Schedule

Presentations available for download are listed below the speaker’s name and title.

Day 1 – Monday, June 17

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8:00 am

Performing Arts Center Lobby

Registration opens

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9:00 am

Performing Arts Center

Welcome Address

Andrew Egan, VP of Academic Affairs at the University of Maine at Machias
Paul Anderson, Director at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Pat Keliher, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources

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9:15 am

Performing Arts Center

Keynote Speaker

Heather Leslie, Ph.D., Director of the Darling Marine Center
    Presentation: From Mexico to Maine: The emerging science of coupled social-ecological marine systems (PDF)

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10:30 am

Performing Arts Center

Session 1: Watersheds

Ed Bassett, Passamaquoddy Tribe
     Presentation: Local Voice (PDF)
Tora Johnson, University of Maine at Machias
    Presentation: Watershed Actors (PDF)
John Kocik, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    Presentation: Sea-Run Fish Communities of the Eastern Maine Coastal Current (PDF)
Tom Huntington, United States Geological Survey
    Presentation: Climate, Hydrology, and Riverine Influence on the Near-Coastal Ocean in Eastern Maine (PDF)

As all rivers flow to the sea, upland watersheds provide a direct link to the productivity of marine species. Examples are anadromous species such as salmon and alewife.
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11:40 am

Breakout Rooms

Small Group Discussions

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12:45 pm

Kilburn Commons

Lunch

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1:45 pm

Performing Arts Center

Session 2: Intertidal

Damian Brady, University of Maine at Orono
Judy East, Washington County Council of Governments
    Presentation: Local Voice (PDF)
Heidi Leighton, Maine Department of Marine Resources
     Presentation: Resource Units (PDF)
Charles Rudelitch, Sunrise County Economic Council
     Presentation: Sunrise County Economics (PDF)

Between the reach of high tide and the retreat of low tide, the intertidal zone is home to a number of species that are adapted to varying conditions, including shellfish, rockweed, and marine worms.
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3:00 pm

Breakout rooms

Small Group Discussions

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4:15 pm

Performing Arts Center

Reporting Back

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5:30 pm

Reynolds Athletic Center

Cocktail Hour + Poster Session

Featuring seafood from Downeast Dayboat Scallops, Long Cove Sea Farm, and Georgetown Island Oyster Co. Cash bar.
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7:00 pm

Kilburn Commons

Dinner

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 18

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8:30 am

Performing Arts Center

Session 3: Nearshore

Presentations: Nearshore, combined presentations (PDF)

Carla Guenther, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Curtis Haycock, Fisherman – Milbridge
Carl Wilson, Maine Department of Marine Resources
Phil Yund, Downeast Institute

We’re defining nearshore out to 20 nautical miles. It includes the most accessible fishing grounds for coastal communities, including lobster, urchin, herring, scallops, and more.
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9:45 am

Breakout rooms

Small Group Discussions

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11:15 am

Performing Arts Center

Keynote Speaker

Josh Stoll, Ph.D., Cooperative Research Scientist with Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries and the University of Maine
    Presentation: The Ecosystem of Governance in Eastern Maine (PDF)

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11:45 am

Kilburn Commons

Lunch

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12:45 pm

Performing Arts Center

Session 4: Offshore

Kristan Porter, Fisherman – Cutler, MLA President
    Presentation: Local Voice (PDF)
Mike Sargent, Fisherman – Steuben
Bob Steneck, University of Maine at Orono
Jeffrey Runge, University of Maine at Orono
    Presentation: The planktonic lipidscape (PDF)

We’re defining offshore as 20–40 nautical miles. Its fisheries include groundfish, lobster, scallops, and more. The overlap with the nearshore creates unique opportunities for collaboration.
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2:00 pm

Breakout ROoms

Group Discussions

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3:15 pm

Performing Arts Center

Reporting Back

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4:00 pm

Performing Arts Center

Keynote Speaker

John Hare, Ph.D., Science and Research Director, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Summary of the Conference: A Path Forward

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