The 2021 Gulf of Maine HAB Science Symposium will be held March 16 and 17, 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).
In order to receive the Zoom invite for this meeting, please be sure you have registered here! The draft agenda is below, and will be updated periodically ahead of the meeting. Please contact Mindy Richlen if you have suggestions or changes.
March 16, 2021
| 12:00 pm to 12:15 pm | Introduction Meeting agenda, objectives Mindy Richlen/Don Anderson/Mike Brosnahan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) |
| 12:15 pm to 1:45 pm | Regional Perspective: 2020 retrospective and 2021 monitoring plans (15 min ea) Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in MA Christian Petitpas/Terry O’Neil /Melissa Campbell, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) MWRA survey results Scott Libby/Ken Keay, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in RI David Borkman, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in ME Kohl Kanwit/Bryant Lewis, Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME DMR) Spatial and temporal patterns of HABs and toxicity in NH Chris Nash/Tiffany Chin, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) Biotoxins and Shellstock Monitoring Components of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) Kimberly Justason/Angela Smith, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) |
| 1:45 pm to 2:00 pm | Discussion/Synthesis |
| 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm | NOAA Program Update Marc Suddleson/Maggie Broadwater/Felix Martinez, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) |
| 2:15 pm to 2:45 pm | HABON/COHH program/project updates (10 min ea) Northeast HAB Website Update Mindy Richlen, WHOI Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network – New England (HABON-NE) updates and roadmap Mike Brosnahan, WHOI/ Greg Doucette, NOAA HABhub Data Portal Update Mindy Richlen/Ethan Andrews/Mike Brosnahan, WHOI |
| 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm to 3:40 pm | Forecasting (10 min ea) 2020 cyst observations, empirical forecast for 2021 Don Anderson, WHOI 2021 bloom forecast Yizhen Li/Steve Kibler, NOAA NCCOS 2019-2020 bloom & model sensitivity analysis Yizhen Li/Steve Kibler, NOAA NCCOS Spring flood potential & implementation of real-time forecast inundation services David Vallee, NOAA National Weather Service, Northeast River Forecast Center |
| 3:40 pm to 5:00 pm | Regional Research and Other Updates (12 min ea) Pseudo-nitzschia in the GOM Kate Hubbard/Christina Chadwick, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC FWRI) Investigating Pseudo-nitzschia australis introduction to the Gulf of Maine Suzi Clark, WHOI EPSCOR project, TBD Peter Countway, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Forecasting in the GOM (MERHAB project) Steve Archer and Nick Record, Bigelow Canadian East Coast HAB time series review Cynthia McKenzie, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| 5:00 pm | Wrap-up and adjourn |
March 17, 2021
| 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm | Regional HABs and Aquaculture Session (15 + 3 min ea) PhytO-ARM: Phytoplankton Observing-Automated Remote Management, a ROS-based sensor integration system and its applications in aquaculture Mike Brosnahan, WHOI Larval oysters and harmful algae – assessing potential shellfish hatchery impacts Sarah Pease & Juliette Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Toxic impacts of oxidized algal byproducts on oyster larval development at a Maine oyster hatchery Meredith White, Mook Sea Farm Mitigation of harmful algal blooms caused by Alexandrium catenella and saxitoxin accumulation in bivalves using cultivable seaweeds Peter Sylvers & Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University |
| 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm | HABs and Aquaculture Discussion Session – Opportunities for Improved Aquaculture through Regional Observing Panel discussion: Kohl Kanwit/Bryant Lewis (ME DMR), Scott Lindell (WHOI), Josh Reitsma (Woods Hole Sea Grant), Bob Rheault (East Coast Shellfish Growers Association), Dan Ward (Ward Aquafarms), Meredith White (Mook Sea Farm) |
| 2:15 pm to 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Comparative HAB Dynamics across Geography/Systems (15 min ea) Alexandrium dynamics in the Gulf of Maine versus Arctic Don Anderson, WHOI Tropic transfer of amnesic and paralytic shellfish toxins in Alaskan vs lower west coast food webs Kathi Lefebvre, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Alexandrium germling flux in the Nauset Estuary and Gulf of Maine Alexis Fischer, WHOI Pseudo-nitzschia in the Alaskan Arctic vs. the GOM Kate Hubbard, FWRI Updating the Maine HAB Index time series Don Anderson & Judy Kleindinst, WHOI Discussion |
| 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Symposium Discussion • GOM HAB Symposium survey summary: priorities, strengths, issues • Future meeting format (open vs. invited; hybrid vs. virtual; poster sessions/speed talks; timing; duration) • New topics, speakers, geographical focus |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |