Sector Review Workshop

NEMFC will hold a “Sector review workshop” to review the first year of sector operations.

The workshop will be held on Oct. 25-26 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.

An overview of the workshop says it will be a “lessons learned” meeting of the NEFMC with the purpose of gaining feedback about the performance of sectors during the first year of the Amendment 16 regulations.

 

Free Ocean Acidification Workshops for
Downeast Seafood Producers

Something like ocean acidification.
What is it? What will it do to your business?
And how can you deal with it?

Feaaturing:
• Dr. Brian Beal, Professor of Marine Ecology from the University of Maine at Machias
• Dr. Mark Green, Professor of Environmental Science at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Thursday, October 20, 6:15pm to 8:00pm

Downeast Institute’s Marine Education Center
Great Wass Island off the Black Duck Cove Road
39 Wildflower Lane, Beals, ME 04611

The workshop is free to the public, pie and coffee will be served.

For more information about the workshop please contact Amy Grondin at (206) 295-4931 or ajgrondin@gmail.com

 

“Fuel in Fisheries” Workshops Planned
For Commercial Fishermen

Join the Island Institute and Coastal Enterprises, Inc. to learn about practical, easy-to-implement practices and retrofits for commercial fishermen interested in decreasing their fuel use and overhead costs.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served

Locations and dates of the workshops include:

November 7, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Penobscot East Resource Center, Stonington

November 29, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Friendship Town Office, Friendship

December 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Vinalhaven School, Vinalhaven

*Remote participation options will be available for this event.

For more information on the speakers or event details, please contact Hugh Cowperthwaite
(772-5356, ext. 120 or hsc@ceimaine.org) or see www.islandinstitute.org/energyworkshops.