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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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