Maryland Sea Grant : Research, Outreach & Education: Outreach & Extension: Aquaculture & Restoration: Maryland Aquaculture Conference 2010

November 9-10, 2010
Doubletree Hotel, Annapolis Maryland

Contacts: Don Webster or Martha Milligan, Wye Research and Education Center
Phone: (410) 827-8056, Email: dwebster@umd.edu or mmilliga@umd.edu

Click on "slides" links below to see selected conference presentations

The conference focused on shellfish and covered the following topics:

Getting a shellfish lease
Production methods for shellfish
Seed, shell, and setting systems
Protecting your crop
Financing, business management, and marketing
Disease management

There were exhibits, displays, and a reception on November 9 that featured Maryland aquaculture and seafood products. Please download the conference brochure.

Conference Schedule

Tuesday November 9, 2010

8:00 — Registration opens with continental breakfast

8:30 — Welcome & announcements - Karl Roscher, MDA

Setting the Stage — Moderator, Karl Roscher, MDA

8:45 — "Aquaculture as Agriculture", Hon. Earl Hance, MDA

9:00 — "Maryland's Changing Shellfish Program", Hon. John Griffin, DNR

9:15 — Working for You: Aquaculture Review Board & Coordinating Council, Karl Roscher, MDA (slides, 1.9 MB)

Maryland's Leasing Program — Moderator, Don Webster, UMD

9:30 — 2009 Lease Law: Rebuilding Our Industry - Don Webster, UMD (slides, 4.1 MB)

9:40 — Permits for Off Bottom Shellfish Culture - Karl Roscher, MDA (slides, 3.3 MB)

10:00 — Procedures for Existing and New Leases & Aquaculture Enterprise Zones - Kate Busch, DNR

10:30 — Break (included with registration)

Aquaculture Production — Moderator, Don Meritt, UMD

10:45 — Shellfish Production Methods, Larvae & Seed - Don Meritt, UMD

11:15 — Disease Outlook & Management - Chris Dungan, DNR (slides, 652 KB)

11:45 — Learning for Success: Aquaculture Education & Training Program - Don Webster, UMD (slides, 60 KB)

12:00 — Lunch (included with registration)

1:00 — Oyster Lines for Increased Production — Stan Allen, VIMS

1:35 — Locating Shell & Cultch & Importing Material - Mike Naylor, DNR (slides, 232 KB)

1:55 — Protecting Your Product - Joe Gill, DNR

2:15 — Break (included with registration)

Producers Panel — Moderator, Bruce Vogt, NOAA

2:30 — Producers Panel
Doug McMinn, Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company, VA
Rick Karney, Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Company, MA (slides, 1.7 MB)
Jon Farrington, Johnny Oysterseed, MD (slides, 304 KB)
Dick Balling & Cheyenne Abbott, Stump Cove Oyster Company, MD (slides, 312 KB)

4:00 — Adjourn

A reception followed the days program to celebrate Maryland and US aquaculture products (included with full conference registration)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

8:00 — Registration opens with continental breakfast

8:30 — Welcome & announcements - Karl Roscher, MDA

Partners for Industry Growth - Moderator, Don Webster, UMD

8:45 — Representing Your Industry - Kurt Fuchs, Maryland Farm Bureau

9:05 — A National Voice for Shellfish - Bob Rheault, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association (ECSGA) (slides, 1.2 MB)

9:25 — Supporting Aquaculture Development - Stephan Abel, Oyster Recovery Partnership (slides, 1.2 MB)

Producing Quality Shellfish - Moderator, Karl Roscher, MDA

9:40 — Vibrio Issues in Shellfish - Bob Rheault, ECSGA (slides, 1.4 MB)

10:25 — Break (included with registration)

10:40 — Maryland Programs for Quality Assurance - Erin Butler, MD Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene

Marketing Shellfish - Moderator, Don Webster, UMD

11:00 — Marketing Concepts - TBA

11:15 — Maryland Marketing Programs - Noreen Eberly, MDA (slides, 1.1 MB)

11:30 — Transitioning from Harvester to Grower - Perry Raso, Rhode Island (slides, 1.6 MB)

12:00 — Lunch (included with registration)

Business Planning - Moderator, Doug Lipton, UMD

1:00 — Business Models for Shellfish, Doug Lipton, UMD (slides, 208 KB)

1:30 — Developing a Successful Plan for Your Business, Shannon Dill, UMD (slides, 3.4 MB)

Financing Shellfish Aquaculture - Bruce Vogt, NOAA

2:00 — Maryland Agriculture and Resource Based Industries Development Corporation - Steve McHenry, MARBIDCO (slides, 3.4 MB)

2:20 — NOAA Fisheries Finance Center - Dave Alves, NOAA

2:40 — Natural Resources Conservation Service - Jon Hall, NRCS

3:00 — Conference Summary & Future Plans - Don Webster, UMD

3:15 — Adjourn

November 9-10, 2010 Doubletree Hotel, Annapolis Maryland

Contacts: Don Webster or Martha Milligan, Wye Research and Education Center Phone: (410) 827-8056, Email: dwebster@umd.edu or mmilliga@umd.edu