Date: Monday April 12, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham The goal of this public meeting is to discuss how the Northeast region as a whole can improve the collection of social and economic data about marine fisheries and its incorporation into fisheries management by:
1. Summarizing and evaluating the existing data collection efforts in fisheries socio-economics in the Northeast region;
2. Identifying data collection gaps that, if filled, could yield more accurate impact assessments of fishing regulations on the fishing industry and fishing communities; 3. Identifying processes and methods to initiate that would meet data collection needs.
Participants: This public meeting will be geared to a multi-stakeholder audience of fishermen, scientists, fishery managers, students, and others with an interest in the social and economic impact of fisheries management.
Co-Conveners: New Hampshire Sea Grant and Northeast Consortium
Organizing Committee:
Rachel Feeney, Northeast Consortium
Dan Georgianna, University of Massachusetts School of Marine Science
Ken LaValley, New Hampshire Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension
Earl Meredith, NOAA/NEFSC Northeast Cooperative Research Partners Program
Curt Rice, Retired Fisherman and Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Board
Angela Sanfilippo, Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership
Eric Thunberg, NOAA/NEFSC Social Science Branch
Details, agenda, and registration information will be forthcoming.