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22nd ANNUAL
TEXAS SHRIMP FARMING
SHORT COURSE
A 5-day program to provide in-depth shrimp farming information and practical training in the latest shrimp culture methods.
DATE: Sept. 12-17, 2007
LOCATION: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (Auditorium)
Port Aransas, Texas
COST: $300.00
Announcement: Texas Shrimp Farming Shout Course is Full and Registration is Closed.
 This short course is a cooperative effort between The Texas A&M University System (Texas Sea Grant College Program, Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station) and The University of Texas at Austin (Marine Science Institute).
It is designed to give both in-depth technical information and practical, hands-on training in the latest techniques of culturing penaeid shrimp.
Questions concerning the course should be directed only to Granvil Treece at the Texas Sea Grant College Program office, 2700 Earl Rudder Freeway South, Suite 1800, College Station, TX 77845 USA (979) 845-7527, or FAX (979) 845-7525, e-mail g-treece@neo.tamu.edu. (Please do not write or call The University of Texas Marine Science Institute; they provide facilities only.)
PARTICIPANTS
This short course is designed for individuals who are actively involved in shrimp farming as well as for potential aquaculture entrepreneurs and investors who are considering opportunities in the commercial culture of shrimp.
Others who might be interested in the course include bank personnel needing more information on the business potential, individuals considering a career in aquaculture and researchers interested in the practical aspects of raising shrimp.
CURRICULUM
Participants will have the opportunity to obtain state-of-the-art information about shrimp mariculture during morning presentations and some afternoon sessions. The morning sessions will last from 8:30 a.m. until noon, with ample time for questions and individual attention.
There will also be some afternoon lectures when the group is not traveling.
Field trips to a commercial processing plant and growout farm will provide additional opportunities for hands-on learning.
The course will be taught by internationally experienced instructors with commercial, research and extension backgrounds, and is expected to include the following topics:
Pond design and construction, hatchery design, maturation and spawning technology, larval rearing.
Nursery techniques, management alternatives for growout, inland shrimp farming.
Diseases, processing, marketing, shrimp nutrition, partial harvesting.
Economics and feasibility analysis demonstration.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND ASSISTANTS
 Harold and Reed Bowers — owners, shrimp processing plant (shrimp farm tours).
Bill Bray, M.S. - Retired TAMU. (Maturation and larval rearing instructor)
Frank Castille, Ph.D. — research associate, Texas A&M University Research Lab and Hatchery (lab and hatchery tour).
Joe M. Fox, Ph.D. — associate professor, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi with 27 years aquaculture, shrimp farm and hatchery experience (engineering, conceptual design, feasibility instructor).
Kenneth W. Hasson, Ph.D — aquatic animal disease specialist at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at Texas A&M University (shrimp disease instructor).
Joan Holt, Ph.D. — professor, University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI mariculture lab tour instructor).
Jeff Kaiser, M.S. — research scientist associate, University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI mariculture lab tour instructor).
Addison L. Lawrence, Ph.D. — professor, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University (nutrition instructor).
Russ Miget, Ph.D. — environmental specialist for Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Sea Grant, Corpus Christi (shrimp processing).
Tzachi Samocha, Ph.D. — professor at Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi (bait shrimp systems and zero water exchange instructor and tour guide).
Granvil Treece, M.S. — aquaculture specialist for the Texas Sea Grant College Program Marine Advisory Service, 29 years' experience in shrimp culture, three years as a commercial shrimp hatchery manager (conducting the course).
Dr. Patricia Varner, Ph.D. — aquatic animal disease specialist at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at Texas A&M University (shrimp disease instructor).
Jose R. Villalon, Mazatlan, Mexico - (growout instructor)
REGISTRATION
Advanced registration is essential for efficient course planning. To reserve a place, please complete the online registration form.
Registration is limited, and because of the planning required, is strictly on a first—come, first—served basis.
PRESENTED BY
Texas Sea Grant College Program
Sea Grant is a partnership of university, government and industry, focusing on marine research, education and advisory services. The Sea Grant concept is a practical, broad—based scientific effort to better the world for all those living in and out of the sea.
Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
The mission of the Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station is to develop research-based educational programs designed to meet the changing needs of the people of Texas. TCE and TAES are both part of The Texas A&M University System.
 The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
The Marine Science Institute of The University of Texas at Austin was established in Port Aransas to provide strong, coordinated research and teaching programs in ocean, estuarine and earth sciences. It provides an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for research and teaching programs.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Directions to Port Aransas
Driving from Houston, TX to Port Aransas, TX
Driving from Austin, TX to Port Aransas, TX
Driving from San Antonio, TX to Port Aransas, TX
Driving from Corpus Christi, TX to Port Aransas, TX
Directions to The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
UTMSI Campus Map
Images from top to bottom
Brood shrimp in hands
Harvesting at Bowers Shrimp Farm
Rio Grande Valley Shrimp Farm
Sunset in Port Aransas |
