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