Tidal Bay facilitated the process of getting our network of multiple stakeholders to agree on shared standards. Jessica took the time to bring the Northeast Coastal Stations Alliance through some tricky decisions with incredible skill, attention to detail, efficiency, and good spirits. We felt great about the outcome, and very well cared for during the process-thanks to Jessica.
— Hannah Webber, Marine Ecology Program Director, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park

“Jessica Joyce with Tidal Bay Consulting is a consummate professional! When a graduate student was unable to deliver a very important report to one of our community partners, we found ourselves simply overcommitted and unable to pick up the pieces. We called on Jessica who asked all the right questions and dove right in to learn quickly about the project. In an amazingly short period of time Jessica was able to not only get up to speed on the project, but to build upon our work to date to deliver a much stronger report.”

Cynthia Isenhour, P.h.D, Associate Professor, University of Maine, Department of Anthropology and Climate Change Institute, and Cooperating Faculty, School of Economics and Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions


Projects

Coastal Access Strategy Exchange

Clammer digging on the mudflats.

Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation

Working Waterfront Inventory Template

In collaboration with the Maine coast Fishermen’s Association (2023)

 

Meeting Facilitation

 
Scallop survey working group (2021-2022) (Image by NOAA fisheries)

Scallop survey working group (2021-2022) (Image by NOAA fisheries)

 

Community Intertidal Data Portal

Data products to support municipal climate adaptation in the intertidal

Stakeholder Engagement

New england fishery management council - Groundfish limited entry strawman for party/charter vessels - 2020 (photo courtesy of @neonbrand/unsplash)

New england fishery management council - Groundfish limited entry strawman for party/charter vessels - 2020 (photo courtesy of @neonbrand/unsplash)

Red Crab Environmental Assessment

Recreational Fishing Workshops

Greater atlantic regional fisheries office - New England recreational fishing workshops - 2019 (Photo courtesy of unsplash)

Greater atlantic regional fisheries office - New England recreational fishing workshops - 2019 (Photo courtesy of unsplash)

Workshop Planning & Facilitation

Transboundary resources assessment committee Process improvement workshop (2024)

Climate Adaptation

Maine community resilience workbook (2023)

Policy Review

Review of Regional Risk Policies for the new england fishery management council (2023)

Workshop Planning

march 29-30, 2022

Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group

 
NExt meeting: Fall 2021

NExt meeting: Fall 2024

 

Policy Handbooks

Quahog Collaborative Research

Exploring the effects of winter harvesting closures for Northern quahogs in freeport - 2019

Exploring the effects of winter harvesting closures for Northern quahogs in freeport - 2019

Maine Shellfish Research Compendium

Maine Bivalve Shellfish research Compendium - 2018 (photo by: Jessica joyce)

Maine Bivalve Shellfish research Compendium - 2018 (photo by: Jessica joyce)

Listening Sessions

New England Fishery management Council - Listening sessions to gauge interest in limited Access in the groundfish party and Charter fishery - 2019 (Photo Courtesy of unsplash)

New England Fishery management Council - Listening sessions to gauge interest in limited Access in the groundfish party and Charter fishery - 2019 (Photo Courtesy of unsplash)

 

Atlantic Herring

atlantic herring management strategy evaluation workshops - New England fisherY Management Council - 2016 (Photo Courtesy of NMFS)

atlantic herring management strategy evaluation workshops - New England fisherY Management Council - 2016 (Photo Courtesy of NMFS)

Program Review

Red Crab Specifications (2017-2019)

Atlantic deep-sea red crab supplemental information report (2016) (Photo courtesy of NMFS)

Atlantic deep-sea red crab supplemental information report (2016) (Photo courtesy of NMFS)

Council program review (2018)

Council program review (2018)

 

Ocean Planning

Outreach events - Northeast Regional ocean plan - 2016 & 2017

Outreach events - Northeast Regional ocean plan - 2016 & 2017

Electronic Monitoring

Electronic Monitoring in the New England Groundfish Fishery: Lessons Learned From a Collaborative Research Project (2013-2015) (Photo courtesy of Chenie Prudhome)

Electronic Monitoring in the New England Groundfish Fishery: Lessons Learned From a Collaborative Research Project (2013-2015) (Photo courtesy of Chenie Prudhome)