plantedlab
06-15-2009, 05:50 AM
My wife and I just got back from the 2009 Wisconsin Aquaculture Association's Recirculating aquaculture systems workshop.
It was really an amazing event, held in Bayfield Wisconsin. There were about 90 people in attendace for two days of star studded speakers and workshops. We got to tour the NADF (Northern aquaculture demonstration facility), an extension of the university of Stevens Point campus located on the tribal lands of the Red Cliff band of the Chippewa nation.
Most of the speakers had PHDs and I was taking notes as fast as I could keep up. Great material, and great people. Very friendly and approachable.
The Speakers included;
Ed Aneshansley, from The Marine Biotech division of Aquatic eco systems inc. www.aquaticeco.com (http://www.aquaticeco.com/)
Ep Eding, from the Wageningen university in The Netherlands www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/ (http://www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/)
Chris Good and Steve Summerfelt, from the Freshwater Institute in West Virginia www.freshwaterinstitute.org (http://www.freshwaterinstitute.org/)
Bill Manci, from Fisheries technology Assoc inc www.ftai.com (http://www.ftai.com/)
Rebecca Nelson and John Pade From Nelson and Pade inc, WI www.aquaponics.com (http://www.aquaponics.com/)
And Greg fisher, Kendall Holms, and Dan Duffy from the NADF www.uwsp.edu/cls/aquaculture (http://www.uwsp.edu/cls/aquaculture)
I just can't express what a unique and exciting opportunity this was for us. I hope to share some of what we learned here, and will be working on processsing the pics and video from the demonstration facility. There's no way I can repeat everything we heard there, so I figure I'll just start posting pics here, and answer questions as best I can.
We also got to go an a cruise through the apostle islands and stayed in a really cute cottage 1/2 block from the morning sessions. Great weather, great trip!
It was really an amazing event, held in Bayfield Wisconsin. There were about 90 people in attendace for two days of star studded speakers and workshops. We got to tour the NADF (Northern aquaculture demonstration facility), an extension of the university of Stevens Point campus located on the tribal lands of the Red Cliff band of the Chippewa nation.
Most of the speakers had PHDs and I was taking notes as fast as I could keep up. Great material, and great people. Very friendly and approachable.
The Speakers included;
Ed Aneshansley, from The Marine Biotech division of Aquatic eco systems inc. www.aquaticeco.com (http://www.aquaticeco.com/)
Ep Eding, from the Wageningen university in The Netherlands www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/ (http://www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/)
Chris Good and Steve Summerfelt, from the Freshwater Institute in West Virginia www.freshwaterinstitute.org (http://www.freshwaterinstitute.org/)
Bill Manci, from Fisheries technology Assoc inc www.ftai.com (http://www.ftai.com/)
Rebecca Nelson and John Pade From Nelson and Pade inc, WI www.aquaponics.com (http://www.aquaponics.com/)
And Greg fisher, Kendall Holms, and Dan Duffy from the NADF www.uwsp.edu/cls/aquaculture (http://www.uwsp.edu/cls/aquaculture)
I just can't express what a unique and exciting opportunity this was for us. I hope to share some of what we learned here, and will be working on processsing the pics and video from the demonstration facility. There's no way I can repeat everything we heard there, so I figure I'll just start posting pics here, and answer questions as best I can.
We also got to go an a cruise through the apostle islands and stayed in a really cute cottage 1/2 block from the morning sessions. Great weather, great trip!