Statewide Gathering of Shellfish Commissioners

The 8th annual Gathering of Shellfish Commissioners will be held January 7. 2012 at the Sound School Regional Aquaculture Center, 7 Sea Street, New Haven. Organized by the Connecticut Sea Grant, this event brings together member of municipal shellfish and harbor commissions members and state managers to discuss issues related to to discuss issues related to shellfisheries and natural resource management. Cary Chadwick of the University of Connecticut will open the meeting with a demonstration of the new online shellfisheries mapping tool developed in collaboration with Sea Grant and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture/Bureau of Aquaculture. Tessa Getchis of Sea Grant will discuss the newly funded Community Supported Aquaculture and Education Project and solicit topics of interest for upcoming aquaculture training workshops. In addition, Jennifer Gunther of the DA/BA will identify methods for assessing shellfish abundance and distribution and Kristen Frank will review the results of the study on reopening of the Conditional shellfishing areas.

Click here to view the full agenda in PDF. Registration is $20 per person (includes lunch and beverages) and participants must register by December 21, 2011 in order to reserve a seat.

Click here to obtain a registration form in PDF. The form can be sent via email to seagrantworkshops@uconn.edu and you can bring your payment to the meeting. Alternatively, you may send the registration form along with a check or money order made payable to: Connecticut Sea Grant College Program c/o Karen Massaro 1080 Shennecossett Road Groton, CT 06340-6048 Fax (860) 405-9109.

Questions: Tessa Getchis tessa.getchis@uconn.edu or (860) 405-9104.

Snow date: January 21, 2012

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