Category: Upcoming Meeting

Winter Meeting – January 12-14, 2020 in Cambridge, MA

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Southern New England Chapter is going to have another 2 day meeting!

WHEN: January 12-14, 2020

WHERE: Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA

WHAT: Workshops, oral & poster presentations, plenty of networking opportunities

Two keynote speakers:

Dr. John Farrell, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
“Longitudinal Studies & Research on the St. Lawrence River: Ecological Change, Habitat, & Fisheries”

Dr. Lisa Kerr, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
“Climate Challenges to Fisheries Management in a Rapidly Changing Ecosystem”

If you have ideas for workshops or symposia, or want to volunteer, please contact Sara Turner, [email protected] (Program Development Chair)

2019 Summer Program Book

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The summer program book is now available.

SNEC Summer 2019 Program

Meeting Date: June 27, 2019

US Fish & Wildlife Northeast Regional Office
300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley MA 01035

Our Keynote speaker will be Todd Richards, the MA Division of Fish & Wildlife Assistant Director of Fisheries. His presentation, “Putting freshwater fisheries data to work”, will focus on current examples of how data, something every biologist wants to collect, can be put to use in everyday fisheries management decisions in order to protect and manage fisheries resources. The data are only useful, however, if we have invested thought in how to put the data to work. Current projects like wild trout management, climate change resiliency, coldwater refugia, warm water fisheries management, and recreational mapping will be highlighted as well as the mandate of MassWildlife.

Summer 2019 Meeting June 27, 2019 in Hadley, MA

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Summer 2019 Meeting

Date: June 27, 2019

US Fish & Wildlife Northeast Regional Office
300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley MA 01035

Abstract submission for the upcoming Summer meeting is open! Oral presentations abstracts can be submitted HERE. Abstracts must be 250 words or less, and the title and authors must be specified. Submission deadline is 17:00 Friday, May 17, 2019.

Our Keynote speaker will be Todd Richards, the MA Division of Fish & Wildlife Assistant Director of Fisheries. His presentation, “Putting freshwater fisheries data to work”, will focus on current examples of how data, something every biologist wants to collect, can be put to use in everyday fisheries management decisions in order to protect and manage fisheries resources. The data are only useful, however, if we have invested thought in how to put the data to work. Current projects like wild trout management, climate change resiliency, coldwater refugia, warm water fisheries management, and recreational mapping will be highlighted as well as the mandate of MassWildlife.

Caution Bad Data

Tricks of the Trade – A Workshop on Data QA/QC Best Practices

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The Southern New England chapter of AFS is proud to host a workshop on data QA/QC best practices on Wednesday, June 27th at the University of Rhode Island  Bay Campus, in Narragansett, RI.  The workshop will be taught in three parts by fisheries professionals who have years of experience, and will be teaching their “tricks of the trade” on how they deal with data issues.  Registration will start at 8:00am and the workshop will run from 9:00am – 3:30pm.

Session I will be taught by Tiffany Cunningham of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.  Tiffany will focus on data collection, data management, and data auditing.  She will talk about the questions you should ask before you collect your data, the different databases you can use to work on your data, and formatting those data to fit a certain database.

Session II will be taught by Michelle Traver of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center.  Michelle will talk about working with large data sets, knowing the raw data, looking for trends from the beginning, and incorporating different sources of data into a usable product.

Session III will be taught by Jeff Kneebone from the New England Aquarium. He will focus on quality control of tagging data.  He will go over different examples and how to troubleshoot data issues obtained from conventional, acoustic, and pop-up satellite tags.

Each speaker will talk for one and a half hours with breaks in between.  Lunch will be provided for all workshop attendees.  After the workshop is completed, everyone is invited to a social at a local venue, still TBD.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email Bill Duffy at 508-717-0210 or [email protected].

Registration is require. Click here for registration.

Where to eat in Mystic

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MYSTIC AREA RESTAURANTS

NOTE: the following restaurants are offering dining discounts or specials to conference attendees showing proof of registration (ID badge or registration receipt):

  • Mango’s Wood-fired Pizza Co. (15%; diners eligible for a $50 gift card raffle)
  • Steak Loft (10%)
  • Jealous Monk (Honorary Monk Club member – $1 off any draft except Happy Hour beers, Happy Hour specials 4-6 PM & 10 PM-12 AM, $2 off selected drafts & $4 food options)
  • Pink Basil (10%)
  • Red 36 (10%)
  • Engine Room (all evening Happy Hour Specials – bar bites & drink specials)
  • The Oyster Club ($1 oysters)

WALKING DISTANCE FROM HILTON HOTEL:

Located within Olde Mistick Village (27 Coogan Boulevard):

Directions:  Turn right out of parking lot entrance onto Clara Drive.  Proceed straight at light and turn left into the Village for most of these restaurants; Go Fish is on periphery with others located within the Village or take a left onto Coogan Boulevard and enter a second Village entrance on your right hand side (use for Steak Loft). See map here. (village map numbers are given below for each restaurant).  Travel Time: ~2-5 minutes on foot

Go Fish:  Map #22  This restaurant nearby the Hilton will be closed for renovations during the meeting.

