Adapting to Change in Marine Ecosystems – A Stakeholder Science Forum

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Time: 10:00 - 12:20 pm Room: E38-300 (292 Main St., Cambridge) Open to the public. RSVP appreciated, to Gayle Sherman, gsherman@mit.edu Each speaker presents their scientific findings, then answers questions from the audience. Please join us in the E38-300 conference room to listen, learn and participate in this stakeholder social science forum. Click here for the program. SPEAKERS Di Jin and Porter Hoagland, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Decision-support for Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in the Context of Marine Spatial Planning: Regional Economic Impact Models, Model Outputs, and Tradeoff Measures Seth Tuler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Opportunities for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Hazard Mitigation Planning of Coastal Massachusetts Communities John Duff, Univ. of Massachusetts - Boston Governance Role of Local Authorities in Marine Spatial Planning: a Legal Assessment of Prospects and Problems Madeleine Hall-Arber, MIT Sea Grant College Program Identifying Offshore Space-Use Conflicts ABOUT THE MIT SEA GRANT STAKEHOLDER FORUM SERIES The MIT Sea Grant Stakeholder Forums provide an opportunity for our funded researchers to present their research and current findings to their peers and the public. Audience members and other presenting researchers are encouraged to ask questions and engage in dialogue. The goal of the series is to promote peer-to-peer networking, to connect research to those who can benefit from and apply the findings of MIT Sea Grant funded research, and for MIT Sea Grant to receive input on outreach programs whose goal is to deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits.