Presented by the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Extension Programs
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey and New York
Program Summaries
- SPECIAL SAFETY PROGRAM FOR MARINERS RETURNS !!!
9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Friday, January 29, 1999
Keeping you safe in your work is important to us and this safety program has returned at the request of many of you. It will include classroom instruction at the Convention Center and demonstrations and trials of safety equipment in the afternoon.
- JUNIOR WATERMEN'S PROGRAM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Sataurday, January 30, 1999
Our special program just for kids is back!!! Once again it is filled with lots of fun activities for our junior watermen - preschool through middle school.
- COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S PROGRAM
11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sataurday, January 30, 1999
Covers topics ranging from closed area management of sea scallops and the future of the blue crab to implications that HACCP will have for shedders.
- AQUACULTURE PROGRAM
11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sataurday, January 30, 1999
Find out the latest in biosecurity, recirculating systems, raising baitfish, tropical and ornamental fish and much more.
- CREATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS PLANNING AND DIRECT MARKETING
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Sunday, January 31, 1999
Learn how to take advantage of business opportunities, deal with HACCP regulatory requirements and take advantage of direct marketing techniques.
- SCIENCE FOR WATERMAN
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 31, 1999
If you've ever wondered how scientists and regulators come up with "those numbers", find out how stock assessment works. Or you can learn from the experts in family and consumer science as they show you the latest in seafood quality, nutrition, and preparation.
Note: Educational programs are included in the registration cost for the Trade Show and name badges are required for participation in all educational programs.
Program Schedule
Friday, January 29, 1999
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SPECIAL SAFETY PROGRAM FOR MARINERS
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9:00 am |
Instructors from the University of Rhode Island Fisheries Program with financial support from the Delaware Pilots Association and the MWA. Please bring your own survival suit with you to use in our afternoon pool program !!
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT (Room 202)
We'll cover station bills, emergency communications, EPIRBs, flares and other distress signals, life rafts, PFDs and immersion suits, and air-sea rescues in this session at the Convention Center.
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DAMAGE CONTROL AND MINIMIZING FLOODING (Room 202)
Safety experts will go discuss ways of controlling damage at sea and keeping you vessel afloat, then go on to talk about fire prevention and control including causes and prevention, types of fires, portable extinguishers, and fire fighting theory. .
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FIREFIGHTING PRACTICE (USCG Station Ocean City)
Our plans call for moving to the USCG Station at Ocean City after lunch for a demonstration of firefighting procedures that can help save your vessel and your life.
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WATER DEMONSTRATIONS (Sheraton Fontainebleau)
We'll move to the pool at the Sheraton, our convention hotel, where you are invited to bring your immersion suits to try out. We'll go over raft launching and have a demonstration, then go on to man overboard and recovery, dewatering pumps, and have you don your immersion suit for an in-the-water demonstration with us !!
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn
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Saturday, January 30, 1999
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COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S PROGRAM (Room 201)
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11:00 am |
CLOSED AREA MANAGEMENT FOR SEA SCALLOPS:
PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Bill DuPaul, Virginia Sea Grant Program, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
A look at this important East Coast industry and the management of the stocks by use of closed areas along the coast with discussion of the problems and opportunities that exist to keep the stocks available for harvest in the future.
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11:30 am |
BLUE CRABS: WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE FOR THE RESOURCE ?
Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
How the mainstay of our industry is looking right now with an overview of the status of the stocks, how crabs come into the fishery and when they are available for harvest and what will be happening as we look into the future of our industry.
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12:30 pm |
ALTERNATIVE CRAB BAIT
Bob Hines, North Carolina Sea Grant Advisory Program
With pressure on many bait resources, can we look at some of the other things that might be available to us as bait? An Advisory Agent will discuss what's being done in North Carolina.
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1:00 pm |
SOFT CRAB SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Don Webster, Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
Focusing on the management of closed systems including biofilter types, startup and crash recovery, some new ideas on system components, and important management information.
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2:00 pm |
HACCP FOR SHEDDERS ?? ASK THE EXPERTS
Tom Rippen, Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program and
Bob Fisher, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
If you process soft crabs, you will need to know what you need to do to meet the increase in regulations designed to ensure the Nation's quality food supply. We'll be looking to answer your questions by providing people who have the answers for you.
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AQUACULTURE PROGRAM (Room 202)
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11:00 am |
BIOSECURITY IN AQUACULTURE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Dr Roger Olson and Dr Jim Kelly, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Come and hear the latest about keeping your aquaculture operation safe and secure by proper management of the facility and compliance with regulations that are designed to bring only healthy animals into the state.
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12:00 pm |
MANAGING RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS
Steve Hughes, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
We're bringing this program back again due to high interest and a full audience last year!! Come on out and hear the latest in closed system management for profitable fish culture.
