Seminar List 1-19-2020

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