January 24th Workshop
The Darling Center
8:00 -3:00PM
The first Aquaculture me! Conference was held at the Darling Center on January 24th 2020.
You can find the complete Maine Sea Grant Blog Post Here
"There are MANY organizations and local farmers willing to support educators (I can't even BEGIN to express my gratitude for bringing so many networking opportunities together!) -Aquaculture is doable in the classroom -Aquaculture is an ideal study for fostering problem solving which Maine's workforce needs"
"The community is ready for partnerships between educators, researchers, farmers and communities."
"There are a lot of people doing really cool stuff all around the state and there are a lot of connections to be made."
The agenda for the Aquaculture me! - Making Connection Professional Development Day can be found below.
The following are links to presentations:
Research
Aquaculture Research Center- Outreach Resources - Scarlett Tudor
The Darling Center - Dana Morse
The Nature Conservancy - Basin Project - Theresa Chesnut and David Courtemanch
Education Institutions
Herring Gut - Georgie Burruss and Liz Bowe
Industry
Madeleine Point Oysters - Thomas Henninger
Maine Oyster Company - John Herrigel
Schools
The following are links to handouts from following educational institutions.
Boothbay Sea Science Center - Pauline Dion
Hurricane Island - Jenn Page
Herring Gut
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
4-H -University of Maine Cooperative Extension
A FREE Lesson Plan from Herring Gut - Seaweed Aquaculture Photosynthesis Game. Click Here to Access
This will take you to the Final Reflection Google Form for the Day