Category: Events of Interest

2015 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series

Shared on behalf of The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UCONN and the Maritime Studies Program, UCONN

2015 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
Where: University of Connecticut, Avery Point
When: Tuesday, February 10th, 7:30 p.m.

“Fishers Island Oyster Farm: Microbrewed Bivalves – From Hatchery to Table”
By Steve Malinowski, Ph.D.
Fishers Island Oyster Farm, Inc., Founder/Co-Owner

During the last 10 years there has been an explosion of new oyster farms along the entire east coast that now bring to market hundreds of different varieties of oysters.   Started 35 years ago, Fishers Island Oyster Farm was one of a handful of pioneering firms that demonstrated that intensive, high density, containerized shellfish culture was not only economically viable but also among the most sustainable and environmentally friendly industries on the earth.  Driven by a model based on lifestyle, where home and family and business are one entity, Fishers Island Oyster Farm produces one of the premium oysters available on the market today and provides millions of seed oysters to dozens of other growers in the northeast.

Steve Malinowski completed his undergraduate work at Wesleyan and earned a Ph.D. from UCONN in 1985 working under Bob Whitlatch. His research was on the population ecology of Mercenaria (quahogs). While he was a student at UCONN, he and his wife Sarah began raising their six children and together started Fishers Island Oyster Farm – a classic family farm with Sarah’s specialty the children and Steve’s the bivalves.

For more information on Steve Malinowski and the Fishers Island Oyster Farm, visit: Fisher Island Oyster Farm.

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Lecture series is FREE and open to the public.  Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m., with light refreshments at 7:10.

Lectures are held in the Auditorium/Theater on the 2nd floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible), UConn Avery Point Campus.  Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center.  There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building.  Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium/theater at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.

This series is sponsored by The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UCONN and the Maritime Studies Program, UCONN.  For more information or a campus map, visit our website here or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.

 *** Weather related changes will be posted to the above website ***

Aquaculture and Fisheries Technologies for Food and Health Educators, Seafood Professionals, and Communicators

Aquaculture and Fisheries Technologies for Food and Health Educators, Seafood Professionals, and Communicators (Aquaculture and Fish Tech 101)

Date: April 20-23, 2015
Location: Hotel Indigo New Orleans Garden District, 2203 St Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Aquaculture and Fish Tech 101 is a Sea Grant sponsored in-service seafood training program designed for food technologists, dieticians, nutritionists, extension agents (home economics, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood technology, food safety, etc.), seafood industry professionals (seafood buyers, distributors, retail personnel), journalists, restaurant managers, and anyone else with interest or involvement in the seafood industry. The workshop will provide information on current issues, developments and trends for fishery and aquaculture industries and products. Program content covers technical aspects of seafood health and safety from water to table. Seafood products from wild caught and aquaculture sources will be discussed from the following perspectives: nutrition, benefits and risks, food safety, quality and handling, harvest and production methods, processing, HACCP, sourcing, distribution and marketing. In addition to national issues, the program will also address topics of regional and local and interest for the Gulf Coast. Formats will include classroom lectures/seminars, local tours of production and processing facilities in support of aquaculture and fisheries industries, demonstrations of seafood handling and preparation.

The Gulf Coast workshop in New Orleans is the third regional program offered. The East Coast workshop held from April 7-10, 2014 in Lewes, Delaware was followed by the West Coast workshop in Astoria, Oregon, October 8-10, 2014.

For additional information about the 2015 Gulf Coast workshop and program, contact:

Doris Hicks
Seafood Technology Specialist
University of Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service
Phone: (302) 645-4297
Fax: (302) 645-4213
E-Mail: dhicks@udel.edu

or visit the workshop Website here.

Sustainable Water Quality Solutions Project Introduction and Brainstorming Session

Exploring Sustainable Water Quality Solutions for Upper Narragansett Bay:
Project Intro & Brainstorming Session
Tuesday December 2, 2014: 1-4 PM
Narragansett Bay Commission
Providence, RI

You are cordially invited to a meeting to brainstorm future opportunities for the restoration and sustainable water quality management of Upper Narragansett Bay on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 1 to 4 PM at the Narragansett Bay Commission headquarters in Providence, RI.

Background
The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Coordination Team has launched a stakeholders process to identify sustainable, cost-effective management and restoration strategies that will further improve water quality and the overall ecological health of upper Narragansett Bay.

