Recirculating Aquaculture: Water Reuse for Intensive Fish Culture

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Date:

October 25-29, 2010

Location:

National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443 

http://training.fws.gov/

Course Description:

This five day course presented by The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute will cover the fundamentals of design and management of water reuse systems. Staff from the Freshwater Institute (Shepherdstown, WV) will teach the course. The Freshwater Institute will be the site of lab activities for the course. The Freshwater Institute is a state-of-the-art fish culture facility based on system design concepts covered in the course.

Course Leaders:

  • Steven T. Summerfelt, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Aquaculture Systems Research
  • Brian J. Vinci, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Engineering Services
  • Christopher M. Good, Ph. D., D.V.M., Director of Aquaculture Veterinary Research 

Course Length:

5 days

Registration:

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Deadline:  September 1, 2010 (limited enrollment)
Tuition:  $ 850.00 ($950.00 after September 1, 2010)

Lodging and Meals Information:

Lodging & Meals are available at NCTC for $ 129/night

Contact Information:

For more information please contact Margarita Carey

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