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Thursday, September 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tanya Grady, PCCS, 508-247-7665, tgrady@coastalstudies.org
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Announces Fall Lecture Series Guest Speakers
(PROVINCETOWN, CAPE COD, MA) - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will kick-off its annual fall lecture series beginning October 1st at the Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Avenue in Provincetown. The lecture series will run every first Thursday of the month through December. Lectures focus on ocean management issues and the future of Cape & Island fisheries. All lectures are free and open to the public.
David Pierce, Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2009
5 Holway Ave, Provincetown
State and federal fisheries management decisions affecting Cape and Islands' fisheries - Who will be left standing?
Join fisheries policy veteran David Pierce, Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries for a review of major state and federal actions affecting Cape and Islands fisheries for groundfish, such as reliance on sector management and movement towards catch-share management. Pierce will explain how the evolving concept of ecosystem-based management (EBM) might be applied to management of the Commonwealth's marine fisheries, especially groundfish, and why federal fisheries law and guidelines could prevent fisheries managers from achieving EBM objectives. His emphasis will be on Chatham and Provincetown fisheries and why groundfish commercial and recreational fisheries can no longer be considered business as usual.
John Weber, Ocean Services Manager for Mass. Office for Coastal Zone Management
6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009
5 Holway Ave., Provincetown
Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
Learn about the Mass. Ocean Management Plan and what it means for the future of Massachusetts' waters. John Weber will explain the plan in detail, answering questions from the audience. Following, PCCS and John will discuss the Center's comments on the plan, opening the floor for discussion. Come learn about and contribute to the future of your coastal waters.
Panel Discussion
6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet
Is sector management the future for the Cape Cod fishing industry?
A panel of policy-makers, fishermen and scientists will come together to discuss the pros and cons of sector management. Come learn from all sides why this may be the future of fisheries policy, and what it means for those who make a living from the sea, as well as the ecosystem on which they rely. To register for this talk, please call: 508.487.3622; ext. 103.
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine and beyond through applied research, education, public policy initiatives and management strategies.
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