource Assessment
• NOAA Socioeconomic Impacts of Atlantic Offshore Wind Development
• NOAA State of the Northeast Ecosystem reports
• NOAA Wind Farms and the Bottom Trawl Survey
• Northeast Regional Ocean Council Ocean Use Maps
• Responsible Offshore Development Alliance
• Responsible Offshore Science Alliance
• TETHYS Environmental Effects of Wind and Marine Renewable Energy
• Maine Fishermen’s Forum 2020 Wind Seminar Page

Gillnet Seminars

• Update on Management Actions Affecting Gillnet Fisheries Interaction with Protected Species:  Reducing Interactions with Large Whales and Atlantic Sturgeon

Lobster Seminars

• DMR Lobster Science Update

Scallop Fisheries Seminars

• Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery Management & Research
• Shipwreck Avoidance in Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary
• Sand Lance in the Ecosystem

Shellfish Seminars

• Community Intertidal Data Portal
• Creating New Conversations Around Coastal Access
• Gouldsboro – Shore Access Panel
• Gouldsboro’s Shellfish Resilience Lab
• Guiding Local Decision-Making with Economic Data & Partnerships
• How do we Define, Inventory, Monitor, and Preserve the Working Waterfront?
• 2022 Update:  Long-Term Clam Flat Acidity Monitoring in Beals, Maine
• Real-time Forecasts for Shellfish Toxicity and Other Aquaculture Needs
• Understanding Injury, Pain, and Substance Use Among Shellfish Hervesters in Downeast Maine

Young Fishermen’s Development Seminars

• Young Fishermen’s Development Act – Training the Next Generation
• What is the New England Young Fishermen’s Alliance
• Marine Resource Education Program
• Eastern Maine Skippers Program