Save The Date for Fisheries Summit 2016 at Pontchartrain Center
The fourth annual Louisiana Fisheries Forward (LFF) Summit will be held on March 1, 2016, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, La. This free event will run as an expo, with hands-on demonstrations running throughout the day and ongoing trade show; examples of demonstrations include:
- Fisheries biology, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF)
- Water chill, brine & plate freezing systems, LFF Quality Trailer
- Seafood packaging, Louisiana State University AgCenter Food Incubator
- Crab shedding & black spot research, Louisiana Sea Grant (Sea Grant)
- Marine vessel stability, University of New Orleans
- Nano ice machine, Sea Grant
- Turtle excluder devices, National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA
- Refrigeration repair, LeBlanc & Associates
Experts will cover important industry topics, such as H2B visas, harbor of refuge, new U.S. Coast Guard regulations and an update on fisheries management and regulations by LDWF. The expo will also feature a buyers’ panel to help fishermen learn new ways to sell their catch; panelists will represent a variety of buyers, including a farmer’s market, direct sales program, grocery store and chef.
The Summit is part of the Louisiana Fisheries Forward initiative, a voluntary education program for the commercial seafood community. A collaboration of LDWF, Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter, LFF was established with the goal of
improving the economic success and environmental sustainability of the commercial fishing industry.
Though free, participants should register online, in advance, at http://LaFisheriesForward.org/Summit to secure a seat and lunch ticket.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at http://www.wlf.la.gov or http://www.FishLA.org. To receive recreational or commercial fishing email and text alerts, signup at http://www.wlf.la.gov/signup.
Since its establishment in 1968, Louisiana Sea Grant (www.laseagrant.org) has worked to promote stewardship of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of research, education and outreach programs critical to the cultural, economic and environmental health of Louisiana’s coastal zone. Louisiana Sea Grant, based at Louisiana State University, is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 33 university-based programs in each of the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states and Puerto Rico.