69th Annual

Shellfish Growers Conference and Tradeshow

Hood River, ORSeptember 22-24, 2015

Pacific Coast shellfish... it’s tidally awesome!Welcome to the 69th Annual Shellfish Growers Conference and Tradeshow. Over the next three days growers, researchers, agency staff, industry partners, and students will explore new research findings, consider public policy issues facing the shellfish industry, share stories and learn from each others’ experiences.

Our agenda offers an outstanding key-note speaker, Ian Duthie, with SeaPerfect in Tasmania. Duthie has been actively involved in all aspects of the Australian Pacific Oyster and broader shellfish industry for over 25 years, including the management and establishment of shellfish hatcheries, nurseries, and grow-out production systems for oysters and mussels. Duthie has traveled extensively throughout the world on a Nuffield Scholarship and private international consultancies. We are pleased to welcome him as the first recipient of the John Lentz Profiles in Innovation Speaker Series.

On Wednesday, PCSGA will host their Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting, while NSA gathers for their annual meeting and lunch. The agenda also offers three different collaborative workshops, as well as a tool school - essentially a tutorial on using accessible tech-equipment to support the modern shellfish farmer. Remember to take time to enjoy yourself and Hood River. Join the annual Schley Golf Scramble and Full Sail Brewery Tour! Or, relax in the pool while soaking up the views in the evenings after the presentations.

On behalf of the 2015 Conference Planning Committee, thank you for the generous volunteers, growers, sponsors and auction donators who contribute their time, service and energy in making this annual event a success. Thank you, also, for your part in the health and future of the aquaculture industry. We invite you to share what you have learned, be receptive to new ideas and welcome new opportunities and partnerships that will help all of us realize success.

2015 Annual Conference Planning CommitteeMargaret P. Barrette, PCSGA Executive Director

Connie Smith, PCSGA Assistant DirectorBecky Mabardy, PCSGA Outreach and Project Coordinator

Laura Hoberecht, NSA-PCS Chair, NOAAP. Sean McDonald, NSA-PCS Vice-Chair, University of Washington

Ralph Riccio, NSA-PCS Secretary, Jamestown S’Klallam TribeBethany Stevick, NSA-PCS Treasurer, Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeDavid Fyfe, NSA-PCS Member at Large, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Chris Burns, NSA-PCS Member at Large, Jamestown S’Klallam TribeMolly Jackson, NSA-PCS Member at Large, Taylor Shellfish Farms

8:00 Schley Golf Scramble. Meet at the Green Mountain Golf Course. Pre-registration required. 11:00 Lunch on your own at the Full Sail Brewery1:00 Full Sail Brewery Tour - Enjoy award-winnig beer. It’s free!2:30 PCSGA Board Meeting, Riverview Room6:00 Dinner on your own

Monday, September 21

Plenary Session, Gorge Room

9:00 Conference Welcome Margaret P. Barrette, PCSGA and Laura Hoberecht, NOAA Fisheries9:15 Keynote: Shellfish Aquaculture from Down-Under, Ian Duthie, SeaPerfect, Tasmania

Shellfish industries around the world face many of the same challenges and opportunities. How collective intelligence - sharing of ideas, innovations and working collaboratively - can help us all prosper.

10:00 Larvae Without Borders: Understanding How Salinity Affects the Remote Settlement of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Larvae in the Mid-Atlantic, Anna Priester, University of Maryland

10:15 Coffee break sponsored by Rock Point Oyster

Making the ConnectionModerator: Kathleen Nisbet, Nisbet Oyster

10:30 Health Risks and Gastronomic Rewards of Oyster Consumption in WA State: The Raw Facts, Jack Cheney, University of Washington

10:45 From Farm to Facebook: Cultivating Authentic Relationships Between Oyster and Customer in a Social-Media-Mad World, Brenna Schlagenhauf, Hog Island Oyster Co.

