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The Future of Shellfish in Rhode Island, 12th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium
The Future of Shellfish in Rhode Island
12th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science SymposiumNovember 14, 2013
Water quality, regulations, economics, social trends, habitat,
innovation—all these forces contribute to the success or failure of
commercial shellfishing and shellfish aquaculture. Rhode Island has embarked on the development of a shellfish management plan that addresses these issues, and a symposium is bringing together experts
from the state, the region, and beyond to discuss them.
Join us at the Radisson Hotel, Warwick, R.I., for the 2013 Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium, “The Future of Shellfish in Rhode
Island: Providing sustainable seafood, economic opportunities, and
ecosystem benefits,” to discuss the current and the potential
value—economic and environmental—of shellfish to Rhode Island. The
sessions will focus on Restoration and Public Aquaculture, Commercial
Aquaculture, Commercial Wild Harvest, Water Quality, and the “Go Local”
Movement. Registration is $45. To register, please download registration form or contact Deborah Lafen at (401) 874-6645.
* A limited number of student and industry scholarships are available at $20 - please contact dlafen@crc.uri.edu for additional information.
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The 2013 Baird Symposium is funded by Rhode Island Sea Grant, the URI Coastal Institute, and the Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan.
This event is being coordinated in partnership with representatives
from the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, Rhode
Island Sea Grant, University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University,
R.I. Department of Environmental Management, R.I. Coastal Resources
Management Council, The Nature Conservancy, East Coast Shellfish Growers
Association, and the local shellfishing industry.
