Pennsylvania Sea Grant - News and Events

Science on the Water
You're invited to join Pennsylvania Sea Grant staff aboard the Presque Isle Aquabus on the third thursday evening of July, August and September as we kick off our Science on the Water series. Each hour and one half cruise of Presque Isle Bay includes a presentation on one of the following topics: the Presque Isle Bay fishery (July 17), the recently released DEP report on the health of the bay, (August 21), and a journey thru Erie's maritime history (Sept 18). To register contact Marti Martz via phone at814.217.9015 or e-mail.
Lake Michigan Exploration Workshop
August 2-8, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois
The Susquehanna Aquatic Biodiversity Network: A Five-Day Professional Development Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Date: August 4-8, 2008
Location: Bradford County Conservation District Office, Towanda, PA
Cost: $100
For registration and information contact: Ann Faulds, Pennsylvania Sea Grant 215-806-0894
The Pennsylvania Zebra and Quagga Mussel Monitoring Network Web Site
The Network is dedicated to protecting Pennsylvania's aquatic habitats from the threat of two harmful aquatic invasive species (AIS), zebra and quagga mussels.
Be on the lookout for the Hemimysis anomala!
The “bloody-red shrimp” Hemimysis anomala, is a new aquatic invader first reported in the Great Lakes from samples collected in Muskegon, Michigan in November of 2006. If anyone finds this new invasive species, please bring it to the TREC or call Sara Grise at 814-217-9011.
APHIS issues federal order on Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS)

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