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SUMMARY:2025 Conference for Shellfish Growers
DESCRIPTION:Washington Sea Grant invites you to register for the 2025 Conference for Shellfish Growers. \nFirst convened by WSG in 1991\, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together shellfish producers\, researchers\, students and managers from the Pacific Northwest to discuss pressing issues and relevant research on aquaculture. We look forward to another engaging and insightful conference this year. \nWhen: February 10-11\, 2025\nWhere: Alderbrook Resort & Spa\n10 E Alderbrook Dr\, Union WA 98592\nRegistration Fee: $200\nWalk-ins will not be accepted.\nRegistration Deadline: January 27\, 2025 \nFee includes admittance to all sessions\, lunch on day one\, reception\, and breakfast on day two. Cancellations will be accepted up to seven days prior to the conference. A refund\, minus a handling fee of $50.00 USD will be made. You may transfer your registration to another individual. Individuals who do not show for the conference will forfeit their registration fee. \nRegister Here \n\nA block of rooms has been reserved at the Alderbrook Resort & Spa for Sunday\, February 9 and Monday\, February 10.The special rate of $159.00 USD (plus tax) per night for single occupancy is being offered to participants who register for hotel reservations by January 27\, 2025 or until the room block is filled. Please call the hotel directly\, at 360-898-2145 and let them know you are attending an event of the “University of Washington Sea Grant Program” to ensure the special room rate. \nFor more information\, please contact Ashleigh Epps\, Aquaculture Specialist\, at aepps6@uw.edu or 206.543.3674 \n2025 Washington Sea Grant Annual Shellfish Growers Conference Topic Agenda\n\nMonday\, February 10\n\n8-9 a.m.       Registration and Light Snacks                                               Olympic Ballroom \n\n9 a.m.          Welcome \nAshleigh Epps and Kate Litle\, Washington Sea Grant \n9:30 a.m.          2025 Theme: Community \nMelissa Poe\, Washington Sea Grant \n\nTopic 1:          Species and Pest Management\n9:50 a.m.          Field Experiments to Examine the Role of Green Crab in Clam Loss \nEmily Grason\, Washington Sea Grant; Lidia Garcia\, University of Washington; Jennifer Ruesink\, University of Washington \n10:10 a.m.        Unbalanced Salt Treatments Impacting Shrimp Physiology \nEmma Guerrini Romano\, University of Washington \n10:30 a.m.        Burrowing Shrimp Under Pressure: Mechanisms and Efficacy of Compaction and Other Mechanical Control Methods \nHaleh Mawson & Jennifer Ruesink\, University of Washington \n\n10:50 a.m.        BREAK \n\nTopic 2:          Legislation and Regulations\n11:10 a.m.        Sanitary Sessions \nDani Toepelt\, Department of Health \n11:30 a.m.       Update from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Pacific Shellfish Research Unit \nLouis Plough\, United States Department of Agriculture \n11:50 a.m.        Shellfish Transfer Permits for Wet Storage \nNam Siu\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife \n12:10 p.m.        Grower Listening Session for 2024 Observations \nMicah Horwith\, Washington Department of Ecology \n\n12:30-1:30 p.m.           Lunch                                                                         Olympic Ballroom \n\nTopic 3:          Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins\n1:30 p.m.          Rapid Tests for PSP in Shellfish \nMegan Schulz\, Salish Sea Research Center; Vera Trainer\, University of Washington; Misty Peacock\, Northwest Indian College \n1:50 p.m.          What Value Do You Place on Early Warnings of HABs \nVera Trainer\, University of Washington & Michelle Lepori-Bui\, Washington Sea Grant; Leif Anderson\, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Michael Weir\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; Jerry Borchert\, Department of Health; Tracie Barry\, Department of Health \n2:10 p.m          Pumpkin Spice Oysters: Shellfish Discoloration \nZach Forster\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife \n2:30 p.m.          New Method to Map the Distribution of the Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Agent Alexandrium catenella \nCheryl Greengrove\, UW Tacoma; Steve Kibler\, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory; ; Julie Masura\, UW Tacoma; Mark Vandersea\, NOAA Beaufort Laboratory; Julie Matweyou\, University of Alaska Fairbanks – Alaska Sea Grant; Courtney Hart\, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe; Tyler Harman\, CSS Inc. – NOAA Contractor; Lynn Wilking\, CSS Inc. – NOAA Contractor \n\n3 p.m.          BREAK \n\nTopic 4:          Planting and Production\n3:30 p.m.          Diploids or Triploids? A Decision Support Tool for Ploidy Selection in Puget Sound \nCraig Norrie\, University of Washington \n3:50 p.m.          Aquaculture Data Production System \nChristopher Eardley\, Washington Department of Fish Wildlife  \n4:10 p.m.          1000 Ways Shellfish Die \nBobbi Hudson & Andy Suhrbier\, Pacific Shellfish Institute                    \n4:30 p.m.          Shellfish Environmental Memory: Implications and Opportunities \nSteven Roberts\, University of Washington; Mackenzie Gavery\, NOAA Fisheries; Ariana Huffmyer\, University of Washington \n\n5 p.m.          ADJOURN \n\n6-8 p.m.       Reception                                                                              Mount Washington Conference Center \n\n\nTuesday\, February 11\, 2025\n\n8-9 a.m.       Breakfast                                                                               Olympic Ballroom \n\nTopic 5:          Ecosystem Interactions\n9 a.m.          Oyster Drills Working Group \nEmily Grason\, Washington Sea Grant & Julieta Martinelli\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife \n9:30 a.m.          Exploring Opportunities for Co-production of Shellfish and Eelgrass \nJennifer Ruesink\, University of Washington \n9:50 a.m.          Gray Whale Feeding Behaviors \nZackery Woods\, Ocean Research College Academy- EVCC \n\n10:10 a.m.        Break \n\n10:50 a.m.          Final Zostera japonica Permit Update \nShawn Ultican\, Washington Department of Ecology  \nTopic 6:          Rapid Response Network Workshop\n11:20 a.m.        Rapid Response Network Workshop \nJulieta Martinelli\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Rana Brown\, Squaxin Island Tribe; Ashleigh Epps\, Washington Sea Grant \n11:50 a.m.        Closing Remarks \n\n12 p.m.        Adjourn \n\n  \n
URL:https://wsg.washington.edu/event/2025-conference-for-shellfish-growers/
LOCATION:Alderbrook Resort & Spa\, 10 E Alderbrook Dr\, Union\, WA\, 98592\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aquaculture,Outreach
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