Meredith White (Mook Sea Farms), Mike Congrove (Oyster Seed Holdings) and Peter Hughes (Atlantic Cape Fisheries) will share their perspectives about the challenges related to ocean acidification facing the commercial shellfish industry and discuss the research and technology they’ve invested in to mitigate the impacts of acidification. Their presentations will be followed by a Q&A discussion with scientists Joe Salisbury, Jeremy Testa, and Daphne Munroe whose areas of expertise focus on carbonate chemistry and how it relates to sustainable management of shellfish and aquaculture resources.

Please register at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2594432230985442306

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal recently published its first series of map layers showing typical sea surface current patterns for each season in Mid-Atlantic and southern New England waters. The maps are the latest data products developed through a partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS), the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) and the MARCO Portal Team. In 2019, MARCO, the Portal Team and MARACOOS created a series of maps depicting average monthly sea surface temperatures based on 15 years of data. The groups continue to work together to develop map products for the Portal that draw upon the real-time observational data and expertise provided through MARACOOS.
 
You can learn more about the sea surface currents and temperatures maps in a special edition of our “How Tuesday” webinar series on April 14 from 11 a.m. to noon. Michael Crowley, technical director of MARACOOS and the Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, will discuss and demonstrate the maps on the Portal and the data products on the MARACOOS OceansMap that were used to create them.
 
Webinar URL: https://monmouth.adobeconnect.com/maracoos/
The webinar is free and open to the public. For planning purposes, please register in advance to Karl Vilacoba at kvilacob@monmouth.edu.

The OA Alliance will provide an overview of Ocean Acidification Action Plans. Case studies from New York and Maine will provide examples of process, partnerships, data/ research and content that are informing state’s OA Action Plan recommendations.

Speakers: Jessie Turner, Project Manager, OA Alliance; Sherryll Jones, New York State Ocean Coordinator, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Esperanza Stancioff, Chair of the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership, Extension Professor, Climate Change Educator University of Maine; Nathan Robbins, Climate and Adaptation Program, Commissioner’s Office, Maine Department of Environmental Protection; Kisha Santiago-Martinez, New York Department of State; Chair, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO)

Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7495166662896159233

For more information: info@midacan.org