2020 Forum Seminar List 1-19-2019 Print Version (PDF)
2020 FORUM SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 5, 2020
8:30 am Shellfish Focus Day
9:30 am Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Maine
1:00 pm Coast Guard Approved ASHI First Aid and CPR Training
(pre-registration required)
Friday, March 6, 2020
8:00 am Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training (Pool)
9:00 am Groundfish Monitoring (Amendment 23) UPDATE
9:00 am Maine Lobstermen’s Assn. 66th Annual Meeting
10:30 am Overview of Changes in the Federal Atlantic Herring Fishery Management
Plan
10:30 am Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative’s Annual Report
1:00 pm Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps and Large Trawlers (Emolt): A
Gathering of Participants to Update Them on Protocol and Results
1:00 pm Update on Federal Scallop Fishery in the GOM: 2020 Outlook & Potential
Management Changes
1:00 pm Eastern Maine Skippers Students Explores the Marine Industry
2:45 pm Maine Fishermen: Collecting Fisheries Data Since 1607 (Golf Club)
2:45 pm Open Forum with NOAA Fisheries Leadership
2:45 pm But I Need Money Now – Funding Sources to Help Your Business
Saturday, March 7, 2020
8:00 am Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training (Pool)
9:00 am Maine Lobster Boat Races 2020 Pre-Season Meeting (Golf Club)
9:00 am Voices from the Maine Fishermen’s Forum – Stories & Exhibit (Fitness Center)
9:00 am Stayin’ Alive: Lifejackets for Lobstermen, What Works, What Doesn’t
9:00 am Utilizing Electronic Reporting Programs to Fulfill Reporting Obligations
9:00 am Reconsideration of Atlantic Cod Stock Structure in US Waters
10:30 am Alewife Harvesters of Maine Annual Meeting (Golf Club)
10:30 am The Food Guys: We Strive For Five (Ingredients)
10:30 am Maine DMR Lobster Science & Collaborations
10:30 am An Introduction to Management Strategy Evaluation: A Bridge, Not a Trap
1:00 pm Practical Equipment and Methods for Scallop Farming
1:00 pm Maine Dept. of Marine Resources Regulatory Update on Right Whales
1:00 pm Industry and User Driven Updates to the Northeast Ocean Data Portal / Fisheries
Mapping & Data Portals (combined)
2:45 pm Aquaculture Training Opportunities for Fishermen and Marine Tradespeople
2:45 pm Less Shrink Means More Profits: Avoiding Stress Points in the Lobster Supply
Chain
2:45 pm Working Waterfronts and the Commercial Fishing Community