Spring Class Outline

1. Open House: open to the public at no charge (4/29/08)

   1. Description of Shellfish Gardener Training Course (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   2. BBSRP, mission  (Gef Flimlin)

   3. ReClam the Bay (Doreen)

   4. NJ DEP Bureau of Shellfisheries (Dr. Gustavo Calvo)

   5. Barnegat Bay Ecology and Water Quality Monitoring (Cara Muscio)

   6. Registration for the course (Kelly Jorgensen)

2. Shellfish and Barnegat Bay Ecology (5/6/08)

   1. Types of shellfish (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   2. Habitat of clams and oysters (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   3. Barnegat Bay Ecology (Dr. Stan Hales) Lagoon -Estuaries

   4. Other links

3. Water Quality and Barnegat Bay (5/13/08)

   1. Importance of water quality monitoring (Debbie Watkins)

   2. Water quality testing techniques (Cara Muscio & Kyle Bartsch)

   3. Shellfish sieve construction

   4. Other links

4. Growing Shellfish  (5/20/08)

   1. Hatchery to planting (Gef Flimlin)

   2. Shellfish predators (Gef Flimlin)

   3. Shellfish Gardening programs on the East Coast

   4. Other links

5. Upweller Care and Public Education (5/27/08)

   1. Upweller care and management (Gary Lavorgna)

   2. Public Education and publicity (Rick Bushnell)

   3. Other links

6. Data Collection and Silo Construction (6/3/08)

   1. Types of data to be collected (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   2. Methods of data collection  (Professor Bob Macaluso)

   3. Silo construction by volunteers (Gef Flimlin)

   4. Field Trip: A Day on Barnegat Bay; Waretown, NJ (6/7/08)

   5. Other links

7. Safe Shellfish Gardening and Review for Mid-term Assessment (6/10/08)*

   1. BBSRP safety concerns and safety practices (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   2. Review for Assessment (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   3. Other links

8. Final Spring Meeting (6/17/08)

   1. Mid-term Assessment (Dr. Jim Merritt)

   2. Assignment of mentors

   3. Plan for summer field experience

   4. Other links