BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Engineering,Graduate Studies,SMAST,STEM,Thesis/Disser tations DESCRIPTION:Department of Fisheries Oceanography "The Spawning Dynamics and Biology of Cod in Southern New England Offshore Wind Energy Areas"By: Ali son Frey Advisor: Steven X. Cadrin (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ) Committee membersKevi n Stokesbury (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ)Lauran Brewster (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ)and Greg De Celles (Ørsted) Thursday June 5, 20251:00 PMSMAST East 101-103836 S. Rodn ey French Blvd, New Bedfordand via Zoom Abstract: Atlantic cod (Gadus morh ua) supported a robust fishery through most of the 20th century, but due t o overfishing and environmental change, stocks collapsed in the 1990s, and populations remain below target biomass levels. Successful spawning and r ecruitment are critical for stock rebuilding, but spawning is a sensitive period within the lifecycle of cod and is vulnerable to anthropogenic acti vities. The most southern cod stock off Southern New England is currently assessed to be overfished with overfishing occurring. Offshore wind energy development is occurring on a known spawning ground, Cox Ledge, which is designated as Essential Fish Habitat and a Habitat Area of Particular Conc ern, and may have impacts on cod reproduction. To characterize impacts of offshore wind development on spawning of Southern New England cod, data on habitat use and spawning dynamics were collected via acoustic telemetry t o compare pre-construction and post-construction residency to the spawning ground (chapter 1). Environmental drivers of cod presence on Cox Ledge wi ll be assessed with generalized linear models (chapter 2), and biological sampling will be used to estimate size at maturity to inform the data-mode rate Southern New England stock assessment (chapter 3). This proposed work will aid in effective assessment and management of fisheries and offshore wind interactions with vulnerable living marine resources.  Join Zoom Me etingTopic: Ali Frey Thesis DefenseTime: Jun 5, 2025 12:00 Eastern Time (U S and Canada)https://umassd.zoom.us/j/94363529761Note: Meeting passcode re quired, email contact below to receive To request the Zoom passcode, or fo r any other questions, \nEvent page: /events/cms/dfo -phd-dissertation-proposal-defense---alison-frey.php\nEvent link: https:// umassd.zoom.us/j/94363529761 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Department of Fisheries Oceanog raphy

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"The Spawning Dynamics and Biology of Cod in Southern New En gland Offshore Wind Energy Areas"
By: Alison Frey

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Adv isor: Steven X. Cadrin (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ)

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Committe e members
Kevin Stokesbury (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ)
Lauran Bre wster (½ûÂþÌìÌÃ)
and Greg DeCelles (Ørsted)

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Thursday June 5\, 2025
1:00 PM
SMAST East 101-103
836 S. Rodney Fren ch Blvd\, New Bedford
and via Zoom

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Abstract:

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Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) supported a robust fishery through mo st of the 20th century\, but due to overfishing and environmental change\, stocks collapsed in the 1990s\, and populations remain below target bioma ss levels. Successful spawning and recruitment are critical for stock rebu ilding\, but spawning is a sensitive period within the lifecycle of cod an d is vulnerable to anthropogenic activities. The most southern cod stock o ff Southern New England is currently assessed to be overfished with overfi shing occurring. Offshore wind energy development is occurring on a known spawning ground\, Cox Ledge\, which is designated as Essential Fish Habita t and a Habitat Area of Particular Concern\, and may have impacts on cod r eproduction. To characterize impacts of offshore wind development on spawn ing of Southern New England cod\, data on habitat use and spawning dynamic s were collected via acoustic telemetry to compare pre-construction and po st-construction residency to the spawning ground (chapter 1). Environmenta l drivers of cod presence on Cox Ledge will be assessed with generalized l inear models (chapter 2)\, and biological sampling will be used to estimat e size at maturity to inform the data-moderate Southern New England stock assessment (chapter 3). This proposed work will aid in effective assessmen t and management of fisheries and offshore wind interactions with vulnerab le living marine resources. 

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Join Zoom Meeting
Topic: Ali Fr ey Thesis Defense
Time: Jun 5\, 2025 12:00 Eastern Time (US and Canad a)

Note: Meeting passcode required\, email contact below to receive

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To request the Zoom passcode\, or for any other questions\,

Event page: https://www.umass d.edu/events/cms/dfo-phd-dissertation-proposal-defense---alison-frey.php
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