Science & Stories

For September 22nd, 2026
5:30 to 7 PM

We are thrilled to welcome and collaborate with our partners from New Hampshire Sea Grant to unite our community for LIVE podcast recordings of Time & Tide! The podcast by NH Sea Grant that explores the science, stories, and people behind our changing coastlines.

Featuring:

• Inga Potter, Co-Founder of Cold Kelp Current
• David Fredriksson, Director of the Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems at UNH
• Becky Heidt, Farmer and Co-founder at Burton Shrimp Company
• Joe Rankin, Founder of Hidden Coast Shellfish
• Hosted by: Brian Yurasits, NH Sea Grant and Kate Leavitt, Seacoast Science Center

The seacoast is home to a sea of opportunity and innovation around growing seafood. Kelp, oysters, shrimp, and fish. Oh my!

Come and hear from three local businesses and the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems about opportunities that exist in the aquaculture industry.

Whether you’re interested in a career related to ocean farming, or someone who loves to eat local seafood, this conversation is for you! Bring your questions for our panel of experts and an appetite for some seafood snacks!

Join us for a special event as we deep dive into various topics that involve the land and sea around us in the Gulf of Maine. Various community partners will share their stories either through published books or research. The topics for each program will vary, but each will include a Q&A session with the presenter.

Note: In the case of a book signing, a limited quantity of books will be available for purchase in SSC’s Nature Store.

2026 Schedule

Check back for more details
April 30th - Alex Herilhy, Rye Historian and Author
Rescheduled Time TBD - Gareth Lawson with Conservation Law Foundation
October 8th - Rebecca Shoer and Liana Greenbergy-Nielsen with Stone Living Lab
November 6th - Alaina Zyhowski with Herring Gut Coastal Science Center
This event will be from 2 - 4 PM