October 15, 2013 — The following was released by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation:
Research Session on Lobster, Scallop and Whelk Research
NOVEMBER 7, 2013 1:30PM-5:30PM
Conference Room, Commercial Fisheries Center (Bldg#59) URI's East Farm Campus
Please join us for an afternoon research session highlighting the results from the following projects:
“A Fisherman-Scientist Collaboration to Re-assess Lobster Nurseries in Narragansett Bay After Two Decades of Environmental Change"
Richard Wahle, University of Maine, Lanny Dellinger, F/V Megan & Kelsey, Scott Oslewski, RI DEM, Division of Fish & Wildlife
“Expansion of the Coastwide Ventless Lobster Trap Survey in Southern New England”
Robert Glenn, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Tracy Pugh, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Arthur DeCosta, F/V Sherri & Deke
“Assessment of Potential Value of Sea Scallop Viscera Hydrolysate as Specialty Aquaculture Feed and Marine Nutraceutical Ingredients"
Chong Lee, University of Rhode Island, E. Apostolidis, Framingham State University, Geoffrey Day, Seafood Research Associates, Michael Marchetti, President, Eastern New England Scallop Association
“Determining Size and Age at Maturation as well as Monitoring Seasonal Gonadal Changes for the Channeled Whelk in Buzzard’s Bay, Martha’s Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound”
Kenneth Oliveira, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Robert Glenn, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries; Jarrett Drake, Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association; Steven Wilcox, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Projects funded under the SNECRI program through NOAA Award #’s NA10NMF4720285 and NA08NMF4720595
To register for this research session, please visit http://cfrfoundation.org/cfrf-research-session-november-7-2013 or contact Jane Dickinson, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation at (401) 515-4892 or jdickinson@cfrfoundation.org