Questioning our Changing Oceans' panel discussion at forum
Climate change and its impact on the ocean and the fishing industry is the topic of the March 3 session of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, the Boothbay Register reported.
Thursday’s session will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.
“As a fisherman, I’m seeing things on the water that I have never experienced before, and I have questions about what this means that I can’t easily answer.” Gerry Cushman, a lobsterman out of Port Clyde and board member for the Maine Fishermen’s Forum, told the newspaper. “I spend most of my life on the water so the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is one of the few times, as a fisherman, I have the time to focus on the future of my industry.”
The 41st Annual Maine Fishermen's Forum takes place March 3-5 at the Samoset Resort, according to the forum’s website. This is the largest event of its kind in New England, offering fishermen, clammers, lobstermen, aquaculturists and other related seafood industry participants an opportunity to meet on neutral ground with fisheries managers, state representatives, congressmen and senators. The forum offers 30 seminars on different subjects related to the fishing industry, along with family programs, a trade show, a seafood reception highlighting Maine’s seafood, a banquet/dance and a benefit auction. Attendance at the seminars, trade show and auction is free.
The Thursday session will be headlined by Capt. Keith Coburn of the reality television show “Deadliest Catch” and Capt. Buddy Guindon of the new show “Big Fish, Texas.”
“This event will give us fishermen an opportunity to not only ask questions, but share what they are seeing and experiencing,” Cutler fisherman Kristen Porter told the paper. “What do warmer waters mean for lobster? What about cod? Or scallops? Or herring? Could there be benefits? How can Maine fishermen think about their businesses and really start to plan for the future?”
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