[SEMCO] PCCS

[Tanya Grady]

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*Provincetown** Center** for Coastal Studies Announces*

* Fall Lecture Series Guest Speakers*

*(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA)* - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
will kick-off its annual fall lecture series beginning October 1st at the
Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Avenue in Provincetown.   The lecture series
will run every first Thursday of the month through December.  Lectures focus
on ocean management issues and the future of Cape & Island fisheries. All
lectures are free and open to the public.

David Pierce, Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries**

6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2009
5 Holway Ave, Provincetown

*State and federal fisheries management decisions affecting Cape and
Islands’ fisheries – Who will be left standing?*

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Join fisheries policy veteran David Pierce, Deputy Director of the
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries for a review of major state and
federal actions affecting Cape and Islands fisheries for groundfish, such as
reliance on sector management and movement towards catch-share management.
Pierce will explain how the evolving concept of ecosystem-based management
(EBM) might be applied to management of the Commonwealth’s marine fisheries,
especially groundfish, and why federal fisheries law and guidelines could
prevent fisheries managers from achieving EBM objectives.   His emphasis
will be on Chatham and Provincetown fisheries and why groundfish commercial
and recreational fisheries can no longer be considered business as usual.

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John Weber, Ocean Services Manager for Mass. Office for Coastal Zone
Management

6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009

5 Holway Ave., Provincetown

*Massachusetts** Ocean** Management Plan*

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Learn about the Mass. Ocean Management Plan and what it means for the future
of Massachusetts’ waters.  John Weber will explain the plan in detail,
answering questions from the audience.  Following, PCCS and John will
discuss the Center’s comments on the plan, opening the floor for discussion.
Come learn about and contribute to the future of your coastal waters.



Panel Discussion

6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 2009

Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet

*Is sector management the future for the Cape Cod fishing industry?*

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A panel of policy-makers, fishermen and scientists will come together to
discuss the pros and cons of sector management.  Come learn from all sides
why this may be the future of fisheries policy, and what it means for those
who make a living from the sea, as well as the ecosystem on which they rely.
To register for this talk, please call: 508.487.3622; ext. 103.



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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization
dedicated to preserving and protecting marine mammals and ecosystems in the
Gulf of Maine and beyond through applied research, education, public policy
initiatives and management strategies. To learn more about our work and our
results visit:  www.coastalstudies.org.



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Tanya L. Grady
Communications Coordinator
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
O:  508.487.3622 x 103
C:  508-247-7665
E:  tgrady at coastalstudies.org
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