[SEMCO] Horseshoe Crab Conference, April 13 at Wellfleet Bay

[Melissa Lowe Cestaro]

Horseshoe Crab Conference
Saturday, April 13, 2013
9 AM-12:30 PM
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

This FREE conference is open to the public and will feature presentations focusing on the interactions of humans and horseshoe crabs; results of current horseshoe crab research on Cape Cod; and related issues surrounding their management, harvest and conservation.  Additionally, Wellfleet Bay will be recruiting volunteers to help with spawning censuses and a tagging project in Wellfleet Harbor. Details on how to get involved with this project will be shared.

Conference agenda is below. Register on-line<https://www.massaudubon.org/catalog/listing.php?program_code=661-WF13SP1> or contact the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 or wellfleet at massaudubon.org<mailto:wellfleet at massaudubon.org>

9-9:10 AM                            Arrival and Refreshments

9:10-9:15 AM                      Opening Remarks:
Bob Prescott, Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary

9:15-10 AM                          From Horses to Horseshoe Crabs:  Insights From Some Terrestrial Wildlife Conflicts
Allen Rutberg, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Animals and Public Policy

10-10:10 AM                       Q&A, Break, View Art Exhibit

10:10-10:40 AM                 Current Horseshoe Crab Population Status in Wellfleet Harbor
                                                Mark Faherty, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

10:40-11 AM                       The Evolution of Managing the Horseshoe Crab Fishery
                                                Sarah Martinez, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

11-11:15 AM                       Q&A, Break, View Art Exhibit

11:15 AM -12:15 PM          Panel Discussion: Envisioning the Ideal Future through Research and Management
Panelists Include:
Michael Dawson, Associates of Cape Cod, Inc.
Mark Faherty, Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Sarah Martinez, Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Daniel McKiernan, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Allen Rutberg, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Moderator:
Brenda Boleyn, Committee for the Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

12:15-12:30 PM  Closing Words & Volunteer Recruitment
Bob Prescott, Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary
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Melissa Lowe, Field School and Outreach Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe at massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay

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