NEW ENGLAND ESTUARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY

SPRING MEETING 1999

Second/Notice/Agenda

MEETING LOCATION: Oak Island Inn, Western Shore, Nova Scotia

Thursday 20 May - Arrival of those travelling by Ferry from Portland to Yarmouth at 9:00 EST. Bus provided, travel time of approximately 2.5 hours. Cost will be $50.00 US for return trip. Return will be Sunday 23 May at 8:00 a.m. from Oak Island Inn. Persons taking bus please contact Mike Brylinsky at Acadia University by 17 May. Mike is at (902) 585-1509 or email

AGENDA

Thursday 20 May

1900-2100 Meeting Registration and Reception, Oak Island Inn


Friday 21 May

Meeting Registration, Oak Island Inn

Scott Warren, NEERS President, Connecticut College
WELCOMING REMARKS, Mahone Room

Contributed paper session, Mahone Room, Mike Mazurkewicz, CONVENOR

(K indicates Ketchum Prize and R indicates Rankin Prize candidates)

Michael Dadswell and Duncan Bates, Acadia University
INTRODUCTION TO MAHONE BAY: A HIGH SALINITY, FJORD-LIKE ESTUARY

Andrew Bauder, Allen Cembella and Nancy Lewis, Institute of Marine Bioscience
STRATEGIES FOR HARMFUL PLANKTON MONITORING IN MAHONE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA

David W. Townsend, Neal R. Pettigrew, Andrew C. Thomas, University of Maine, and Maureen D. Keller, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
COASTAL AND OFFSHORE DISTRIBUTIONS OF Alexandrium sp (THE RED TIDE DINOFLAGELLATE) IN THE GULF OF MAINE AND BAY OF FUNDY


BREAK


Larry T. Spencer, Plymouth State College
THE R/V ALBATROSS: HOW ITS USAGE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF THE MARINE SCIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES

(K) Joanne C. Bintz, Scott W. Nixon and Stephen Granger, University of Rhode Island
PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE OF EELGRASS (Zostera marina L.) SEEDLINGS TO REDUCED LIGHT.

(K) Douglas Hodum, University of Maine
THE EPIC SAGA OF MUD, INVERTEBRATES AND ENGINEERING STRUCTURES - WHAT IS THE CONCLUSION?


BREAK FOR LUNCH


Contributed Paper Session, Michael Stokesbury, Convenor

(K) Pamela A. Morgan and Frederick T. Short, University of New Hampshire
FUNCTIONS AND VALUES OF FRINGING SALT MARSHES IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND

(R) Michael Stokesbury and Gilles LaCroix, St. Andrews Biological Station
AQUACULTURE IMPACTS: DIFFERENTIAL MARINE SURVIVAL OF WILD AND CULTURED ATLANTIC SALMON

(K) Lenny Bellet and Scott Warren, Connecticut College
THE IMPACT OF INCREASED FLOODING FREQUENCIES ON SEDIMENT BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND VEGETATION PATTERNS ON CONNECTICUT TIDAL MARSHES


Break and Poster Session (D indicates Dean Prize Candidate)


Jeffrey Gaeckle and F.T. Short, University of New Hampshire
COMPARISON OF FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN TRANSPLANT VS REFERENCE EELGRASS BEDS

Joan L. Beskenis, University of New Hampshire
DOES THE BIOFILM ON THE SURFACE OF FUCOID GERMLINGS AND SURROUNDING SURFACES PROTECT THEM FROM METAL TOXICITY

W. G. Ambrose Jr., S. Arnold, D. Smart, L. Wacker, Bates College
EFFECT OF BAITWORM DIGGING ON THE SOFT-SHEL CLAM IN MAINE

Carol Pesch, US EPA, Walt Disney, and Willy Wonka
MAKING NEW BEDFORD HARBOR A SUPERFUN SITE: CONVERTING ICKY, OOZY STUFF TO ENTERTAINMENT RESOURCES

