Date & time: 11 August 2015, 11 a.m – 4 p.m.
Location: Board of Trustees Conference Room, Campus Center, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and North Atlantic Regional Team, or NART, will host an ocean and coastal acidification workshop August 11 for stakeholders in the Garden State. This event is hosted by Stockton University, and is supported by NOAA James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Rutgers’ Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory and Aquaculture Innovation Center, and Delaware Sea Grant.
The day will include an overview presentation on the state of the science of ocean and coastal acidification, presentations from local industry representatives, and breakout sessions to hear more about changes you are seeing on the water, and on what issues and problems scientists and officials should focus their attention in the near future.
The workshop is free, but space is limited to the first 50 people who register.
Purpose
The purpose of this workshop is for stakeholders (e.g., fishing, aquaculture, water quality/marine resources management/NGO) to become informed about coastal ocean acidification: what it is, how it happened and what it could mean for the future of aquaculture and fishing in New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic and how to address it.
Workshop goals
- Provide basic information and understanding of ocean andcoastal acidification
- Understand the potential effects on marine resources and the ecosystem
- Understand research efforts and provide input for future research priorities
- Facilitate discussion of potential industry concerns and priorities related to OCA
- Understand where to find reliable OCA resources