11:00 Aggregating Farmers, Restaurants, and Consumers of Oysters and Seafood into One Marketplace via a New Mobile App., Sam Asher, Founder,“Pearl”

11:15 Shellfish in the Classroom, Jennifer Whipple and Nicole Gilmore, Taylor Shellfish Farms

11:30 Marine Studies Initiative, Bob Cowen, Oregon State University & Hatfield Marine Science Center11:45 Q&A12:00 Luncheon and Film: Wildlife Detectives: The Poaching of Puget Sound Written, directed and

produced by Katie Campbell, special correspondent with KCTS

Tuesday, September 22

Concurrent Session A, Gorge Room Concurrent Session B, Columbia Room

Resource User Conflicts, Permitting, &Regulatory IssuesModerator: Laura Hoberecht, NOAA Fisheries

Estuarine Habitat & Shellfish Culture InteractionsModerator: Glenn VanBlaricom, University of Washington

2:00 Listening to our Stakeholders: How to Improve Shellfish Aquaculture Information, Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Understanding the Impact of Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp.) on Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Growth, Audrey Lamb, Taylor Shellfish Farms

2:15 Permitting Assistance and Recommendations from the WA SIP Team, Laura Hoberecht and Perry Lund, NOAA Fisheries

Biofouling Benefits Shellfish Production, Andrew Jeffs and Hamish McDonald, Hydrocadent Technology

2:30 Trends in Washington Shellfish Permit Appeals, Sonia Wolfman, WA Deptartment of Ecology

What Effect Does Shellfish Cultivation Really Have on the South Puget Sound Ecosystem?, Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute

2:45 Shellfish Activities in California, Randy Lovell, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife

Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment: How Much is Out There, Why it Matters, and What Can be Done?, Henry Carson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

3:00

Strategies, Initiatives & PartnershipsModerator: Svein Wiese-Hanson, Pacific Seafood

Crustaceans: Biology & ManagementModerator: Brett Dumbauld, USDA-ARS

3:15 Surf to Turf Mussel Compost: Recycling Nutrients from Budd Inlet - An Update, Aimee Christy, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Where Did All the Little Things Go? A Closer Examination of Burrowing Shrimp Recruitment to Coastal Estuaries, Brett Dumbauld, USDA-ARS

Coffee Break sponsored by Rock Point Oyster

Concurrent Session A, Gorge Room Concurrent Session B, Columbia Room

3:30 Filtration Services of the Native Olympia Oyster and the Introduced Pacific Oyster: Improved Resolution of Ecosystem Services, Matthew W. Gray, Oregon State University

Ghost of Shrimp Past: Toxicity of Imidacloprid to Burrowing Shrimp in the Laboratory and Implications for Oyster Culture in Willapa Bay, WA, Christian E. Grue, University of Washington

3:45 Washington State’s Partnership with Shellfish Growers to Protect Natural Resources During an Oil Spill, Max Gordon, Washington Department of Ecology

Additional Analyses of Benthic Invertebrate Data from 11 Studies Related to Applications of Imidacloprid to Control Burrowing Shrimp in Willapa Bay, Steven Booth, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Marine Pathogens & Shellfish DiseaseModerator: Carolyn Friedman, University of WA

4:00 Oregon Shellfish Initiative: Update and Path Forward, Kessina Lee, OR Sea Grant

Geographic Distribution and Quantification of Abalone Withering Syndrome from Wild and Farmed Populations Along the CA Coast, Lisa Crosson, University of Washington

4:15 Molluscan Aquaculture in Brazil, Carlos Gomez, Universidade Federal de Santo Catarina

Why are all the Oysters Dying? - Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) - OsHV-1 microvariant, Ian Duthie, SeaPerfect, Tasmania

4:30 Workshop: WA Shellfish Production Numbers Led by: Julie Horowitz, WA State Governor’s OfficeShare needs and interests in production and landings data reporting; understrand concerns related to data collection; identify next steps in path forward.

De Novo Characterization of a Pinto Abalone Transcriptome and Gene Expression Analysis Upon Exposure to a Disease Stressor, Sean Bennett, University of Washington

4:45 Shellfish Health Management and Probiotic Application, Ralph Elston, Aquatechnics

Tuesday, September 22

6:00 - Opening Night Tradeshow Reception, Shoreline RoomSponsored by Duncan & Associates Inc. and Seapa USA

7:00 - “IRONCLAM 2015” - NSA Student Fundraiser

Life is all about finding people who are your kind of crazy!

