2013 ISSC Call for Proposals

The 2013 Biennial Meeting of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) will be held October 26 – November 1, 2013, at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.  Through the proposal submission process interested parties have an opportunity to present and resolve the challenges confronting shellfish sanitation.

You are requested to use the 2011 version of the NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish when submitting your proposals.

Click here (ISSC 2013 Biennial Meeting) to view, download, or print the following documents which are available on the ISSC Website:

  • 2013 ISSC Call for Proposals Memorandum
  • Proposal Submission Instructions
  • Proposal Submission Form
  • Resolution Submission Form
  • ISSC Constitution, Bylaws, and Procedures Article XIII
  • 2013 Conference Registration Form
  • 2013 Biennial Meeting Tentative Agenda
  • 2013 Individual Membership Application
  • 2013 State Membership Application
  • 2013 Committee Sign-Up Form

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
209-2 Dawson Road
Columbia, SC  29223

Phone:    803-788-7559
Fax:       803-788-7576
Email:   issc@issc.org

For more information, click here.

Regional Event: Mussel Farming in New England Workshop May 17th

Mussel Farming in New England – status and opportunity updates

A workshop sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, Roger Williams University and the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory.
When: Friday May 17th 2013 12:30 – 5:00 pm
Where: Hazard Room, Coastal Institute Bldg, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus
Directions

This workshop is intended for those with practical experience working on the water and who are interested in mussel farming. Opportunities for mussel farming expansion are in offshore waters where there are fewer potential conflicts and some logistical challenges. Speakers and attendees at this workshop will share their experience with at least 4 different offshore sites in New England over the last 12 or so years. We are fortunate to have a veteran of the mussel farming industry in New Zealand give a presentation with insights into developing an industry here.

View or download the workshop agenda.

Please note: this event has not been organized by the SMP Team. To register for the workshop or for more information email or call Scott Lindell (Director, Scientific Aquaculture Program, Marine Biological Laboratory)  – slindell@mbl.edu or 508-289-7097.

 

May 15th Stakeholder Meeting and Seminar Series Lecture: Time Changed

May Stakeholder Meeting and Seminar Series Lecture
May 15th, 5pm to 7pm
May 15th

Please join us on Wednesday, May 15th from 5 – 7pm, in Corless Auditorium, URI-GSO Narragansett Bay Campus for the third RI Shellfish Management Plan (SMP) Stakeholder Meeting.

The purpose of the meeting will be to provide an update of the SMP, including the plan’s progress, on-going projects, and proposed next steps. In addition, we will host the 3rd Seminar in our SMP Seminar Series entitled: “Room Enough For Everyone? Addressing User Conflicts in Narragansett Bay and the Coastal Ponds.” Our panelists will speak about the myriad of marine activities and audiences present in the Bay and ponds, many of them competing for the same spaces. How do we balance uses, needs, and future growth? Panelists will speak about the concept of “social carrying capacity” and possible strategies to minimize conflicts on the water. Your questions and discussion are highly encouraged. We hope you will join us and send this invitation to others you think would be interested in this topic.

For space considerations, please RSVP to smp@etal.uri.edu and be sure to include the meeting date.

Date: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Place: Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building
URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett Bay Campus
Directions to the Bay Campus. Watkins Building is number 27 on the map.

Presentations Available from April 24th Seminar Series Lecture

If you missed the first Rhode Island Shellfish Management Plan Seminar Series Lecture, the presentations our panelists gave can be viewed online!

April 24th, 2013: Seminar Series Lecture: You Are What You Eat–Health, Food Safety, and New Sanitation Requirements for Rhode Island Shellfish

This seminar brought together a panel of experts to provide guidance on safe practices, health issues, allergy information, the latest on Vibrio, and sanitation requirements regarding the handling and consumption of shellfish.

View the presentations:

Joseph Migliore, RI DEM Office of Water Resources

John Mullen, Rhode Island Department of Health

Lori Pavarnick, RI Sea Grant/CELS, University of Rhode Island |

Martin Dowgert, Regional Shellfish Specialist USFDA

SMP Stakeholder Mapping Meeting: May 6th

SMP Stakeholder Mapping Meeting
Monday, May 6th, 4-6 pm
Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown

Throughout the SMP, there has been a strong request for action to address user-conflict issues among all stakeholders. In response, the SMP team has been hosting a series of meetings to document human activities within Narragansett Bay and the Coastal Ponds. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 6th from 4-6 pm at Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown. The address and directions can be found here: http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-do/hiking/2135/kettle-pond-visitor-center/

Specifically, this meeting will give us the opportunity expand upon our understanding of how Rhode Island’s waters are used, identify user-conflicts, and further document human activities. All user information is valuable – recreational and commercial shellfishing, fin-fishing, kite surfing, boating, diving, etc. Please RSVP for this meeting to smp@etal.uri.edu, and be sure to include the meeting date.

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