Ocean Frontier 2025:
Delivering a Safe and Sustainable Future
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Conference Program
*Please note: This is a draft version of the program and therefore subject to change.
Monday, November 17
16:00 - 18:00
Registration
18:00 - 20:00
Welcome Ceremony and Reception
Tuesday, November 18
Safe and Sustainable Ocean Use: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Risks
08:00 - 08:30
Coffee/Networking
08:30 - 09:15
Opening Session
09:15 - 10:15
Module/LRP presentations
Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures
Improving Sustainability and Mitigating the Challenges of Aquaculture (Module J)
New Models of Salmon Health Management (Module L)
Sustainable Capture Fisheries and Their Ecosystems (Module H)
10:15 - 10:45
Nutrition Break/Networking
10:45 - 12:00
Module/LRP presentations
One Ocean Health
Novel Sensors for Fish Health and Welfare (Module K)
Spatial Dynamics of Valued Atlantic Groundfish (Module D)
Offshore Groundwater Resources in a Changing Marine Environment: Continental Shelf Surrounding PEI
Research Data Management (Module P1 and P2)
12:00 - 13:30
Conference Lunch
13:30 - 13:35
Delivering Benefits — Overview
13:35 - 14:30
Case Studies of Success: Safe and Sustainable Ocean Use
- Policy, Community, and Industry Success Stories
- Seed Fund Success Stories
14:30 - 15:00
Panel Discussion: Safe and Sustainable Ocean Use
- Delivering Policy, Community, and Industry Benefits
15:00 - 17:00
Poster Sessions: Safe and Sustainable Ocean Use
17:00 - 19:00
Conference Reception
Wednesday, November 19
Safe and Sustainable Development of Communities and Ecosystems: The Ocean and Society
08:00 - 08:30
Coffee/Networking
08:30 - 09:00
Opening Session
09:00 - 10:00
Module/LRP presentations
Benthic Ecosystem Mapping for Sustainable Ocean Stewardship in a Shifting Ocean Climate
Future-proofing Marine Protected Area Networks (Module G)
Informing Governance Responses in a Changing Ocean (Module I)
Social License and Planning in Coastal Communities (Module M)
Sustainable Nunatsiavut Futures
10:00 - 10:30
Nutrition Break/Networking
10:30 - 10:45
Keynote Speaker
10:45 - 12:00
Module/LRP presentations
Marine Biomass Innovation
Cooperative Model Framework for the Northwest Atlantic and Canadian Arctic Gateway (Module F)
Dynamic Response of Microbial Communities to Change (Module C)
Safe Navigation and Environmental Protection (Module N)
12:00 - 13:30
Conference Lunch
13:30 - 13:35
Delivering Benefits — Overview
13:35 - 14:30
Case Studies of Success: Safe and Sustainable Development of Communities and Ecosystems
- Policy, Community, and Industry Success Stories
- Seed Fund Success Stories
14:30 - 15:00
Panel Discussion: Safe and Sustainable Development of Communities and Ecosystems
- Delivering Policy, Community, and Industry Benefits
15:00 - 17:00
Poster Sessions: Safe and Sustainable Development of Communities and Ecosystems
Thursday, November 20
Ocean Climate Nexus: Transforming Climate Action for a Safe and Sustainable Future
08:00 - 08:30
Coffee/Networking
08:30 - 08:45
Keynote Speaker
08:45 - 09:45
Module/LRP presentations
The Northwest Atlantic Biological Carbon Pump
Transforming Ocean Observations (Module O)
Auditing the Northwest Atlantic Carbon Sink (Module B)
Marine Atmospheric Composition and Visibility (Module A)
09:45 - 10:15
Case Studies of Success: Ocean Climate Nexus
- Policy, Community, and Industry Success Stories
10:15 - 10:45
Nutrition Break/Networking
10:45 - 11:00
Keynote Speaker
11:00 - 11:45
Case Studies of Success: Ocean Climate Nexus
- Seed Fund Success Stories
11:45 - 12:15
Panel Discussion: Ocean Climate Nexus
- Transforming Climate Action for a Safe and Sustainable Future
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch, Poster Awards, and Closing Remarks
Conference registration is now open.
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For questions related to Ocean Frontier 2025, please contact OFI@dal.ca