[Aqua-ohio] This Saturday: Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop

[Wright, Nicole]

Hi All,
A reminder this workshop is this Saturday with in-person and virtual options. Agenda and flyer are attached and registration link is below.

FREE Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop sponsored by the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, USDA-NIFA, Southern Illinois University (SIU)-Carbondale, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the State of Illinois Aquaculture Association (flyer attached).

This one-day workshop will focus on indoor intensive production of largemouth bass, yellow perch, and walleye- three commercially important regional aquaculture species. Topics that will be covered include indoor systems, egg acquisition, larval and fingerling rearing, and sustainable feeds.

Speakers from various backgrounds-research, extension, commercial farming, and conservation -will share the good, the bad, and the ugly of raising young fish indoors.

Workshop Participants will:

  *   Learn tips and techniques for raising larval fish and fingerlings.
  *   Learn how to spawn largemouth bass indoors.
  *   Participate in industry-relevant discussions.
  *   Find out how fish offal could hold the key to sustainable fish feeds.
  *   Tour SIU's Aquaculture Research Lab. (in-person only)
  *   See operating recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). (in-person only)
  *   Expand your network.

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023, 10 AM - 5/6 PM Central (CST)
Venue: Southern Illinois University, Becker Pavilion, Carbondale, IL
Lunch: Provided (in-person only)
Register @ bit.ly/3OIveuY<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oTNGJLsc3J3ijc__;!!KGKeukY!z6yjzjXvtyMe1d3PQRUWdQ8Mv1--AhusPY_w09tlgp9zTKro4FCSdkxRf29kkW-FXTN2fTHU0t3yau3-crkvwo6IuQ$> (in-person & virtual options)

This workshop is FREE, but registration is required, and space is limited for both in-person and virtual participation. Register today to reserve a seat!

This workshop is sponsored by USDA-NIFA North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, award #2020-38500-32560.

For more information, contact Amy Shambach (ashambac at purdue.edu<mailto:ashambac at purdue.edu>) or Emma Hauser (ehauser at uwsp.edu<mailto:ehauser at uwsp.edu>).



[The Ohio State University]
Nicole Wright
Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator
Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory School of Environment and Natural Resources
Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park
352 Dodridge St., Columbus, OH 43202
wright.1128 at osu.edu<mailto:wright.1128 at osu.edu> / ohioseagrant.osu.edu<http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/>
Pronouns: she/her/hers

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/aqua-ohio/attachments/20230823/6e37dbd9/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 3605 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/aqua-ohio/attachments/20230823/6e37dbd9/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop agenda.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 787554 bytes
Desc: Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop agenda.pdf
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/aqua-ohio/attachments/20230823/6e37dbd9/attachment-0002.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 2843717 bytes
Desc: Intensive Early Life Stage Fish Culture Workshop.pdf
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/aqua-ohio/attachments/20230823/6e37dbd9/attachment-0003.pdf>