The 2022 Gulf of Maine HAB Science Symposium will be held February 15-16, sponsored and hosted by the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH). This meeting brings together individuals with interests in HAB management and research in New England states and Canadian maritime provinces, including representatives from federal, state and local management agencies, industry groups, and academia. This meeting is supported by the Community Engagement Core of the WHCOHH through grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF OCE-1841811) and the National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEHS P01ES028949), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration MERHAB program (NA19NOS478018).
We welcome your feedback on the meeting agenda and format! Please send suggestions & questions to Mindy Richlen.
February 15, 2022
| 12:30 to 12:45 pm | Introduction Welcome & agenda review Mindy Richlen/Don Anderson/Mike Brosnahan/Dennis McGillicuddy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) |
| 12:45 to 1:15 pm | Plenary talk Importance of Water Mass Fluxes to the Gulf of Maine David Townsend, University of Maine School of Marine Sciences |
| 1:15 to 1:30 pm | Regional Updates & Observations 1. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in ME Kohl Kanwit/Bryant Lewis/David Miller, Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME DMR) |
| 1:30 to 1:45 pm | 2. Biotoxins and Shellstock Monitoring Components of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) Kimberly Justason/Joe Boutilier, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) |
| 1:45 to 2:00 pm | 3. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in NH Chris Nash/Brooke Dejadon, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) |
| 2:00 to 2:15 pm | 4. Rhode Island 2021 HAB Update David Borkman, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) |
| 2:15 to 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 to 2:45 pm | Regional Updates & Observations (continued) 5. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in MA Jeff Kennedy/Christian Petitpas/Terry O’Neil /Melissa Campbell, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) |
| 2:45 to 3:00 pm | 6. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) surveys Scott Libby (Batelle) and Dan Codiga (MWRA) |
| 3:00 to 3:15 pm | 7. Pseudo-nitzschia dynamics in the GOM region Kate Hubbard and Christina Chadwick (FL FWRI) |
| 3:15 to 3:30 pm | Regional Perspective: forecasting and model updates GOM regional retrospective for 2021 Yizhen Li, Rick Stumpf, Steve Kibler (NOAA NCCOS) |
| 3:30 to 3:45 pm | HAB index update Don Anderson and Judy Kleindinst (WHOI) |
| 3:45 to 4:00 pm | 2021 Hydromet Review; 2022 Outlook & NWS Future Plans Jason Elliott (NOAA NWS) |
| 4:00 to 4:30 pm | Group discussion, Q&A |
| 4:30 pm | Wrap-up and adjourn |
February 16, 2022
| 12:30 to 12:45 pm | Welcome and Comments |
| 12:45 to 1:15 pm | Plenary talk Long Island HABs in the context of climate change and implications for regional HABs in the future Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University |
| 1:15 to 1:30 pm | NOAA programs update Marc Suddleson/Maggie Broadwater, NOAA NCCOS |
| 1:30 to 1:45 pm | Emerging HAB issues and technologies Karenia mikimotoi in Cape Cod Bay Malcolm Scully, WHOI |
| 1:45 to 2:00 pm | Invasive seaweed in New England (Dasysiphonia japonica) Nicole Corbett, Popponesset Water Stewardship Alliance |
| 2:00 to 2:15 pm | Impacts of HABs on oysters Matthew Harke, GMGI |
| 2:15 to 2:30 pm | Spatio-temporal dynamics of Margalefidinium polykrikoides rust tides and impacts on Rhode Island oyster farms Skylar Bayer, Roger Williams University |
| 2:30 to 2:45 pm | Group discussion, Q&A |
| 2:45 to 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 to 3:15 pm | Observing and Forecasting PSP Forecasting Nick Record, Bigelow |
| 3:15 to 3:30 pm | LightDeck Algal Toxin Detection in Freshwater and Shellfish Sarah Bickman, LightDeck Diagnostics |
| 3:30 to 3:45 pm | Progressing Towards a National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network (NHABON) Greg Doucette, NOAA NCCOS |
| 3:45 to 4:00 pm | Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network – New England (HABON-NE) updates Mike Brosnahan, WHOI |
| 4:00 to 4:15 pm | HABhub Data Portal Update, Northeast HAB Website Update Mindy Richlen/Ethan Andrews/Mike Brosnahan, WHOI |
| 4:15 to 4:45 pm | Panel discussion Opportunities & future directions; Quay Dortch, NOAA NCCOS |
| 4:45 pm | Wrap-up & Adjourn |