The 2022 Gulf of Maine HAB Science Symposium will be held March 13-14, 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. The goal of this meeting is to facilitate discussion of ongoing issues, priorities, and concerns, and to share information that supports our understanding of HABs in this region, and helps to inform approaches to monitoring and management.
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.
March 13, 2023
| 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 The GNATS Time Series: A Look at 20 Transformational Years Across the Gulf of Maine Barney Balch, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences |
| 1:15 to 1:30 pm | Regional Updates & Observations 1. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in ME 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) Joe Boutilier, Michael Doon (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA) |
| 1:45 to 2:00 pm | 3. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in NH Chris Nash (New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, NH DES) |
| 2:00 to 2:15 pm | 4. Rhode Island 2022 HAB Update David Borkman (Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, RI DEM) |
| 2:15 to 2:30 pm | 5. Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in MA Christian Petitpas, Melissa Campbell, Terry O’Neil, Jeff Kennedy, (Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, DMF) |
| 2:30 to 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45 to 3:00 pm | 6. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) surveys Scott Libby (Batelle) and David Wu, Chris Goodwin (MWRA) |
| 3:00 to 3:15 pm | 7. Pseudo-nitzschia observations and dynamics in the Gulf of Maine Kate Hubbard, Christina Chadwick (FL FWRI) |
| 3:15 to 3:30 pm | Regional Perspective: forecasting and model updates Predicting the occurrence of Alexandrium catenella on the Canadian east coast Aude Boivin-Rioux, Michel Starr, and Joël Chassé (DFO, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne) |
| 3:30 to 3:45 pm | GOM regional retrospective for 2022 Yizhen Li, Rick Stumpf, Steve Kibler (NOAA NCCOS) |
| 3:45 to 4:00 pm | PST index update Don Anderson, Judy Kleindinst (WHOI) |
| 4:00 to 4:15 pm | 2022 Hydromet Review; 2023 Outlook & NWS Future Plans Jason Elliott (NOAA NWS) |
| 4:15 to 4:30 pm | Group discussion, Q&A |
| 4:30 pm | Wrap-up and adjourn |
March 14, 2023
| 12:30 to 12:45 pm | Welcome and Comments |
| 12:45 to 1:15 pm | Plenary talk Hydrography, nutrients and phytoplankton for AZMP sections across the Gulf of Maine, western Scotian Shelf and Northeast Channel Dave Hebert, Emmanuel Devred, Lindsay Beazley, Chantelle Layton (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography) |
| 1:15 to 1:30 pm | NOAA programs update Marc Suddleson, Maggie Broadwater (NOAA NCCOS) |
| 1:30 to 1:45 pm | Emerging issues and new approaches Update on research into dihydro-DTX1 from Dinophysis norvegica in the GOM Jon Deeds (USFDA CFAN) |
| 1:45 to 2:00 pm | LightDeck Algal Toxin Detection in Freshwater and Shellfish Greg Lewis (LightDeck Diagnostics) |
| 2:00 to 2:15 pm | Development of Molecular Assays for Identification and Quantification of Toxic Pseudo-nitzschia Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Maine. Yida Gao (FL FWRI), Kate Hubbard (FL FWRI), Shelly Wanamaker (GMGI), and Sydney Greenlee (Bigelow) |
| 2:15 to 2:30 pm | Linking Coastal Hydrodynamics to HABs with Measurements and Modeling Sean Smith, Lauren Ross (University of Maine) |
| 2:30 to 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45 to 3:00 pm | Observing and Forecasting PSP Forecasting Johnathan Evanilla and Nick Record (Bigelow) |
| 3:00 to 3:15 pm | National HAB Observing Network (NHABON) - Activities and Opportunities Quay Dortch (NOAA NCCOS) |
| 3:15 to 3:30 pm | WHOI HABhub Data Portal Update Mindy Richlen, Ethan Andrews, Mike Brosnahan (WHOI) |
| 3:30 to 4:00pm | Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network – New England (HABON-NE) updates Mike Brosnahan (WHOI) |
| 4:00 to 4:15 pm | Group discussion, Q&A |
| 4:15 to 4:30 pm | Wrap-up & Adjourn |