2023 Forum Review
Welcome to our review of the 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum which was held on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2023 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine
We offered many great Seminars at the 2023 Forum. The list is below:
2023 Seminar Detailed Descriptions
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
Lobster Seminars
Scallop Fisheries Seminars
Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery Management & Research
Shipwreck Avoidance in Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary
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
Below is other information that you may be interested in from the 2023 Forum.
2023 Scholarship Award Winners