Increasing Community Resilience to Ocean Acidification in Maine: Analyzing and Responding to the Economic, Cultural, and Social Impacts

 A Workshop in the Island Institute’s Climate of Change Series

 Cohosted by the Natural Resources Defense Council

Date: October 7, 2014

Time: 9:00 – 4:30 (lunch will be included)

 Venue: Long Reach Hall at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath

• Address: 243 Washington Street, Bath, Maine
• Parking at the museum is free, ample, and convenient – see http://www.mainemaritimemuseum.org/visit/parking/

REGISTER HERE BY SEPTEMBER 29th

Some spots will be held for fishermen who face unpredictable weather and changing schedules. Please inquire via email if interested.

 Primary goals of the workshop:

1) Raise awareness in Maine about tools and data that can be used to assess social and economic vulnerability to OA

2) Explore mitigation and adaptation options and demonstrate how the results of a vulnerability analysis can be used to focus these efforts

3) Solicit feedback on the methods of existing vulnerability assessments and identify local data and information needs for mitigation and adaptation to inform future priorities for Maine

Target Audience: YOU! Those interested in preparing coastal communities and the state to deal with OA through mitigation and adaptation (e.g., fishermen, shellfish harvesters, aquaculturists, researchers, legislators, and staff of municipalities, state agencies, NGOs, land trusts, water quality groups, and fisheries associations).

For more information about workshop content, please contact Susie Arnold, Marine Scientist, at sarnold@islandinstitute.org.

 For more information on registration, please contact Sally Perkins at sperkins@islandinstitute.org.