Delaware Estuary Fishery Ecosystem Model:Model Development Workshop II Announcement
Dates:August 23rd, 2005.
Venue:Hilton Wilmington/Christiana,Newark, DE
November 14, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to a workshop to assist in the development of an ecosystem model of the Delaware estuary scheduled for August 23rd, 2005. This is the second in a series of workshops to develop a working ecosystem model for the Delaware estuary. It is our intention to construct our model with the best possible information available. Subsequently, we willprovide the model to management agencies and academic scientists for use in policy exploration and research. Hence, your involvement in this project is important to us and we value your inputs.
The goals of our research are to describe and quantify production and mortality of individual species and trophic groups in the Delaware estuary ecosystem, and relate changes in various conservation measures (habitat restoration, fish ladders, etc) on production and mortality within the ecosystem. Building on data accumulated from historical monitoring programs and results from previous analytical studies, we have developed a Delaware Estuary Fishery Ecosystem Model (DEFEM) using the modeling software package Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE).
For more information please visit the project website at:
Workshop Goals:
Following input from the first workshop we have developed a prototype ecosystem based model for Delaware Bay. At this workshop we seek: (1) expert advice on the structure of the Delaware Bayfood web as represented in the model,(2) critical review of parameter estimates used in the model, and (3) evaluation of time series of landings and fishery independent abundances used to reconstruct the dynamics.
Travel Expenses:
Travel funds are available to cover travel expenses for workshop participants who are traveling from out of town and require overnight accommodations. Contact Tom Miller or Mike Frisk for more information and reimbursement instructions.
Meals will be provided.
Please let us know if you plan on attending and if you need a room. We hope you will join us.
Sincerely,
DEFEM Steering Committee:
Tom Miller, Mike Frisk, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Steve Martell, FisheriesCenter, Univ. British Columbia
Rob Latour, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
KennethStrait, PSEG
Shawn Shotzberger, PSEG
Delaware Estuary Fishery Ecosystem Model Workshop Agenda
Day 1 - Monday October 18th
9:00 amCoffee, pastries and other snacks & registration information.
9:30 amWelcome and Introductions, project overview and workshop goals (TM)
1. Model overview and data
10:00 amAshort introduction to Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE)
10:30 amSpecies groups included in model
11:00 amBreak (15min)
11:15 amReview of data sources and reliability
12:30 pmCatered lunch
2. Delaware Estuary Ecosystem
1:30 pmHow a model is balanced
2:00 pmPresentation of balanced ecopath model for Delaware Bay
230-500Discussion and feedback
Invited Participants:
Kenneth Able, Ph. D.
Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Russ Allen
NJ DFW
John Balletto
PSE&G
Lisa Barno
NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries
Tom Baum
NJDFW
J. Jed Brown, Ph.D.
Delaware River Fisheries Coordinator
David Bruce
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Department of Natural Resources
Jessica Coakley
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Department of Natural Resources
Santoro, Edward
DelawareRiver Basin Commission (DRBC)
CharlesE.Epifanio, Ph.D.
University of DelawareGraduateCollege of Marine Studies
Bruce Freeman
NJDEP Bureau of Marine Fisheries
Thomas Grothues, Ph. D.
Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Richard Horwitz, Ph. D.
PatrickCenter for Environmental Research
Ed Houde, Ph.D.
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
David Hutchins, Ph.D.
University of DelawareGraduateCollege of Marine Studies
Ronald Kneib, Ph. D.
Sapelo Island, GA31327
Desmond Kahn
DNREC
Steve Litvin
NJMSC
Adam Marsh, Ph.D.
University of DelawareGraduateCollege of Marine Studies
Stewart Michels
DNREC
Tom McCloy
Chief - NJDEP Bureau of Marine Fisheries
Douglas Miller, Ph.D.
University of DelawareGraduateCollege of Marine Studies
Roy Miller
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Brandon Muffley
NJ DFW
Thomas Noji, Ph. D.
Ecosystem Processes Division
NOAA, NMFS, NEFSC
Kenneth Rose, Ph. D.
Coastal Fisheries Institute
Pete Rowe
NJMSC
Timothy Targett, Ph. D.
University of DelawareGraduateCollege of Marine Studies
Howard Townsend
NCBO
John Teal, Ph. D.
Teal Ltd., Environmental Consultants
Michael Weinstein, Ph. D.
New Jersey Marine Science Consortium
William Whitmore
DNREC