Thursday, February 29
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Home to Nauset Beach and surrounded by coves and inlets, Orleans rhttps://vimeo.com/906867711elies heavily on the ocean, ponds, and bays for work and play. The forum on Cape Cod’s Blue Economy focused on how it has shaped the Cape, and how its impact may change in the coming years.
We learned more about this important resource with questions by such as:
- What is the Blue Economy?
- What Blue Economy initiatives currently exist?
- How is the changing climate impacting our waters and what effect will that have on our businesses and tourism?
- How has the fishing industry changed throughout the Cape’s history and what will it look like 10 years from now?
- How can the Cape continue to benefit from our largest and most abundant resource?
We had three excellent panelists for this discussion:
- Aubrey Church, Policy Director, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance
- Hemant Chikarmane, Professor of Microbiology and Chair, Department of Science, Cape Cod Community College
- Katy Acheson, Economic Development Director for the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation, Inc.
- Cameron Hadfield will moderate this meeting
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the residents of Orleans knowledgeable about the issues confronting our town