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East Coast Commercial Fishermen's
and Aquaculture Trade Exposition

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Ocean City Convention Center
Ocean City, Maryland

February 1-2, 2003

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Seminars and Junior Watermen's Program

The seminars and Junior Waterman's Program are organized by the
Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant College Programs


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
12:00-4:00
 Junior Watermen's Program
Children move at their own pace through this interactive, hands-on program highlighting fishing, aquaculture and the aquatic environment. Designed to be a trade-show of their own, these Junior Watermen will get up close and personal with the wet and wild, paint a fish, harvest oysters, cast out their best lines, and much, much more. Jackie Takacs and Adam Frederick, Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program, Vickie Clark, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Commercial Fisheries

Targeted Harvesting
11:00
 Black Sea bass: Discard Mortality in Pot Fisheries, Robert Fisher, Commercial Fisheries Specialist, Virginia Sea Grant
11:30
 Bycatch Reduction in the Potomac River Fishery,Chris Hager, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Species Health
12:00
 Mycobacterium: What Is It Doing to Our Fish?, Andrew S. Kane, University of Maryland College Park
12:30
 Disease Impacts on Blue Crab Populations, Jeffrey Shield, VIMS
1:00
 The Drought and Disease in Native Oysters, Christopher C. Judy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Blue Crab Research
Chaired by Doug Lipton, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension
1:30
 Overview of NOAA-Supported Blue Crab Research, Derek Orner, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
1:45
 Recruitment, Limitation and Enhancement Potential of the Blue Crab, Rom Lipscius, VIMSTom Wolcott, North Carolina State University
2:00
 Hatchery Mass Production of Blue Crab Juveniles for Stock Enhancement Research, Yonathan Zohar, University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology
2:15
 Blue Crab Stock Enhancement Test Releases of Hatchery Juveniles in Upper Chesapeake Bay, Anson Hines, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
2:30
 Migration of Adult Female Blue Crabs to Spawning Grounds: Mechanism and Routes, Tom Wolcott, North Carolina State University
2:45
 The Distribution of Commercial Crab Pots in Maryland's Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Lynn Fegley, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Aquaculture
Chaired by Andy Lazur, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension
Hard Clam Culture
11:00
 Clam Culture Economics and Outlook, Thomas Murray, VIMS
11:30
 QPX, an Emerging Disease of Hard Clams: What Do We Know and What Can We Do about It?, Lisa Ragone Calvo, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
12:00
 The Growth and Development of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association: How It Benefits Shellfish Farmers, Karen Rivara, President, Aeros Cultured Oyster Company, Inc.
Start-Up Aquaculture
12:30
 Aquaculture Production Systems: Extensive vs Intensive,Michael Schwarz, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
1:00
 Marketing and Economic Considerations, Andy Lazur, University of Maryland Sea Grant
1:30
 Direct Marketing Channels for Tilapia, Charles W. Coale, Jr., Virginia Tech
2:00
 Example of a Low-Tech Approach to Aquaculture, Daniel Kaufman, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
2:20
 Aquaculture and Food Safety, Michael Jahncke, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
2:40
 Aquaculture Information Resources, Andy Lazur, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension
3:00
 Question and Discussion Period, Start-up Aquaculture Panel

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Commercial Fisheries And Seafood
Can We Bring Oysters Back to the Chesapeake?
11:00
 Maryland Perspective, Chris Judy, Maryland DNR
11:20
 Virginia Perspective, Jim Wesson, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
11:40
 Progress with Disease Resistance, Mark Camara, VIMS
12:00
 The Asian Oyster: Can the Native Oyster Compete? Mark Luckenbach, VIMS
12:20
 The French Experience, F. William Sieling, Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association
State Marketing Programs
12:40
 Virginia Update, Shirley A. Estes, Virginia Marine Products Board
1:00
 Maryland Update, Noreen Eberly, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Regulations Affect Off-shore Vessels
1:20
 Vessel Stability and Watertight Integrity Rules, Robert G. Garrott, U.S. Coast Guard
1:40
 Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, Glenn Salvador, National Marine Fisheries Service
For information on the Expo, contact Betty Duty at the Maryland Watermen's Association, (410) 268-7722 www.marylandwatermen.com


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