Month: May 2013

Seacoast Film Premiere

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013 • 7-9pm 
Seacoast Science Center • 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH map
Reception, film & Q&A to follow
Free & open to the Public

Please RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/seacoastfilm

Ocean Frontiers is an inspiring voyage to seaports and watersheds across the country where unlikely allies—farmers, shippers, scientists, fishermen and conservationists—are working together to sustain the sea and our ocean economies.

The evening will begin with a reception including coffee and cookies, and will feature educational materials from the event hosts. After the film, there will be a Q&A discussion moderated by Jennifer Felt, Conservation Law Foundation’s Ocean Planning Outreach Manager.

Information about the upcoming Public Meeting on Ocean Planning, set for June 25th in Portsmouth, NH, will also be available. 

Event is hosted by:

Event questions? Contact Karen Provazza at k.provazza@seacentr.org or 603-436-8043, ext. 12

 

Attend Your Public Meeting on Ocean Planning

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Public meetings on Ocean Planning are coming to communities across New England in May and June, and we encourage you to attend and invite others! We’re making Ocean Frontiers DVDs available for free for all who wish to share the film with friends and colleagues. Ocean Frontiers is an ideal way to bring people up to speed on ocean planning and let others know of the important opportunity to attend an ocean planning meeting in New England. To receive a free DVD fill out this short form: www.tinyurl.com/ofdvdrequest.

Draft regional ocean planning goals and potential actions will be discussed at these upcoming meetings.  The Northeast Regional Planning Body, a group of state, tribal and federal representatives from New England who are working to implement the National Ocean Policy and address critical New England ocean issues, wants your input on these goals and actions. Additional information on their progress can be found here:  http://northeastoceancouncil.org/regional-planning-body/meetings/

These public meetings will be held in May & June as follows*:

  • Portland, ME            Thursday, May 23, 4-7pm
  • Narragansett, RI      Tuesday, May 28, 4-7pm
  • Ellsworth, ME          Monday, June 3, 4-7pm
  • Rockland, ME           Tuesday, June 4, 5:30-8:30pm
  • Boston, MA               Thursday, June 6, 4-7pm
  • New Haven, CT        Thursday, June 13, 4-7pm
  • New Bedford, MA    Monday, June 17, 4-7pm
  • Gloucester, MA         Tuesday, June 18, 4-7pm
  • Barnstable, MA        Wednesday, June 19, 4-7pm
  • Portsmouth, NH      Tuesday, June 25, 4-7pm

*Additional information for these meetings (specific venues, agenda, etc.) is available at: http://goo.gl/m2OmH

These meetings will occur within the period during which the Northeast Regional Planning Body seeks public input regarding draft goals; public comment will be taken at these meetings. These meetings will also be an opportunity to review draft maps and products from initial efforts to gather information on the natural resources and diverse uses of the ocean, including fishing, transportation, energy and infrastructure, aquaculture, and recreation. If you are not available to attend but would like to provide input, please do so by June 28, 2013. The draft goals will be available through the same website <http://goo.gl/m2OmH> in mid-May along with additional details for providing public comment, but for now please hold the dates!

Thank you for attending and/or encouraging others to attend these important meetings!

Calling All Agencies, Coastal Planners & Ports

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We’d like to offer Ocean Frontiers to you, for free, to show within your agency, department or office. The film is available in several lengths, including 22-minutes, 60 and 80, to accommodate different audiences and time frames. We also provide a Screening Toolkit with helpful tips and are available to assist with tasks, such as making Posters and Email Invitations for your screening(s).

You can obtain the film for free by filling out our Host a Screening Form or by sending us a message with your address and which lengths you’d like.

We’ve had a tremendous response from agencies, coastal planners and ports around the nation who are using Ocean Frontiers to help build awareness about ocean planning. From Florida to Washington—from state planning departments to port commissioners—people are sharing Ocean Frontiers with staff and colleagues at Brown Bag Lunch Screenings, Strategic Planning meetings, Advancement Trainings and so forth.


What are people saying about Ocean Frontiers?

“Ocean Frontiers is an ideal film for us to see because it highlights how industry and government can work together and find solutions to pressing ocean issues.”
-Rebecca Owen, U. S. Dept. of State, Regional Policy Coordinator, Bureau of Oceans

“Ocean Frontiers illustrates the kind of science-based, collaborative, locally driven solutions that the National Ocean Council will support through the National Ocean Policy.”
-Deerin Babb-Brott, Director, National Ocean Council