<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Staff from the Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center, Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program, & Woods Hole Sea Grant will again be offering an 8-week course on the basics of shellfish aquaculture. </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Classes will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. Mondays from March 7 to May 2, 2016.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The class will be held in the Harborview Conference Room at the Barnstable County Complex on Route 6A in Barnstable. Additional optional field trips will be offered to enrolled students. (Times and dates to be determined). Cost for the 8 week course is $150.00. Students may also audit the course or opt to take it as a certification course. Certification will be issued by the Southeastern Massachusetts Aquaculture Center (SEMAC) Board of Directors to students with an exam score of 80% or better.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Students will be introduced to the subject of shellfish aquaculture, progressing from basic biology to an introduction to shellfish aquaculture to shellfish hatchery & nursery production to field grow-out of oysters and clams. The course will also include management of predators, pests, and diseases, and will provide basic information on business management, marketing, and permitting. Several guest speakers who do this for a living will also take part; they will emphasize tips, tricks, and lessons learned.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For more information, or to register, please email Diane Murphy at <a href="mailto:dmurphy@whoi.edu" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">dmurphy@whoi.edu</span></a> or Abigail Archer at<a href="mailto:aarcher@barnstablecounty.org" style="color: purple;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">aarcher@barnstablecounty.org</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="004887C0-9344-477B-9D53-E3834FDC1055" height="67" width="228" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D14D33.8138CFF0" class=""></div></body></html>