Session Topics:

• Ocean Conditions: Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry, Acidification, etc
• Marine Pathogens / Shellfish Disease and Mortality
• Down on the Farm: Shellfish Growers Trials, Tribulations, Achievements, Failures
• Resource User Conflicts, Permitting and Regulatory Issues
• Carbon Trading and Shellfish: Bivalves for Clean Water
• Restoration and Protection Efforts (Species and Habitat)
• Estuarine Habitat and Shellfish Culture Interactions
• Invasive and Exotic Marine Species
• Genetics, Brood Stock Development
• Marine Resource and Social Sciences
• Geoducks: Cultivation Techniques, Biology, Management
• Resource Assessment and Management
• Crustaceans: Biology and Management
• Public Engagement , Education and Outreach
• Marketing Issues: Branding, Sustainability, Certification, Emerging Markets, etc
• Other