ROCKPORT The annual Fishermen’s Forum, a three-day event held in Rockport in early March, has been canceled for a second year due to coronavirus "The decision to cancel did not come easy, but ultimately, we decided to err on the side of caution"
Fishermen’s Forum hosts online events in place of annual conference
ELLSWORTH The annual Fishermen’s Forum, a three-day event held in Rockport in early March, was canceled for 2021 under the pandemic restrictions, but online seminars and presentations will take its place.
The forum brings together scientists, seafood marketers, fisheries management specialists and more from across the commercial fishing industry, including marketers, processors, representatives from the Department of Marine Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other government agencies. And fishermen, of course, who gather to talk shop, share information, hear new and upcoming legislation affecting their industry, and to swap stories.