Concurrent Session Agendas

Shellfish Session, Friday, November 18

1:00 - 2:45 PM: Part I - Shellfish Culture

1:00 - 1:30 PM Hatchery and Nursery Culture
Gef Flimlin, Rutgers University, NJ
1:30 – 2:00 PM Grow Out
Doug McMinn, Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company
2:00 – 2:30 PM Marketing Options
Bob Rheault, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
2:30 – 2:45 PM Panel Discussion
2:45 – 3:00 PM BREAK

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Part II - Shellfish Regulation

3:00 – 3:30 PM Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Jim Wesson, VMRC
3:30 – 4:00 PM Virginia Health Department – Division of Shellfish Sanitation
Julie Henderson, VDH/DSS
Keith Skiles, VDH/DSS
4:00 - 4:30 PM Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Elleanore Daub, DEQ
Liz McKercher, DEQ

Finfish/Prawn Session, Friday, November 18

1:00 – 2:45 PM: Part I

1:00 – 1:15 PM Planning
Lynn Blackwood, Virginia Aquaculture Association
1:15 – 1:45 PM Fingerlings/Juvenile Production
Eddie Cochran, Strawberry Creek Farms
1:45 – 2:00 PM Management
Eddie Cochran, Strawberry Creek Farms
Wayne Martin, Greystone Farms
2:00 – 2:15 PM Prawn Post-harvest handling
David Kuhn, Virginia Tech
2:15 – 2:45 PM Freshwater Shrimp Boils
Dan Kauffman, Virginia Tech
2:45 – 3:00 PM BREAK


3:00 – 4:30 PM: Part II - New Developments in Production Systems

3:00 – 3:20 PM Cage Culture
David Crosby, Virginia State University
3:20 – 3:40 PM Pond Culture
Brian Nerrie , Virginia State University
3:40 – 4:00 PM Water Reuse Systems
Michael Schwarz, Virginia Tech
4:00 – 4:30 PM Panel Discussion

Bivalve Culture Session, Saturday, November 19

1:15 – 2:45 PM: Part I

1:15 – 1:45 PM NOAA Aquaculture Shellfish Initiative
Michael Rubino, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
1:45 – 2:15 PM Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference Report
Bill Dewey, Taylor Shellfish Company, WA
2:15 – 2:45 PMUsing Sensory Profiles to Differentiate Oysters and Assist with Branding
Dan Kauffman, Virginia Tech
2:45 – 3:00 PMBREAK


3:00 – 5:00 PM: Part II - Post-Harvest Processing Panel

3:00 – 3:20 PM High Hydrostatic Pressure
Mike Voisin, Motivatit Seafoods, LA
3:20 – 3:40 PM Cool Pasteurization
John Tesvich, AmeriPure Processing Company, LA
3:40 – 4:00 PM Individual Quick Freezing
Bill Dewey,Taylor Shellfish Company, WA
4:00 – 4:20 PM Irradiation
Mike Jahncke, VA Tech
4:20 - 4:30 PM High Salinity Relay
Mike Jahncke, Virginia Tech
4:30 – 5:00 PM Panel Discussion

Finfish/Prawn Session, Saturday, November 19

1:15 – 2:45 PM: Part I

1:15 – 1:25 PM VDACS Updates
Robins Buck, VDACS
1:30 – 1:40 PM VFBAAC Updates
Tony Banks, Virginia Farm Bureau
1:50 – 2:00 PM Virginia Aquafarmers Network
Lynn Blackwood, VAN
2:00 - 2:30 PM Proper Handling of Fish and Fish Products
Mike Jahncke, Virginia Tech
2:30 – 2:45 PM Fee Fishing
Steve Gabel, NC State
2:45 – 3:15 PM BREAK AND EXHIBITS


3:15 – 4:20 PM: Part II

3:15 – 4:00 PM Opportunities in Aquaponics
Chris Mullins, Virginia State University
3:40 – 4:20 PM A Couple of Live Market Initiatives
Dan Kauffman, Va Tech >

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