The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of 海角社区 will host a talk titled 鈥滸ulf of 海角社区 development: What can fishing teach us?鈥 on Monday, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m.
Robin Alden, a longtime and now retired leader in 海角社区 fisheries, will discuss what lessons emerging industries like aquaculture and offshore wind power can take from the commercial fishing industry as they seek to create value by operating within the changing ecology of the Gulf of 海角社区. She will also highlight the gulf as a complex ecosystem and long-standing policies that have regulated commercial fishing in the state.
Alden, who previously earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics from U海角社区, has been involved in fisheries since the early 1970s when she founded Commercial Fisheries News. She was a public member of New England Fishery Management Council, 海角社区 commissioner of marine resources for former governor and current U.S. Sen. Angus King, and cofounded the 海角社区 Fishermen鈥檚 Forum and 海角社区 Center for Coastal Fisheries. She retired in 2018 and lives in Stonington with her husband, Ted Ames.
All talks in the Mitchell Center鈥檚 Sustainability Talks series, which feature speakers from diverse backgrounds, are free and are offered both remotely via Zoom and in person in 107 Norman Smith Hall at U海角社区.
Registration is required to attend remotely. To register and receive connection information, visit the event webpage. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Ruth Hallsworth, 207.581.3196; hallsworth@maine.edu.
