Events
Stay up to date on upcoming events with the MLA calendar. We post MLA meetings, trainings, festivals and openings as well as other events that pertain to the lobster industry. You can sort by category or tags (i.e.lobster boat races). Let us know if you have something to post! 207-967-4555 or andi@mainelobstermen.org
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bureau of Marine Sciences, will be hosting research prioritization meetings for Scallops, Sea Urchins, River Herring, Eel, Halibut and Atlantic Herring. These meetings will help DMR establish research priorities that will increase the understanding of each species’ ecology and assessment and will contribute to sound management decisions. The DMR will use information gathered from these meetings to identify research priorities and support collaborations with external partners.
Each session will include brief presentations by DMR staff on management, ecology and assessment needs that will encourage discussions by all participants. All meetings are open to the public, with members of the fishing industry, interested scientists and NGOs encouraged to attend.
Expected outcomes include a published list of research priorities for each species, increased engagement between the DMR and interested parties, and publication and dissemination of a document that captures the input from each session.
Please RSVP your intent to participate in one or more sessions via email to Marta Peters or by phone at 207-633-9523. Please include the species session(s) you plan to attend, and the number of people who will be attending each session. For those attending both sessions in a day, lunch will be provided.
For more information on the intent of DMR’s research prioritization contact Carl Wilson, Director, Bureau of Marine Sciences via email or by phone at 207-633-9538.
Directions to the Augusta office of DMR can be found on the DMR website.
Facilitation support is generously provided by Maine Sea Grant.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bureau of Marine Sciences, will be hosting research prioritization meetings for Scallops, Sea Urchins, River Herring, Eel, Halibut and Atlantic Herring. These meetings will help DMR establish research priorities that will increase the understanding of each species’ ecology and assessment and will contribute to sound management decisions. The DMR will use information gathered from these meetings to identify research priorities and support collaborations with external partners.
Each session will include brief presentations by DMR staff on management, ecology and assessment needs that will encourage discussions by all participants. All meetings are open to the public, with members of the fishing industry, interested scientists and NGOs encouraged to attend.
Expected outcomes include a published list of research priorities for each species, increased engagement between the DMR and interested parties, and publication and dissemination of a document that captures the input from each session.
Please RSVP your intent to participate in one or more sessions via email to Marta Peters or by phone at 207-633-9523. Please include the species session(s) you plan to attend, and the number of people who will be attending each session. For those attending both sessions in a day, lunch will be provided.
For more information on the intent of DMR’s research prioritization contact Carl Wilson, Director, Bureau of Marine Sciences via email or by phone at 207-633-9538.
Directions to the Augusta office of DMR can be found on the DMR website.
Facilitation support is generously provided by Maine Sea Grant.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Cotnoir at sarah.cotnoir@maine.gov or 207-624-6596.
The New England Fisheries Management Council is exploring options for ecosystem-based fishery 
management. As part of that process, the council requested a peer review of a proposed management procedure, including the models used to test that procedure. An ecosystem-based approach to management would allow a variety of factors — from fishery stock status to ecosystem conditions to human dimensions — to be considered in developing fishery management decisions.
During this meeting information on the structure and function of the Georges Bank ecosystem, the proposed management procedure, and models used to test that procedure will be presented to external peer reviewers. The reviewers will evaluate simulation studies conducted to assess the performance of the proposed management procedure as well as the data to support such a procedure. The results will help shape the way forward for the council as it explores use of fishery ecosystem plans for the Northeast
For more information, please contact Robert Gamble 508 495 2202.
Information and Details will posted as they become available.
The next herring SAW WG (Stock Assessment Workshop Work Groups) meeting will take place May 2-4 and will evaluate models and results. Location TBD
Follow the link above for more information about the Shellfish Advisory Council, previous minutes and the opportunity to sign up for email reminders.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bureau of Marine Sciences, will be hosting research prioritization meetings for Scallops, Sea Urchins, River Herring, Eel, Halibut and Atlantic Herring. These meetings will help DMR establish research priorities that will increase the understanding of each species’ ecology and assessment and will contribute to sound management decisions. The DMR will use information gathered from these meetings to identify research priorities and support collaborations with external partners.
Each session will include brief presentations by DMR staff on management, ecology and assessment needs that will encourage discussions by all participants. All meetings are open to the public, with members of the fishing industry, interested scientists and NGOs encouraged to attend.
Expected outcomes include a published list of research priorities for each species, increased engagement between the DMR and interested parties, and publication and dissemination of a document that captures the input from each session.
Please RSVP your intent to participate in one or more sessions via email to Marta Peters or by phone at 207-633-9523. Please include the species session(s) you plan to attend, and the number of people who will be attending each session. For those attending both sessions in a day, lunch will be provided.
For more information on the intent of DMR’s research prioritization contact Carl Wilson, Director, Bureau of Marine Sciences via email or by phone at 207-633-9538.
Directions to the Augusta office of DMR can be found on the DMR website.
Facilitation support is generously provided by Maine Sea Grant.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bureau of Marine Sciences, will be hosting research prioritization meetings for Scallops, Sea Urchins, River Herring, Eel, Halibut and Atlantic Herring. These meetings will help DMR establish research priorities that will increase the understanding of each species’ ecology and assessment and will contribute to sound management decisions. The DMR will use information gathered from these meetings to identify research priorities and support collaborations with external partners.
Each session will include brief presentations by DMR staff on management, ecology and assessment needs that will encourage discussions by all participants. All meetings are open to the public, with members of the fishing industry, interested scientists and NGOs encouraged to attend.
Expected outcomes include a published list of research priorities for each species, increased engagement between the DMR and interested parties, and publication and dissemination of a document that captures the input from each session.
Please RSVP your intent to participate in one or more sessions via email to Marta Peters or by phone at 207-633-9523. Please include the species session(s) you plan to attend, and the number of people who will be attending each session. For those attending both sessions in a day, lunch will be provided.
For more information on the intent of DMR’s research prioritization contact Carl Wilson, Director, Bureau of Marine Sciences via email or by phone at 207-633-9538.
Directions to the Augusta office of DMR can be found on the DMR website.
Facilitation support is generously provided by Maine Sea Grant.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Bureau of Marine Sciences, will be hosting research prioritization meetings for Scallops, Sea Urchins, River Herring, Eel, Halibut and Atlantic Herring. These meetings will help DMR establish research priorities that will increase the understanding of each species’ ecology and assessment and will contribute to sound management decisions. The DMR will use information gathered from these meetings to identify research priorities and support collaborations with external partners.
Each session will include brief presentations by DMR staff on management, ecology and assessment needs that will encourage discussions by all participants. All meetings are open to the public, with members of the fishing industry, interested scientists and NGOs encouraged to attend.
Expected outcomes include a published list of research priorities for each species, increased engagement between the DMR and interested parties, and publication and dissemination of a document that captures the input from each session.
Please RSVP your intent to participate in one or more sessions via email to Marta Peters or by phone at 207-633-9523. Please include the species session(s) you plan to attend, and the number of people who will be attending each session. For those attending both sessions in a day, lunch will be provided.
For more information on the intent of DMR’s research prioritization contact Carl Wilson, Director, Bureau of Marine Sciences via email or by phone at 207-633-9538.
Directions to the Augusta office of DMR can be found on the DMR website.
Facilitation support is generously provided by Maine Sea Grant.