Phase one of the stakeholders process seeks to 1) identify, examine, and evaluate four to five ecosystem-based approaches that could be undertaken within the bay or along the coastline that will improve water and habitat quality , 2) identify data and research gaps regarding the most promising approaches, and 3) develop consensus on which approaches merit further pursuit and planning.

To lead this process, the Coordination Team has convened a Project Steering Committee (PSC) consisting of the organizations and individuals whose input, participation, and consensus is most needed to select and approve the most promising approaches. The PSC is supported by the Horsley Witten Group and the Consensus Building Institute.

Purpose
The PSC and consultants have initially identified four ecosystem­based management categories that merit further research and consideration:

o Shellfish & Macroalgae Cultivation & Restoration
o Reducing Tidal & Circulatory Restrictions
o Restoring Wetlands
o Enhancing Buffer Zones & Shorelines
o Stormwater Management & Green Infrastructure

This kick-off meeting will convene scientists, technical experts, and management officials with a diversity of technical expertise to share and discuss their questions, ideas, and knowledge on these categories of alternative strategies for restoring the water quality, habitats, and ecological integrity of Upper Narragansett Bay. Meeting participants will be encouraged to brainstorm and share additional options and ideas that warrant further consideration. Findings from the meeting will be used to organize a series of targeted, topical workshops to be held in the first half of 2015.

Attached here is a draft meeting agenda.

If you can possibly join us, please RSVP by Wednesday, November 26 to:

Kimberly Kirwan
kimberly.kirwan@narrabay.com
401 468 8848 x391

If you cannot join us, let us know if there is someone that we should invite in your place.
Thank you in advance for joining us. We look forward to a productive meeting!

PSC Members:
Angelo Liberti & Sue Kiernan Department of Environmental Management
Tom Uva & Pamela Reitsma Narragansett Bay Commission
Ames Colt Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team
Jeff Willis Coastal Resources Management Council
Jared Rhodes Statewide Planning
Tom Borden Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Hal Walker EPA ORD Atlantic Ecology Division
Mark Nelson & Stacie Smith Horsley Witten Group & Consensus Building Institute

Notice of Public Meeting 10-29-14

Shared on behalf of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Division of Agriculture
Notice of Public Meeting – Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 3:30 PM

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing regarding the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Small Grants and Technical Assistance Program will be held in Room 300 of the RI Department of Environmental Management, at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

The purpose of this hearing is to accomplish the purposes of RIGL 2-25-8 which requires the Department to annually schedule and conduct one or more public meetings to solicit input from the general public on whether the program is meeting its intended purposes, and to solicit recommendations for modifying the program.

AGENDA:

  • General overview of the program (Ken Ayars, DEM)
  • Grant round #1 overview (Leo Pollock, RI Food Policy Council)
  • Group breakouts:
  1. Discussion relative to 2015 round #2 priorities
  2. Discussion relative to outreach strategy for 2015 round #2
  • Wrap up & next steps (Ken Ayars & Leo Pollock)

Written comments are welcome and may be emailed to LASA@dem.ri.gov or mailed to/dropped off at the Division of Agriculture office at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 until Wednesday, November 12th at 4:00 pm. Email submissions are strongly preferred. All oral and written comments will be considered in the same manner.

NOTES: If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Ken Ayars, Chief, Division of Agriculture, 222-2781 ext. 4500, ken.ayars@dem.ri.gov, or Nicole Pollock, Assistant to the Director, 222-4700 ext. 2038, nicole.pollock@dem.ri.gov.

The meeting location is accessible to handicapped persons. If you require interpreter services for the hearing impaired, please request by contacting TDD number 222-1205 or #711 (R.I. Relay), at least 3 days in advance of the meeting.

Do you want to build your own Facebook/Twitter to sell Shellfish?

Shared on behalf of Connecticut Sea Grant

Have you ever wanted to develop your own website but just didn’t know where to start? Have you ever wished that you could notify potential customers about your product availability with a touch of a button. If so, then this event is for you! Sea Grant has invited experts from the National Aquaculture Association to offer a half-day hands-on workshop on internet marketing. This workshop will introduce participants to internet and social media marketing and help them build their own website. See attached flyer for details.

DATE/TIME: October 14, 2014, 9am – 1pm
LOCATION: University of Connecticut – Avery Point campus, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT
COST: $20 includes lunch
ELIGIBILITY: Aquaculture producers, employees and family members are welcome to register.
REGISTER: Complete registration and internet worksheet form below and mail along with payment to address on form.
DEADLINE: September 30
QUESTIONS: tessa.getchis@uconn.edu

Registration
Internet Worksheet

 

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