Preliminary Program Aquaculture Canada '97

Aquaculture Canada '98

Preliminary Programme and Schedule

(subject to change) Sunday May 31, 1998
Registration
Welcome reception (Seafood hors d’oeuvres at the Delta Hotel)

Monday June 1, 1998

Opening Session

Jay Parsons - AAC
Marc Kielley - NAIA
Marli MacNeil - CAIA
Paul Mills, ACOA
John Efford - Minister, DFA
DFO Ottawa

Trade Show - Main Ballroom

Plenary session- Marketing and Sales

Chair Jerry Ward (DFA)
General overview and presentations from a representative of a Supermarket chain, a major Food Service operator, chef , franchise outlets, and a fish broker.

Newfoundland Species Update

Chair John Moores (DFO)
Species include scallop, mussels, charr, cod, salmonids, halibut, yellowtail, sea urchins

Shellfish Aquaculture

Organizer Jay Parsons (MI-MUN)
Contributed papers on scallop, mussels, clams, etc.

Finfish Aquaculture

Chair - Joe Brown (OSC-MUN)
Contributed papers on salmonids and marine fish

Suppliers Technical session

Organizer Jay Parsons (MI-MUN)
New and innovative technologies

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance Update

Organizer Brenda Dunbar (CAIA)

BBQ for Student Endowment Fund- Marine Institute of Memorial University (includes a tour of the facilities)

Tuesday June 2, 1998

Trade Show - Main Ballroom

Responsible Approach to Aquaculture

Chair Dan Shea (DFO)
Presentations and video on safe practices for aquaculture

Strategies for Conflict Avoidance

Chair Brian Meaney (DFA)
Presentations from various provinces, world overview, and 2 case studies

Transportation - “Getting it to market”

Chair Paul Strickland (ACOA)
Invited speakers on ground and air transportation, live transport, timing, logistics

Live Feeds session

Chair John Castel (DFO)
Live feeds for marine finfish larviculture

Production Capacity (ACERA)

Chair Cyr Couturier (MI-MUN)
Mussel production capacity and best practices

Mussel distribution, productivity and movement

Chair Thomas Landry (DFO)
Workshop on Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus

Banquet at the Delta (includes entertainment)

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

Trade Show - Main Ballroom

Fish Broodstock Research and Techniques

Chair Ed Trippel (DFO)
Presentations on handling to egg quality

Fish Health

Chair Rob Armstrong (CA)
Speakers include M. Roth, L. Hawkins, R. Armstrong

Coldwater Seaweed Aquaculture (CCFI)

Chair - Steve Moyse (NAIA)
Speakers include C. Yarish, B. Hooper, T. Chopin, D. Cheney, I. Levine, L. Druehl, J. Craigie

Aquaculture Engineering (IRAP)

Chair Nigel Allen (MI-MUN)
Panel discussion on open ocean technology vs. landbased recirculation systems

Sea Urchin Culture

Chair Tom McKeever
Speakers include S. Robinson, T. McKeever, B. Burke, C. Bridger, S. Waddy

Applications of Molecular Biology in Aquaculture

Organizer Michael Reith (NRC-IMB)

Luncheon at the Delta

Preliminary Schedule

Sunday, May 31

Visits 09:00 - 16:00
Registration 16:00 - 19:00
Welcome reception 19:00 - 22:00

Monday, June 1

Registration 08:30 - 17:30
Trade-show 08:30 - 18:00
Installation of posters 09:00 - 13:30
Opening remarks 09:00 - 09:30
Plenary session 09:30 - 12:00
Lunch 12:00 - 13:30
Special and technical sessions 13:30 - 17:00
Student BBQ at the Marine Institute of Memorial University including a tour of the facitlities 18:30 - 22:00

Tuesday, June 2

Registration 08:30 - 17:00
Trade Show and Poster session 08:30 - 17:00
Special and technical sessions 08:30 - 12:00
Lunch for students 12:00 - 13:30
Special and technical sessions 13:30 - 15:00
Trade show social and Poster session with authors 15:00 - 18:00
Banquet and entertainment 19:00 - 23:00

Wednesday, June 3

Registration 08:30 - 16:00
Poster session and trade-show 08:30 - 18:00
Special and technical sessions 08:30 - 12:00
AAC business luncheon 12:00 - 14:30
Technical sessions 14:30 - 16:00

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