[SEMCO] BCC/Atlantic Aquabusiness Conference

[Sheri DeRosa]

BCC/Atlantic Aquabusiness Conference:

“Sustainable Aquaculture: Food for the Mind”

Monday, May 6, 2002 -- 8:00 a.m.  - 2:00 p.m.
Bristol Community College - Jackson Arts Center
777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, Massachusetts

Sponsored by BCC and Atlantic Aquaculture Supply

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Conference objectives:
The BCC/Atlantic Aquabusiness Conference seeks to create public
awareness and understanding of the field of aquabusiness by bringing
together aquaculture farmers, displaced fishermen/women, suppliers,
bankers, insurance providers, restaurateurs, educators, and aquatic
industry associations.

Conference topics:
-Saltwater and freshwater culture - finfish, shellfish, and plants
-Marketing and production issues
-Recirculating systems
-Aquaculture regulations
-Entrepreneurship/financing options
-Permitting process for aquaculture
-and much more!

Invited speakers:
-The Honorable James McGovern, United States Congressman
-Dr. John J. Sbrega, President, Bristol Community College
-Mr. David Bouchard, President, Atlantic Aquaculture Supply, Inc.
-Mr. John Bullard, Executive Director, Family Business, UMass Dartmouth
-Mr. Robert Caron, Associate Professor of Biology, Bristol Community
College
-Mr. Michael Hickey, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries
-Mr. Scott Soares, Mass. Food and Agriculture

For complete details, including registration information, visit
http://www.bristol.mass.edu/Aqua/

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