[SEMCO] Ocean Acidification and Southern New England Conference 10/20/2014 New Bedford

[Tom Stone]

*New Bedford, MA - On Monday, October 20th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm the 
Woods Hole Research Center 
(http://www.whrc.org/news/pressroom/PR-2014-Oct-20-Ocean-Acidification.html) will 
host a conference entitled, 'Ocean Acidification and Southern New 
England' at the Waypoint Event Center, Fairfield Inn and Suites, New 
Bedford, Massachusetts. *

Fossil fuel emissions pump more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every 
day.  One quarter of these emissions are absorbed by the ocean causing 
it to acidify, which could have profound and irreversible 
effects.  Shell­fish growers in the Pacific Northwest have already been 
impacted through declining oyster harvests linked directly with ocean 
acidification and fishermen and aquaculturists across the globe are 
asking, "Who's next?"

The Ocean Acidification and Southern New England Conference will jump 
start the search for solutions for our region by bringing together 
coastal resource users, planners, ocean acidification experts, 
stakeholders and other concerned citizens. The goal of the conference is 
to find common ground among these groups concerning the risks to our 
region from ocean acidification. The conference will begin with a 
discussion on what is known about ocean acidification. Dialogue will 
follow that explores regional stakeholders' concerns regarding 
aqua­culture, shellfish and fishing industries. It will wrap up with 
what local opportunities New England has to offset the effects of ocean 
acidification through policy and legislative options. We hope to agree 
on a route forward to protect and prepare the region for possible 
impacts, and increase understanding of the need to reduce fossil fuel 
emissions and adopt renewable energy systems.

There will be presentations from the Woods Hole Oceanographic 
Institution, NOAA, UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Sciences & 
Technology, Northeastern University, the Island Institute, the Ocean 
Conservancy, as well as speakers from the Mass. Lobstermen's Assoc., 
Saint Josephs College, the NW Atlantic Marine Alliance, the Center of 
Sustainable Fisheries, the East Coast Shellfish Growers Assoc., Roger 
Williams Univ., the New England Fisheries Council and more.

The conference will be held on *Monday, October 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. at the Waypoint Event Center, Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740. *

***Seating is limited and registration is required.* *_Please __RSVP_ to 
Wendy Kingerlee atwkingerlee at whrc.org <mailto:wkingerlee at whrc.org>, or 
508-444-1526.*

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NEW: Oct. 20, 2014 - Ocean Acidification Conference in New Bedford, MA
See: http://tinyurl.com/nqpvbbr

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Mr. Thomas A. Stone, Scientist Emeritus
The Woods Hole Research Center
149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540-1644
1-508-444-1524 (direct), 1-508-540-9700 (fax)
office email:   tstone at whrc.org
personal email: tastone99 at gmail.com
www.whrc.org   twitter: @tastone99
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