Blue Ocean Symposium

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2023 Symposium Information

Join us for our 2023 Blue Ocean Symposium, presented by Stifel, on Friday, March 17! The Symposium will be held both in-person (at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH) and via Zoom.

Learn about current initiatives that are protecting marine life and our ocean environment and how you can help!

AGENDA

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10:00- 10:15 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

10:15-10:40 N’dakinna- Caretaking into the Future
Paul and Denise Pouliot, Chief Speaker, and Female Head Speaker, for the Cowasuck Band of the
Pennacook and Abenaki People

10:45-11:00 Seal Science on the Seacoast – Improving Our Understanding of Charismatic Megafauna in a
Changing Gulf of Maine
Brian Yurasits, Community Outreach Manager, Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue
Ashley Stokes, Director of Marine Mammal Rescue, Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue

11:05-11:20 Summary of 2022 Whale Watch Season
Dianna Schulte, Director of Research, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

11:25-11:40 Break

11:45-12:00 New Innovations and Technology to Improve Fishing and Support Fishermen
Richard Zack Klyver, Co-founder, Blue Planet Strategies

12:05-12:20 A Brief Overview of Aquaculture Research at UNH: Ropeless Farming and Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture
Mike Doherty, Aquaculture Specialist, UNH Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems, NH Sea Grant

12:25-12:40 Data Systems for Sustainable Development of Offshore Wind Energy: Promoting Coexistence
Beyond our Coast
Katy Bland, Engagement and Research Associate, NERACOOS, NH Sea Grant

12:45-1:45 Lunch

1:45-2:00 Marine Debris Issues and Local Trends for 2022
Danielle Kamberalis, Marine Debris Program Lead, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

2:05-2:20 Small Plastics, Big Problems? How Microplastics Impact Our Environment and Human Health
Charlie Rolsky, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Shaw Institute

2:25-2:40 Newcomers to the Region: Preliminary Results of Novel Predatory Effects on American Lobster
Helen Cheng, PhD student at Northeastern University, and Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow
hosted at Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-3:15 Sand Lance, Shearwaters, and Whales: Spatial Overlap and Implications for Conservation and
Management
Tammy Silva, PhD, Research Marine Ecologist, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

3:20-3:35 The Sei Whale- The Least Understood Large Baleen Whale in the Northwest Atlantic
Pete Duley, Research Wildlife Biologist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

3:40-4:00 Wrap Up/Surveys/PD Certificates/Upcoming Events

Symposium Registration

Registration is free, but donations are appreciated.
Refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees (space limited)

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Presenting Sponsor:

Stifel investment services logo

Additional sponsors/supporters:

This program is funded, in part, by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program
  Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association logo Aquakfisk Inc  
  Lil's logo The Islander Cafe logo  
  We Fill Good logo Gells logo