| AGENDA |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 |
| 16:00 - 19:00 |
Registration |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Meet & Greet |
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
| Morning Session |
| 08:00 - 10:00 |
Registration |
| 08:45 - 09:00 |
Introduction |
| 09:00 - 09:15 |
Opening Remarks |
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Hon. Gail Shea
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Minister, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
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Hon. Neil LeClair |
Minister, PEI Dept. of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Rural Development |
| 09:15 - 09:50 |
Keynote Speaker, Lobster Quality from an Outsider’s View
Dave Casoni,
Massachusetts Lobstermen Association
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| 09:50 - 10:10 |
Quality from the Harvester’s Perspective
Craig Avery,
PEI Fishermen’s Association |
| 10:10 - 10:40 |
Health Break |
| 10:40 - 11:00 |
Quality...the Best "Recipe for Success" in the Live Lobster Trade
Stewart Lamont, Ferguson’s Lobster |
| 11:00 - 11:20 |
Quality from the Processor’s Perspective
Jan Spinney,
Orion Seafood International |
| 11:20 - 11:40 |
Requirements & Needs to Deliver High Quality Lobster
Blaine Sullivan,
Ocean Choice Inc. |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Quality from the Customer / Retailer’s Perspective
Tim Moffatt,
Red Lobster, Darden Restaurants |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Open Discussion |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch (included) |
| Afternoon Session |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 |
Ensuring Quality from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Sharon Boyne-Travis,
Fish, Seafood & Production Division, CFIA |
| 14:00 - 14:20 |
Shipment Success Based on Initial Quality and Other Parameters
John Garland,
Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership |
| 14:20 - 14:40 |
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Lobster: Are we Fishing for Problems?
Jean Lavallée,
AVC Lobster Science Centre |
| 14:40 - 15:00 |
Investigation of Mushy Tail in American Lobsters
Andrea Battison,
AVC Lobster Science Centre |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Health break |
| 15:30 - 15:50 |
Is your Crab Bitter?
Rick Cawthorn,
AVC Lobster Science Centre |
| 15:50 - 16:10 |
Fish and Chips: How Sci-Fi Can Help with Assessing Quality
Spencer Greenwood,
AVC Lobster Science Centre |
| 16:10 - 16:30 |
Open Discussion |
| 16:30 - 16:45 |
Closing Remarks |
| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Reception/Cash Bar |
| 19:00 - 22:00 |
Banquet |