Join us for a three part series exploring life in the deep sea. Pre-eminent scientists from around the Mid-Atlantic region will guide us on a tour of unique and exciting species living in extreme conditions far below the surface. We will explore the animals that live there and how they use both natural and man-made habitats to aid in their survival. From crustaceans and corals to sharks and whales, this is one webinar series you won’t want to miss!
Featured Speakers:
Canyon Landscapes and Species Interactions
- Dr. Peter Auster, Research Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut and Senior Research Scientist, Mystic Aquarium
Canyons, Chondrichthyans and Conservation
- Merry Camhi, Director, New York Seascape, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York Aquarium
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Are you a newcomer interested in a Portal 101 session or a returning user who could use a refresher course? Then this webinar is for you!
Join us Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon for a #HowTu lesson on our data, tools and features. Come with your list of questions and learn how to map the Mid-Atlantic in this interactive session.
This webinar is free and open to the public. To register, please email Karl Vilacoba at kvilacob@monmouth.edu.
You can find this event on the Portal event calendar.
Join us for a three part series exploring life in the deep sea. Pre-eminent scientists from around the Mid-Atlantic region will guide us on a tour of unique and exciting species living in extreme conditions far below the surface. We will explore the animals that live there and how they use both natural and man-made habitats to aid in their survival. From crustaceans and corals to sharks and whales, this is one webinar series you won’t want to miss!
Featured Speaker: Steve Ross, Research Professor, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina – Wilmington
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Join us for the third in a three part series exploring life in the deep-sea. A collection of scientists from the Mid-Atlantic will cover unique and exciting species living in both natural and man made habitats such as submarine canyons, methane seeps and shipwrecks. We will explore the animals that live there and how they use their habitats. From crustaceans and corals to sharks and whales this is one webinar series you won’t want to miss.
Learn about the physical dimensions of marine cable installation, the environmental and marine use implications, best practices, and stakeholder considerations. Joel Whitman, Executive Vice President, Global Marine Group will provide an overview of the cable installation process. David Slee of Burns & McDonnell will highlight lessons learned from the EU experience. Speakers and panelists from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will then discuss issues and potential impacts to protected species, habitat, and fisheries in the region.
Johannes Pfeifenberger of The Brattle Group will share results from a recent analysis of the anticipated scale of offshore wind development needed to meet state public policy goals and the benefits of taking a systems approach to offshore wind transmission planning. Ben D’Antonio, Senior Counsel & Analyst, New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) will highlight New England’s vision for a clean, affordable and reliable 21st century regional electric grid. Speakers and panelists from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will then discuss issues and potential impacts related to protected species, habitat, and fisheries in the region.
Learn about regulatory, operational and management characteristics of electricity transmission from offshore wind projects, and the challenges of shifting to a new planning paradigm offshore. Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies, LLC will provide an overview of how the grid works. Mark Kalpin of Holland & Knight will address regulatory considerations for offshore wind transmission planning.
Other experts have been invited to speak about New Jersey’s recent announcement to align state offshore transmission policy with the grid operator’s planning process. Presentations will be followed by discussion and Q&A.
We invite you to join us April 12, 2021 at 1PM EST for our next webinar, State-Led OA Action Planning in the US Mid-Atlantic.
Co-hosted by the OA Alliance and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network, the 60 minute webinar will dive deeper into specific components of OA Action Planning in Maryland, New Jersey and across U.S. Mid-Atlantic States. Collectively, presentations will touch on partnerships, data, research, projects and policy frameworks that are informing states’ OA Action Plan recommendations.
Please register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5804464133441407245
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Monday, May 3, 2021 12:30 – 4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:15 AM – 1:45 PM
Thursday, May 6, 2021 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
For more information please visit the Forum web page.
For Ocean Month MARCO is holding a very special webinar with Dr. Carol Anne Clayson and Ryan Gasbarro on climate change and its impacts to our deep sea corals on June 24, 2 – 3 PM.
Dr. Carol Anne Clayson of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will talk about air-sea interactions and how climate changes are affecting water movement through the ocean, atmosphere, land and back again, as well as changes in the physical ocean environment and developments to improve predictability for weather and climate information. Mr. Ryan Gasbarro of Temple University will present his current work on creating ensemble habitat suitability models for Lophelia pertusa, and projected distribution and abundance models under four carbon emission scenarios.
Please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5630964498836952080