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

Program Schedule:

• Introduction - Karen Ketterer - GHYC Foundation Vice President

• The Global Importance of Seagrass Conservation - Keynote Speaker: Agnes Mittermayr

• Building Resilience of Eelgrass Meadows From North Carolina to Maine – Dr. Alyssa Novak, Coastal Ecologist, Research Assistant Professor of Earth & Environment, Boston University 

• Nantucket Eelgrass & Eelgrass Management Plan – Let’s Talk About It 

  Moderator: Jeff Carlson, Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Director

  Panel:

  • Town of Nantucket’s Eelgrass Management Plan & Benthic Study Updates - Tara Riley, Shellfish & Aquatic Resource Manager, Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department – Brant Point Shellfish Hatchery

  • Eelgrass Genetic Study – Yvonne Vaillancourt, Director, Nantucket Field Station, UMASS Boston School of the Environment

  • Eelgrass Restoration – Emily Molden – Executive Director, Nantucket Land & Water Council

  • Environment vs. Sanitation – Charles Johnson, Town of Nantucket Stormwater Manager

  • Microplastics In & Around Nantucket Island – Juanita Urban-Rich, Associate Professor, School for the Environment, UMASS Boston

• 2025 Fall Grant Cycle & Grant Process Review - Christine Bell, Executive Director, GHYC Foundation

• Closing Remarks & Thanks - Ed Orenstein, GHYC Foundation President

• Reception and Q&A