Ivan Valiela and Ivan Valiela, Boston University Marine Program
CONTRIBUTION OF INCREASED BIRD ABUNDANCE TO AERIAL DEPOSITION OF NITROGEN ON CAPE COD

(K) Kenneth Raposa, Charles Roman, and Susan Adamowicz, University of Rhode Island
EARLY ECOLOGICAL REPONSES TO RESTORATION OF A TIDALLY RESTRICTED SALT MARSH (SACHUEST POINT, RI)

(R) Alison Biddle and R. Scott Warren, Connecticut College
SEA-LEVEL MARSH SURFACE MICRORELIEF AND VEGETATION: 25 YEARS OF CHANGE ON A LONG ISLAND SOUND SALT MARSH


NEERS BUSINESS MEETING

NEERS AWARDS BANQUET, Main Dining Room, Oak Island Inn
DANCING ON THE SHORES OF MAHONE BAY


Saturday 22 May

Hair-of-the-dog breakfasts?

Contributed Papers Session, Michael Dadswell, CONVENOR

Vic Pyle, Save the Sound Ind.
THE ERF-RAE PARTNERSHIP FOR ESTUARINE HABITAT RESTORATION

B.S. Koppl, F.T. Short, University of New Hampshire and R.C. Davis, Alliance for Chesapeake Bay
TRANSPLANTING EELGRASS (Zostera marina L.) WITH REMOTE FRAMES: A LOW-COST AND EFFECTIVE HABITAT RESTORATION METHOD

Robert Bachsbaum, Mass. Audubon Soc., John Catena and Eric Hutchins, NMFS, Dave Burdick, UNH and Eric Holt, Mass. Audubon Soc.
FISH IN DEGRATED SALT MARSHES IN THE PLUM ISLAND SOUND REGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESTORATION


Break


David M. Burdick and Alison Bowden, University of New Hampshire
ENHANCEMENT OF SALT MARSH REESTABLISHMENT TO IMPROVE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY

Theresa A. Theodose, University of Southern Maine
NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY, NUTRIENT LIMITATION, AND SPECIES DIVERSITY IN SALT MARSH FORB COMMUNITIES

Scott Warren, NEERS President, Connecticut College
CLOSING REMARKS



COOKOUT ON CLAY ISLAND

1900-onward DANCING AT OAK ISLAND INN


Sunday 23 May

0800 Departure (from Conference Center) for Ferry (ferry actually departs Yarmouth at 10:00)

fly from Boston. Continental flies from Newark. Fares can be as low as $150 US return and flight time is about 2 hours. It is a one-hour drive from the Halifax airport to Western Shore. Limo service is available for about $30 US one way.

Sailing
If you are equipped you can also sail from anywhere on the coast of New England to Western Shore directly and dock at the Marina. They did it all the time up to the end of Prohibition. Sailing in Mahone Bay is wonderful. There are 40-50 islands with sand beaches and a spinnaker wind home every afternoon.

Saturday afternoon
The Great Maritime Scallop Trading Company of Chester will be hosting a beach cookout on Clay Island opposite the Inn (about 20 minutes by boat). Steamed mussels and bacon wrapped scallops will be free; lobsters (1-1.5 lb) will be $15US each. If the weather is too windy (that means gale force) or wet, we can have the cookout at the Inn.

Clay Island has a beautiful dune beach, beach grass, and a cattail marsh (yes, for all you lost souls we have no Pragmites in the Maritimes yet, so leave it at home).

There are numerous marine habitats available to explore and it is possible to scuba dive right off the Oak Island Inn Wharf. For those who wish there are numerous aquaculture operations around Mahone Bay (Atlantic salmon, mussels, and scallops) and tours can be arranged for small groups.

A Note From Your Treasurer
It’s time to pay your 1999 dues! This is also a good time to update your status with NEERS, and pay any existing back dues. The amount you owe for 1999 and any other year is included on your mailing label. Please make all cheques payable to NEERS. Thank you. Hope to see you in Canada. Pam Arnofsky.
Regular member dues: $15.00 ($5 goes to the Student Fund)
Student member dues: $5.00