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1:00 pm |
RAISING BAITFISH IN CLOSED SYSTEMS
Marion Moss, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Not all profitable aquaculture operations raise things for food. The production of baitfish is an opportunity that can provide a high return for the volume of animals.
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1:30 pm |
HOW TO RAISE AQUATIC PLANTS
Ray Bosmans, University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center
The water gardening industry is another area of growth in aquaculture with good demand both regionally and nationally. We'll give you the information you need to consider whether you want to be a part of this aquabusiness.
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2:00 pm |
PRODUCING TROPICAL AND ORNAMENTAL FISH
Speaker to be announced
Small fish can lead to large profits and many people are raising ornamental fish for sale to the aquarium and water gardening trade. The market seems to have good potential for growth and we'll provide you with useful information on raising them.
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2:30 pm |
EAST COAST CLAM AQUACULTURE
Tom Gallivan, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Hard clams are an area of growth in the shellfish industry. Come listen to what the industry is doing along the coast and in the Mid Atlantic from someone who has raised them and is working on successful breeding and selection programs to produce stronger stocks in the future.
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JUNIOR WATERMEN'S PROGRAM (Rooms 215 - 216)
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12 am - 4 pm |
Our special program just for kids is back with lots of fun activities for preschool through middle school ages. Learn about fishing and the marine environment through hands-on activities, including lure-making, fish printing, a casting contest, fishy crafts, a touch tank with live aquatic animals, and more!
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Sunday, January 31, 1998
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CREATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS PLANNING
AND DIRECT MARKETING (Room 202)
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11:00 am |
CREATING AND EVALUATING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH
BUSINESS PLANNING
Pat Lacey, Virginia Tech
More businesses fail because of poor business skills than poor technical skills or knowledge. We'll give you the basics of what you need to know to better manage the money side of your fisheries and aquaculture operation.
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11:30 am |
REGULATORY ISSUES IN DIRECT MARKETING -- HACCP
Tom Rippen, Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
Recent Food and Drug Administration regulations to better assure our country's food supply are leaving a lot of questions for people in the fishing industry. We'll provide you with some guidelines on who is affected and how if you want to directly market your fishery and aquaculture products.
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12:00 pm |
DIRECT MARKETING: CREATING OPPORTUNITY WISELY
Bob Rouse, University of University of Maryland Extension
Marketing your products can provide new opportunities to those who wish to enhance their income. We''ll cover the structure of direct markets and how to get into them, and the potential application for aquaculture and fishery products.
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12:30 pm |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Questions and answer session directed towards your individual business concerns on business planning, direct marketing and regulatory issues.
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SCIENCE FOR WATERMEN (Room 202)
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1:30 pm |
WHERE DO SCIENTISTS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS GET THOSE NUMBERS??
Joe DeAlteris, University of Rhode Island
This is a special program to explain how stock assessment works. If you've ever wondered how scientists and regulators come up with "those numbers", here's your chance to get a "nuts and bolts" view of how it works and how it can affect your livelihood.
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
STEP INTO THE WORLD OF SEAFOOD AND
SEAFOOD SAFETY FOR THE CONSUMER (Rooms C101 - C102)
Doris Hicks, Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Program,
Noreen Eberly, Maryland Department of Agriculture, and
Gayle Mason-Jenkins, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Come and learn from the experts in family and consumer science as they show you the latest in seafood quality, nutrition, and preparation in a program designed just for you !! We'll have cooking demonstrations at 12:00 and 1:00 as well as seafood samples and lots of interactive activities. There will also be drawings for Delaware and Maryland seafood cookbooks so be sure to come early and stay for the whole program. You won't be disappointed !!!!
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More Information
![[*]](/images/uploads/siteimages/imported/blueball.gif) Organizing Committee
- Doris Hicks, co-chair, Delaware Marine Advisory Service
- Pat Lacey, co-chair, VPI Research and Extension
- Don Webster, Maryland Sea Grant Extension
- Jackie Takacs, Maryland Sea Grant Extension
- Vickie Clarke, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Mike Oesterling, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Gef Flimlin, New Jersey Sea Grant Advisory Service
- Wayne Wescott, North Carlina Sea Grant Extension
- Mark Malchoff, New York Sea Grant Extension
Seminar programs are produced in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Advisory Programs to educate commercial watermen, aquaculturists and other marine interest on topics having an impact on their lives and businesses. Extension programs are available to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or handicap. Sea Grant is a program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and funds research, education and extension programs in all of our nation's coastal and Great Lakes states. These seminar programs are planned annually with advice and assistance from the Maryland Waterman's Association Board of Directors.
Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
Phone Numbers And E-Mail Addresses
Agents and specialists of the University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program are available online through the following addresses:
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