RI Shellfish Management Plan Seminar Series: First Lecture April 24th

RI Shellfish Management Plan Seminar Series

You Are What You Eat: Health, Food Safety, and New Sanitation Requirements for Rhode Island Shellfish
April 24th, 2013

Please join us April 24 for “You Are What You Eat: Health, Food Safety, and New Sanitation Requirements for Rhode Island Shellfish,” the first lecture in our RI Shellfish Management Plan Seminar Series.

Shellfish are delicious and nutritious, but safely harvesting, shipping, preparing, and eating them requires some care. This seminar brings together a panel of experts to provide guidance on safe practices, health issues, allergy information, the latest on Vibrio, and sanitation requirements regarding handling and consumption. Join us for a lively discussion with panelists Joe Migliore (Office of Water Resources/Shellfish Program, R.I. Department of Environmental Management), Martin Dowgert (Regional Shellfish Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration), John Mullen (Supervising Environmental Health Food Specialist, R.I. Department of Health), and Lori Pivarnik (Coordinator, URI Nutrition and Food Sciences, Food Safety Outreach/Research Program).

Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Place: URI Coastal Institute Auditorium,
URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett Bay Campus

Directions can be found here: http://www.gso.uri.edu/about/visitor-information/. The Coastal Institute is number 6 on the map.

April 10th: A Discussion of SMP Goals and Objectives

SMP Meeting: Goals and Objectives
When: April 10th, 2013, 3-5pm
Where: Hazards Room, Coastal Institute Building, Narragansett Bay Campus

We will be hosting a meeting regarding SMP Goals and Objectives on Wednesday, April 10th from 3-5 pm in the Hazards Room in the Coastal Institute Building at the URI-GSO Narragansett Bay Campus. This meeting will give us the opportunity to further discuss the G&Os, address your comments, and ensure that all voices are heard.

Please RSVP for this meeting to smp@etal.uri.edu.

Comments on the G&Os are welcome through April 25th. After this date, the G&Os will be finalized so that we can continue progressing with other SMP tasks.

March Stakeholder Meeting Recap

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the 2nd SMP Stakeholder meeting on March 20th at the URI Bay Campus! We had over 75 people attend a very productive and informative session. A special thank you to Angelo Liberti and the DEM Office of Water Resources team for presenting and clarifying various water quality regulations using specific and familiar examples. His presentation is available for download below.

Additionally, we were able to share with attendees the first draft of the SMP Goals and Objectives with the hopes that participants will review these more thoroughly and provide us with comments (email to smp@etal.uri.edu) by April 25, 2013.

If you missed the meeting, you can view or download the March Stakeholder Meeting documents below:

Meeting Agenda | Handouts (SMP Goals and Objectives)
Presentations: RI SMP Update (Azure Cygler, Fisheries Extension Specialist, URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant), Water Quality Presentation (Angelo Liberti, Chief of Surface Water Protection, Office of Water Quality, RI DEM)

Check out Angelo’s presentation below!

Thanks,

The SMP Team

Coastal State Seminar Speaker Update

Coastal State Seminar

Thursday, March 28, 4-6pm
University Club, University of Rhode Island Kingston Campus

“Mussel Farming in Rhode Island”

Scott Lindell, researcher and director of the Scientific Aquaculture Program at the Marine Resources Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, M.A., will discuss opportunities, constraints and the progress to date for creating a vibrant mussel farming industry in Rhode Island and Southern New England waters. His presentation will address comparisons to Canadian producers and highlight advantages in regional domestic markets, which include faster growth to market size, shorter distance to market, and better meat yield for prime summer markets.

“Managing Shellfish Disease”

One of the major challenges for shellfish (specifically oysters) aquaculture in Rhode Island are diseases caused by bacterial or parasitic pathogens. Dr. Marta Gómez-Chiarri, professor at the University of Rhode Island, will present her work investigating mechanisms involved in disease resistance in oysters, as well as the role of probiotics in preventing disease in larval oysters.

Please RSVP to mmhaas@mail.uri.edu.

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