Agenda  

  8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m          New Haven Room

Northeast Aquaculture Extension Network (USDA/NRAC)

Tessa Getchis , CT Sea Grant Groton CT

  2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Best Management Practices for Shellfish Growers from CT and RI

ECSGA/NRAC

Gef Flimlin, Sandy MacFarlane, Ed Rhodes

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m                                     

POSTER SESSION SOCIAL                           Ballroom A

 Posters:

Culture and aquaculture in Hawaii & links to the Northeastern United States

Joseph Buttner, Salem State College Salem MA

Propagation and restoration of endangered freshwater mussels at the Freshwater, Mollusk Conservation Center , Virginia Tech

Richard Neves, Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA

Analysis of microalgal diets for improving growth and survival of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) larvae

Kari Pohle, Roger Williams Bristol RI

Implementing remote setting techniques for oyster restoration using artificial reef structures

in Mount Hope Bay , RI

Kari Pohle, Roger Williams Bristol RI

Determining sex and developmental stage in the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica,

using SELDI technology

Yaqin Li, NMFS Milford CT

        Joseph Choromanski, NMFS Milford CT

Fluorometric method for the quantification of cholesterol in juvenile oysters (Crassostrea virginica ) fed a cholesterol-enriched micro-algal diet

Ghazala Siddiqui, U of Karachi, Karachi Pakistan

Potential commercial and ecological benefits of mussel culture in coastal waters

Mark Fregeau, NMAC Salem MA

Analysis of growth for hard shell clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, in a high density cage culture system

Jessica Sikora, BRV Aqua. Sch. Bridgeport CT

 Northeast Aquaculture Extension Network

Tessa Getchis, UCONN Groton CT

 Ecology of infectious diseases: field and modeling studies in support of understanding disease resistance in oyster populations in response to climate change

David Bushek, Rutgers Port Norris NJ

  8:30 a.m.

OPENING ADDRESS/WELCOME

Walter Blogoslawski

  8:45 a.m.

Overview of recent developments by the Chief of Aquaculture and Enhancement Division

Chris Brown, NMFS Milford CT      

  8:55 a.m.
Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture - a view from the trenches

        Ed Rhodes,  Phillips Foods, Inc. Baltimore, MD

9:05 a.m.

NOAA's role in developing U. S. Marine Aquaculture

            Susan Bunsick, NOAA Aqua. Prog. Silver Spring MD

9:25 a.m.

Permitting marine aquaculture in Connecticut ---What's new for you?

           Tessa Getchis , CT Sea Grant Groton CT

9:45 a.m.

Aquaculture Risk Management

Chris Parker, Custom Ag Solutions Cowley , WY

  10:15 a.m.

Private insurance for shellfish mortalities due to diseases, accidents, or delay caused by harvest closures

Seth Shapiro,  Frank Crystal & Co Seattle WA

  10:30 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK/POSTERS

  10:45 a.m.

Microalgal polyunsaturated fatty acids: Can there be too much of a good thing?

Gary Wikfors, NMFS Milford CT  

11:05 a.m.

Removal of particles by bay scallops, Argopecten irradians, in a semi-natural setting: A raceway tank experiment

Yaqin Li, NMFS Milford CT  

11:25 a.m.

Transitioning from University R&D to commercial shellfish production

Richard Langan,  U. New Hampshire Durham NH

  11:45 a.m.

First harvest of cultured mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, from the Black Sea coast of the

Republic of Georgia

Mike Rice, URI Kingston RI  

12:00 p.m.

INDUSTRY LUNCHEON

1:15 p.m.

Reduction of predation and disease in C. virginica in bags under docks

Walt Blogoslawski, NMFS  Milford CT

  1:30 p.m.

Effects of a shellfish larvae pathogen and a prospective probiotic bacterium on hemocyte responses of the oyster, C. virginica

Diane Kapareiko, NMFS Milford CT

  1:50 p.m.

Prevalence of branchial papillomas in soft shell clams, Mya arenaria,from Guilford , CT

David Oshana, SCSU New Haven CT

  2:10 p.m.

Controlling pH in cultures to eliminate contamination by cyanobacteria

Shannon Meseck, NMFS Milford CT

  2:30 p.m.

Genetic aspects of bivalve growth and overwintering survival

Sheila Stiles, NMFS Milford CT

  2:50 p.m.

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of cortisol in bivalved mollusks

Lisa Milke NMFS Milford CT

  3:10 p.m.

SODA BREAK

3:40 p.m.

Does constant or interval monitoring and feeding of bay scallops, A. irradians, affect their growth?

James Widman, NMFS Milford CT

  4:00 p.m.

Shellfish restoration: science, education and art as strange bedfellows

Gef Flimlin, Rutgers Coop. Ext. Toms River NJ

  4:20 p.m.

BARS in Barnstable ...why we like them

Kris Clark, Shellfish Dept. Barnstable MA

  4:40 p.m.

Where have all the scallops gone? Multi-year observations of the decline of A. irradians in eastern CT waters

Barry Smith, NMFS Milford CT

6:00 p.m.

DINNER ON OWN

7:00 - 10:30 p.m.                                                         Ballroom

East Coast Shellfish Growers Association & East Coast Shellfish Research Institute

  8:50 a.m.

INTRODUCTION

Walter Blogoslawski

9:00 a.m.

Gains and losses in lobster production at a high school lobster hatchery: A progress report from the Sound School Regional Aquaculture Center

Dana Clough, The Sound School New Haven CT

9:20 a.m.

The design and construction of a coral propagation system at the Sound School's Fish Production Laboratory

Christi Dimon, U of New Haven West Haven CT

9:40 a.m.

Developing culture techniques for the husbandry of the lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus, at the Sound School Fish Production Laboratory

Katherine Bernabeo, U of New Haven West Haven CT

10:10 a.m.

Implementation of a USDA/NRCS EQIP program for shellfish aquaculture

Kathryn Markey, URI Kingston RI

1:35 p.m.

Nekton utilization of constructed intertidal oyster reefs and aquaculture structures in Delaware Bay , USA

Jaclyn Taylor, Haskin Laboratory Port Norris NJ

1:55 p.m.

Preliminary investigation into the potential for offshore mussel culture on Martha's Vineyard

Rick Karney, MVSG Oak Bluffs MA

 2:15 p.m.

Past, present and future Blue Point Oyster

Chris Quartuccio, Blue Island Shellfish Farms Blue Point NY

 2:35 p.m.

Correlation of gonad color and fullness with gonad index in the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians

Valerie Hall, UMASS Dartmouth MA

 2:55 p.m.

Potential implication of mucus covering oyster feeding organs in the recognition and sorting of food particles

Emmanuelle Espinosa, SOMAS Stony Brook NY

 3:25 p.m.

Evaluation of the performance of three oyster strains in Rhode Island farms

Kathryn Markey, URI Kingston RI

  3:45 p.m.

Superior performance of triploid Eastern Oyster in the Northeastern Region

Ximing Guo, Rutgers Cape May NJ

  4:05 p.m

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Walter Blogoslawski