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Regional Aquaculture News
Oyster farm waits for Mattapoisett aquaculture bylaw. SouthCoasttoday.com (Massachusetts)
Maryland Sens. Mikulski and Cardin frustrated over pace of oyster aquaculture permitting. Washington Post (Maryland)
Administration issues new rules for fish farms. Washington Post.
Sea lice pests could be treated with mussels: study. FiS United States.
New Model for Aquaculture Takes Hold Far from the Sea. Yale Envrronment 360.
Upcoming Conferences/Workshops
Jan. 13-15, 2012 East Coast Commercial Fishermen’s & Aquaculture Trade Exposition
Ocean City, MD Phone: (800) 421-9176 Web: marylandwatermen.com/Trade_Expo.html
Feb. 9-11, 2012 North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference. Atlantic Beach, NC
Contact: Cathy Smith Phone: (919) 515-6780 Web: www.ncaquaculture.org
February 28 – March 2, 2012 Aquaculture America. Las Vegas, NV Phone: (225) 578-3137
www.was.org
March 11-13, 2012 International Boston Seafood Show. Boston, MA
Phone: (207) 842-5504 Web: www.bostonseafood.com
March 12-14, 2012 Milford Aquaculture Seminar. Westbrook, CT
Contact: Lisa Milke <lisa.milke@noaa.gov> Web: www.mi.nmfs.gov/seminarworkshop.html
March 25-29, 2012 National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA
Contact: Sandra Shumway <Sandra.shumway@uconn.edu> Web: www.shellfish.org
Education/Training Opportunities
Aquaculture Training workshops at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL
Other Events
American Fisheries Society Events Calendar
National Aquaculture Association (NAA) Industry Events Calendar
Pacific Coast Section of NSA and Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Calendar of Events
World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Meetings and Conference Page
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Last updated: 11/28/2011
Northeast Aquaculture Extension Network Training and Professional Development Workshops (2008-2010)
Best Management Practices for the East Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Industry (June 2010) - a manual produced by the East Coast Shellfish Grower's Association (ECSGA) with funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agrigulture, the Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center, and NOAA's Office of Aquaculture.
Recently Added Fact Sheets
NRAC #201-2010 Softshell Clam Culture: Basic Biology and General Culture Considerations (PDF)
NRAC #206-2010 Cross-Breeding for Improved Growth and Disease Resistance in the Eastern Oyster (PDF)
NRAC #208-2010 Biosecurity on the Farm – Guidelines & Resources for Developing a Biosecurity Plan (PDF)
NRAC #210-2010 Cultured Mussels of the Northeast (PDF)
NRAC #211-2010 Mussel Aquaculture in the Northeast (PDF)