October 26, 2013 — The Louisiana Sea Grant College Program and LSU AgCenter will hold the first in a series of crab industry workshops designed to cover topics important to crab fishermen, processors, shredders and anyone else interested in the crab industry on Nov. 12.
The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Conservation Room at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge, Bayou Lacombe Center.
Topics for the first workshop include crab biology; existing regulations; new laws; products and research; MSC; handling and quality; and economics, ecotourism and business plans.
Cultus Pearson, known as “The Crab Man of Lacombe,” will be the luncheon speaker and give participants his perspective on the history of crabbing in the Pontchartrain Basin.
Future workshops will include topics related to gear improvements, boat maintenance and repairs.
Registration for the workshop is free through Friday, Nov. 1. Call Twyla Herrington at (504) 858-9826, Carol Franze at (985) 543-4129 or Julie Anderson at (225) 578-0771. Late registration of $10 will be collected on-site.
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