Program & Schedule
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PROGRAM
Friday, November 10, 2023
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration open – pick up name badges and information.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Trade Show Opening w/ light snacks
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
General Program Session
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Registration open – pick up name badges and information
Trade Show Opening w/ light snacks
General Program Session
Grant Programs for Producers and Tips for Preparing Applications. Tony Banks, Virginia Farm Bureau
Navigating Ecommerce: building direct-to-customer solutions for businesses of all sizes. Kimberly Reuter, CSG Consulting
Workforce Development
- Shellfish Culture Sector. Bill Walton, VIMS
- Controlled Environmental Agriculture Sector. Bryan David, UVA Cooper Center for Public Service/GO VA Region 3
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
*Trade Show & Networking Break
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Virginia Oyster Trail Membership Meeting (open to all)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Shellfish Growers of Virginia Membership Meeting (open to all)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
*tentative* SGV Board Meeting (board members only)
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Welcome Address –
The Steering Committee is pleased to welcome the Honorable Travis Voyles, Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Honorable Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
*Reception w/ live music from the Tidewinders!
(Attire: business casual – casual)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
*Trade Show & Networking Break w/ coffee and refreshments
Virginia Oyster Trail Membership Meeting (open to all)
Shellfish Growers of Virginia Membership Meeting (open to all)
*tentative* SGV Board Member Meeting (board members only)
Welcome Address –
The Steering Committee is pleased to welcome the Honorable Travis Voyles, Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Honorable Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
*Reception with live music from the Tidewinders!
(Attire: business casual – casual)
Saturday, November 11, 2023 (Concurrent Sessions)
7:30 am – 8:30 am
*Breakfast (in Exhibit Hall)
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
Bivalve Shellfish
Regulatory Roundup – updates from agency partners and opportunity for open discussion.
- VDH Shellfish Safety & Waterborne Hazards. Danielle Schools and Sarah Good
- VMRC Shellfish Management. Adam Kenyon and Andrew Button
Water Quality Tools – applications to support shellfish growers and resource managers
- Chesapeake Bay Environmental Forecast System (CBEFS). Marjy Friedrichs, VIMS.
- Eco Oyster – a model for predicting oyster growth. Mark Brush, VIMS
- Coastal Acidification and Oyster Aquaculture. Catherine Czajka and Emily Rivest, VIMS
- Shellfish Thresholds and Aquaculture Resilience (STAR map). Brian Katz, Oregon State University
VA Aquaculture
Program Updates:
- Virginia Dept. Wildlife Resources. Brendan Delbos
- Virginia State University College of Agriculture. Chris Mullins
- VT – Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Michael Schwarz
- Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Scott Lowman
- Seafood Economic Analysis and Marketing Research. Jonathan van Senten
10:00 am – 11:00 am
*Networking and Trade Show Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Bivalve Shellfish
Co-Culture and Alternative Species – where are we now? Moderator: Darien Mizuta, VIMS
Seaside Hard Clam Culture and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation – research to inform policy. Mark Luckenbach and Grace Breitenbeck, VIMS |
VA Aquaculture
Hydroponics/Aquaponics/ Food Safety
- Overview: Healthy Harvest Fresh Aquaponics. Tammy Cole, Healthy Harvest Fresh
- Aquaponics Programming for Virginia Growers. Josh Dusci, VSU-COA
- HACCP in Aquaponics/Hydroponics. Katheryn Parraga-Estrada, VSAREC
- Biofloc Applications in Virginia. Nick Romano, VSU-COA
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
*Lunch (in Exhibit Hall)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
Bivalve Shellfish
Lighting Talks – Collaborative Research
- Update on OsHV1 – challenges with C. virginica and shellfish seed surveillance. Kimberly Reece, VIMS
- Water Parameters in Oyster Bags Affected by Culture Practices. Julianne Grenn, VIMS
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to manage oyster farm production – the research perspectives. Matt LaGanke, VIMS
- RFID to manage oyster farm production – the farmer perspective. Cappahosic Oyster Company
- Gear Comparison Trials – a perspective on floating vs bottom grown oysters. Cappahosic Oyster Company
- Got the fuzz?: a conversation about the effects of stalked ciliates on oyster nursery culture. Samantha Glover, Oyster Seed Holdings
- Economic impacts of growing area closures. Fernando Goncalves, VSAREC
VA Aquaculture
Recent Advances
- Economic Contributions of the Virginia Seafood Industry. Fernando Goncalves, VSAREC/SEAMaR
- Social Licenses in Aquaculture with a Case Study on the Mid-West Region and Implications for Virginia Producers. Noah Boldt, VSAREC / SEAMaR
- Consumer Preferences for Marine Finfish. Domena Agyeman, VSAREC / SEAMaR
- Environmentally Friendly Production of Marine Shrimp Penaeus vannamei in Super Intensive Systems in Virginia. Octavio Augusta, VSAREC