Day 1- Thursday, March 27, 2025
Check-In
7:30 am
Welcome and Refreshments
8:00 am
Tech Talks
8:30 am
15 minute sessions on water quality, shellfish, coral, seagrass, RAS, IPRS and Aquaponics-IMTA
Break
10:15 am
Tech Demos
10:30 am
Carteret Community College Aquaculture Facility
NC East Alliance Luncheon
12:00 pm
Provided by CCC Culinary Department
Sponsored by NC East Alliance
Processing and Value-added Products Technology
1:00 pm
Trade Show Break
2:00 pm
Travel to MARC
Site visit- NCSU MARC
3:30 pm
New facilities and research studies. 810 Straits Rd, Smyma, NC 25879
Got-to-be-NC Seafood Expo
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for the fist annual
Got-to-be-NC Seafood Expo!
Experience the best of North Carolina’s seafood. Enjoy bite-sized creations, connect with local producers and discover innovative seafood products.
Day 2- Friday, March 28, 2025
Check-In
8:00 am
Welcome
and Industry Updates
8:30 am
Trade Show Break
10:00 am
Concurrent Session:
Research and Regulatory Updates
Shellfish
10:20 am
Concurrent Session:
Research and Regulatory Updates
Finfish
10:20 am
Trade Show Break
11:20 am
Lunch
12:00 pm
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Ken Riley, NOAA
12:30 pm
Current and Future Strategies for US Aquaculture: The Federal Perspective
Keynote Speaker:
Bob Rheault,
East Coast Shellfish Growers Assoc.
1:15 pm
Shellfish Industry Markets and Trends
Trade Show Break
2:00 pm
Concurrent Session:
Grower & Assoc.
Shellfish
2:30 pm
Concurrent Session:
Grower & Assoc.
Finfish
2:30 pm
Conference Conclusion
5:00 pm