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Louisiana Direct Seafood Academy & Dock Day 2014
Louisiana Sea Grant / LSU AgCenter
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 — 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 — 8:30 am –
3:00 pm
Louisiana Direct Seafood Academy & Dock Day 2014, A Seminar and Dock Day for Area Commercial Fishing Industry, will be held Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26 at the Shrimp Festival Building in Delcambre. The seminar is being conducted by LA Sea Grant and the LSU AgCenter in an effort to keep commercial fishermen informed about important aspects of their businesses.
Topics to be covered on each day include: industry status and updates, research and development, compensation funds, sustainability and certification, gear technology, and safety regulation. The first meeting on March 25th will feature shrimp specific topics while the second meeting on March, 26th will highlight important crab information.
Additionally, the Dock Day for each day will feature:
- Boat Gear Technology and Equipment
- US Coast Guard Safety Demonstration
- Tour of Local Shrimp Processing Facility (Day 1 Only)
- Crab Shedding Demonstration (Day 2 Only)
- Vacuum Packaging Demonstration following Recommended BMP
- Free Local Hospital Health Screening (12:00pm – 3:00pm)
Lunch will be provided at noon for all participants and a random drawing of door prizes will be awarded to those who can show their commercial fishing license. The meeting is free and open to all commercial fishermen including shrimpers, crabbers, oystermen and finfishermen, processors, and anyone else interested in the commercial fishing industry.
For more information about the program, contact Thu Bui at the LSU AgCenter at tbui@agcenter.lsu.edu or (337)828-4100 ext. 300.
