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Climate Change Here and Now: The Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries
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This Web Seminar took place on May 6, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. Presenting was Jon Hare, Oceanography Branch Chief at the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC - NOAA NMFS) based in Narragansett, Rhode Island and Woods
Hole, Massachusetts. In this seminar Mr. Hare presented a brief overview of climate
change and then focused the information on the possible impact to fisheries, with
specific examples coming from the Northeast region of the United States.
The sixth in a series of web seminars on climate change sponsored by NOAA, began
with Mr. Hare reviewing some of the data indicating an anthropogenic cause to climate
change. He followed this information by talking about specific, observed, climate
changes in the Northeastern area of the United States. Mr. Hare continued his discussion
by giving the audience some information about fisheries in general, and how the
changes that are currently being observed, are and may, impact fisheries in the
Northeastern U.S. Molly Harrison, from NOAA, gave an overview of resource materials
that teachers can use in their classrooms to teach this topic.
Forty-one (41) participants were present at the live Web Seminar in addition to
the presenter and NSTA staff. Participating educators represented the states of
Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
Two participants joined the presentation from countries outside of the United States:
Romania and Turkey.
Seminar participants received one of the NSTA SciGuides. A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants My PD Record and Certificates area in the NSTA Learning Center for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
Here are some comments provided by the participants at the end of the Web Seminar:
- “Nice links to the fisheries aspect of how climate change will impact us in the future; don't always see that route discussed.”
- “With an atmospheric science background, I need to learn more about the ocean to give me a broader knowledge base for understanding the impacts of climate change on the earth system.”
- “I'm now equipped to discuss climate variability vs. climate change--and thus explain why one cold event does not mean there is no warming trend!”
- “Provided more variables and results of climate change for me to share with my students. (Lots of my students are also from commercial fishing families).”
Thanks to the participants and the presenter for the learning opportunity, the interactions, and a job well done!
Websites
To see more programs on Climate Change visit: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/
symposia_seminars/ClimateChange/webseminar.aspx
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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Underwritten in part by: NOAA
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