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.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is hosting its second State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind Energy on November 16-20, 2020.
The 2020 State of the Science Workshop is being held virtually this year in response to COVID-19. Workshop efforts remain focused on (1) assessing the state of the knowledge regarding offshore wind development’s cumulative effects on populations and ecosystems, and (2) working to identify key studies that could be conducted in the next 3-5 years to improve our understanding of cumulative biological impacts as the offshore wind industry develops in the U.S.
Plenary presentations and Q&A panel discussions will occur via an online event platform throughout the week of November 16-20. Smaller working meetings will be held virtually in late 2020 and early 2021, and efforts will culminate in a final webinar in the Spring of 2021 to report the outcomes of the breakout group efforts.
The Whova event platform has both a web version and mobile app that allows for easy access to the agenda, live-streamed sessions, community boards and more. Workshop registrants will need to create an account in Whova to access workshop sessions. More information can be found on the Workshop Logistics page.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet by webinar Monday, December 14 – Thursday, December 17, 2020. Webinar connection details and briefing materials will be posted on this page as they become available.
Questions? Contact Mary Sabo – msabo@mafmc.org, 302-518-1143.
Public Comments
Public comments can be submitted using the online form linked below or by mail, email, or fax (see this page for addresses). Comments submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 will be included in the briefing book. Comments submitted after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 2020 will be posted as supplemental materials. After that date, comments may only be submitted using the form below.
Agenda
BOEM is hosting a Virtual New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on April 14 and 16, 2021, which will include an update on BOEM’s renewable energy planning activities and an opportunity for the public to provide input on a draft Proposed Sale Notice for the New York Bight.
For more information and to register for the Task Force Meeting, visit the New York Bight Task Force Virtual Meeting Room. Times will be announced soon.
Sincerely,
NYSERDA Offshore Wind Team
BOEM is hosting a Virtual New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on April 14 and 16, 2021, which will include an update on BOEM’s renewable energy planning activities and an opportunity for the public to provide input on a draft Proposed Sale Notice for the New York Bight.
For more information and to register for the Task Force Meeting, visit the New York Bight Task Force Virtual Meeting Room. Times will be announced soon.
Sincerely,
NYSERDA Offshore Wind Team
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.
You are invited to The Great Atlantic Climate Conveyor Belt and How It’s Changing — the second in a series of webinars on Climate-Induced Ocean Changes. Our speakers include:
- Dr. Rick Lumpkin, Acting Director of the Physical Oceanography Division of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, who will present on “Observing the structure and variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation“
- Dr. Thomas Delworth, Senior Scientist at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory), who will present on “Model-based predictions and projections of North Atlantic climate variability and change“
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, June 29, 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. The lesson will be provided via Zoom by Portal team member Karl Vilacoba of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute. To register, please click here.
Marine debris is a growing global problem with wide-ranging impacts. Although much remarkable work to prevent and remove marine debris has been done, marine debris, particularly plastics, continues to accumulate in our ocean. This poses problems, often with deadly consequences, for marine wildlife as well as impacts to navigation, possibly our human health and our coastal economies.
Please join us on July 20-22 for a virtual Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Regional Summit. Each of the three half day sessions will inspire collaboration and empower partners to work on solutions to marine debris. Attendees will represent state and federal agencies, tribes, NGOs, academia, and other groups tackling marine debris in the five Mid-Atlantic coastal states (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) and Washington, DC. The public also is encouraged to participate.
You are invited to The Causes and Consequences of a Warming Ocean on Thursday, July 29 — the third in a series on climate-induced ocean changes. Our speakers include:
- Dr. Hillary Scannell, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, on “Drivers and mechanisms of marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic“
- Dr. Andrew Pershing, Director of Climate Science at Climate Central, on “Impacts of ocean temperature extremes on northeast ecosystems and economic”
Join us on July 29th at 9:30 am as we continue to explore how a changing climate is impacting the ocean water of the North Atlantic. “Scientists estimate that the oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat trapped by excess greenhouse gases since mid-century . . . This excess heat is increasing not only baseline ocean temperatures but also the frequency and duration of marine heat waves,” (New York Times, March 4, 2019).
Please register in advance of the webinar at https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/3380567658244280336. This webinar series is being co-sponsored by NOAA’s Eastern Region Climate Team, the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean (MACO) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (MARACOOS).