Do you want to build your own Facebook/Twitter to sell Shellfish?

Shared on behalf of Connecticut Sea Grant

Have you ever wanted to develop your own website but just didn’t know where to start? Have you ever wished that you could notify potential customers about your product availability with a touch of a button. If so, then this event is for you! Sea Grant has invited experts from the National Aquaculture Association to offer a half-day hands-on workshop on internet marketing. This workshop will introduce participants to internet and social media marketing and help them build their own website. See attached flyer for details.

DATE/TIME: October 14, 2014, 9am – 1pm
LOCATION: University of Connecticut – Avery Point campus, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT
COST: $20 includes lunch
ELIGIBILITY: Aquaculture producers, employees and family members are welcome to register.
REGISTER: Complete registration and internet worksheet form below and mail along with payment to address on form.
DEADLINE: September 30
QUESTIONS: tessa.getchis@uconn.edu

Registration
Internet Worksheet

 

September 29th – Give Input on the RI Shellfish Management Plan

Join Us on September 29th to Give Input on the RI Shellfish Management Plan

Please join us for a public meeting to discuss the RI Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) on Monday, September 29th, 5pm-7pm in Corless Auditorium at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. At this meeting, we will announce the completed Shellfish Management Plan ready for public review, discuss SMP progress and actions over the last year, glimpse into each chapter, and discuss future steps in an open forum. We also will hear summer highlights from industry leaders and get inspired from Director Coit. Refreshments will be served prior to the event. All are welcome, but space is limited so please RSVP to smp@etal.uri.edu

To view the SMP chapters currently available for public review, please click here. 

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Thank you to our partners and sponsors: Rhode Island Foundation, Sharpe Family Foundation, Prospect Hill Foundation, van Beuren CharitableFoundation, Rhode Island Department of Environment Management, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute, University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, and Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program.

For more information about the SMP, please click here.

Aquaculture Sales Workshop

Workshop on Using the Internet To Grow Aquaculture Sales

October 14, 2014, 9:00am – 1:00pm
UConn Avery Point – Marine Sciences Room 104
1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340

The Internet is becoming increasingly important as an inexpensive marketing tool, but many U.S. fish farmers are hesitant to use electronic media. The National Aquaculture Association (NAA) and Connecticut Sea Grant are offering an intensive four-hour workshop, “Using the Internet to Grow Aquaculture Sales”. The workshop will provide aquaculture producers with the knowledge and skills to use electronic media to showcase their products more successfully, grow their businesses, and help shape the public perception of aquaculture. An Internet presence is important for all sectors of the aquaculture industry including food fish and shellfish, baitfish, feed producers, sportfish, aquatic plants, and equipment suppliers.

The major portion of the workshop will be devoted to the development of individual websites. A website is one way to reach new buyers at either minimal or no cost. Producers will be asked to preregister for the program, will need to complete a pre-workshop form that will provide the information for inclusion on their websites. The NAA will provide some boilerplate information that can be added such as recipes, safe handling, etc. Experts will be on hand to help growers in easy to understand click-by-click construction.

Other social media tools such as Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook will be explored. Times are changing and there are new strategies. Facebook makes it easy to post new information photos and events. Twitter is a way to remind your customers and future customers about your products. Linkedin helps you grow your identity. These strategies are out there and they are free!

Space is limited, so register soon! The cost of the workshop is $20.

For information, contact: Connecticut Sea Grant
(860) 405-9127
seagrantworkshops@uconn.edu

Final Decision Pertaining to the Marine Fisheries Public Hearing Items

Posted on behalf of RI DEM:

Please see the Final Decision Pertaining to the March 25, 2014 Marine Fisheries Public Hearing Items on several species. Note: Decision on Commercial and Recreational Conch can be found on Page 6, #12.

This document offers a description of the process and actions decided at the Marine Fisheries Council, including rationale for the decisions made. These Director’s Decisions for other actions can be found here.

Any questions, contact Mark.Gibson@DEM.RI.gov

SMP Recognition

Please find for your interest the Senate Resolution passed on June 18, 2014, “Reaffirming that Rhode Island’s Marine Fisheries Warrant the State’s Continued Strong Support and Investment.” Line 15 recognized the SMP efforts; throughout recognizes the various other important marketing efforts, infrastructure improvements, and overall economic and cultural importance of marine fisheries in general to the state.

http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText14/SenateText14/S3116.pdf

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