Missouri Aquaculture Association Winter Meeting

The MO Aquaculture Association will hold its winter meeting on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Lincoln University’s Carver Farm in Jefferson City, MO.

 

Agenda

8:00-9:00 - Registration

9:00-9:10 - Welcome - Kevin Flowers, MoAA President

9:10-9:30 - Aquaflor and the VFD process - Kasha Cox, Merck Animal Health

9:30-10:00 - Biosecurity and fish health - Dr. Chris Darnall, MO Dept of Conservation

10:00-10:30 - Parasitic copepod control methods - Wes Swee, MO Dept of Conservation

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30 - Small–scale aquaponic production: essential considerations - Dr. Jonathan Egilla, Lincoln University

11:30-12:00 - The next species for food production - crappie? - Chuck Hicks, Lincoln University

12:00-1:15 - Lunch and Tour of Aquaculture Facility

1:15-2:00 - Aquaculture bioprocessing of microalgal biomass enabling sustainable seafood production - Dr. David Brune, University of Missouri

2:00-2:15 - Aquaculture industry update - Reed Breedlove, Delta Western Feeds

2:15-2:30 - Update on MDC ban on crawfish - Larry Cleveland, Ozark Fisheries

2:30-2:45 - Break

2:45-3:15 - Crayfishes legal for trade and culture in Missouri and how to tell them apart - Dr. Jim Wetzel, Lincoln University

3:15-3:30 - NCRAC update - Paula Moore, 5 Eaker's Farm
 
3:30-3:45 - Feeding baby fish from the pond - Russell Gerlach, Lincoln University

3:45-4:00 - Wrap-up - Kevin Flowers, MoAA President

Registration is $10 before January 4^th and $15 after for the general public.  Student registration is $5 before January 4^th and $10 after.

Registrations will be accepted the morning of the conference; however, knowing beforehand helps tremendously with planning. As a result, a pre-registration discount is offered to everyone who registers by Friday, January 4. Registrations should be mailed to: Missouri Aquaculture Association, c/o Crystal Lake Fisheries, Route 2 Box 528, Ava, MO 65608.  For additional information go to the MoAA website.