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Robin Alden.
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\u201cConstant change makes real time, on-the-ground, observation so much more important than the old approach of primarily depending upon abundance predictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe \u2013 fishermen, scientists, and regulators \u2013 have to learn how to learn and act together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alden served for 20 years as publisher and editor of Commercial Fisheries News<\/i>, was a co-founder of the Maine Fishermen\u2019s Forum and was Maine\u2019s Commissioner of Marine Resources from 1995 to 1997, before co-founding PERC (which has become Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries), in 2003.\u00a0 \/cfn\/<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
Program finalized for international\u00a0<\/b>lobster conference in Maine, Jun. 4-9<\/b><\/h4>\n
PORTLAND, ME \u2013 Program details have been finalized for the upcoming 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management, according to University of Maine marine scientist and conference co-chair Rick Wahle.<\/p>\n
Set for Jun. 4-9 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay here, this is the first time the international event has been held in New England and only the second time in the US.<\/p>\n
The international conference puts Maine and its coastal economy in the spotlight and its fishery in a global context, says Wahle, one of the so-called renegade biologists in Trevor Corson\u2019s 2004 book The Secret Life of Lobsters<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Forging connections, engaging in a global dialogue, and learning from other scientists have been valuable to Wahle, who has attended six international conferences since 2000.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s a natural to co-chair the conference along with Kari Lavalli, a marine biologist at Boston University.<\/p>\n
For decades, the UMaine research professor has studied the ecology and fishery of the American lobster.\u00a0 And, Wahle\u2019s lab at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole is the hub for the US-Canadian monitoring program, the American Lobster Settlement Index. (see page 8).<\/p>\n
Wahle said this conference offers something for just about everybody with an interest in the commercial lobster fishery.<\/p>\n
UMaine President Susan J. Hunter will welcome conference attendees on Jun. 5 and introduce Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who will underscore the importance of international collaboration to the advancement of science and commerce.<\/p>\n
Wahle says King is a longtime supporter of Maine\u2019s fishing industry and is knowledgeable about the impacts of the changing climate and world economy on the region\u2019s working waterfront.<\/p>\n
Five keynote speakers will highlight scientific sessions.<\/p>\n
Jelle Atema, professor at Boston University, will discuss the importance of lobsters as model animals in the broad field of sensory biology and behavior.<\/p>\n
Paulo Prod\u00f6hl, professor at Queen\u2019s University in Ireland, will discuss the impact of the genomics revolution on lobster research.<\/p>\n
And, in his talk titled \u201cOcean Animals on the Move,\u201d Malin Pinsky, assistant professor at Rutgers University, will talk about consequences of climate-related poleward shifts in species ranges for ecological and human communities.<\/p>\n
Jun. 8 will be Industry Day, organized by …<\/p>\n
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