The 2025 Northeast Aquatic Biologists (NAB) Conference was held on February 5-7 in Bartlett, New Hampshire.
The NAB Conference, coordinated by NEIWPCC in partnership with member states and EPA, preserves the spirit and tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration that the aquatic and environmental biologist community in the Northeast represents.
NAB is open to all registrants. Attendees include representatives in New England and New York State, including participants from state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.
Conference Program
What’s included in my registration?
- A dynamic agenda covering key topics from our Call for Abstracts.
- Opportunities to network with members of the NAB Community.
- Interactive poster sessions showcasing innovative research; catered with snacks and a cash bar.
- Admission to the annual NAB Banquet & Awards; catered with dinner and a cash bar.
- Your official NAB 2025 T-shirt.
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thursday.
- Complimentary breakfast on Friday.
- Free onsite parking for all attendees.
WORKSHOP: (cancelled) Aquatic Resource Monitoring: Design, Analysis and Communication Using EPA Tools
Garrett Stillings – US EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Wednesday, February 5 @ 9:00am-11:30am | $15
Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act calls for states to assess and report on the extent of waters that provide for the protection and propagation of a balanced population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife, and allow recreational activities in and on the water. Statistical (probability) survey designs help meet these objectives cost-effectively by providing context of the condition of all state waters based on a representative sample. To assist partners in implementing statistical surveys, EPA has created user friendly tools for survey design and analysis of aquatic resources.
Attendees will use the Survey Design Tool (https://rconnect-public.epa.gov/survey-design-tool) which provides an easy-to-use user interface to incorporate many sampling design features including stratification, unequal and proportional inclusion probabilities, replacement (oversample) sites, and legacy (historical) sites. Attendees will learn how to adjust design weights and use them to calculate and plot categorical (condition estimates) and continuous (CDFs, Percentiles) population estimates using the Population Estimate Tool (https://rconnect-public.epa.gov/NARS_Population_Estimates_Tool). Attendees of the workshop are encouraged to bring their own laptops and visit https://github.com/USEPA/OW_Survey_Design_Tool to download example datasets which will be used for the exercises and to get a copy of the workshop presentation.
State survey results can be used to satisfy requirements of CWA 305(b) and Section 106 monitoring initiative funding. Survey results can also be used as inputs for the Aquatic Resource and Monitoring and Assessment Dashboard (https://rconnect-public.epa.gov/armada) and made publicly available on states and the EPA’s website. Please contact Garrett Stillings (stillings.garrett@epa.gov) with any questions regarding the workshop.
Attendee Registration
Full Conference:
- Standard Rate: $280
- Presenter, Student, & Planning Team Rate: $260
Wednesday or Friday Only:
- Standard Rate: $160
- Presenter, Student, & Planning Team Rate: $140
Thursday Only:
- Standard Rate: $200
- Presenter, Student, & Planning Team Rate: $180
| Cancellation Policy: Attendee cancellations made by January 22, 2025, will be refunded less a $15.00 processing fee. Refunds will not be issued for any attendee cancellation received after January 22, 2025. Exhibitor registration is non-refundable. |
Thank You to Our Exhibitors & Sponsors!
The Legendary Aquatic Biologist Award is presented at the NAB Conference to honor distinguished colleagues who have devoted their careers to furthering science and policy to protect the region’s aquatic resources.
Conference Archives
To view select information from past NAB Conferences, including the agenda and presentation slides, visit the Conference Proceedings page.
Read more about the 2024 NAB Conference.
Contact
For general NAB Conference questions or information about the NAB Workgroup, please contact Maryann Dugan at 978-349-2514 or mdugan@neiwpcc.org.