Maine Sea Grant

Friday, June 10th Schedule Registration opens at 8:00 am in the Library. Posters, exhibits, and workshops begin there then as well. The opening plenary session begins at 9:00 am in the Theater The conference will end by 4:00 pm. The Coastal Social will begin at 4:15 pm in the Commons  Getting there The conference will […]

Co-chairs: Denise Pouliot tigerly@tds.net Lynn Vaccaro Lynn.e.Vaccaro@wildlife.nh.gov The communities that are most vulnerable to climate change are typically excluded from actively participating within the resilience decision-making process. This session will feature four examples of how engagement and inclusion of these diverse community perspectives can help identify local impacts of climate change and find more creative […]

Workshops Trash to Art  Kim Bernard, artist Join visiting artist Kim Bernard in a DIY recycling project and turn your trash into art. Participants will collect, clean, shred and extrude #2 plastic using plastic recycling machines to create a collaborative sculptural installation. Each participant will create a line drawing, which will be translated into a […]

Explore the sea-level rise impacts at the Strawberry Banke Museum and see progress being made to understand and mitigate these impacts. Leave with actions steps to help make a difference in protecting our history and our planet. A walking tour of the Strawberry Banke museum will provide a brief overview of the site history, visit […]

Scientists know today that a significant percentage of warming, ocean acidification and the increase in global sea level rise can be traced to the emissions from products of 88 major fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers. This presentation will explain how science is able to trace these changes to responsible parties, and the audience will […]

This session will tell two stories that uncover the extraordinary history of seemingly ordinary people and places. But however extraordinary, they were erased from the Maine and NH coastal history. Both stories explore history through integrated, collaborative approaches that draw on science, archeology, and merging Indigenous, local and western knowledges. We’ll hear the archaeologically-informed story of a mixed race African-American community c. […]

Moderator  – Marybeth Richardson This session will introduce case studies and tips for managing invasive species and adapting to coastline changes with climate-resilient and habitat-enhancing native species to improve biodiversity in coastal settings.  The session will also present findings from more than a decade of survey data on marine invasive species at a number of […]

Co-chairs – Roger Stephenson and Alyson Eberhardt Microplastics on New Hampshire Beaches: Citizen Science and Results Since 2014, Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation and NH Sea Grant have collaborated to study microplastics on New Hampshire beaches. Using citizen scientists, we sample 5 beaches each month, from April through October.  Our study looks for microplastics […]

Moderator: Luke Frankel Establishing coastal policies to address current and future challenges is a critical task that can be difficult due to required political coordination and a lack of information. In this session, presenters will showcase ongoing efforts to develop a multi-community estuary management plan, new planning tools for advancing resilience, and applicable data on […]

Sustainably managing our fisheries in the face of climate change requires early detection of population shifts and responsive, collaborative management. In this session we will explore how new eDNA tools and tracking of larval lobster trends are helping managers anticipate and respond to ecological changes. We will also learn about two creative strategies for improving […]