[WD_Button id=2058] Oral Presentations and Workshops Tuesday, August 8 Presentations should be either 45 or 90 minutes. This year, presenters will be asked to highlight their presentation with a 5-minute “preview” at the Tuesday plenary session, so that all participants get a sense of the concurrent options before we break out into sessions. Presenters are […]
[WD_Button id=2091] We will be offering the following registration options: Full Conference Registration—includes all sessions, events and meals from Monday evening, August 7 through Friday morning, August 11, including the NAME Awards Banquet and Auction. Conference registration does not include any field trips that require additional costs on Wednesday, or the optional dinner cruise to Halibut Cove on […]
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Field Trip: Tuesday, August 8 Evening Cruise to Halibut Cove—this field trip is FULL but we are taking names for a WAITING LIST $40/person (dinner extra) Depart from Homer Harbor; 4:45 pm – 9:00 pm Meet at the bottom of Ramp 2 Take an evening cruise on the Danny-J ferry across the aqua waters of Kachemak bay […]
All of us at NAME were honored to know and work with Joy Elizabeth Tally. Her passion for the environment and love for her community made a deep, permanent mark on NAME as an organization, and for each one of us fortunate enough to know her as a friend. If you would like to make […]
“On Watch”—from the President’s Desk January 30, 2017 There’s something about water that draws all of us closer to the fundamental mystery and wonder of life. And when we find others – friends, loved ones, mentors or colleagues – with whom we can share this mystical journey, we know we have been given a profound […]
Get ready to explore the theory, construction, and operation of a model wave-energy generator! Designed by William Hanshumaker, Ph.D., Oregon Sea Grant, and Alan Perrill, Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC), this activity works to further students’ and the general public’s knowledge of and interest in wave-energy generators. Students will build variations of model wave-energy buoys […]
Stewardship—Bycatch Reduction Summary: The You’re Excluded topic guide in the previous section helps students learn about the concept of population ecology and sustainability in fishing practices. The activity ends with a stewardship component, highlighted here, which challenges students to devise solution that reduces bycatch. Concepts to teach: Bycatch, excluder, trawl, iterative, efficiency, selectivity, engineering design […]
Stewardship—Finding a Balance Summary: The How Many Fish? topic guide in the previous section helps students learn about the concept of population ecology and sustainability in fishing practices. Each activity ends with a stewardship component, highlighted here, which challenges students to devise solution that promote sustainability. Concepts to teach: Problem-solving, engineering design, fisheries management, sustainability […]
Human Impacts—You’re Excluded Summary: Although fishing gear may be designed to catch a particular species of marketable fish, sometimes other species also accidentally get caught. Through hands on simulation, students explore how fishing trawls may be modified to reduce bycatch. Concepts to teach: Bycatch, excluder, trawl, iterative, efficiency, selectivity, engineering design Goals: To deal with […]