


6th ANNUAL GATHERING OF SHELLFISH COMMISSIONS
Saturday,
January 9, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Sound School
Library/Media Center
17 Sea Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06519
This program is hosted by the Connecticut Sea
Grant Extension Program and sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant and The Sound
School Aquaculture Center. The
overall purpose of this program is to improve shellfisheries management by
providing educational resources and tools that allow commission members to make
informed, science-based decisions regarding recreational and commercial
shellfisheries. Thank you for your participation!
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. Introductions
9:15 a.m. What is Your Commission Up To?
10:30 a.m. Coffee break (provided)
10:45 a.m. What is Your Commission Up to?
(continued)
11:30 a.m. Everything You Need to Know About
Aquaculture and Shellfisheries Permitting
á
Getting to
Know the Guide to Permitting Aquaculture and Shellfisheries in Connecticut
á
Commercial
Aquaculture
á
Restoration/Enhancement
Activities
Tessa
Getchis, CT Sea Grant
David
Carey, CT Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture
12:00
p.m. Permitting Q&A
12:30-1:00
p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00–2:00pm Natural History of ConnecticutÕs
Shellfishes - Connections to Water Quality, Energy Pathways and Resource
Productivity
Timothy
Visel, The Sound School
DIRECTIONS
I-95 SOUTH
Take exit #45/CT-10 toward
BOULEVARD - go 0.1 mi
Turn left on ELLA T GRASSO
BLVD [CT-10] - go < 0.1 mi
Continue to follow CT-10 -
go < 0.1 mi
At stop sign, continue
straight onto SEA ST - go 0.4 mi
Park in lot next to Sound
School Aquaculture Building (brick building)
Enter and take stairs to
second floor.Library Media room is on left.
I-95 NORTH
Take exit #44/KIMBERLY AVE
onto KIMBERLY AVE [CT-122] - go 0.4 mi
Turn right on ELLA T GRASSO
BLVD [CT-10] - go 0.2 mi
Continue to follow CT-10 -
go < 0.1 mi
At stop sign, continue
straight onto SEA ST - go 0.4 mi
Park in lot next to Sound
School Aquaculture Building (brick building)
Enter and
take stairs to second floor.Library Media room is on
left