| Duration |
TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER/FACILITATOR |
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Tuesday, January 19 - Welcome and Agency Presentations
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| 0:15:00 |
9:45 |
Bring your own coffee and test your connection |
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| 0:10:00 |
10:00 AM |
Welcome |
Meta Mesdag, ASGA President |
| 0:40:00 |
10:10 AM |
Introductions: 2020 Successes and Challenges |
All participants introduction - share one success and one challenge |
| 0:10:00 |
10:50 AM |
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Update |
Margaret Pilaro, Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) |
| 0:45:00 |
11:00 AM |
Business Dynamics of a Large WA State Shellfish Farm |
Dave Steele, Rock Point Oyster Co. |
| 0:15:00 |
11:45 AM |
15 min Break (or Vendor Presentation) |
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12:00 PM |
Discussions with Agencies |
| 0:30:00 |
12:00 PM |
DNR lease updates |
Karen Cougan, ADNR, Aquatic Farming Program Coordinator |
| 0:20:00 |
12:30 PM |
ADFG update |
Flip Pryor, ADFG, Aquaculture Section Chief |
| 0:20:00 |
12:50 PM |
ADEC food safety update |
Carol Brady, ADEC, Shellfish Permit Coordinator |
| 0:10:00 |
1:10 PM |
10 min Break |
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| 0:20:00 |
1:20 PM |
ISSC/FDA/Covid updates |
Kimberly Stryker, ADEC, Food Safety & Sanitation |
| 0:20:00 |
1:40 PM |
ADEC lab recommendations |
Matthew Forester, ADEC, Environmental Health Laboratory |
| 0:40:00 |
2:00 PM |
Shellfish Education Training |
Carol Brady & Kimberly Stryker, ADEC, Food Safety & Sanitation |
|
2:40 PM |
Adjourn |
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Wed. January 20 - Promoting Mariculture and Research
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| 0:15:00 |
9:45 |
Bring your own coffee and test your connection |
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10:00 AM |
Research and Updates |
| 0:30:00 |
10:00 AM |
PSI Research: Water Quality Monitoring Research Grant Update and COVID Impacts |
Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute |
| 0:30:00 |
10:30 AM |
Communicating Ecosystem Services |
Margo Reveil, Jakolof Bay Oyster Co |
| 0:30:00 |
11:00 AM |
Governors Mariculture Task Force Update |
Julie Decker and Heather McCarty, Alaska Mariculture Task Force |
| 0:25:00 |
11:30 AM |
AK Sea Grant Mariculture Update |
Ginny Eckert, Alaska Sea Grant Director |
| 0:25:00 |
11:55 AM |
NOAA Alaska Mariculture Update |
Alicia Bishop, NMFS/NOAA, AK Regional Aquaculture Coordinator |
| 0:15:00 |
12:20 PM |
15 min Break (or Vendor Presentation?) |
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| 0:25:00 |
12:35 PM |
Alaska Ocean AcidificationUpdate |
Darcy Dugan, Alaska Ocean Acidification Network |
| 0:20:00 |
1:00 PM |
AFSC Mariculture Scientist Introduction |
Jordan Hollarsmith. NOAA AFSC Juneau |
| 0:20:00 |
1:20 PM |
Alaska Oyster Seed Project |
Riley Smith, AFDF and Eric Wyatt, Blue Starr Oyster Co. |
| 0:25:00 |
1:40 PM |
Mapping of PSP Cysts in SE AK |
Courtney Hart, UAF, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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| 0:10:00 |
2:05 PM |
10 min Break |
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| 0:25:00 |
2:15 PM |
Machine Learning to Predict HABs in Southeast AK |
John Harley, Ph.D., UAS, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center |
| 0:25:00 |
2:40 PM |
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Fund Mariculture Proposal Workgroup |
Ginny Eckert and Melissa Good, Alaska Sea Grant |
|
3:05 PM |
Adjourn |
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Thurs. January 21- Grower Roundtable
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| 0:15:00 |
9:45 AM |
Bring your own coffee and test your connection |
|
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10:00 AM |
Grower Discussion Sessions and Sharing |
| 1:00:00 |
10:00 AM |
Cultivating Oyster Appreciation: Crafting Stories and Connections that Drive Market Perception and Demand
|
Julie Qiu, Founder, In A Half Shell, and International Oyster Sommelier |
| 0:30:00 |
11:00 AM |
Processing for Retail Markets - How to Make Your Product Pop! |
Margo Reveil, Jakolof Bay Oyster Co |
| 0:30:00 |
11:30 AM |
Alaska Oysters in the Big Wide World - A Chef's Perspective |
Chef Rickie Perez, Logan Oyster Socials, Chicago, IL |
| 0:15:00 |
12:00 PM |
15 min Break |
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| 0:30:00 |
12:45 PM |
Alaska Sea Grant Virtual Spring Oyster Festival |
Melissa Good, Alaska Sea Grant |
| 0:30:00 |
12:15 PM |
Instagram: Tell Your Farm Story |
Jimmy Greeley, Tommaso Shellfish |
| 0:30:00 |
1:15 PM |
National Seaweed Hub update |
Melissa Good, Alaska Sea Grant |
| 0:30:00 |
1:45 PM |
Update: Kachemak Shellfish Growers Cooperative |
Sean Crosby, Kachemak Shellfish Growers Cooperative |
| 0:30:00 |
2:15 PM |
PCSGA Mixer, everyone welcome |
Connie Smith, PCSGA |
|
2:45 PM |
Adjourn |
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Friday, January 22nd - ASGA Members only
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9:45 AM |
Bring your own coffee and test your connection |
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Annual Meeting - ASGA Grower Members Only |
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10:00 AM |
General 2020 Report |
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• Summary of 2020 activities |
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• Financial position |
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• Member comments/ideas |
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11:00 AM |
Lobbying focus for 2021 |
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• HB41: ASMI, Lease Renewals,Expanding Lease Activities |
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Defending PSP Funding: How do we communicate industry impact |
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• Communicating Ecosystem services contribution to legislators |
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• Communicating Economic contribution of Mariculture to legislators environmentalists and communities current vs. potential |
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• Communicating cost to farmers (lease, permits, cleanup of aging infrastructure, testing) |
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11:30 AM |
Matters for Discussion |
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• Shellfish and Kelp Growers? Bylaws change? |
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• Elections |
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• Internship/Training Program |
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• Research Priorities and Actions |
Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute (PSI) |
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• Actions from MTF recommendations |
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• Membership Development |