Concurrent Session A, Gorge Room Concurrent Session B, Columbia Room

Seafood Inspection & Human Health IssuesModerator: Jerrod Davis, WA Department of Health

Broodstock Development GeneticsModerator: Stuart Thomas, Taylor Shellfish Farms

8:30 Marine Biotoxin Closures in Washington State: Historic and Recent Trends, Adi Hanein, WA Sea Grant and WA Department of Health

Theoretical and Realized Heritabilities of Performance Traits of Pacific Oyster Families Produced by the MBP, Chris Langdon, Oregon State University

8:45 Small Farm Vibrio parahaemolyticus Avoidance Techniques, Andrew Suhrbier, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Update on the Molluscan Broodstock Program, Chris Langdon, Oregon State University

9:00 Lessons Learned from the First Year of Implementing a Preventative Approach to Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Clara Hard, WA Department of Health

Genetic Variation in Early- and Late-Stage Larval Performance Under Ocean Acidification in Hybrid Lines of the Pacific Oyster, Daniel Gillon, University of WashingtonResource Assessment & ManagementModerator: Perry Lund, NOAA Fisheries

9:15 Norovirus: What We Can Learn from the Past Year and What To Do To Prevent Future Outbreaks, Lawrence Sullivan, WA Department of Health

2015 Olympia Oyster, Ostrea lurida, Brooding Results from Northern Puget Sound, Jackie Dexter, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

9:30 Would you Like Ice with That? A Proposed Vibrio Retail Program, Teri King, WA Sea Grant

Preliminary Results of a 40 Year Analysis on Native Clam Population Variability in the Salish Sea, Julie Barber, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

9:45 NOAA Seafood Inspection Program, Eric Staiger, NOAA Seafood Inspection Program

Monitoring and Management of Treaty-Share Bivalve Resources on Private Tidelands: Survey, Harvest, and Enhancement, Luke Kelly, Suquamish Tribe Fisheries

10:00

ISSC Proposal ReviewModerator: Miranda Ries, National Fish & Oyster

Ocean Conditions: Climate Change, Ocean Chemistry & AcidificationModerator: Henry Carson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

10:15 ISSC Proposal Review, continued Detecting Ocean Acidification from Stable Isotope Records of Scallop Shells, Yongwen Gao, Makah Fisheries Management

10:30 ISSC Proposal Review, continued Monitoring Risk: Ocean Conditions Influence Mussel Attachment, Laura Newcomb, University of Washington

10:45 ISSC Proposal Review, continued Effects of Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia on the Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida), Carolyn Friedman, University of Washington

Producing Algae for the Shellfish Hatchery Moderator: Sue Shotwell, Nisqually Indian Tribe

11:00 The Basics of Algae Culture: How to Grow Algae for Shell-fish Aquaculture, Stuart Ryan, Puget Sound Restoration Fund

Transgenerational Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Pacific Oyster, Daniel Gillon, University of Washington

11:15 Shellfish Nutrition: What to Grow and What to Feed, Nate Wight, BWH Shellfish and Bremerton Environmental Labs

Using Large Scale Seaweed Culture as a Means to Improve Carbonate Chemistry for Sensitive Marine Organisms, Joth Davis, Taylor Shellfish Farms

11:30 Q&A Algae Session(Bourne & Chew: Memories and Reflections NSA Video)

Advancing Ocean Acidification Research and Actions in Washington State and on the West Coast, Julie Horowitz, WA State Governor’s Office

Wednesday, September 23

Coffee Break sponsored by Commencement Bay Corrugated and May Packaging & Assoc. Inc

Concurrent Session A, Gorge Room Concurrent Session B, Columbia Room

12:00 Lunch on your own

PCSGA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Riverview Room Open to PCSGA Grower Members only, in good standing.

