Ocean Assemblage

Since 1990, NEIWPCC, in partnership with its member states, has been coordinating the Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Conference, the premier forum in our region for sharing information and improving communication on NPS pollution issues and projects. This year’s conference is being coordinated in conjunction with NHDES and EPA Region 1.

The conference brings together all those in New England and New York State involved in the management of NPS pollution, including participants from state, federal, and municipal governments, the private sector, academia, and watershed organizations.

WELCOME TO MARI-TECH 2019 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, FULL SPEED AHEAD: FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS, COMING TO THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE AND EVENT CENTRE, OTTAWA, ON, APRIL 23-25, 2019!

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Mari-Tech was created by the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering (CIMarE) in 1976 and is the premier event for the marine engineering community in Canada.

Held annually, Mari-Tech is hosted in turn by each of the CIMarE’s seven branches.  Mari-Tech 2019 Conference & Exhibition is a collaboration between the CIMarE’s Ottawa Branch and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Eastern Canada Section (SNAME).

The conference has earned a respected position as a neutral, non-political event devoted to engaging the private sector, government and academia.

Escape from the office to a place where you can visualize, create and discuss issues facing marine professionals with some of the most imaginative and strategic minds in the industry.  This year’s conference theme, Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all Cylinders, challenges marine engineers to look past the status quo and look at new, inventive solutions for the most important issues facing marine engineering in Canada.

The Mari-Tech 2019 will highlight the industry’s hot topics in a series of keynote and technical presentations by distinguished experts from the public and private sector.  New in 2019 – highly practical and interactive panels on innovation, in-service support and education, training and succession planning that will feature inspiration-to-action conversations and insights that will put you at the helm heading Full Speed Ahead: Firing on all Cylinders!

Connect with 400+ leading professionals from across the world, including:

• Industry leaders and senior management from the private sector
• Government policy-makers (federal, territorial and provincial)
• Innovators and consulting firms
• Academics
• Communications and government relations professionals
• Young professionals and the next generation of marine engineers

Get ready to leave with new skills, creativity and energy!

Dr. Lukas Swan, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Using energy storage to increase renewable electricity generation capacity in Nova Scotia “

Nova Scotia has tidal, wind, and solar renewable energy resources. Very large installed renewable generating capacities (>1000 MW) will be necessary to offset the majority of fossil fuel used for electricity in the Province today. And while using these three diverse renewable resources is complementary, peaks and valleys and ramps still occur. We will discuss the quantity (MWh) and performance of energy storage necessary to smooth these fluctuations for a variety of installed capacities. Two objectives will be investigated: (1) making “baseload” renewable electricity, and (2) continued use of fossil fuels but with much greater installed renewable electricity generating capacity. A short introduction will be followed by our methods and results (colorful “heat” maps showing optimization), leading to a discussion of our future renewable electricity grid.

Join us for the official launch of Ocean Assemblage!

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Most fish and invertebrates use sound for vital life functions. This presentation will summarize highlights from 115 studies showing impacts from noise on 66 species of fish and 36 species of invertebrates. These impacts include decreased growth, body condition, feeding, reproduction, abundance, immune competency, nutritional condition, catch rates, school coordination and structure, nest-caring, and territory defense. Noise caused permanently damaged ears and sensory organs, developmental delays and malformations, and increased stress, metabolism, masking, and mortality. Impacts extend beyond individual species to include communities of species and how they interact, compromising ecosystem productivity, and ecological services (sediment mixing, nutrient cycling) with commercial consequences. Conservation and management implications of these findings, and possible policy solutions, will be discussed. This work was sponsored by OceanCare.

Co-sponsors: EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by OCTO and NatureServe)