Session Topics:

• Ocean Conditions: Ocean Chemistry, Acidification, etc
• Marine Pathogens: HABs, Vibrios, Viruses, etc
• Down on the Farm: Shellfish Growers Trials, Tribulations, Achievements, Failures
• Permitting and Regulatory Issues
• Offshore Aquaculture: Progress, Permitting Issues, Potential
• Restoration and Protection Efforts (Species and Habitat)
• Estuarine Habitat and Shellfish Culture Interactions
• Invasive and Exotic Marine Species
• Genetics, Brood Stock Development
• Shellfish Disease and Mortality
• Geoducks: Cultivation Techniques, Biology, Management
• Resource Assessment and Management
• Crustaceans: Biology and Management
• Shellfish Certification, Standards and Marketing Opportunities
• Other