MARACOOS, working with MARCO and partners, will convene a workshop to advance our understanding of the impacts of changing ocean conditions on fisheries ecology in the region on April 4-5 at Rutgers University. Participation in the workshop will be drawn from expertise within MARACOOS and MARCO as well as strategic invitations to federal, state and industry partners currently engaged in activities linking ecology with living resource management. The goals of the workshop are to:

1. Identify regional data sources and assets relevant to ecological observation and modeling.
2. Inventory existing effort and activity at the state, Mid-Atlantic regional, federal and private sector levels that explore how changing ocean conditions (physical oceanography) may reflect ecosystem shifts that are impacting fisheries.
3. Identify gaps that need to be filled in order to more efficiently develop comprehensive tools that support ecologically informed management.
4. Develop an initial strategy to improve communication among these efforts so that planning tools better characterize the structure of the ocean to help drive better policy, and fish community level analysis (both hind- and forecasting).

There workshop is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Registration & More Info: Click here

Agenda: Click here to download (PDF, 100KB)

Dates/Times: April 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | April 5, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Venue: University Inn and Conference Center (inn.rutgers.edu), located on the Rutgers University New Brunswick campus.