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12th Annual Baird Science Symposium: Registration now open!

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12th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium
The Future of Shellfish in Rhode Island

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The shellfish that inhabit Rhode Island waters are part of the social and cultural fabric of the state and are integral components of the marine ecosystem that provides economic, employment, recreational, and environmental benefits. Join us at the Radisson Hotel, Warwick, R.I., for the 2013 Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium, “The Future of Shellfish in Rhode Island: Providing sustainable seafood, economic opportunities, and ecosystem benefits,” to discuss the current and the potential future value—economic and environmental—of shellfish to Rhode Island. The sessions will focus on Restoration and Public Aquaculture, Commercial Aquaculture, Commercial Wild Harvest, Water Quality, and the “Go Local” Movement.

Registration is $45. Student rate and industry scholarships are available at $20.

To register, please contact Deborah Lafen at (401) 874-6645.

The 2013 Baird Symposium is funded by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI Coastal Institute, and the Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan.

This event is being coordinated in partnership with representatives from the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, Rhode Island Sea Grant, University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, R.I. Department of Environmental Management, R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, The Nature Conservancy, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and the local shellfishing industry.

DOWNLOAD BAIRD DRAFT AGENDA

For more information, please visit the Rhode Island Sea Grant Baird program page.

TRY Oyster Women’s Association Presentation at Bay Campus

Fatou Janha, executive director of the TRY Oyster Women’s Association, The Gambia, will speak Wednesday, July 24th from noon to 1 p.m. at Corliss Auditorium on the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus.

Fatou talking with TRY Oyster Women's Association

Fatou talking with TRY Oyster Women’s Association

The TRY Association is a local partner of the Coastal Resources Center‘s USAID/Gambia-Senegal Sustainable Fisheries Project. It is the first women’s association in Sub-Saharan Africa to be granted exclusive use rights by a national government for the sustainable co-management of a fishery. TRY Association is a model for participatory, ecosystem-based fisheries co-management in developing countries. Her visit to Bay Campus comes just ahead of her July 26 presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, from noon to 2 p.m. More information is at http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/oysters-octopus-and-resilience. Watch the live Webcast at www.WilsonCenter.org  or check for it in the Wilson Center’s archive approximately one week after the meeting date.

Fatou talking with members of the TRY Oyster Women’s Association.

Regional Event: Mussel Farming in New England Workshop May 17th

Mussel Farming in New England – status and opportunity updates

A workshop sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, Roger Williams University and the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory.
When: Friday May 17th 2013 12:30 – 5:00 pm
Where: Hazard Room, Coastal Institute Bldg, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus
Directions

This workshop is intended for those with practical experience working on the water and who are interested in mussel farming. Opportunities for mussel farming expansion are in offshore waters where there are fewer potential conflicts and some logistical challenges. Speakers and attendees at this workshop will share their experience with at least 4 different offshore sites in New England over the last 12 or so years. We are fortunate to have a veteran of the mussel farming industry in New Zealand give a presentation with insights into developing an industry here.

View or download the workshop agenda.

Please note: this event has not been organized by the SMP Team. To register for the workshop or for more information email or call Scott Lindell (Director, Scientific Aquaculture Program, Marine Biological Laboratory)  – slindell@mbl.edu or 508-289-7097.

 

Regional Event: RI Sea Grant’s Coastal State Seminar, May 1st

Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Coastal State Seminar

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
4-6 p.m.
University Club, University of Rhode Island Kingston Campus

RISG invites you to attend afternoon of hors d’oeuvres and discussion of the most recent research concerning the health and future of Rhode Island’s coastal communities and resources.

Presentations:

Why are some areas of Narragansett Bay healthier than others?

Christopher Kincaid, professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, will be discussing a new modeling technology that provides a more detailed picture on how water moves and mixes in the Bay, how pollution is transported, and why some areas suffer from poorer water quality conditions than others.

Following the Quahog

Jeffrey Mercer, Marine Biologist for R.I. Fish and Wildlife, will be presenting on quahog larval dispersal in Narragansett Bay, highlighting closed waters as possible sources of larvae for areas open to harvest.

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN invitation but seating is limited so please RSVP to Meredith Haas at mmhaas@mail.uri.edu. For more information on the Coastal State Series and future events please visit seagrant.gso.uri.edu.

This series is supported by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, and the URI Coastal Institute.

Please note that this event is not a Shellfish Management Plan meeting.

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