Innovative Session – afsannualmeeting2023

The AFS Fish Culture Section and Michigan DNR are co-hosting a one-day coolwater fish culture workshop in an “Innovative Session” format. This workshop signals a return to the pre-pandemic biennial coolwater workshops that were hosted by states in the Great Lakes region. Agency representatives are invited to provide overviews of their production programs for Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, and other cultured coolwater species. Rather than the typical 15-minute, data heavy presentations common to conference symposia, the format of this Innovative Session will be less formal and more conversational between the presenters and the audience. This format presents an excellent opportunity for speakers, including hatchery staff at all levels, to share successful rearing strategies they are using or to seek assistance with problems or difficult rearing issues they are encountering.

Supported by:

Fish Culture Section
Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Fisheries

Organizers:

Jeff Heindel, AFS Fish Culture Section, [email protected]
Ed Eisch, Michigan DNR

Not accepting abstracts

Government agencies in the Great Lakes region are responsible for managing fisheries as a natural resource, which includes growing fish in aquaculture systems to subsequently stock them into public waters. Although the Great Lakes region is renowned for recreational fishing, preliminary data shows that only 16% of fish consumers in the region catch fish for consumption. Most consumers access fish by purchasing it either in a grocery store or at a restaurant. Both of these sources obtain their seafood from the commercial fishing or aquaculture industries, and are often located outside of the Great Lakes region and overseas. Consider joining our session as we create a shared understanding about aquaculture, provide examples of public-private partnerships, and discuss opportunities to collaboratively support a sustainable aquaculture industry in the Great Lakes region.

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