February 6, 2017 — An agenda has been released for Tuesday’s community meeting organized to present information related to the November 2016 stranding of a humpback whale in Moriches Bay.
According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region division, a community meeting will take place on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence Hill in Farmingville.
The meeting is free and open to the public. The goal, organizers say, is to “provide an overview of the incident, lessons learned, and plans for future responses in New York for community members. Panelists will also receive comments and questions from the community.”
The agenda will include a welcome from Congressman Lee Zeldin’s staff, presentations, an event timeline, history and challenges of large whale response, a discussion of humpback whale biology and an overview of current research initiatives, lessons learned and an overview of planning initiatives and new collaborations, and comments, questions and answers with panel members.