Steak Loft:  Map #24.  Steaks, American.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-2661
Lounge: Sun-Thurs 11:30am-10pm and Fri & Sat 11:30am-11pm
Dining Room: Sun-Thurs 11:30am-2:30pm for lunch, 4:30-9:30pm for Dinner

Jealous Monk:  May not yet be shown on Village map – in location #20.  Beer Garden/Craft Beers, American, Sports Bar.  $$  (860) 536-6665
Daily 11:30am-12am

Pink Basil:  Map #3b.  Various Asian, Sushi.  $$  (860) 245-4658
Mon-Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-10pm

Bleu Squid:  Map #12d.  Sandwiches, Soup, Bakery, Cheeses.  $  (860) 536-6343
Daily 10am-6pm

Mango’s Wood-fired Pizza Co.:  Map #8e.  Pizza, Salads, Craft Beers.  $$  (860) 572-0600
Sun-Thur 11:30am–8pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-9pm

Vault Coffee Roasters:  Map #7b.  Coffee, Bakery.  $  (860) 415-5045
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm

Located within Mystic Green Shopping Center (12 Coogan Boulevard):

Directions: Located directly across the street from the main entrance to the hotel parking lot.  Travel Time ~ 2 minutes on foot

Starbucks:  Coffee, Pastries, Sandwiches.  $  (860) 536-9454
Daily 5:30am-9pm

Five Guys Burgers & Fries:  Burgers. $  (860) 572-1500
Daily 11am-10pm

Johnny’s Peking Tokyo: Asian Fusion.  $$  (860) 572-9991
Mon–Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm

Located at 14 Clara Drive:

Directions: Turn left out of parking lot entrance onto Clara Drive.  Small shopping center located on right with lower and upper entrances.  Travel Time: ~ 3-5 minutes on foot

McQuade’s Market: (upper portion of center).  Burgers, Sandwiches, Food Market, Pharmacy.  (860) 536-2054
Daily 7am-10pm

Caskn’ Keg:  (lower portion of center). Package store (beers, wines, and liquors).  (860) 536-8708
Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 10am-5pm

LONGER WALK OR SHORT DRIVE FROM HILTON:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 3-5 minutes by car, longer by foot

Mystic Boat House:  8 Coogan Blvd.  American.  $$-$$$  (860) 572-1180
Sun- Thurs 11:30am- 9pm; Fri & Sat 11:30am- 10pm

McDonald’s:  Corner of Coogan Boulevard and Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Burgers, Breakfast.  $  (860) 536-9123
Daily 8am-11pm

Mystic Diner & Restaurant:  Go straight across at stop light at end of Coogan Boulevard.  American Diner, Breakfast.  $-$$  (860) 415-4625
Sun-Thur 7am-10pm, Fri-Sat 7am-11pm

Friendly’s:  Go straight across at stop light at end of Coogan Boulevard.  American Diner, Breakfast, Ice Cream.  $-$$  (860) 536-3909
Daily 7am-11pm

Frank’s Gourmet Grill:  56 Whitehall Avenue (CT 27) – drive strongly recommended.  Turn right at end of Coogan Boulevard onto Greenmanville Avenue, which becomes Whitehall Avenue.  Go past I-95 entrance (stay in left lane) and then look for restaurant on right side in plaza with other businesses.  American, Mediterranean.  $$-$$$  (860) 415-4666
Lunch Daily 11am-3pm,  Dinner Daily 4:30pm-10pm

DOWNTOWN MYSTIC LOCATIONS (DRIVE ONLY):

Stonington (east or closer) Side of Mystic River Drawbridge:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara Drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Make a left at light onto Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Take the third right onto Holmes Street (no light).  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 7-10 minutes

S & P Oyster Company:  1 Holmes Street.  Seafood, Bar.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-2674
Sun-Thur 11:30am-9pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am-10pm.  Reservations Recommended.

Anthony J’s Bistro:  6 Holmes Street.  On street parking necessary.  Italian, American.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-0448
Daily 11am-10pm

The Engine Room: 14 Holmes Street.  Small parking lot in front, larger one in back.  American, Pub, Burgers, Craft Beers.  $$  (860) 415-8117
Mon & Thurs 12pm-10pm, Tues & Wed 4pm-10pm, Fri 12pm-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, and Sun 10am-3pm (brunch) & 4pm-10pm (dinner)

Red 36:  2 Washington Street, but see the following directions.  At stop sign at end of Holmes Strret go across the intersection (slight jog to right) onto Cottrell Street and then take left onto Washington Street.  Need to turn right onto Willow Street and pass through a boatyard to access restaurant located on riverside.  American, Seafood.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-3604
Tues-Fri 11:30am-9:30pm & Fri-Sun 11:30am-10:30pm.  Closed Mondays.

