Starts March 2, 2022 3:00 pm
Ends March 2, 2022 4:30 pm
Location Webinar
Information:https://www.mafmc.org/climate-change-scenario-planning This is one of three three webinars being conducted by the Climate Change Scenario Planing Initaitive. Each webinar will address a different category of forces driving change in East Coast fisheries . Participants are encouraged to attend all three webinars, if possible, to take in the full range of issues being explored. The webinars will contain a keynote address, a panel discussion, and a limited opportunity for comments, questions, and discussion. Three background documents are being developed with specific information to support each webinar. Once completed, these documents will be posted here. Participants are encouraged to review these backgrounders before the webinars begin and come prepared to share comments on the primary drivers of change for East Coast fisheries based on personal experiences. Click on the webinar title below to view webinar connection details. Webinar #3: Social and Economic Drivers of Change March 2, 2022, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. This webinar will focus on social and economic trends that may affect fisheries, such as changing consumer demand and food production, other competing ocean uses (e.g., offshore energy and aquaculture), loss of working waterfronts, and other developments. How important will these factors be in shaping fisheries in the next 20 years?Description