FISHERIES FORUM SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14
MOREHEAD CITY (March 1, 2006) – Want to learn more about cutting-edge fisheries research or share ideas for improving fisheries management in North Carolina? Well here is your chance.
The Marine Fisheries Commission and North Carolina Sea Grant will host the 2006 Fisheries Forum on Tuesday, March 14 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center beginning at 9 a.m. All MFC advisors, along with any interested public, are encouraged to attend this important meeting.
The morning’s program will highlight results from projects representing the N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program and the N.C. Blue Crab Research Program. Both programs are funded by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant. Both programs strive to combine the research ideas from those in the fishing community with the research and analysis skills in the academic community.
The afternoon focus will be on public perception issues facing the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries. The group will explore criticisms and commendations of the state’s coastal fishery management process. Input will be solicited from meeting participants on ways to continue improving the flow of communication between the public, fishermen and fisheries managers.
The forum will end with a discussion of the Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Meeting participants will again be asked to provide ideas on ways the license revenues could be spent to manage, protect, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve and/or enhance North Carolina’s marine resources.
To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at
je***************@nc****.net
or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.
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2006 Fisheries Forum Agenda
March 14, 2006
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
9 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Welcome
Ron Hodson, N.C. Sea Grant
Mac Currin, N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission
9:45 a.m. Fishery Resource Grant and Blue Crab Research Presentations
FRG presenters:
Elaine Logothetis: Bycatch in the Southeastern N.C. Shrimp Fishery
Eugene Ballance: Updating Winslow’s Oyster Bed Survey
Teresa Thorpe: Effects of Gillnet Tie-Downs in the Flounder Fishery
Roger Rulifson: Mortality in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery
Blue Crab presenters:
Donna Wolcott: Sperm Limitation
Elaine Logothetis: Offshore Populations
Dan Rittschof: Chicken as Bait Potential
Paul Rudershausen: Cull Ring Sizes
12:30 p.m. Catered Lunch/Poster Presentations
1:30 p.m. Public Perception Issues
Introduction – Mac Currin, Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman
Role of Media in Information Dissemination – Alison Davis, EPA
Round Table Discussion – Charlie Adams, Marine Fisheries Commission
3:30 p.m. Coastal Recreational Fishing License Status
Preston Pate, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
5 p.m. Adjourn
To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at
je***************@nc****.net
or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.
FISHERIES FORUM SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14
MOREHEAD CITY (March 1, 2006) – Want to learn more about cutting-edge fisheries research or share ideas for improving fisheries management in North Carolina? Well here is your chance.
The Marine Fisheries Commission and North Carolina Sea Grant will host the 2006 Fisheries Forum on Tuesday, March 14 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center beginning at 9 a.m. All MFC advisors, along with any interested public, are encouraged to attend this important meeting.
The morning’s program will highlight results from projects representing the N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program and the N.C. Blue Crab Research Program. Both programs are funded by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant. Both programs strive to combine the research ideas from those in the fishing community with the research and analysis skills in the academic community.
The afternoon focus will be on public perception issues facing the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries. The group will explore criticisms and commendations of the state’s coastal fishery management process. Input will be solicited from meeting participants on ways to continue improving the flow of communication between the public, fishermen and fisheries managers.
The forum will end with a discussion of the Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Meeting participants will again be asked to provide ideas on ways the license revenues could be spent to manage, protect, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve and/or enhance North Carolina’s marine resources.
To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at
je***************@nc****.net
or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.
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2006 Fisheries Forum Agenda
March 14, 2006
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
9 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Welcome
Ron Hodson, N.C. Sea Grant
Mac Currin, N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission
9:45 a.m. Fishery Resource Grant and Blue Crab Research Presentations
FRG presenters:
Elaine Logothetis: Bycatch in the Southeastern N.C. Shrimp Fishery
Eugene Ballance: Updating Winslow’s Oyster Bed Survey
Teresa Thorpe: Effects of Gillnet Tie-Downs in the Flounder Fishery
Roger Rulifson: Mortality in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery
Blue Crab presenters:
Donna Wolcott: Sperm Limitation
Elaine Logothetis: Offshore Populations
Dan Rittschof: Chicken as Bait Potential
Paul Rudershausen: Cull Ring Sizes
12:30 p.m. Catered Lunch/Poster Presentations
1:30 p.m. Public Perception Issues
Introduction – Mac Currin, Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman
Role of Media in Information Dissemination – Alison Davis, EPA
Round Table Discussion – Charlie Adams, Marine Fisheries Commission
3:30 p.m. Coastal Recreational Fishing License Status
Preston Pate, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
5 p.m. Adjourn
To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at
je***************@nc****.net
or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.