1:30      Greg A. Hibbard, Attorney, Northwest Resource Law LLC

TACTICS EMPLOYED BY OPPONENTS OF AQUACULTURE: TWO RECENT CASE STUDIES

2:00      Emily Whitmore, Social Science Research Manager, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center

SOCIAL LICENSE STRATEGIES: HOW MAINE SHELLFISH AND SEAWEED FARMERS ARE WORKING TO GAIN COMMUNITY SUPPORT

2:15      Amy te Plate-Church, Director of Sustainability, Center for Food Integrity

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO EARN PUBLIC TRUST

2:45      Megan Sorby, CEO, Pine Island Redfish RAS Misinformation Campaigns and the Role of REGULATORY AGENCIES: EMPOWERING EDUCATION

3:00      Lindsey Feldman, Joseph Shields, Laura Gray, Ellen Keane, Live for the Sea, LLC under contract for NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office

SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS FOR PERMIT REVIEW UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

3:15      Robert M. Smith, Partner, K&L Gates

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN NAVIGATING OPPOSITION IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS

4:15       Sebastian Belle, Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Association

KEYS TO EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES: TALES FROM A RECOVERING REGULATOR.  

4:30      Douglas Steding, Managing Partner, Northwest Resource Law LLC

FISH FARMING LITIGATION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: PERSPECTIVES FROM SIX YEARS OF LITIGATION