Lunch and NSA Annual Meeting

Emerging Species: Rock Scallops & Sea Cukes Moderator: Joth Davis, Taylor Shellfish Farms

2:30 Red Sea Cucumber: Poly-Aquaculture for Nutrient Uptake and Seafood Export, Andrew Suhrbier, Pa-cific Shellfish Institute

2:45 PCSGA AGM, continued Investigating Local Adaptation in Washington State Purple Hinged Rock Scallops, Molly Jackson, Univer-sity of Washington, Taylor Shellfish Farms

3:00 PCSGA AGM, continued Prospects for Purple-Hinge Rock Scallop Cultivation on the West Coast - Studies on Aquaculture Potential, Joth Davis, Taylor Shellfish Farms

3:153:30 PCSGA AGM, continued Assessing Population Structure and Local Adapta-

tion of Rock Scallops to Inform Aquaculture Practice, Natalie Lowell, University of Washington

3:45 PCSGA AGM, continued Update on Development of Commercial Hatchery Production Techniques for Purple Hinged Rock Scallop, Molly Jackson, University of Washington, Taylor Shellfish Farms

4:30 PCSGA Member Reception with Ian Duthie Hospitality Suite, #1 Riverside Building

Wednesday, September 23

12:45

6:30 Grand Awards Banquet, Student and Industry Awards, Silent Auction - Gorge Room Sponsored by Penn Cove Shellfish LLC and Plauche & Carr, LLP

Coffee Break sponsored by Commencement Bay Corrugated and May Packaging & Assoc. Inc.

A special thank you to:Hospitality Suite

Thank you to Norplex Inc for generously hosting, year after year!

Student SponsorsVicki and Steve Wilson, Arcadia Point Seafoods

Ralph Elston, Aquatechnics, Inc.Bill Dewey, Chuckanut Shellfish

Todd Van Herpe, Humboldt Bay Oyster Co.Dave Steele, Rock Point Oyster

Sue Cudd and Mark Wiegardt, Whiskey Creek Hatchery

Shellfish DonorsEkone Oyster

National Fish & Oyster Co.Oregon OysterPacific Seafood

Penn Cove Shellfish

Concurrent Session A, Gorge Room Concurrent Session B, Columbia Room

8:30 Accessible-Tech Tool & Equipment Information Exchange and Continental Breakfast, sponsored by YSI, Inc.Led by: Andrew Suhrbier, Pacific Shellfish InstituteRope tying, drones, water quality/salinity meters and weather stations: using accessible-tech tools on shellfish farms.

Workshop: The Future of West Coast Shellfish Research: Establishing PrioritiesLed by: Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Shellfish & Seagrass: Functions, Values & InteractionsModerator: Chris Cziesla, Confluence Environmental

9:15 Have your voice heard as the shellfish-producing community establishes priorities for the next decadeof shellfish research and information collection.

Status and Trends of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Greater Puget Sound, Bart Christiaen, WA Department of Natural Resources

9:30 Workshop, continued Seagrass Responses Across Disturbance Regimes, Jennifer Ruesink, University of Washington

9:45 Workshop, continued Shellfish Aquaculture and Seagrass Seascaptes in Coastal Estuaries, Brett Dumbauld, USDA-ARS

10:00 Workshop, continued Eelgrass Versus the “Blob” and Other Scary Things: Sorting Out Mechanisms of Effect and Resilience, Ronald Thom, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

10:15 Workshop, continued Eelgrass-Shellfish Aquaculture Interactions in West Coast Estuaries: Using Meta-Analysis to Quantify Sources of Variation in Effect Size, Tish Conway-Cranos, NOAA Fisheries

10:30 Coffee break Coffee break

Down on the FarmModerator: Ian Jefferds, Penn Cove Shellfish

10:45 Suquamish Tribe’s New Facility, Tony Forsman, Suquamish Tribe

Shellfish Aquaculture and SAV: A State of Science Assessment to Inform Management, Kenneth L. Riley amd James A. Morris Jr., NOAA

