
2025 Harbor Health Symposium
Eelgrass is vital for coastal ecosystems
Annual Harbor Health Symposium:
We are excited to bring you our Annual HHS:
Saturday, October 18th, 2025
1:00 - 5:00PM, Great Harbor Yacht Club
Agnes Mittermayr
Marine ecologist, Center for Coastal Studies and Director at SeagrassNet
The 2025 Symposium features speaker, Agnes Mittermayr: The Global Importance of Seagrass Conservation
Additional speakers:
Jeff Carlson, Town of Nantucket – Natural Resources Director
Dr. William DuPaul, Professor Emeritus of Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, College of William & Mary
Charles Johnson, Stormwater Manager - Town of Nantucket
Emily Molden, Executive Director - Nantucket Land & Water Council
Alyssa Novak, Coastal Ecologist - Boston University
Tara Riley, Shellfish & Aquatic Resources Manager, TON~NRD
Juanita Urban Rich, Assistant Professor - UMASS Boston School of the Environment
Yvonne Vaillancourt, Director of the Nantucket Field Station - UMASS Boston