Hot Times in the Gulf of Maine – The Future of Fishing in a Rapidly Warming Gulf of Maine – Climate Change, Rescue Effects and the Unseen Role of Habitat Variability

THE FUTURE OF FISHING IN A RAPIDLY WARMING GULF OF MAINE – Marissa McMahan

Rapid warming in the Gulf of Maine is altering ecosystem structure and function and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen. To sustain the fisheries resources and heritage of the Gulf of Maine, fishermen, scientists, and managers will need to work together to adapt our fisheries to changing conditions.

CLIMATE CHANGE, RESCUE EFFECTS AND THE UNSEEN ROLE OF HABITAT VARIABILITY – Brian Helmuth

The Gulf of Maine is rapidly warming, yet it also harbors high levels of variability in environmental conditions. Brian will discuss the role of environmental heterogeneity in the GOM and the Eastern Mediterranean in providing “rescue sites”, including methods used to visualize, monitor and map these impacts.

 

Boston Sea Rovers
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