Coastal Conversations 11/24/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel


Maine coastal and ocean issues: Whale mortalities in the Northwest Atlantic

Key Discussion Points:
1. Why did 16 right whales die in the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Saint Lawrence in 2017?
2. What is the role of climate change in these mortalities?
3. How does the movement of prey affect whale movements?
4. How does Canada differ from the US in how it manages ocean uses and how that management correlates to whales ecology and movement? ?
5. How do necropsies (animal autopsies) help determine cause of death?

Guests:
Sean Todd, the director of the marine mammal research group Allied Whale, and professor of oceanography at College of the Atlantic
Zack Klyver, lead naturalist at Bar Harbor Whale Watch company and founder of Flukes international whale tours.

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Coastal Conversations 10/27/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Engineer: Amy Browne

Maine coastal and ocean issues: Congestion and Transportation Planning in Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island Communities

1. What are the visitation trends and why are they on the rise?
2. What is the impact of increasing numbers on the Island, both positive (such as economic), and challenging (such as closures of parking areas).
3. What are the transportation planning options and how can people be involved in voicing their concerns.

Guests:
John Kelley, Management Assistant, Acadia National Park
Martha Searchfield, Executive Director, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce

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Coastal Conversations 8/29/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel

Maine coastal and ocean issues: Fisheries History at Penobscot Marine Museum

-Penobscot Marine Museum’s fisheries exhibit and events and the role of museums in helping people understand about complex fishing industry issues
-National Fishermen’s photo archives from the Post World War Two era, donated and on display at Penobscot Marine Museum, illustrate over 60 years of fishing industry changes in Maine and the Nation
-Port Clyde Fresh Catch founder and long time fisherman Glen Libby, described the changes he has seen in 40 years of fishing, including changes in technology and fish populations that led him and others to start the nation’s first community supported fishery.

Guests:
Cipperly Good, Penobscot Marine Museum
Glen Libby, Port Clyde Fresh Catch
With thanks also to Jessica Hathaway, National Fishermen Magazine

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Coastal Conversations 7/28/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel

Maine Beaches Conference

The show covers speakers at the recent Maine Beaches Conference, held July 14, 2017 in Wells, Maine
-Maine coastal and beach pollution issues
-Coastal erosion and loss of cultural resources
-Volunteer monitoring programs for beach erosion and pollution
-Coastal access legal issues

Guests:

Chris Feurt of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Paul Dest, the director of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Pete Slovinsky of the Maine Geological Survey
Alice Kelley from the University of Maine
Keri Kaczor of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant
John Duff of the University of Massachusetts Boston

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Coastal Conversations 6/23/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel


Maine coastal and ocean issues: Alewife restoration and monitoring

Key Discussion Points:
1. Ecology of diadromous fish (fish that spend part of their life cycle at sea, and part in freshwater)
2. Volunteer initiatives in Downeast Maine that are helping restore alewives
3. How alewife harvesters contribute to the protection and restoration of alewives

Guests:
Brett Ciccotelli, Downeast Salmon Federation
Katie Clark, College of the Atlantic
Darryl Young, Alewife harvester

The following also appear on this show:
Bailey Bowden, Penobscot
Gary Edwards, Sullivan
Karen Wilson, University of Southern Maine
Dwayne Shaw, Downeast Salmon Federation

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Coastal Conversations 5/26/17

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Maine coastal and ocean issues

Program Topic: Downeast Fisheries Partnership

Key Discussion Points:
1. What is the Downeast Fisheries Partnership and what is its vision for a future where Maine’s fishing communities keep fishing forever?
2. What are the changes related to fisheries ecology, economy, and policy that suggest a need for a new way of dealing with fisheries management?
3. What is the relationship between ocean fisheries and river fisheries?

Guests:
Robin Alden, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Jacob van de Sande, Maine Coastal Heritage Trust
Charles Rudelitch, Sunrise County Economic Council
Anne Hayden, Manomet

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