Department of Fisheries Oceanography / SMAST Seminar: Michelle Bachman
When: Wednesday,
September 13, 2017
3:30 PM
-
4:30 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: Department of Fisheries Oceanography
Habitat Science and Fisheries Management at NEFMC
Michelle Bachman
New England Fishery Management Council
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SMAST E, Room 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
Since 1996, the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act has required fishery management plans to designate, and minimize adverse impacts to, essential fish habitat, i.e. those waters and substrate necessary for spawning, breeding, feeding, and growth to maturity.
Many types of data inform the Council’s habitat management approaches. An understanding of habitat features, including benthic structures, prey species, and water column attributes, is fundamental to the management of all fisheries. The distribution of these features drives the distribution of fish, and therefore, the fisheries that target them. The relationships between fishes and their habitats can be considered at a range of scales, from a single young-of-the-year cod sheltering in gravel substrate, to region-scale fluctuations in temperature or food availability that help determine year class strength for an entire stock. A major element of any habitat science program is understanding how areas important to fish are influenced by human activities, e.g. fishing, coastal development, or offshore energy projects. Of course, beyond simply understanding the science of fish/habitat interactions, this information must be communicated to decision makers in clear, intuitive, and informative ways.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide an overview of the types of data considered in the Council’s decision making related to habitat, and to explore the Council process during the Omnibus EFH Amendment, and beyond. Key to the Council’s successes are partnerships with federal agencies, state habitat science programs, and academic institutions, including SMAST.
To access the live broadcasting you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password: smastumassd
The link to the login is:
https://echo360.org/home
Don't forget to click on I am not a robot.
After login you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700 - 01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700 - 02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Habitat Science and Fisheries Management at NEFMC
Michelle Bachman
New England Fishery Management Council
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SMAST E, Room 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
Since 1996, the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act has required fishery management plans to designate, and minimize adverse impacts to, essential fish habitat, i.e. those waters and substrate necessary for spawning, breeding, feeding, and growth to maturity.
Many types of data inform the Council’s habitat management approaches. An understanding of habitat features, including benthic structures, prey species, and water column attributes, is fundamental to the management of all fisheries. The distribution of these features drives the distribution of fish, and therefore, the fisheries that target them. The relationships between fishes and their habitats can be considered at a range of scales, from a single young-of-the-year cod sheltering in gravel substrate, to region-scale fluctuations in temperature or food availability that help determine year class strength for an entire stock. A major element of any habitat science program is understanding how areas important to fish are influenced by human activities, e.g. fishing, coastal development, or offshore energy projects. Of course, beyond simply understanding the science of fish/habitat interactions, this information must be communicated to decision makers in clear, intuitive, and informative ways.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide an overview of the types of data considered in the Council’s decision making related to habitat, and to explore the Council process during the Omnibus EFH Amendment, and beyond. Key to the Council’s successes are partnerships with federal agencies, state habitat science programs, and academic institutions, including SMAST.
To access the live broadcasting you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password: smastumassd
The link to the login is:
https://echo360.org/home
Don't forget to click on I am not a robot.
After login you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700 - 01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700 - 02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
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