The Bluefields gathering on Nov. 13, 2006, was the first in a two-event series held in Carteret County and Wilmington to strengthen aquaculture in North Carolina.
Bluefields connected representatives from organizations focused on research and commercialization in all aspects of aquaculture:
- Marine Biotechnology
- Mariculture
- Algaculture
- Fish farming
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Science will host the next event on March 13, 2007, as part of Marine Biotechnology Week in Wilmington. The following presentations are available in a PDF format:
- It's All About Collaborations!
Brunswick Community College— Kimberly Jones - Biotechnology and Mariculture Carteret Community College Aquaculture Program
Carteret Community College— Skip Kemp, Janet Hanson and Dana Schmidt - Adhesion in Marine Organisms
Duke Marine Laboratory—Gary Dickinson - Coastal-Maritime Council
East Carolina University—Lisa Clough - CMAST / Overview of Aquaculture in North Carolina
NCSU Center for Marine Science and Technology—David Eggleston - Relevant Research Applications
UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Science—Niels Lindquist and Rachel Noble - MARBIONC
UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science—Wade Watanabe and Daniel Baden - Collaborating for Aquaculture Research and Commercialization
Ken Tindall, North Carolina Biotechnology Center - Intellectual Property Basics
Eric Mills, Ward and Smith - Aqualutions Commercialization Case Study
- Aqualutions Executive Summary
Sarah Yocum, CEO, Aqualutions