Penobscot Marine Museum's 2013 History Conference

Fish, Wind and Tide: Maine's Future Resources? Penobscot Marine Museum 2013 Annual History Conference Saturday, November 2, 8:15 am to 5:00 pm University of Maine Hutchinson Center     This year the conference brings together scientists, historians and educators to discuss Maine's important resources of fish, wind and tide.  The issues examined will be the change in Maine's fisheries over the centuries and the current state of this important resource, the historic use of wind and tide and whether Maine can lead the way in new wind and tidal power development, and what the future looks like for Maine's working waterfront.     Gulf of Maine Fisheries: An Historic Overview William Leavenworth, Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Conservation Department, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Karen Alexander, Historic Fisheries Scientist, Univ. of New Hampshire Planning Maine's Coastal Resources Matthew Nixon, Maine Coastal Program, Maine Dept. of Conservation Richard Nelson, Friendship Lobsterman Caitlin Cleaver, Marine Programs Associate, Island Institute Priscilla M. Brooks, Vice President and Director, Ocean Conservation Law Foundation Historic Tide Mills of Maine Bud Warren, co-founder of Tide Mill Institute and marine historian Maine's Tidal Power Development Gayle Zydlewski, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Univ. of Maine, Orono Teresa Johnson, Assistant Professor of Marine Policy, Univ. of Maine, Orono Richard W. Kimball, Associate Professor of Engineering, Maine Maritime Academy Richard S. Armstrong, Executive Director of Tidal Energy Demonstration & Evaluation Center, Maine Maritime Academy Sail Making The Old Fashioned Way Eben Wilson, Apprentice Sailmaker at Nathaniel Wilson Sailmaker Inc. Maine's Wind Power Development TBA, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine, Orono Paul Williamson, Director and Industry Coordinator of the Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Initiative  "Fish, Wind and Tide: Maine's Future Resources?" Penobscot Marine Museum's 2013 History Conference is Saturday, November 2, 8:15 am to 5:00 pm at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast, Maine. To register online go to https://historyconference.eventbrite.com.  For more information go to www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call Penobscot Marine Museum at 207-548-2529.   The museum's annual history conference draws together scholars, historians, educators and the public interested in the history of Maine and Penobscot Bay. The Conference provides a forum for the exploration and sharing of ideas about the region's traditions and resources to promote a deeper understanding of the possibilities for Maine's future.                             www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

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