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MEET THE TEAM University of Connecticut Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Samantha Siedlecki Catherine Matassa National Marine Fisheries Service Lisa L Colburn Shannon Meseck Dvora Hart Mike Alexander N David Bethoney Susan D Inglis Michael Long Rutgers University Enrique Curchitser WE NEED YOUR HELP Workshops for stakeholders will be conducted to answer questions get your input and discuss current conditions changes you are observing your concerns on fishery impacts project recommendations project results Advisory Council Michael Marchetti Captain Eastern New England Scallop Association Beth Turner NECAN Northeast Coastal Acidification Network Sarah Cooley Climate Policy Ocean Conservancy WILL CHANGES IN OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURE AND CHEMISTRY IMPACT YOUR FISHING COMMUNITIES Illustration from Rheuban et al 2018 PloS ONE To learn more about this project visit http www cfrfoundation org Atlantic Sea Scallop Social Ecological System if you are interested in joining a workshop contact Susan Inglis singlis cfrfoundation org 401 515 4892 Stay Tuned For Workshop Dates A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT Funding provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA

ARE SCALLOPS SENSITIVE TO OCEAN ACIDIFICATION The Atlantic sea scallop fishery in the Northeast provides the second highest fisheries revenue in the United States This ecosystem is experiencing dynamic changes in temperature increasing 3x faster than the global average precipitation and ocean acidification that may threaten this fishery Calcium carbonate is usually abundant or supersaturated in oceans so scallops can build shells BUT ocean acidification can reduce the saturation level of available calcium carbonate making it harder for scallops to build their shells North West Atlantic model Scallops use calcium carbonate calcite and aragonite to build their shells ocean acidification can negatively impact scallop growth survival calcification shell repair maintenance settlement The vulnerability and resilience of fishing communities to the effects of ocean warming and acidification is dependent on their ability to adapt to changes to their fisheries PROJECT GOALS 1 Identify sea scallop fishing communities vulnerable to oceanographic changes 2 Learn how resilient these sea scallop dependent communities are regionally 3 Improve population level vulnerability assessment methods for scallops 4 Develop projections for sea scallop fishery vulnerability in 2100 historical and future ocean acidification level effects on sea scallop populations how information on ocean acidification and water temperature can be used in fishery decisions regionally generate management recommendations using community industry and manger input To understand the impact of changes in water temperature and ocean acidification to the scallop fishery this project looks at how vulnerable sea scallops and the fishing communities are to these changes and develops recommendations on how to build resiliency to these changes COLLABORATION This study looks at the scallop fishery social ecological system vulnerability to ocean changes using data from stakeholder workshops and biological and oceanographic models Photo From Resilient Fisheries RI Project Stake holder workshops collect input on what changes are being observed and options to create community resiliency to these changes Industry collected data sets from CFRF WHOI Shelf Research Fleet and CFRF Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet will be used to help evaluate the model Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation CFRF WHOI Oceanographic Research Fleet

ARE SCALLOPS SENSITIVE TO OCEAN ACIDIFICATION The Atlantic sea scallop fishery in the Northeast provides the second highest fisheries revenue in the United States This ecosystem is experiencing dynamic changes in temperature increasing 3x faster than the global average precipitation and ocean acidification that may threaten this fishery Calcium carbonate is usually abundant or supersaturated in oceans so scallops can build shells BUT ocean acidification can reduce the saturation level of available calcium carbonate making it harder for scallops to build their shells North West Atlantic model Scallops use calcium carbonate calcite and aragonite to build their shells ocean acidification can negatively impact scallop growth survival calcification shell repair maintenance settlement The vulnerability and resilience of fishing communities to the effects of ocean warming and acidification is dependent on their ability to adapt to changes to their fisheries PROJECT GOALS 1 Identify sea scallop fishing communities vulnerable to oceanographic changes 2 Learn how resilient these sea scallop dependent communities are regionally 3 Improve population level vulnerability assessment methods for scallops 4 Develop projections for sea scallop fishery vulnerability in 2100 historical and future ocean acidification level effects on sea scallop populations how information on ocean acidification and water temperature can be used in fishery decisions regionally generate management recommendations using community industry and manger input To understand the impact of changes in water temperature and ocean acidification to the scallop fishery this project looks at how vulnerable sea scallops and the fishing communities are to these changes and develops recommendations on how to build resiliency to these changes COLLABORATION This study looks at the scallop fishery social ecological system vulnerability to ocean changes using data from stakeholder workshops and biological and oceanographic models Photo From Resilient Fisheries RI Project Stake holder workshops collect input on what changes are being observed and options to create community resiliency to these changes Industry collected data sets from CFRF WHOI Shelf Research Fleet and CFRF Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet will be used to help evaluate the model Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation CFRF WHOI Oceanographic Research Fleet