Bravo Bravo:  20 East Main Street. At stop sign at end of Holmes Street take a left onto East Main Street (US 1); restaurant is immediately on the right.  Italian.  $$-$$$  (860) 536-3228
Lunch Tues-Sat 11:30am-2pm, Dinner Tues-Thurs & Sun 5-9pm, Fri & Sat 5-10pm.  Closed Mondays.  Reservations Recommended.

Harbour House Restaurant & Bar:  3 Williams Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn left onto Williams Avenue (US 1); restaurant is on right.  Seafood  $$-$$$   (860) 536-8144
Lunch Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Dinner Daily 4-10pm

A Taste of India:  35A Williams Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn left onto Williams Avenue (US 1); restaurant is on left.  Indian.  $$   (860) 536-8485
Lunch Daily 11am-2pm, Dinner Daily 4-10pm

Mezza (formerly The Pita Spot):  45 Williams Avenue.  Follow above directions for A Taste of India.  Mediterranean, Lebanese.  $$  (860) 415-4656
Daily 11:30am-3pm and 5-8:30pm. [Note: might be closed on Mondays – check if interested].

MBAR:  30 Broadway Avenue.  Stay on Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27), which becomes Denison Avenue. Turn right onto Roosevelt Avenue (US 1 S).  Roosevelt Avenue becomes Broadway;  restaurant is on left.  Wine Bar, Tapas/Small Plates, Breakfast.  $$  (860) 245-4499
Breakfast & Lunch Daily 7am-3pm, Wine bar/small plates 4pm-Closing Wed-Sun
Note: open only for breakfast on Monday & Tuesday during dates of the conference

 Groton (west or farther) Side of Mystic River Drawbridge:

Directions: Take a right out of hotel entrance on Clara Drive. At the stop light take a left onto Coogan Boulevard.  Make a left at light onto Greenmanville Avenue (CT 27).  Take the third right onto Holmes Street.  At stop sign at end of Holmes Street take a right onto US 1 (West Main Street) and go across the bridge.  Follow other directions as indicated.  Travel Time ~ 8-12 minutes by car

Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream:  2 W. Main Street; on right just over the bridge.  Ice Cream, Sandwiches, Salads.  $  (860) 572-7978
Sun-Thur 11am-7pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm

Ancient Mariner:  21 W. Main Street, on left just over the bridge.  American, Italian, Pub  $$-$$$  (860) 536-5200
Daily 11am-10pm
 
Mystic Pizza:   56 West Main Street, near Water Street intersection.  Pizza.  $$  (860) 536-3700
Daily 10am-10pm, Delivery Hours 4-10pm

Pizzetta:  7 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on left.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  Pizza, Sandwiches.  $$  (860) 536-4443
Daily 11:30am-9pm

Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant: 12 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on right.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  Mexican, Bar.  $$  (860) 536-4589
Mon-Fri 4-10pm, Sat & Sun 11:30am-11pm

Voodoo Grill: 12 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is a few buildings down on right.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  American, Cajun/Creole, Bar.  $$  (860) 5726-4472
Sun- Mon 12-10pm, Tue-Wed 11:30am-10:30pm, Thur 11:30am-1am, Fri-Sat 11:30am-2am

The Oyster Club:  13 Water Street.  Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street.  Restaurant is few buildings down on left.  Note: onstreet parking is limited, may have to park on side streets or in paid lot.  American.  $$$  (860) 415-9266
Lunch Fri 12-2pm & Sat 11am-2pm; Dinner 5-9pm Sun-Thur & 5-10pm Fri & Sat.
Closed Tuesdays.  Reservations Recommended.

Captain Daniel Packer Inne:  32 Water Street. Take the first left off West Main Street onto Water Street. Continue for two blocks (approx. 0.2 mile). Bear left when you see an island in the road. The restaurant is on the right side of the street across from a marina.  Parking is in the back of the restaurant, but has limited space.  American.  $$-$$$   (860) 536-3555
Lunch Daily 11am-4pm in the tavern, Dinner Daily 5-10pm.  Reservations Recommended.

Harp & Hound Pub:  4 Pearl Street.  Take the second right off West Main Street onto Pearl Street;  restaurant is immediately on the right.  Irish, Pub, Bar.  $$  (860) 572-7778
Mon-Thur 11:30am-1am, Fri 11:30am-2am, Sat 10am-2am, Sun 10am-1am