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March 29, 2024
Hybrid Event
Join in person at the Star Theatre, Kittery, ME or online via Zoom
View the Agenda and Speaker Bios (PDF file)

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AGENDA

View the Agenda and Speaker Bios (PDF file)

9:30-10:00 Registration/Sign In, Coffee, Snacks
10:00- 10:15 Welcome
10:15-11:00 Keynote, Small plastics, big problems? The truth about our complicated relationship with these materials. – Dr. Charles Rolsky, Executive Director, Shaw Institute
11:05-11:25 Litter on Local Beaches – Jen Kennedy, Executive Director, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation
11:30-11:50 Whales of Jeffreys Ledge, 2023 Season Summary – Dianna Schulte, Director of Research, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

11:50-12:00 Break

12:00-12:20 Measuring Sand Mud Properties: A Civil Engineering Perspective – Dr. Julie Paprocki, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNH
12:25-12:45 From the Bay to your Belly…and Beyond – Laura Brown, Owner and Director, Fox Point Oysters
12:50-1:10 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle against big oil in Great Bay – Melissa Paly, Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper, Conservation Law Foundation

1:10-2:00 Lunch

2:00-2:20 Protecting the Piping Plover on Busy Beaches – What You Can Do to Help This Rare Bird – Brenden Clifford, Wildlife Biologist, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
2:25-2:45 Avian Influenza and Other Emergent Diseases Impacting Wildlife – Bob Dale, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, Center for Wildlife Abby Schofield, Senior Wildlife Specialist, Center for Wildlife
2:50-3:10 Saving a Species from Extinction: Protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale – Heather Pettis, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium – North Atlantic Right Whales
3:15-3:45 Promoting Conservation of Sharks by Developing Innovative Technology and Engaging Stakeholders in Fisheries – Dr. John Mohan, Assistant Professor, School of Marine and Environmental Programs, Mohan Shark and Fish Ecology Lab, University of New England
3:45-4:00 Wrap Up/Surveys/PD Certificates/Upcoming Events

There will also be many opportunities to meet local researchers, educators, and other ocean enthusiasts, plus exhibit space for organizations attending the symposium.

Symposium Registration

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. EMAIL US AT INFO@BLUEOCEANSOCIETY.ORG TO RECEIVE RECORDINGS (IF POSSIBLE) AND FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.

Registration is free, but donations are appreciated.