ARE SCALLOPS SENSITIVE TO OCEAN ACIDIFICATION The Atlantic sea scallop fishery in the Northeast provides the second highest fisheries revenue in the United States This ecosystem is experiencing dynamic changes in temperature increasing 3x faster than the global average precipitation and ocean acidification that may threaten this fishery Calcium carbonate is usually abundant or supersaturated in oceans so scallops can build shells BUT ocean acidification can reduce the saturation level of available calcium carbonate making it harder for scallops to build their shells North West Atlantic model Scallops use calcium carbonate calcite and aragonite to build their shells ocean acidification can negatively impact scallop growth survival calcification shell repair maintenance settlement The vulnerability and resilience of fishing communities to the effects of ocean warming and acidification is dependent on their ability to adapt to changes to their fisheries PROJECT GOALS 1 Identify sea scallop fishing communities vulnerable to oceanographic changes 2 Learn how resilient these sea scallop dependent communities are regionally 3 Improve population level vulnerability assessment methods for scallops 4 Develop projections for sea scallop fishery vulnerability in 2100 historical and future ocean acidification level effects on sea scallop populations how information on ocean acidification and water temperature can be used in fishery decisions regionally generate management recommendations using community industry and manger input To understand the impact of changes in water temperature and ocean acidification to the scallop fishery this project looks at how vulnerable sea scallops and the fishing communities are to these changes and develops recommendations on how to build resiliency to these changes COLLABORATION This study looks at the scallop fishery social ecological system vulnerability to ocean changes using data from stakeholder workshops and biological and oceanographic models Photo From Resilient Fisheries RI Project Stake holder workshops collect input on what changes are being observed and options to create community resiliency to these changes Industry collected data sets from CFRF WHOI Shelf Research Fleet and CFRF Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet will be used to help evaluate the model Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation CFRF WHOI Oceanographic Research Fleet

MEET THE TEAM University of Connecticut Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Samantha Siedlecki Catherine Matassa National Marine Fisheries Service Lisa L Colburn Shannon Meseck Dvora Hart Mike Alexander N David Bethoney Susan D Inglis Michael Long Rutgers University Enrique Curchitser WE NEED YOUR HELP Workshops for stakeholders will be conducted to answer questions get your input and discuss current conditions changes you are observing your concerns on fishery impacts project recommendations project results Advisory Council Michael Marchetti Captain Eastern New England Scallop Association Beth Turner NECAN Northeast Coastal Acidification Network Sarah Cooley Climate Policy Ocean Conservancy WILL CHANGES IN OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURE AND CHEMISTRY IMPACT YOUR FISHING COMMUNITIES Illustration from Rheuban et al 2018 PloS ONE To learn more about this project visit http www cfrfoundation org Atlantic Sea Scallop Social Ecological System if you are interested in joining a workshop contact Susan Inglis singlis cfrfoundation org 401 515 4892 Stay Tuned For Workshop Dates A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT Funding provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA

MEET THE TEAM University of Connecticut Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Samantha Siedlecki Catherine Matassa National Marine Fisheries Service Lisa L Colburn Shannon Meseck Dvora Hart Mike Alexander N David Bethoney Susan D Inglis Michael Long Rutgers University Enrique Curchitser WE NEED YOUR HELP Workshops for stakeholders will be conducted to answer questions get your input and discuss current conditions changes you are observing your concerns on fishery impacts project recommendations project results Advisory Council Michael Marchetti Captain Eastern New England Scallop Association Beth Turner NECAN Northeast Coastal Acidification Network Sarah Cooley Climate Policy Ocean Conservancy WILL CHANGES IN OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURE AND CHEMISTRY IMPACT YOUR FISHING COMMUNITIES Illustration from Rheuban et al 2018 PloS ONE To learn more about this project visit http www cfrfoundation org Atlantic Sea Scallop Social Ecological System if you are interested in joining a workshop contact Susan Inglis singlis cfrfoundation org 401 515 4892 Stay Tuned For Workshop Dates A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT Funding provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA