2013 Maine Fishermen’s Forum
Seminar Schedule
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
8:00 am Clam Day Shellfish Seminar sponsored by the Maine Clammers Association
1:00 pm Facing Ocean Acidification in Maine: Identifying our Stakes, Question and Tools to Adapt and Protect the Fisheries
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
8:00 am Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training
9:00 am Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2 – Get Involved – It Could Change Where You Fish
9:00 am Prioritizing Fishing Performance Measures
9:00 am Gear Conflicts: How to Avoid Them & What to Do If They Happen
9:00 am Maine Lobstermen’s Association Annual Meeting
10:30 am Direct Marketing: Options and Obstacles for Maine Fishermen
10:30 am The Jonah Crab Fishery Improvement Project
10:30 am NOAA Listening Session
10:30 am Advances in Lobster Science
1:00 pm Meet and Greet with the Maine Marine Resources Committee
1:00 pm Business Planning TAA Workshop
1:00 pm Marine Stewardship Council
1:00 pm Our Changing Ocean – What Factors May Be Inhibiting Groundfish Recovery?
1:00 pm Ocean Renewable Energy
2:45 pm Licensing for the Future of Maine’s Fishing Communities
2:45 PM Lobster Market Overview TAA Workshop
2:45 pm The Aquaculture Leasing Process and How To Get Through It
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013
8:00 am Water Survival Training: Water Safety and Emergency Egress Training
9:00 am Maine Lobster Promotion Council Marketing Update
9:00 am Alewife Harvesters of Maine Annual Meeting
9:00 am Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association 2013 Pre-Season Meeting
9:00 am Next Steps for the Northern Shrimp Fishery
9:00 am How Else Can Fishermen Make a Buck? Spin-off Businesses – from Idea to Implementation
10:00 am Free Skin Cancer Screening
10:30 am Transitioning the Maine Biotoxin Monitoring Program and the Challenges of Emerging Toxin Management
10:30 am The Food Guys: “The Spain in Maine is Anything But Plain!”
10:30 am Results of Community Meetings on the State of the Lobster Industry
1:00 pm Aquaculture Opportunities for Fishermen I – Seaweed & Urchins
1:00 pm Environmental Monitors on Lobster Traps (eMOLT) – 2012’s Warm Water and New “Real Time” Temperature Probes
1:00 pm Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation – Gear Grab
1:00 pm Changing Ocean – What Changes Are We Observing in the Gulf of Maine and What Does It Mean?
1:00 pm Scallop Closed Areas: What Do We Know, What Should We Know and How Can We Best Learn More?
2:45 pm Aquaculture Opportunities for Fishermen II - Shellfish
2:45 pm Maine Food Strategy
2:45 pm Planning for Success: FishHub and Penobscot East’s New Entrant Fisherman Program
2:45 pm Public Meeting for NROC’s Fisheries Mapping Project