Marriott Providence Hotel Downtown
1 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904
Monday, September 26, 2011
Workshop Goal: Develop an Ocean Observatory/ Fisheries Community Interactive Partnership
Objectives:
* Determine what MARACOOS-derived information products can be supplied regularly to fishermen;
* Complement what fishermen already know with new MARACOOS-derived information products;
* Engage the fishing community in the design and conduct of fisheries research projects;
* Establish a process for regularized engagement of fisheries stakeholders with MARACOOS
All sessions will be conducted in the CANAL ROOM
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
8:15 to 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 to 9:05 – Welcome, Carolyn Thoroughgood , Professor of Marine Bioscience and Chairperson of MARACOOS
9:05 to 9:10 – Welcome, Steven Lohrenz, Dean of SMAST, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
9:10 to 9:15 –Plan for Day: Moderator, Gene Kray, Dean of Continuing Education, West Chester University (Retired)
9:15 to 10:15 – Mid-Atlantic Observatory; Status and Products. Wendell Brown , Professor of Oceanography, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth & Scott Glenn, Professor of Physical Oceanography, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10: 15 to 11:15 – Coast Guard Search and Rescue Capabilities. Art Allen, Oceanographer, U. S. Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue
11:15 to 12:15 – Commercial/ Recreational Fishers Needs. Greg DiDomenico, Executive Director, Garden State Seafood Association & Adam Nowalsky, Chairman of the New Jersey Chapter of the Recreational Fishing Alliance
12:15 to 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 to 4:30 – Hands on Activities on a one hour rotating schedule:
Group A- Modeling Information/Resources Alan Blumberg, Professor of Oceanography, Stevens Institute of Technology
B- By-Catch Models; Developments and Progress.
John Manderson,Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Fisheries, Greg DiDomenico, Executive Director, Garden State Seafood Association & Greg DeCelles, Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
C- Tutorial on Use and Interpretation of Data.
Josh Kohut, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4:30 to 5:30 Wrap Up Discussion