16th Conference for Shellfish Growers
March 3 and 4, 2008
Little Creek Casino Resort
Shelton, Washington
Preliminary Agenda
March 3, 2008
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 Introductions
Presentations
- Helping to ensure economic success for commercial hard clam growers: review of educational efforts in Florida
Leslie Sturmer, University of Florida, Florida Sea Grant - Improved Pacific oyster production using Molluscan Broodstock Program-selected broodstock: fantasy or reality?
Chris Langdon, Oregon State University - Back to the source: the hunt for new Kumamoto broodstock
Joth Davis, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Inc. - Value-added product development opportunities for shellfish products
Tuana Jones, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development - New shellfish protection district requirements
Stuart Glasoe, Washington State Department of Health - Emergency closures in shellfish growing areas
Bob Woolrich, Washington State Department of Health - Effects of global climate change on the distribution of human pathogens in shellfish
Russ Herwig, University of Washington, Washington Sea Grant - Environmental distribution and incidence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in water, plankton and oysters in shellfish growing areas in Washington State
Rohinee Paranjpye, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Northwest Marine Fisheries Science Center - Vibrio Management in 2008
Washington State Department of Health (presenter to be announced)
5:30 p.m. Reception
March 4, 2008
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 Introductions
Presentations
- Larvae and seed supply and demand on the West Coast
Jim Donaldson, Olympus Aquaculture Consulting, Inc. - Re-emergence of shellfish vibriosis and Vibrio tubiashii from environmental sources and bivalve shellfish intensive culture: severity, environmental drivers, geographic extent and management
Ralph Elston, AquaTechnics, Inc. - Strategies and modifications for surviving Vibrio tubiashii in the hatchery
Alan Barton, Oregon State University - Strategies for the farm: catching up with the losses
Terry Sawyer, Hog Island Oyster Company - Seed transfer and transport
Russell Rogers, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Roundtable Discussion
12:30 Adjourn
Registration
Registration Form
To register for this conference, please download the form (152KB PDF).
Registration Fees
$80.00 before February 20, 2008 and $110.00 thereafter. Fee includes admittance to all sessions, Monday lunch, reception and all breaks. Make checks or purchase orders payable to the University of Washington.
To Register, please contact:
- Katrina Hoffman, 206.543.6600, FAX 206.685.0380, kathoff@u.washington.edu
For Program Information, please contact:
- Teri King, 360.432.3054, FAX 360.432.3055, guatemal@u.washington.edu
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations will be accepted up to seven days prior to the conference. A refund, minus a handling fee of $30.00, will be mailed. You may transfer your registration to another individual. Individuals who do not attend the conference will forfeit their registration fee.
Hotel Information
Little Creek Casino Resort
91 West State Route 108
Shelton, WA 98584
360.427.7711 or 800.667.7711
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Little Creek Casino Resort. The special rate of $69.00 per night for single occupancy is being offered to participants who register with the hotel by February 24, 2008. For hotel reservations, please call the hotel at 360.427.7711 or 800.667.7711. Be sure to let the hotel operator know you will be attending the “Shellfish Growers Conference” to ensure the special room rate.