Direct marketing of aquaculture products in Alabama

The National Sea Grant Law Center and the National Agricultural Law Center, in collaboration with the University of Illinois Extension; Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences; the Aquaculture and Fisheries Business Institute; and Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center, will host a workshop for aquaculture producers in Alabama looking for ways to diversify their business with direct marketing opportunities.

Workshop topics will include information on regulatory oversight, personal and business liability and various methods for direct marketing aquaculture products. Speakers will include representatives from the Alabama Department of Public Health and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Available by remote broadcast at Alabama Fish Farming Center, 529 S. Centreville St., Greenboro, AL (334-624-4016) and Auburn University Shellfish Laboratory, 150 Agassiz St., Dauphin Island, AL (251-861-3018).

Please email Terra Bowling at tmharget@olemiss.edu to register or for more information.