September 23, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Register now for “Effects on the Food Web” — the 4th webinar in our series, “Offshore Renewable Energy in the US: Learning as We Go.” During this webinar, presenters and the audience will engage in a dialogue about the impacts of the construction and operation of offshore renewable energy installations. Researchers will present how offshore wind development affects the food web, with a focus on fish specifically, including links to migration, reproduction, and species composition.
Host and Moderators
Jennifer McCann, URI Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant
Elizabeth T. Methratta, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Presenters
Andrew Gill, Principal Scientist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science, United Kingdom
Jennifer Dannheim, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
George A. Maynard, Policy and Research Coordinator, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance
Dave Stevenson, Fishery Management Council Coordinator, Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
This event is a partnership of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, URI Graduate School of Oceanography, URI Coastal Resources Center, Venture Cafe & District Hall/Providence, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments.
Free, but preregistration required
Contact Jennifer McCann at jmccann@uri.edu for more information or visit the website at https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/special-programs/baird/