Webinar

Thank you all for joining our last webinar.
The next webinar in the PWS Kelp Mariculture series is Nov. 5th at 10:00 am.
We have some of the top kelp hatchery experts in the state presenting. It should be very interesting. Please join us by registering on the attached link below.

MARICULTURE IN PWS: WEBINAR SERIES FOR INDEPENDENT KELP FARMERS
Is kelp mariculture right for you, what do you need to know to make an investment?
October – December, 2020, Coordinated by Thea Thomas, kelp farm applicant and PWS Drift Gillnet Fisherman.

Kelp Hatcheries and Seed Twine Production: “Your hatchery is your destiny”, November 5, 2020, 10 a.m. Topics will cover species selection, sorus (seed) collection, stock transport, incubation and seed twine production.
Presenters: Lexa Meyer, AK Mariculture Manager, Blue Evolution, Kodiak; Tamsen Peeples, Koru and Kelp; Jeff Hetrick, Hatchery Manager, Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery, Seward.

Kelp Farm Design and Anchoring Systems, Out-planting and Harvest, November 19, 2020, 10 a.m. Exchange of ideas about farm sites (layout and design), anchoring systems, growing season, harvesting and transport to processing facility.
Presenters: Kendall Barbery, Programs Director, GreenWave, New Haven CT; Markos Scheer, SeaGrove Kelp, Ketchikan; Joe Arvidson, Blue Wave Futures LLC, Cordova.

We will have 3 presentations covering farm design and anchoring systems. Should be very interesting.
Below is the Zoom invitation to the webinar.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
Date Time: Nov 19, 2020 10:00 AM Alaska
Topic: Kelp Farm Design and Anchoring
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Description: This is a four-part series of webinars on kelp farming in Prince William Sound. We’ll cover permitting and licensing, kelp hatcheries and seed twine production, kelp farm design and anchoring, and kelp markets and processing. All slide presentations will be made available at pwsedd.org.
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Kelp Markets and Processing for Alaska farmers, December 3, 2020, 10 a.m. Processing and Markets are absolutely essential to success. No one wants to put kelp seed in the water unless they know they can sell their harvest!
Presenters: Melissa Good, AK SeaGrant Marine Advisory Agent, Fairbanks; Riley Smith, Development Director, AFDF, Wrangell; and Quentin Fong, Seafood Mrktg. Specialist, AK SeaGrant, Kodiak.

Zoom registration (this link is for attendees only).

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