11:00 And We’re Doing This Because...?, Daniel Hanson, H.C. Snail

Regulatory Framework: Federal, State, and Local Permitting, Amanda Carr, Plauche and Carr LLP

11:15 Material Needs for Habitat Projects in Puget Sound, Brian Allen, Puget Sound Resoration Fund

Beyond Acres and Turions: Improving Metrics for Eelgrass Mitigation, Marlene Meaders, Confluence Environmental Company

11:30 News from Hog Island’s Flupsy Crew, John Finger, Terry Sawyer and Erik Schlagenhauf, Hog Island Oysters

Seeing the Meadow of Blades - A Shellfish Growers Observations, Bill Dewey, Taylor Shellfish

11:45 Workshop: Washington Department of Health Vibrio Control Plan Led by: Laura Johnson, Clara Hard, Darin Klein, DOH Discuss harvest plans, temperature-taking methods and collaboratively problem-solve issues that come up during the first year of the revised control plan implementation.

Thursday, September 24

12:45 Conference Adjourns

Aaron Packaging Bryan Thulin 7817 S. 210th Street, #B-101 Kent, WA 98032 (253) 872-4994 www.aaronpackaging.com

Alaska Packaging Inc. Debra Jones 200 E. Washington Ave. Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 333-5571 www.akpackaging.net

Aqua-Pacific Wire & Mesh Supply Peter Haslip 2220B McCullough Road Nanaimo, BC Canada (250) 751-3772 www.aquapacificwire.com

Commencement Bay Corrugated May Packaging and Associates Inc. Mike Jackson PO Box 126 Wauna, WA 98395 (253) 312-7511 www.cbcbox.com

Confluence Environmental Company Chris Cziesla 146 N Canal Street Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 397-3741 www.confenv.com

DACO Corporation Chris Andrus 8825 W. 184th Street Kent, WA 98031 (425) 656-4505 www.dacocorp.com

Duncan & Assoc. Insurance Brokers Heidi Duncan 2111 Harrison Ave. NW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 352-7588 www.duncanins.com

Fiberglass Marine Products Richard Knannlein 393 SE Dahman Rd. Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-9757 rework@aol.com

Hoopers Island Oyster Aquaculture Co. Johnny Shockley 2500 Old House Point Road Fishing Creek, MD 21634 (443) 521-4301 www.cgoysters.com

Hydrocadent Technology Hamish McDonald 62 McCallum Drive Warkworth, New Zealand 0982 +64 21 277-9788 www.hydrocadent.com

Norplex Inc Jerry Sanford PO Box 814 Auburn, WA 98002 (800) 929-2960 www.norplexinc.com

Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems Inc. Mitch Manning 2395 Apopka Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 992-5565 www.pentairaes.com

Reed Mariculture Tim Reed 900 E. Hamilton Ave. Suite 100 Campbell, CA 95008 (831) 768-3830 www.reedmariculture.com

Seapa USA Lisa Grenci 191 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA 16046 (412) 600-8998 www.seapa.com.au

Seattle Marine & Fishing Supply Co. Martin Lupton 2121 W. Commodore Way Seattle, WA 98100 (206) 285-5010 www.seamar.com

Seattle Tacoma Box Dave Brockmeyer 24827 247th Place SE Maple Valley, WA 98038 (206) 552-1214 www.seattlebox.com

Snow & Company Inc. Brett Snow 5302 26th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 953-7676 www.snowboatbuilding.com

Taylor Shellfish Farms Dave DeAndre SE 130 Lynch Rd Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-6178 www.taylorshellfishfarms.com

Thunderbird Plastics Ltd. Steve Call 2190 Greentree Rd. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 (503) 744-9112 www.thunderbirdplastics.com

Tuit Enterprises Co., Inc. Ken Taylor PO Box 2432 Renton, WA 98056 (425) 204-2195 tuit2432@hotmail.com

Washington Farm Bureau David Pearson 975 Carpenter Road Lacey, WA 98516 (360) 528-2918 www.wsfb.com

YSI Inc Randy Hadland 1807 Marigold St. NW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 870-5935 www.ysi.com

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