Susan works on ocean policy and marine ecosystem protection for The Ocean Conservancy, the nation's largest non-profit organization focused on ocean conservation. She opened their New England Regional Office in Portland, Maine in 1999 and leads their efforts to protect the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and reform ocean governance at the state and federal level. She serves as Chair of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, an advisor to the Maine Boatyards and Marinas "Clean Marinas" Initiative and the Maine Marine Invasive Species Steering Committee, was appointed by the governor to Maine's Department of Marine Resources Advisory Council and co-authored The Ocean Conservancy's 2001 report on "Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in the U.S. Gulf of Maine Region." She also serves on Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center Advisory Committee, and teaches ocean and coastal law at the University of Maine School of Law. Ms. Farady received her J.D. from Vermont Law School and her B.A. in Biology from the University of Colorado.

Sea Change: Changing Management to Protect Ocean Ecosystems    36:00 min

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Ocean ecosystems are under increasing scrutiny as signs of degradation increase, resource uses intensify and management struggles to keep up. It is widely acknowledged that marine resource management needs to move towards a more integrated, comprehensive ecosystem basis, yet there is little agreement on how to make that shift. This talk will examine the background of current reform ocean efforts, and assess how current programs as well as new management regimes proposed at the state and federal levels are responding to the call to better manage and protect ocean ecosystems. Written Summaries of Presentation Author's pre-conference summary of the presentation Goodwin-Niering Center Certificate student's summary of presentation.
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